Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-11

in payment of the sum advanced by
Virginia toward the erection of the first
public buildings in this city; also bills
for the relief of the heirs of Sllas Burke,
of Fairfax. and ]. c. Boxley of Louisa
county, Virginia, for supplies taken
by the army during the war, the former
to the amount of S25. 900 and the latter
81, 500.
J. NJ. Langston, the negro ex-Con-
gresham from Virginia, was at the
Capitol to day. He is counsel for Wal
Ter, the Kansas negro now in prison IN
France. He says his client will soon
he liberated, that the republicans in
his State are united, that Reed will be
the republican candidate for President
and will be- elected, and that Virginia's
vote will be cast for him.
The War Department at the request
Of Mr.. Meredith has agreed to lend the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum, OF Al
exandlia, fifty small U. S. flags with
which to adorn their hall on the Zzhu
inst.
Messrs. Lacey, Wiehle and Hine OF
Alexandria county were at tse Capitoi
today irving to get the District Com
mittee to give them hearing in the
interest of the Washington and Falls
Church Railroad, which desires to enter
this city by q ferry at Anaiostan lsiano'
Smith, an intelligent and well-oe-
hsved negro, who was librarian OF Inc
House for long time under the for
mer republican control of that body,
has not been re-enstated, though his
democratic successor has been removed.
The place has been given to white
republican. He says the republicans
don't treat him as well as the demo
Gratis did.
The House commerce committee met
this morning and among other things
considered the bill for memorial
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington.
Every member seemed to be in favor OF
the bridge, and though there was some
talk about proposition to make the
District of Columbia pay half the cost,
no one insisted upon it, and it is sup
posed that favorable report would
have been agreed upon if the meeting
had not been brought to close by the
hour OF noon, when the House Is called
10 order.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
.roducsd the following bills: For deep,
ening the channel from Hampton
Roads to the Norfolk Navy yard; for
the purchase of manuscripts of Jefer-
son from his granddaughter, Garry R.
Randolph, for $4,000; for executing
the findings of the Court of Claims,
awarding $l6,6S to w. B. Isaacs & Co.,
and for paying William Bushby, for
merly jailor at Alexandria, 81, 72S for
feeding soldier prisoners, and for paying
B. B. Bouldipg of Lynchburg, a o. S.
revenue officer, $205, for wounds he re-
ceived in the capture of "a prisoner.
Congressman Tyler was at the Post
Office Department this morning and sue
ceedei in getting promise that Ocean
View in his district should be supplied
with mail three times day instead Of
once as now.
The fact that an ice house on the
wharf, between 18th and 14th streets,
belonging to E. NJ. Willis, was burned
this morning, was deemed of such i'm
portance by two of the local newspapers
that they issued extras concerning it.
The poultry show which will com.
mence in Center Market Hall here
next Friday, will, it ia expected, be al
exhibition OF some of the finest fowls
and pigeons in this country. Among
the exhibits will be some from the
Hampton farm near Alexandria.
Since the statement recently pub
lished in these dispatches relative
to the offer of lineal descen
dants of George Washington in Ohio
to dispose of certain relics to the
government, other persons have an.
bounced to the Secretary ofthe interior
that they have valuable historical al
licles to sell. The latest is from F. b.
Farmer, of Masontown, Penn, stating
that he mas in his possession the com
pass used by Col. Alex. Mclean in com
pletiug the survey of the famous Masor
and Dixon line. In reply to all these
offers the information is sent that the
secretary has no fund to purchase tine
articles.
Acknowledgement Harmon has in
s,ructed the u. s. district attorneys anG
marshals in New Mexico, Arizona anG
Indian territories to keep sharp look
out for the proposed Maher-Fitzsim
mons prize fight and to use all means
in their power to prevent the law re-
Gently approved by the President pro-
hibiting prize fights in the territories
from being violated. Responses have
been received stating that the authori'
lies will be on the alert to prevent the
violation of the law.
The President sent to Congress to.
day a report from Secretary Olney in
the case of Waller, the negro ex o. S
consul TO Tamatave, and now confined
in a French prison. Secretary Olney
saws that Waller was unquestionsbly
guilty of the offense charged and that
the penalty inflicted would be consd,
cred exceedingly moderate, but the
French government made an offer to
release him on condition that the affair
be thereby terminated as between the
two governments and that the United
States should make no claim for dam
ages in his behalf. Ambassador Eustis
has been instructed to give notice tc
the French government of the accept
snce by the United States of these CON
ditions. Waller, however, acting I'm.
der the advice of his wife and his
brother-in.law, who are here, has not
consented to the arrangement and
still insists that he shall receive
comp ensation from France. Secretary
,bo,1J he 70 racort IN