Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. June S.

woman who was shot yesterday by At
torney Charles E. Barber who after
wards committed suicide, is recovering
rapidly from her wounds. Oninquiries
from the police here the New York au-
thorities succeeded last night in locat-
ing Arthur W. Barber, half brother OF
the suicide, and he arrived here this
morning. A sister and cousin who
reside in Baltimore are also here.
The following fourthclass postmas-
tiers we're to-day appointed for Virginia
Eggleston, L. B. Williams; Fairfax, Job
Haw1hurst; Johnson, 1. J. Willis; Kim
berling. L. K. Morehead; Rely, D. NJ
F.zgerald; Saint Clair Bottom, ]. h.
r ,use; Skipwith, II. B. Pope.
The South American commercial
tourists paid their first visit to the NJ
tional capital to day. Unfortunately
the weather conditions were not favor.
able to sightseeing as cold penetrat.
ing rain was falling. The party ar
rived from Baltimore and was received
at the Pennsylvania railroad station
by committee of the Washington
board of trade. Of the South Ameri-
can ministers only Ministers Mendonca
of Brazil and Merou of Argentina were
there to greet their compatriots. From
the station the visitors were driven tc
the magnificent Congressional library
Tire programme for the day also includes
visits TO the Capitol and the Executive
Mansion where President Mckinley
will receive them.
The President and party will leave
here Al noon tomorrow 90 specia
train over the Chesapeake and Oaio iol
Nashville. The train will consist o
the private car Of President Nj. f. Ia
gals of the Chesapeake aud Ono
which will be- occupied by the Presi
dent and mis- Immediate family, d ca
for the Cabinet aud invited guests, {
Car for the newspaper correspondents
and dining and baggage car. TIE
party " i'll arrive at Hot Springs, Va.
at D. m. tomorrow and remain Their,
until II o'clock Thursday morning.
The annual convention of the Ma
tiona Association of Local Freigh
Agents began its session here to-day
There were $50 delegates present from
all the prominent cities east of Denver
Among the questions to be discussed
during the meeting are the following
ISIS piece work, both clerical and la
Dor, in railroading practicable at freight
stations?" SHOULD there not be 6
special bill lading, way hill and expense
bill used for shipments consigned 'tc
order 2 +" ''Iter-line. billing, covering
terminal switching revenue;;" "Wha
should be done by the government tC
remove the embargo or restrictions OIL
immediate transportation in bond con
signments for inland cities ?" "The
marking of cotton balls" etc. This at
ternoon the members of the convention
and their ladies called on the Presiden
at the White House. The meeting viii
adjourn finally next Friday.
1t is said that the non appearance o.
Mr.. Calhoun, the special commissioner
to Cuba, who was expected this morn
ing, may have had something to do with
postponing action at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day.
Assistant Secretary Day said to-day
that up to noon the report of Consul
General Lee upon the results of the In
vestigation made in Havana in the
Ruiz case had not been received at the
State Department. Consequently II
was not possible to learn whether the
publications purporting to be copies Of
the report were accurate.
Congressman Rixey, of the Alexan'
dria, Virginia, district, to-day appoint
ed M. Brooke Green, son of MIR. Moses
Green, of Warrenton, to cadetship at
the Annapolis naval academy, and
Chas. f. Stuart, of Alexandria. as al
ternate.
Smith, the negro boy Congressman
White, of Chicago, appointed to q naval
cadetshlp, but who failed to pass the
required examination, will be reappoint.
cd by MIR. White, who is fond of negro
cadets, as this is the second unsuccess.
full one he has appointed.
The republican Senators held eau
Gus this morning and agreed that by
the new tariff bill the sugar seized.
ule shall be all specific and on all sugar
which has gone through q process OF
refining 195 cents Zone and ninety-hve
hundredths of a cent? per pound, instead
of one cent and eight hundred and
seventy-five one thousands of one cent
per pound, as provided by the House.
All the republican members of the
Senate will support this schedule, as
they will all the others of the new bill.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
troduced bill to pay the heirs OF Major
carleton Woodson of Virginia, of
Hazen's Regiment, 5000 and interest at
5 per cent. since 1852, in full settlement
of all their claims against the govern
ment; also bill to pay Thos. d. Gold,
administrator of Zebedee Gray of Ber-
ryville, Virginia, Sl,100 for supplies
taken from him by the federal army.
5epator Daniel also presented q petit
ton from certain citizens of Pulaski,
Virginia, for restriction upon immigra
ton.
Ex-Congressman Talbot. chairman
of the democratic executive committee
of Maryland, was at the Capitol to day
He says the condition of the democratic
party Of his State now lis excellent and
that it ID improving daily. A repuoli
can from Charles county in that State,
now here, says the success If Mr.. Wei
lington has set the Senatorial bee buz
zing in the ears of republicans in every
county there, among them Congress
man Mudd of his county, but that be
thinks Mr.. Malster of Baltimore now is
in the lead for the nomination. He
also says the negroes in some of the