Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

r. ;s ernected that Prince Bismarck will
attend the debates in the Landtsg next
week.
King Kalakaua and one member OF his
cshinef are oppossd to reciprocity with the
United States.
MIR. ]. Manchester Haynes. president OF
the Maine Senate, says the ice crop OF the
country is only about half as large az it was
last year.
Emperor William was enthusiastically re-
ceived in Bremen, and laid the corner stone
of the monument to his grandfather, VII
liam yesterday.
A gigantic corporation to control the gas
lighting of the United States is said to nave
already subscribed ST ,000, 900 of the s25, OOO-
600 reserved for America.
Speaker Reed has decided to Eli the We
cancy on the Committee on Rules, caused
by the death of Mr.. Randall, by the appoint
ment of Representative Crisp, of Georgia.
Rev John Vetter was seizad and forced
out of Chicago church Sunday, the exer-
else of the bouncing process being the ou'-
come OF the trouble in the Illinois Conief-
ence of the Evangelical Association.
AS May approaches the labor uncertain
ty increases. If the general strikes occur
the result will be rather serious upon the
business situation. As far es csn be seen the
South will be the least affected by the trou-
bies.
The House adopted the conference report
on the bill to provide temporary govern
ment for the territory OF Oklahoma. a
motion to suspend the rules and pass Dill
TO pension prisoners Of war was defeated Tor
uont of tun-. hirdS vote,
The indictment against Frank Woodruff,
alias Black, charging him with completely 10
the murder of the late Or. ?. 81. Cronin. was
Yesterday dismissed by consent of the State
| in the Chicago court, but an Indictment for
horse stealing still stands against him.
TIE buildings for the sugar refinery at
Curtis Bay, near Baltimore, are rapidly sp-
preaching completion, and within the next
sixty days will be ready for the machinery.
It ia expected that by the first of October
next the refinery will be in full operation
The marriage of Miss Rosecrans and Gov
ernor Toole, of Montana, will take place
shortly, but will be very quiet. Inc cere
mony will be performed in the parlor al
Wizards Hotel, Washington, where Ger
eral and Miss Rosecrans have made their
home for several years.
1t is thought that the friends Of Frank h.
Ward, held in Jail in Washington, awaiting
trial for the murder of Morris Adler. will
fnd in the grounds assigned for the release
of Judge Kincaid on bail reasons for re-
pewed application for the enlargement OF
Nj. Ward on similar bont.
Despite the detectives Jack, the Ink
Singer" continues to be mischief maker
10 New York. he spent the early part OF
Sunday night in Brooklyn, but later on be
fell back on his old stamping ground in the
Twenty second ward. The violet ink
which he has been in the habit Of throwing
uoon the dresses of good looking young
women ne has low discarded for blue
b ack fluid.
The Pan American excursion through the
southern States has been recalled. II being
discovered at Richmond that only two
members OF the conference, DR.. Silva, OF &C.
lombia, and Doctor Zegarra, OF Peru, were
with the party, Mr.. Blaine deemed it mad
visable to continue the expedition further.
A number of the South American delegates
bad already left Washington for home, 9TH
ers were i'll, and those who had sgnlfed nD
intention of joining the train at Richmond,
failed for some cause or other to put IN an
appearance. 1t is to be regretted that,
having visited the North and West, the del
egates are unable 10 visit the SJuth also. q
section of the country in which they would
be likely 10 feol special interest.