Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
[correspondenoe Of the Alesandria eazette.l
Washington, Sept. IA.

WA6HlNdtONs 0oPts G1s
Lieut.. General Schofeld speaks in
enthusiastic terms of the reception &C.
corded him on his recent farewell tour
of inspection, and especially as to the
courtesies shown him in the Southern
States. He specifies the courtesies
shown him in Memphis, Tenn, the
special invitation rendered him by the
city of New Orleans, and his recep,
ton by the Confederate Veteran Union,
at Houston, Tex. BE was very much
pleased with the friendliness of the one.
time enemies and with the demonstra.
tons of affection made by the Confed.
Grated Veterans for the Stars and
Stripes.
Acting Comptroller Bowers, of the
Treasury Department, has rendered an
opinion consume ng the act of Congress
of March 2 last to reimburse officers
and sailors for personal property lost
by them in the naval service of the
United States. The act of Congress
was intended to apply to those VINO
lost properly while on board OF the
Uoited States ships Kearsarge, DIS
patch and Tallapoosa. He holds that
officers may recover only what the
regulations of the Navy Department
require them to carry, and not what
thew are permitted to carry. Seamen
NAV recover the actual value of the
goods at the date of loss. Absolute
proof of loss in both instances is re-
ouired to be shown before the Auditor
of the Treasury for the Navy Depart
ment may pass the account. Already
abaut 700 sailors have filed claims and
they have been allowed by the Navy
Department $50 each to reimburse them
for the loss sustained. 1t is for alleged
loeses above this amount that claims
are now being fled by the sailors.
The Mora claim was paid shortly af-
ter twelve o'clock to-day by Senior
Depuy de LONE the Spanish Minister
to Washington, handing to Acting Sec
rotary Adee draft on the Spanish rs
cal agent at London for 81, $4,000 IN
gold. Mr.. Adee gave the Minister a
receipt for the drsft.
The Treasury gold reserve is stated
to.dsy at 500, 632, 544 subject to net
deduction OF So, SOC, 900 as the result OF
withdrawals and deposits of gold at
New York yesterday. Corrected Of
ticial reports received at the Treasury
this morning from Assistant Treasurer
Jordan place the total gold Withdrawn
yesterday at 81 300,0 600 and the gold
deposited at 81 100000.
At meeting OF the Virginia demo-
cratic association of this city, held last
night, all the old officers were re-electe d
for the ensuing year, as follows: Bis.
coe president, Jones 1st and Glasscock
I'd vice presidents, Harper secretary,
Harmon corresponding and Drewry
financial secretary, Monroe treasurer,
and Gregg sergeant at aFs .Bs: All but
ths, arst ana last are from 9Th Virginia
district. The executive committee con-
sists of Messrs. Thomas, Eimunds,
Saunders, Yellot and Weadon, and the
membership committee of Messrs. Wal
lace, Crump, Reddick, Wheatley and
Bullock.
It is understood now that though q
new issue of gold bonds will soon be
necessary to maintain the required lie
gal gold reserve, it will not be made
until alter the November election, for
the reason that it would affect the re-
suit of that election.
A business man of Baltimore, here to-
day, says the wholesale grocery mer.
chants of his city, finding that their
sugar trade in the South was being
taken away from them by their rivals
in Alexandria, pooled their interests
and imported large cargo of German
sugar which they could afford to sell at
lower rates than the sugar made IN this
country. Why couldn't those of Alex
andria do likewise?
Senator Gray, of Delaware, is in the
city to-day. He is still of the opinion
that Mr.. Cleveland is the man for a
third term. He also says the paper
money of the country that is redeem.
able in gold must be funded in gold
bonds and withdrawn from circulation.
A prominent democratic politician OF
Baltimore, now here on political bust
ness, says it has been discovered that
the B. & o. r. R. and all the other rich
corporations holding real estate in
Maryland are. supplying funds with
which to defeat the democratic ticket
in that State, because they fear that
should the democrats retain control OF
the State they will certainly order q
reassessment of all such property there,
by which the owners thereof will be
compelled to pay at least share of the
expenses of the State, and not have
yearly the whole of that burden, as
now, put upon the poor people. The
proof of this discovery, he says, is
ample and conclusive, aud will soon be
made patent to the voters there.
Arepublican banker ofthis city says
the real balance of trade is in favor
of this country, and that the drain of
gold is caused by the withdrawal OF
foreign capital sent here for investment
but for which there is no demand, and
by the fear of foreigners that this coun-
try will come to silver basis. But for
this fear, he says, an international bank
would have been established, by which
international trade would have been
greatly benefited. He also says the
capitalists of this country are greatly
indebted to President Cleveland for the
decided stand he has taken in favor of
gold money.
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Americas Cup committee of the
New York Yacht Club yesterday off,