Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hugh O'Donnell and other Home
stead leaders have been released OH
bail.
Although Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, is
bankrupt by the Walker failure, he
says he will not resign the Governor
ship.
President Harrison submitted to Con-
gress yesterday the report of the Amer
lean delegates to the international Mon
etary Conference.
The President and his cabinet have
decided mol to issue bonds at this time
to keep intact the gold reserve In the
United States Treasury.
The Infanta Eulalie, who will repre-
sent the Queen Regent at the Chicago
Fair. will be accompanied to America
b. number of Spanish grandees.
The Southern Society will have its
annual banquet in New York this even
ing. ut which Senator Carlisle and other
distinguished southerners will speak.
Dick Mays, the colored fifteen-year-
old boy who assaulted Mrs. Boyer at
st. Clair Springs, Ala, was taken yes
tcrdav from the sheriff bya mob and
lynchcd.
A republican legislative caucus at To
peka, Kan, yesterday, decided to elect
a stalwart democrat in place of John
w. Martin, who was chosen several
weeks ago.
There does not as yet seem to be any
satisfactory confirmation of the story
that Mr.. Cleveland does not propose
taking his family to the White House,
but is looking for private residence.
At Senator Carlisle's request. Mr..
Ravner made canvass OF the House
Yesterday and reported that there was
no chance of passing silver repeal law
and little prospect of passing the Sher-
man amendment.
At the expiration of one month from
February IS the concession of the Co
lombian government to the Panama
Canal Company will expire, and, unless
the company prove ability to complete
the work, the Colombian government
will take possession.
On the recommendation of DR.. Wy
man, the Surgeon-General of the Ma
rine Hospital Service. President Harri-
son will shortly detail the medical otll-
GERS to duty abroad under the provi-
sions of the new national quarantine
act. Surgeon Fairfax Irwin is 10 serve
at Marseilles.
The three receivers of the Reading
Railroad have signed a joint bond for
500, 900, and entered upon their duties.
Their first official act was to Issue cir
cular stating that ali claims for wages
would be paid Immediately in cash.
The fve-year contrast between the
Reading Company and the Finance
Company of Pennsylvania was con-
firmed.
An interesting feature of the finau-
cial situation which has received but
little attention of late, is the fact thai
the receipts OF the government will MOI
be sufficient after the next fiscal year
to meet the estimated expenditures.
The figures submitted to Congress are
within the limit, but, in view of the ex
traordinary increase in pensions, and
the great number of deficiencies now
coming into sight, there is danger OF
an early bankrupt treasury.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Neuman, COM
missioner from the Queen of Hawaii,
called tthe State Department and ex
planned to Secretary Foster why he haC;
failed to meet that official Monday
night, according to the notification Civ
en- him at the State Department last
Friday. 1t appears, from Mr.. Neuman,s
statement, tnat the card giving the adj
dress of the Secretary's temporary resi-.
dence misled him, and he failed to find
the place. Recourse 10 the directory
gave him Mr.. Fosters regular place Of
resi- lcnce, which is now closed.
Representative McCreary, of Ken
lucky, while leaving the Capitol, in
Washington, Yesterday, slipped on the
icy sidewalk and fell, breaking one Of
his arms. He was conveyed to his
home at once, and received medical at
tention. Congressman OFerrall. OF
Virginia, fell on the steps leading from
his residence, in Washington, on Fri,
day evening, straining his back and
sinking him up generally, from which
he has beer confined to his bed ever
since. He was reported better yester-
day evening.