Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-30

much of his time to the duties Thereon, en-
trusting that work TO the ex otficlo chair
man when be ia absent, Mr.. Wise of Viz
ainia, who ia second on that committee.
Congressman Meredith of the Alexandria,
Virginia, district. was 10 HE seat In the
House for while to-day attending to bis
correspondence, q great deal of which bad
accumulated during the few days he has
been absent. MIR. Meredith says Ia is COM
monty believed here that H. flo, the man
convicted at Warreaton Monday is negro,
Hsfin Is white. He slso says the reports
published In newspaper of this city, about
the proceedings o. Hefin's trial, we're great
ly exaggerated and Incorrect. Ha says
large crowd assembled and that the pres-
cure against the doors of the court house,
which we're closed when the court room was
full, was SO great that they gave
way, but that the only pistols he
sew were those ia the hands of the guard,
who imagined an attack was to be made 90
their prisoner. and who were determined to
defend him, and that ell he, Meredith. did,
was to tell them to puG up their pistos, az
no body was going to hurt Helm. He also
Gays that RoeeDberger, of the broken bank
at Warrenton, who WAS arrested, has been
released on bail, which, he is informed. was
supplied by Mr. Yates of that town.
There was dearth Of war news at the de-
pertments to-day. The members of the
Cabinet went to the Sherman wedding be-
fore noon and only routine business could be
transacted In their absence. One order was
issued from the Navy Department to-day,
but Il: was simply sn instruction to the naval
and marine officers in Washington to put
on their best uniforms day after 20 morrow
and gather at the Navy Department to cal
in body at the Executive Mansion 10 pas
their respects to the President.
The meeting OF the American Historical
Association vas continued this moroing al
the National Museum. a large audience
listened TO elk pspers on American history,
TWO of which were read by ladies. Miss
Mary Parker Foleett. of the Harvard an.
mex, read q paper Oh Eenry Clay, the first
Speaker OF the House. Clay asserted his
reiatonship. she said, by his continued &C.
tivity rs 80 Individual member In voting.
She said he Obtained the full power CT
ffember's vote, and no other Speaker
ever exercised his right to speak In mmt-
tae OF the whole so freely as he did HE
political leadership and influence, she said,
extended beyond Congress, and he vas the
most powerful man ia the nation from 1911
to 1926 Clay added to the previously ex
sliug power of the Speaker much more than
has been added by sny subsequent Speaker,
end this was due in part to personal qualih-
cations which made him peculiarly Gtied fcr
the Office
Ihe old bill Tor bridge across the Potomac st
Arlington hss, rs staa d at the timo, been intro
duce1 in the Senate by air. Daniel IL will be in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Meredith at the
first opportunity. The Washingtonians say that
Congressman MtKaig will look after the interests
OF the northern ana western parts OF their city,
Congressman Com ton after those OF the eastein
and scuthe eastern, and that they sxpect Congress
man Mertdith to pay special attention to those Of
the south western, which portion, they say. has
had less money appropriated for it than any other
part OF the ci y, and that the present condition
thereof is shame t. the national capital.
The President shook hands with nearly l. 800
people this attert DON, including repI esentatives
of all the scientific locetes now in session In this
city and large excursion party from Boston and
New York.
Tho postmaster at Flo omfeld, Loudoan county,
Va, has resigned, and Mr. boss has been recon-
mended for the position by Congressman Meredith.
TX Congressman BoWoen OF Virginia ID here to-
day looking after the Interests OF some OF the peo
pls IN his district. lie says that 10 booy at the
N o folk navy ya,d is talking or thinking abeut
war aid that while work active there, IL is not
more so than fthere was no such country as Chin
N eIistaQce,