Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June 81.

In the house to'uay Ill. h'iAsS1, 20
Virginia, introduced bill to pay the
heirs of Mrs. Mary Anne Randolph Gus
tbs Lee, wife OF General Z. E. Lee,
s217 900. for wood and lumber, also
bill to paw Mrs. Catharine Crittenden,
of Culpeper county, Va, s14, 900 for
supplies taken by the army. Mr. Hay,
also of Virginia, introduced a Dill 10
paw Peter Myers, of Shenandoah
county, Va, SIT 900 FOR stores aud sup
plies taken by The federal armies.
IL the Senate today MIR. Pritcharo
of North Carolina presented petition
FROM certain residents of Norfolk, Vlr-
ainia, Tor the speedy passage OF the
tariff bill.
say Mr.. Bryan is great favorlte there
and that almost everybody speaks
of him there as The next Presl'
dent. He was indisposed yesterday
and had to break several engagements,
among them one to dine with Congress
man Ri1ey, who lives there.
Nearly all the Virginia republicans
here last week except Messrs. Bowden
and Treat have gone home, and none
of them we'll pleased with the prospect;
indeed to none OF them was there any
prospect at all. There seems to be
an impression among them, though
upon what foundation nobody can tell,
that three small consulates will in the
course of time come to their State,
but 20 whom, the impression does not
extend. The appointment of Mr.. Davis
as postmaster a. Round Hill, who was
endorsed by Mr.. Bowden, over MIR.
Beams, who was endorsed by Mr.. Nc
Caull, the republican candidate for
Congress in that district last fall, ndded
to the appointment of Mr.. Hawxhurst
a. Fairfax, over Mrs Farr, also recon.
mended by Mr.. McCaull, s considered
by them as conclusive proof that MIR.
Bowden is recognized by the admistra'
ton as the referee 10 all the Virginia
cases except those in the two Congress.
ional districts of that State represented
by republicans.
AS General Woodford made speech
denunciatory of Spain aud has been a
member of the Cuban league, it is
thought possible here that he may not
| be persona grata at Madrid.
| General Wade Hampton will soon
start for California to prepare his an
nual report as Q. 8. railroad commits
sioner. When that shall be completed,
he is certain that General Longstreet
will take bis place.
The President to-day sent the follow
| irg nominations to the Senate: John
G. Foster, of Vermont, to be con-
sui general at Halifax; William B.
Dckey, of Louisiana. to be consul
| at Calao; Albert G. Thompson,
of Ohio, Alexander G. Botkin,
of Montana and David B. Culberson, of
Texas, to be the commissioners to re.
wise and codify the criminal and penal
laws of the United States; Commodore
Edmund o. Matthews, to be rear ad-
miral; Jacob W. Dudley, to be post
m aster at East Radford, Va.
The following fourth class po5tmasters
for Virginia were appointed to-day
Stephen Phipps, Bride Creek NJ. 81.
Delp, Elk Creek B. Y. Shade, Gains
boto; E. NJ. Blake, James Store; J. G..
Rouse, Kings Mill ]. W. Larrick Mid
dletown n. W. Moore, Mount Sidney;
is. A. Mason, Nota; G. A. Rud sill,
Olkpark +; J. NJ. Bailey, Olinger; J. L.
Williams, Rectory; W. a. Waddill,
Rose Mills.
The State Department is engaged in
preparing statement about the Ruiz
case, to submit to Spain, with the claim
made by Mrs. Ruiz for $50, 900 indem-
uity for herself and children.
The President to-day nominated
Wilfred w. Montague, to be postmas-
ter at San Francisco, Cal.
The Senate finance committee has
practically reached conclusion on the
wool schedule Of the tariff bill. Fol-
lowing are the rates which the commit
tee has indicated a willingness to
grant: First class, 10 cents per pound;
| second class, IL cents; third class S
| cents. 1t is now believed that caucus
on the wool subject will be unnecessary
on account of the prospect of the &C.
ceptance Of the committees PROPOSE
| tion.
The trial Of Allen Seymour, New York
broker, charged with recusancy before the
| Senate sugar in 80 ;tigating committee OF 1894,
bcgsu before Judge Bradley this morning. He
| is the sixth wi,nesx to GO tried. The specific
question Mr.. seymour declined to answer
was, Have you any knowledge OF any pur-
chase or sale, through the agency Of your
house or otherwise, of so called sugar stock by
any United States Senator during the last
winter or spring." He also declined TO answer
a similar question as to whether he had ex
ecuted shy order for the purchase or sale Of
sugar stock, directly or indirectly, for Senator
| Camden, Of West Virginia. Judge Bradley
instructed the jury to acquit Broker Seymour.
| Broker Mccartney will be tried Later in the
day.
| Circulars Of an organization styling itself
the National Cooperative Society Of Ameri-
can Art, naming Commissioner of Education
Harris as president and Apostolic Delegate
| Matinelli, Chief Justice Fuller, General Miles
| OK. Presidents Cleveland and Harrison, the
| present cabinet and we'll known hnanoiers as
! advisory directors. have given some annoy
snce to Commissioner Harris, Mr. Cleveland
and others Commissioner Harris says the
U.S. of his name is entirely unwarranted. Ex-
| President Clevelsnd has written Mr.. Harris
| 10 )udiating the use of his name.
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