Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. July ~.


nual meet of the bicyclists this morning
from the portico Of the White House,
but did not take his stand until more
than half of them had gone by; Here
viewed the remainder, and with uncoV-
cred head acknowledged the salutations
which the wheelmen gracefully gave
him. About two thousand men were
in line and they made a fine appear
ance. The parade in the morning and
the races in the afternoon were the
great events of the day. The streets
were crowded with people to witness
the novel parade an hour before the
wheelmen began forming for the pa
rade. shortly before ten o'clock. They
gathered near the Capitol. The route
Law up the broad asphalt streets OF
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue to the White
House. The wheelmen rode four
abreast, and, attired in natty suits, be-
decked with many bright hued badges
and ribbons, made picturesque spec
tacle. The vista from the Treasury
Department of the rapidly moving col
umn was specially fine. A detachment
OF police on safety bicycles rode in front
Of the parade to keep the line clear, and
were followed by bugle band, also
mounted on bicycles. The bicycle
corps of the National Guard, in neat
gray suits, with muskcts slung across
their shoulders, followed asan escort. A
wheel manufacturing company had pro-
vidcd all desiring them with Japanese
parasols. which added to the gay APP
pearance of the badge-bedecked riders.
After passing before the President,
the wheelmen rode to the Washington
monument where they were photo
praphed in q group. The trial heats
took place this afternoon at Analostan
Island.
In the House to-day Mr.. Fowler,
chairman of the House fisheries com
mittce, reported the bill to prohibit
fishing except by angling in the waters
of the District of Columbia, with the
following report: "Thc committee on
fl heries, to whom was referred the bill
to continue in force the provisions of
an act approved March ., A. ID. 1850,
and entitled AN act to protect the fish
in the Potomac river, in the District OF
Columbia. and to provide Il spawning
ground for. shad and herring in the
said Potomac river, beg leave to report:
This bill, without change, provides for
the extension. for the further period OF
ten years, OF the provisions of the act OF
March ,, 1885. above referred to. The
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, TO
whom the subject was referred by your
committee. reports that the operation
of law restricting the right to take fish
from the Potomac river with certain
known appliances and prohibiting the
deposit therein of any material which
would interfere with the spawn of the
fish or destroy the young fish them
selves has been very,beneficial and con-
triLu ed largely to- the marked i'm
provement that has taken place in the
take of fish in that river in the last
few years, and that it is desirable
in the interest of thej fisheries that the
present law be continued in force.
Testimony elected from other sources
fully corroborates tho opinion and state
ments of the commits sioner of fish and
fisheries. Your committee are i'm
pressed with the belief that the reasons
urged for the passage Of the original
act still hold good, and the favorable
results attained hereunder constitute q
further reason why the same should be
continued in force. The passage Of the
bill is accordingly recommended This
bill has already passed the Senate.
The waters ofthe District Of Columbia
extend as far as Alexandria on both
sides of the river.
The Secretary of State announces
that an entirely cordial and mutually
satisfactory settlement has been reach
ed between the Government OF the
United States and CHili respecting the
indemnity to be paid by the latter on
account of the ASSAULT upon the crew OF
the Baltimore. Seventy-fve thousand
dollars in gold is tP be distributed
among the families of the two men who
lost their lives and 10 the surviving
members of the crew who were
wounded.
\ gentleman who attended court at
Culpepcr yesterday says General Field,
the third party's Vice Presidential can
tlltlsitt. StJtCCIt tllCl0 anu 40 stN
corded respectful hearing, but met
with no responsive feeling, and that at
the close of his remar Ks some one pro
posed three cheers for Grover Cleveland,
which were given with great vim.
Mr. McGarrahan whose claim, after
thirty years, was yesterday allowed by
Congress to be tried by the court of
claims, will not, as reported, sell it to a
syndicate, but will abide the award of
the court and get all he is entitled to
or none.
The report that Con missioner Raum,
of the pensions bureau. has resigned is
denied on the authority of Mr.. Raum
himself.
Mr.. Gordon, chairman OF the demo-
cratic committee of Virginia, left here
to-day for New York to attend the
meeting at Witch the democratic cam
didates for President and Vice Presi-
dent will be formally notified of their
nomination, to be held there tomorrow.
James II. Simpson died here this
morning after an illness OF two weeks.
He leaves wife and six daughters,
three Of whom are married. He was
connected with the Metropolitan police
here for number Of years. He was
born and raised in Alexandria, where
many of his relatives live.
Mr.. ]. S. B. Thompson, assistant
general manager of the r. & b. r. R.,
has, it is understood, been appointed
general superintendent of all that part