Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Aieaa1rsd eose''e'l
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April 20. 1897

FROM W ASAlEHTVE.
Tspscss Oosrespordeaoe Of tie Alexandria ease''el
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April 20. 1897
The pension Office investigation was re-
sumed to-day very quietly afier tne , ssosmS
close of the last meeting. Commiseiouei
Rsnm was not present, though 1t was UNDER
stood he would again appear. iettsl iom
Charlas D.Arnaud was read, stating that the
ra;sc,ton of his claim and his prosecution
vers dine to malice on ths part OF Commits
s,oner Raum because (DsArnaud) had re-
fased to accept $1,000 the Senate military
oo,o noittee had agreed to allow him as pay.
ment for claim OF $50, 900 he had against
ths government. DeArnsud wrote that be
had contract with Gen. RsDm by which he
agreed TO nay Gen. Raum so per cent. OF the
claim II allowed, and Mr.. Raum wanted him
to accsps the $1,000 offered. It was again
demonstrated by witnesses that Haum hao
conceived and promoted and agreed to pay
thu expense of conspiracy by which to 10.
lure the reputation of Congressman Cooper,
Who had origipa ed hlS investigation.
SOL" Cab Maddox OF Virginia Ia among
those In attendance upon the races here.
He says he dofsn't understand Why such S
fuss has been kicked up In the North about
the sale OF the lime OF some negro WORK
house inmates in Missouri, es he yesterday
so!d 8 negro Ia this city to northern man,
and nobody Is the wo;Bs for 1t. a negro
iocky, boy named Charles Crawford, had
been bound to him until he should become
of aga bat az Mr.. 81. 8. Lewis. OF Chester,
Pa, horse racer, took fancy to him, and
the boy wanted to 90, be let him take nun
for 1886
The work of tearing down the building at
the corner CT Pennsylvania Avenue and d
street on the iite OF which the Coast Line
Railroad will erect Handsome edihce, mas
been suspended, 80 the railroad company
desires to extend its building on the Avenue
40 to the Metropolitan Hotal, ana has sn
option on the small intervening building now
occupied by Mr.. George Driver, aud has OF.
fered him So 900 for the remaining period OF
his lease, which be doesn't think is enough.
People from Leesbnrg. Virginia. mere tc-
da7 say that Col. "Lige" White OF "Whlte'e
Gaerillas." hes bought the new Leeaburg 40.
tel for S12 900, and will employ practical
hotel man 10 manage 1t for him. Its cost
was S3S 600. Col. White is negc tlsting for
the purchase OF this furniture from the pres
emit lessee Of the hotel, Mr.. Newton.
Amopg tae strangers here to-day is MI.
Thomas Martin of Albemarle oouLty, Wig
ginia. MIR. Martin gays political affairs
ia his s ate are not Ia as good con-
diton es Tie democrats desire, snd shaS
II Cleveland be nominated, he really fears
there will bs great danger OF iosing Inc
State.
The only two parsons, except CONGRESSMAN
Meredith, who esoo.tsd them, who took
enough interest il the Mt. Vernon Aver ue
bill to appear before the military COMMITTEES
Ct tbs House to-day, 10 behalf OF that bill,
we're Mr., NJ. B. Harlow, OF Alexandria, and
Mr.. Frank Hume. OF Alexandria county.
The committee listened at.entlvely to all
they had to say, were Interested In what was
said. asked many questions In reference
to the subject of thu bill, and seemed dis
posed to regard it favorsbl3. The propoal-
ton is Cor Congress to appropriate Sl0O OOO
for good road from Washington to Mt.
Vernon; then for it to enbellish tibet part o,
the road through the Arlington reservation,
leaving the enlightenment OF The re-
naming portion to the several S;stsP, to
each OF which cert:ia part OF it lie al
Io,t-d The Virginia chart r, the right OF
way. and VrglDls's claim against TIE gov
eminent, which has b9en transferred to The
Mt. Vernon Averus Association, ere ali 10
bs turned over to the government II the
asked FOR appropriation be made.
Thirty women rscsotly discharged from
the mail beg division Of the Postotice De-
partmeut for demanding FIVE cents bag
ins.esd Of three AID s-hsli which they were
gs ng, headed by Mrs. Charlotte Smith,
laid their complaint before the House post
eff &c committee to-day.
Among tho strangers in the city to-day are Mr..
Fl. c. Maddux and Col. Lawrence Boyce OF Vir-
o nis. They have both been on extensive tours
through their State, aud ;th agree that Con-
gresham OFerrall has injured his chances seri-
ously Tor tho Congressional denomination in his
district and for the gubernatorisl nomination, by
reason of his action in the recent contested cleo.
ton case in tho House.