Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The President has determined TO dis
continue his public receptions.

The President has determined 10 dis
continue his public receptions.
Tony Ullman committed suicide in
Washington YESTERDAY by sho oting
himself because his rflatives objected
his marrying his cook.
The seventh annual fair of the Rap
pahannock Valley Agricultural and
Mechanical Society commenced to-day
under the most favorable auspices.
Two fishermen, vino had been five
days adrift in leaky dory, without
food OR drink. were picked up by tie
steamship State of Nebraska yesterday.
1t IS reported that Prince Bismarck's
illness is dangerous and that his family
fear that if Emperor William should
visit him at Kissingen the excitement
would prove fatal.
Mrs. Leland Stanfords family allow
ance from Senator Stanford's estate was
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 per
month on her representation that So
600 per month was inadequate.
A heavy electric storm passed over
Cape May yesterday. Ii was accom-
panied by a heavy down pour of rain
and hail. Several fishing boats were
wrecked, ana the switchback at the
steamboat landing was blow down.
a lifeboat bearing the name "Alvo"
on the bow was found by the steamer
Jason the other day. This is the first
trace which has been seen of the Atlas
line steamer, which sailed from New
York on August IS for Port au Prince
and other Haytian ports.
Fire at Alexandria Pay. on the st.
Lawrence, destroyed the st. Lawrence
Hotel, postoffice, G. c. Groub & Co.'S
clothing store and ]. S. Keeler's gen
eral store, and for a time threatened
the Crossman House and other build
ings near by.
The House committee on war claims
ordered favorable report on the bill
appropriating $33,447 ,945 for the pay
ment of damages sustained by citizens
of Pennsylvania from Union and Con-
federatc troops. These are known as
the 'border claims
Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas, yesterday in
troduced in The House bill to further
regulate immigration. 1t establishes
additional requirements, and provides
that a male immigrant, unmarried,
must possess $500, a single woman 500,
and the head OF a family $500, or they
shall not be entitled to land.
Thomas Winnie, said to be a brother
in-law of Andrew Carnegie, the Penn
| .y~,, fnt 1iaI of n
receiving hospital in Sacramento, Cal,
Yesterday. He went into restaurant,
and being unable to pay for his meal,
was elected. He returned drunk, and
tried to break in the door. 4 waiter
showed him out on the sidewalk, and in
the fall Winne's skull was fractured.
There is much talk about compro-
mise on the silver controversy, and it is
sud that an agreement could be reach
ed but for the forbdding attitude of
President Cleveland. 1t is reported
that Senator Faulkner was selected Il
week ago to see the President on this
subject and inform him that, uncondi-
tional repeal being out of the question,
he had better give his sanction to an
agreement He has not yet called.
Both sides are weary of the farce now
dignifed by the name debate;
In the L. S. Senate yesterday q. er
the GAZErTE's report closed Mr.. Stew
art continued his speech of censure
against the President, and Mr.. Noor-
hees vindicated Mr.. Cleveland and ex-
planned why the democratic side
of the chamber had not answered Mr..
Stewards lacks during his two days
speech. Mr.. Morgan made state
ment contradicting recently published
statement to the effect that his personal
relations with the President were
strained.