Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-01
swindled ont of the Presidency or hsvs II
taken from him by purchase.

swindled out of thu Presidency or have IL
taken from him by purchase.
The State apartment to-day received
list Of the claims Of all bat elk OF the sA'iofs
OF the Baltimore against the Gillian govern
ment for IL jaries alleged to hsVe oeen 70.
ceived during the riots as Valparaiso iase
Oc:oser. The list az sent In does NOS in'
Guide the cases Of Riggin and Turnbull, VINO
lost their lives and whose heiss have al
ready submitted their claims for damages.
Tho claims received TO- lay are "a 10 num-
har and range from $3.50 600 to $50. GOO.
The total amount asked Is 81 .065 600 Three
men ask for $3.50 900 each, three want $lO0..
600. I've wan. s75 900. four $50. 600. four
$50 600, Eve $40 900. AID ten sailors would
ike 10 have $50 600.
Col. l. w Reid of Alexandria, whose
term OF ssrv.ce as deputy register OF the
IRE asury expired today, was the recipient
of o haodsome silver set, presented Dy the
clerks recently under him, before he left the
ofios this morning
The Navy Department has been asked to
send q vessel to the relief OF the members Of
the Grew Of the brig Tahiti. who are sup.
posed to have been stranded on the Island
OF Socorrs, eff the coast OF Mexico. The ves-
sel vas wrecked 10 that vicinity In Septem-
Der Last, and itis Supposed that some OF the
crew may have managed TO reach the shore
The island Ia uninhabited cave By goats and
tuit es.
representatives. Jones and Wise of Vr-
glnia were the only members of the House
Who accepted the Invite on OF q 4 chmond
delegation to make trip down the James
river and observe the points In that river re-
curing Improvement. They have returned
- rrtu A. rohat fhoU nm I'm aecur0 an an
Precipitation for that river. IL Ia the general
| impression, however, that no appropriation
for any river will be made &C this session.
In the Senate to-day, on motion Of Mr..
Mitchell, when Mr.. Barbour was absent, the
! vote By which Senator D.niel's oredentiaie
would hays been sent back 10 Rlohmond for
come alterations was vecopsldered, end Mr..
| Berbour's motion to that effect was refsrred
10 the elections committee. Mr.. Mitchell
subsequently told Mr.. Barbour he would
move to reconsider hs own motion, and that
he did not know he, Barbour. WAS absent
when he made il.
Senator Hill will not only address the
Mississippi legislature, but has accepted en-
In yisation to speak at Savannah, Ga, on the
17sh Inst.
The House commerce committee to-day
ordered favorable report on the bill to 10
| crease the pay of the men Ia Che life saving
service, thai of the keepers to 81. 600 year,
and Of The surinen to S75 month.
The following changes IN the 4lh olass
pos;offioes in Virginia were made to-day
Edith. Shenandoah county, J. Olem ap-
polluted postmaster vice ]. 8. Holmes, died ;
Cars svills. Prince George couLt7. J. E
Marke, vice o J. West, resigned.
a House bill isvorably reported In the
Senate to day t,cm the finance committee
forbids national banks from making loans to
their officers or servants unless the loan haa
been approved By majority OF the direc'
tors or executive oommittee. And also for.
bids the banks from allowing their ofticers
accounts to be overdrawn. By an amend
meus the banks are authorized to enlarge
their circulation to the foil par value of U.
s. bonds deposited 80 that the bill mus go
back to the House II it shall pass.
Congressman Springer Ia seriously III With
erysipelas, and should be recover will not be
able to be at the Capitol fJr two weaksi at
least this Is what bis friends cay. His tariff
bills will, however, be called up In the House
possibly on Saturday or Monday next In
the meantime tbs House will On on With the
Indian appropriation bill, and when that
shall be passed the District OF Columbia ap-
preparation bill will bs taken uD.
The amount carried by the District Ct
Columbia appropriation bill reported 10 the
Hous. to-day ia 81 .587 999 less than The es-
timstss of the D!slrict commissions s.
B. e. Bruce. the negro recorder OF desds
for this cry, in rep'rt made to Congress
to-day, gives the net revenue of HE office
for the first year q his term $l1 ,389, and fer
the secol d s29 1921
The bill to pay the heirs Of the late General
Siblsy OF Fredericksburg the amount OF royalty
due him by tho government on his tent patent
has been favorably reported in the House, and
will prt baby be col Jred coon sitter the private
| calendar shall be taken up as it is high up on
| that calendar
Representative Jones OF Virginia says b, is in.
duced to believe that the trouble existing in The
New York mo racy has put the nomination OF
either Glsve and or HI out OF the question: and
will cause the convention to seeks nomiaee In the
West. MIR Jones ssys the feeling in Richmond
| and smopg the mempera OF the VirgiDi, legisla-
ture is strong for Cleveland en- that letters from
hi, own district md elsewhere are 10 ,he same
effect.
The Sensto committee on cast ,fencss ordered
favorable r. port to ~ on tho bill fppropriating
ST. co., 900 for gun fac DRY On the fsciho co ise
The members of the immtgra ion committee OF
the Senate apd House will 60 to New York next
Friday. nominslly to examine into the admission
Of typhus infected immigrants, but really on
;rnkat;no fri nt the ooyArn ment'g expengo.