The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-09
THE CATTLE QUARANTINE.
The Government Line Now Conforms
With That Made by Virginia.
REPORT ON WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Erected at His Birthplace in Wakefield
Mr.. Trigg to Present His Views Bes
fore the Committee on Banking
and Currency Wednesday.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. ESPECIAL
The Secretary OF Agriculture he's issued
special order modifying the quarran-
tine line for cattle transportation, into
the state Of Virginia The line described
, Is exactly that established by the State
Legislature at its last session, and the
order IS made SO that the rules Of the
Department may conform with those OF
the State government
THE NEW LINE
The line f. as follows: Beginning at the
boundary line Of Virginia at It's south
western corner, thence easterly diors
the southern boundary Of Virginia 10
a point colncidng with the summit OF the
Blue Ridge mountains, thence fellow
ing the summit Of said mountains north
easterly to the Black Water, thence east
orlv along the course OF said river
through Franklin county, 10 its intersec-
ton with tho Staunton river on the
eastern boundary OF Franklin county.
! thence i'm an oasterly direction along tho
southern and eastern boundaries OF BED
/ ford county to the James river thence
/ following the James river 20 tho south
eastern corner of Charles city county,
| thence northerly and casterly along the
western and northern boundaries or
! James City, Gloucester and Matthews
! counties to the Chesapeake Bay, thence
south to the northern boundary or
! Elizabeth city county, thence west and
/ north along the boundaries OF Elizaoeth
! city and Warwick counties TO the James
river: thence southeasterly along the
course of said river 10 the northwest cor
ner Of Norfolk county; thence south along
the western boundary of said county. TO
| IT'S intersection with the northern bound
arv of North Carolina, thence east along
| the southern boundaries Of Norfolk ana
Princess Anne counties 10 the Atlantic
| ocean.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The Secretary Of state has forwarded
! 10 the House OF Representatives, the re-
pert Of General John VI. Wilson, chef
of engineers. on the completion OF the
monument. and other works az Wake
field. Wostmoreland county TO mark the
| birthplace OF George Washington.
/ The monument, the report states. Is
erected upon the exact site Of the House
i'm which Washington was born. II IL or
! Ught Barre Vermont. granite, * htty-one
/ feet hgh. with a base twelve feet square
| The shaft is a single piece forty feet four
inches high. and weighs thirty-nve tons
/ The monument was designed by William
/ J. Crawford. and the design selected by
tho late Secretary Gresham. The shaft
/ has been surrounded by a handsome iron
/ fence. thirty-six feet square, the ground
graded ana sodded. and "A gravel walk
constructed around it. The trees, which
prevented the monument from being
| seen by passing vessels, have been remoN-
/ ed.
/ wharf has been constructed Of iron
/ piles with a timber suDerstructure
/ The total cost OF the work was S2i. 500 -.
MIR. TRIGG TO SPEAK.
The hearings before the House Commit
toe on Rankng and Currency are still
/ beln., continued although i'm view OF tho
! fact. that the committee will not be given
! % day 10 present any measure during this
/ Congress. little benefit can be expected
/ from the volumnous record being pre-
/ pared by the comm ittee
/ Mr.. W. r. Trgg. pr,ll <ent Of the Rich
/ mond Locomotive Works, OF Richmond.
! Va. will appear before the committee
/ on Wednesday next Mr.. Trigg has for a
/ long time been a close student Of finance.
and during the meeting OF business men
/ recently assembled at indianapolis. read
/ paper before the convention which at
/ tracted considerable attention. and elicit
/ cd tho approval Of the President. and
/ best-informed dnarciers of the body
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
Iuefe Is small fhdnce or any tufinef
/ agitation of Senator McAIilan's rosolu-
tion looking to the abrogation on con-
stitutional grounds OF the retrcession &C,
which receded Alexandria city and
+ portion of Alexandria county 10 the State
OF Virginia.
As predicted I'm this correspondence.
il has shared the fate Of somewhat
I similar resolution that was introduced IN
/ the last Congress. although the pending
resolution did go a little faitner. as II
/ provoked a reply from the Attorney
/ General I'm the form OF a report which
was. however, Of so unsatisfactory char
J acter as 10 cause Senator Mcmillan 10
abandon the fight IN disgust
II is safe to predict that the resoution
I'm a modified form viii De reintroduced
I'm the early days Of che next Congress.
as there are several senators whD are
50 earnest i'm this matter that they de-
clare that no bridge. memorial or other
wise. shall be built across the Potomac
until this matter is disuOsed Df
EXAMINATGON FOR CADETSHfP.
Representative Jones left here this
morning for Tappahannock 10 suDerin-
tend a competitive examination OF can
ddates FOR a cadetshD az the United
States Military Academy.