Show MOUNT VERNON BARRACKS Question as to Their Ownership Now Being Discussed Mobile Ala March 16At the last session of Congress an act wa passed granting to the state of Alabama the propertly known as the Mount Vernon barracks the former abiding place of the government troops and the Apache Indian prisoners of war Now come the Brues a well known Creole family of this state who reside at Creola Ala and enter their protest pro-test against such a disposition of the property They say and i Is stated on good authority that this claim will be made good that the land on which is now stationed Mount Vernon barracks bar-racks was donated by them years ago 1 > t to the United States for the purposes for which it was used until the transfer trans-fer of the troops and Indians to other points In their transfer of the 230 acres more or less there is said to have been an agreement that If the site was ever vacated or abandoned the property would revert back to them wit any Improvements that might take place A number of handsome buildings have been erected on the land and the cost of these alone Is said to amount to more than 250000 The land itself is very valuable The fight will be watched with Interest and If the claim of the Brues can be proven Uncle Sam or the state of Alabama will have to plank down the cash if they want the property t |