Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
3cnt

Mr.. j. Newton Harper, was SO wen
pleased with it that he has written 10
him for copies of his speech for circnia-
ton. He says he knows none OF the
populists in Alexandria personally, put
that DR.. Longstreet is PROSECUTING there,
and that after he shall have worked up
feeling in favor Of the cause, he, Mr..
Simpson. will 60 down there again 1or
another talk. He says the popullsts IN
Congress will, he thinks, support the
tariff bill because it contains an income
lax the first move in the direction OF a
direct tax and free trade.
All the clerks in the index division
of the bureau of Confederate archives
were put under the protection of the
civil service commission, without com
petitiye examination. Some OF them,
it is stated, have as many as five reia-
tives on the pay rolls of the govern
ment.
Colonel Brady, ex,collector of inter
nal revenue in Virginia, who now has
q law Office in this city, says he has not
given up his residence in Virginia, nor
abandoned hope of the republicans re-
Gaining control of his district. He is
not as wise man as General Malone,
whose remark on this subject was
mentioned in this correspondence OF
Yesterdays date.
Judge Hagner, holding the equity
branch OF the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, has rendered a
decision in the case of Mccarthy, adj
ministratrix of William Fletcher, de-
ceased, VS.. Susan Fletcher, the widow
of William Fletcher, and others. a de-
murer had been filed to the bill OF com
plant of the administratrix against the
widow. who was found to be in posses
sion of both the real and personal estate
of her husband. The bill sought to
make the widow disclose the amount
of the personal estate alleged to be in
excess of $150,000 in her possession,
and to account for it as well as for the
rents of the real, which she held in
trust and which she had collected and
reduced to possession for many years be-
fore her husbands death. The de-
murrer was overruled except as to an
uncomfortable matter, and the widow
required to answer. A part OF this vast
estate left by Fletcher is in Fairfax and
Alexandria counties. The historic es-
tate of sharon" was owned by
Fletcher at the time of his death, in
March 1898. 4 case involving the es-
tate is now ready for hearing in the
Virginia Court of Appeals on 5000
page printed record, the close of long
litigation between John Ct. Shipman
and William Fletcher. Hugh T. Tag
cart and Robert Christy represented
the Administrative, and VIM. Cole,
Gordon 4 Go don, and Edmund Burke,
he widow and other defendants.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Kyle gave
notice OF an amendment he intended to
offer 10 the sundry civil bill, which pro-
vides that any honorably discharged
soldier of the late civil war, not now
the owner of 100 acres of land, and who
has not availed himself Of privileges
under the land laws of the United
States, may acquire title to such num-
Der OF acres by making application in
person therefor at any government land
Office and paying the minimum price Of
81 p per acre.
Congressman Meredith went to the
Smithsonian Institute to-day and tried
10 get one of his constituents from King
George county, Mr.. Crismond, place
there, but was unsuccessful. Mr.. Mere
dith SAYS he has recommended Mr..
Frank Norris for postmaster at Lees
burg, and that they told him at the
postoflice Department yesterday even
ing that Mr.. NorriS'S name would be
sent to the President to-day.
The District democrats are by no
means pleased with the removal
of the democratic warden of the
jail here and the appointment
of a republican in his place over
Mr.. Robert Ball, the present crier
of the District Court, a good and true
democrat, who was an applicant for the
place. The appointee, Leonard, was
deputy marshal. His place, it is ru-
mored, will be filled by either Mr.. Dor
sey Clagett or Mr.. ]. p. Willett.
The Senate committee on the Nation
al University agreed this morning to
report fayorably bill appropriating
two-thirds OF the proceeds of the sale Of
public lands for the erection of ma
tional university, TO be located on Oh
servatory Hill in this city.
Race men here say the race track
near Alexandria will be managed by
Mrs. w. B. Jennings, George Oyster
and Samuel Ross of this city, and ]. NJ.
Hill of Alexandria, with Thomas Eagan
of New York as superintendent.
The rumor that Mrs Cleveland and
her children are to leave the White
House for any winter resort is declared
10 be without foundation. Mrs. Cleve-
land has had no idea of leaving Wash
ington at the most enjoyable season of
the year. Although the President will
very likely take another excursion by
boat shortly, his family will not 60
away until June, when they will take
up their residence for the summer at
the Buzzard Bay cottage.
The House committee on agriculture
to-day began the consideration of the
Hatch "anti-options" bill, the inclina-
ton being to perfect and report it as
soon as possible to the House.
1t is now said that the recent con-
firmation of the new naval officer at
the Philadelphia customs house has
string to it, and is subject to subse-
quent investigation of the charge that
at a public dinner he proposed the fol.
lowing toast
Here's to the man who pulled the trigger
I hat shot the man who freed the niger"
The prevailing opinion at the Capitol