Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-17
ERoM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. May II.

WASHINGTON, May IL.
The flags over the Capitol are still at
half-mast, and will remain so, as is the
custom, until the remains of Senator
Barbour are deposited in the grave.
Col. Bright, sergcant-at-arms OF the na-
tional democratic convention, who was
at the Capitol to-day, says the national
democratic committee has lost one of
its wisest and most astute members by
the death of Mr.. Barbour, and the na-
tional democratic party, one OF Its ablest
and most efficient leaders, and that the
loss is recognized and appreciated by
all the prominent members of the party
with whom he has talked on the sub
ject. Not only all the Nirginians here,
but all the prominent members OF the
democratic party, arc Interested III
Gov. McNinney's appointment of Sen
ator Barbolr's successor. The Virgin
ians seem to think there are but few
men in the State who measure up to the
full requirements of the position. All
of them agree that Judge Staples is one
of such men, and most of them express
the hope that the Governor may select
him. They say that with Staples and
Daniel in the U. S. Senate, Virginia
would have nothing to fear from the as
saults of her enemies i'll that body
A well-informed Virginia democratic
politician, here to-day, says that his in
formation is to the effect that though
the anti-Cleveland forces sustained Il
great loss by the death of Senator Bar
bour. who, had he lived, would have
gone to Richmond and laborcd in their
interest. those who think the cX-Presi-
dent an unavailable candidate will con-
troll the convention. He says five OF
the ten districts in the State, including
the Alexandria district, though Stafford
will not elect her delegates until to-
morrow, are certainly anti-Clcveland,
and that two of the others are supposed
to be by those well qualified to know.
The convention will meet on Thursday
next.
At the meeting of the House Chicago
fair committee to-day it was suggested
that as there would not be church room
in Chicago during the fair, the fair
grounds be open on Sundays, and that
religious services be held there and sa-
cred music rendered.
A New Yorker here to-day says i'll
case it shall be determined that Senator
Hill cannot be nominated at Chicago,
Governor Flower, and not Il western
man, will be the man settled upon as
the most likely to carry that State.
without the vote of which, he says, it is
absurd to talk about clecting any body.
Among the favorable reports made in
the Senate to-day was one to pay the
officers of the U. S. steamer Dispatch
the value of the clothing they lost by
the wreck of that vessel off Assatague.
Virginia.
Senator Chandler stated to the Sen
ate Finance Committee to-day that he
introduced the resolution to investigate
the Maverick bank failure in the Senate
because he knew the House committee
intended to delay action on it until next
session for political considerations.
The friends of the bill to settle the
claim of Virginia against the govern
ment for the money she advanced in
the war of 1912, have almost abandoned
hope for favorable action on that bill at
this session.
Governor Mckinney and some of the
many other Virginians who came here
Yesterday went to Mount Vernon this
morning on the steamer Manchester.
The news that Kentucky has sent an
ti-Cleveland delegation to the Chica-
90 convention has had very depress-
ing effect upon the supporters of the
ex-Prcsident to-day, as they had count
ed upon solid Cleveland delegation
from that State. And to add to their
discontinue is the fact that Mr. Wat
terson has been elected Il delegate mt
large, though he says the denomination
of Mr. Cleveland means defeat.
The Court of Claims has completed
its investigation of the claim of the eX-
ecutors of Anna NJ. Fitzhugh, referred
to it by Congress under the Bowman
act. ibis is Il claim for timber taken
by United States troops during the war
from "Ravensworth, l." in Fairfax coun-
tv. Va. Mrs. Fitzhugh was the lite-ten-
ant of this property and at her death it
reverted to the children of Mary \. r.
Gusts, wife of General Robert L. Lee.
The court found that Mrs. Fitzhugh
was loyal to the Government and that
timber to the value of $4,000 was tax
en- from the estate, but at the time this
was done the property belonged by re-
version entirely to the children ofGcn-
cral Robert E. Lee. viz G. w. c. Lee,
w. II. F. Lee, Mary G. Lee, Robert +.
Lee and Mildred Lee. These heirs
have never made any application for
legal redress and will be entitled to
compensation for the timber taken only
upon proof of loyalty to the Govern
ment at the time it was removed.
A large crowd assembled at Monte Carlo
Yesterday to bet in the pool rooms there on
the Brooklyn Handicap. 1t was IN exceed
ingiv dry crowd, for the Judge of Alexandria
county had revoked all the liquor licenses
there. One man carried there two kegs OF
beer, but they were omptied in ten minutes
A Congress of the National Art Association
was opened here this morning at the Column
bian University. Its chief object Is the re-
peal by Congress Of the act placing import
duties on foreign painting and statuary. The
Congress was opened by Albert Bierstadt.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado made speech
in which he said he freely admitted his COM
plete conversion to the cause of free art IN
America in which he said he had no doubt
that with n better knowledge of the question
on the part of the nations legislators would
come repeal of this Objectionable measure.
A terrible tornado passed near Elmwood,
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