Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, February l.


WASHINGTON, February l.
Army and navy ordnance officials
are interested in the reported achieve
ments in photography attributed to the
Roentgen light by which conditions
prevailing throughout the interior of
solids are accurately depicted, as in
their opinion it will revolutionize the
methods now in vogue for the inspec-
ton of armor and gun material, obviat-
ing any possibility of contractors foist-
iug blow hole plates and other internal
ly defective material upon the govern
ment.
Mr.. Blaine W. Taylor, of West Vir-
GINA, to-day entered upon his duties as
Chief clerk of the Postoftice Department.
MIR. Frank II. Thomas, the retiring
chief clerk, received from his former
associates large box of flowers.
Messrs. Frank Hume and J. E. Glenn
ents, of Alexandria county, this morn
log, accompanied by Gen. Batchelder
aud Gen. Hepburn, chairman of the
House committee on interstate and for
eign commerce, visited Arlington and
the site of the proposed Memorial
bridge, the object of the former two
being to have the two latter see for
themselves the advantages to the gov
eminent of building that bridge.
1t is reported here from Culpeper
that Judge Grimsley, of that county,
has reconsidered his intention of com.
D sting for the democratic congressional
nomination in his district, and that the
name of Mr.. Rixey will be the only one
the democrats of that county will pre-
sent to the convention.
At the resale yesterday of that part
of the Malone lot bought by the ex-
ecutor of the Windsor estate, the price
obtained was only thirty cents foot,
amounting to sos, 1000. That sum, add
ed to the $4,000, the proceeds of that
part of the lot previously bought by
MIR. Edgar Allen to secure his interest,
will not pay the first mortgage on the
lot ana the taxes and costs Of the suit.
Tne late owners of the lot estimated its
value at 100000.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-
day was Mr.. Edgar Allen. He says
that so far as he is concerned the mat
ter between himself and Chairman
Lamb of the Virginia republican COM
mittee is settled, and will remain so if
the latter does not reopen it. He has
not vet received an answer to the last
letter he wrote to the chairman. Mr..
Allen is sustained by his party in Rich
mond.
The Treasury receipts for January
were $29, 237 $40; the expenditures,
$50, 500 $40.
Congressman Walker of Virginia may
probably speak on the report of the
elections committee of the House in the
South Carolina contested cases when
that report shall be made, which will
probably be next week In his speech,
it is said, he will take the ground that
lere must be something wrong with
10 election methods when large
number of the voters don't cast ballots
A resolution censuring Ambassador
B,yard for the sentiments expressed by
him in bis recent English speeches was
u iopted by the House foreign affairs
committee this afternoon. Two reso-
Iutions will be reported. The first cen
sures Mr.. Bayard by name for the Ian
guage used by him in his Boston and
Ednburg speeches, and incorporated
with this will be second resolution, ex.
pressing the disapproval of the commit
tee of representatives abold discuss
ing American political affairs and dis
playing par,isanship and the condem
nation of political parties or other repu-
table organizations of American citi-
zens.
Elyerton r. Chapman, the New York
broker recently convicted in the Crim-
nal Court of the District of Columbia,
for refusing to answer questions pro-
pounded to him by Senate committee
of investigation as to alleged specula-
tons of United States Senators in sugar
trust stock, was this morning called up
for sentence. The court overruled a
motion for arrest of judgment and
sentenced Chapman to thirty days
imprisonment in the District Jail and
fine of 500. Notice of appeal to the
Court of Appeals was at once given and
Chapman was released on bail pending
the result of the appeal.
The Liberty Bell arrived here this morn
| ing en- route to Philadelphia from Atlanta.
| It was accompanied by delegation of oili-
Gals from Atlanta and Philadelphia, but ow-
| ing to the early arrival and the inclemency of
| the weather no officials and very few persons
were present to receive the historic relic.
THE FRENCH BALL.