Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-05-26
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Nav breezes, in iull view of the White
House, and yet the most intense Ameri-
can has no criticism to make because OF
its presence. 1t flies over the hotel at
which Is quarteIed the royal representa-
yes of one of the Oldest courts in tie
world; that of Spain, TO which this con-
tinent owes an everlasting debt of graft
tude for having furnished Columbus the
means to discover a country destined to
become, not Only greater than Spain, but
greater than any other country in the
world. The royal party is headed 10y the
Infanta Eulalie, who visits MS as the
proxy OF the Queen Regent Of Spain, who
was by special act of Congress invited to
grace our Columbian exposition with her
presence. None of the perpleXities which
noddle-headed toades predicted would
follow the arrival of the Infauta and her
marty have materialized. She has been
treated with all the courtesy due lady,
and she has shown herself sensible enough
not to expect any royal hlpdoOdle in a
country where royalty Is unknown, al
though every honest man is a king and
every yirtuous woman a queen.
She was met at the railroad station bS
sec. Gresham, as the personal representa-
tive of the President, and escorted by two
troops of U. S. cavalry to quarters thai
for luxurious Furnishings and costly
magni6cence are doubtless fully equal &c
those to which she is accustomed at home
Saturday morning, accompanied by bel
husband aid the rest OF her suite, the
gentlemen being in full court costume
the Infanta made formal visit to Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, and delivered
the verbal message with which she had
been entrusted by the Queen Regent
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Cleveland, ac-
compsnled by al of tie ladies of the
cabinet who are in town, returned the
visit. Tomorrow evening State dinner
will be given by President and Mrs
Cleveland IN honor of the country's roya
guests. On Thursday the IDfanta an1
her party Will 90 to New York to remain
several days, after which they Will go t.
the Worlds Fair to remain as long as may
salt their convenience.
From the time the party stepped ABOARD
of the L. s. Dispatch boat Dolphin II
New York harbor they became the guests
of the L. S. government and until they
shall take their departure from our shores
every expense incurred in their entertain
ment will be paid by Uncle Sam, who, al
though not royal, is rich and boasts
more hospitable heart than ever beat il
any kings breast. lie has placed all BIZ
broad possessions at the disposal o
Enlalie and her party and if they don
see lust what they want they have only t.
ask for it and it will be forthcoming.
About 600 delegates are in attendance
upon the hvndred and Gfth general as
sembly of the Presbyterian Church il
North America, which has been in session
here since last Thursday, and will prob
ALLY continue a week or ten days long
er. No better evidence could be given o
the great public interest in this gathering
than tie fact that two Washington daily
papers are printing full stenographic re-
ports of its proceedings. The celebrated
case of DR.. Briggs will be settled by tbil
assembly.
1t is now certain that the unregistered
Chinese Will not be depOrted, unless Con.
gress appropriates large amount Of
money, the administration having decd-
ed that it.would require all the money
now available to deDort those Cinnamon
who are in the United States IN violation
of the act of 1884.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, who is rank
ed among the ablest advocates of the free
coinage of silver, says he does not believe
that the Sherman Silver law can be re-
peaied at the coming session of Congress,
unless an agreement be reached upon a
sui titute that will add an equal or a
larger amount of money to that in circula'
ton. He thinks the greatest panic this
country has ever seen would follow its
repeal without providing something to
take its place. He also thinks the pres
ont financial troubles should be an OBJ
iect lesson to the whole world which
ought to bear good fruits.
According to decision of the L. S.
Supreme Court, dealing in options on the
future delivery Of cotton is not gambling,
or at least that it was not gambling in
the particular case involved in this suit.
which was brought by New York firm
of brokers against an Alabama customer
who had been specializing in cotton for
future delivery, Through them, for $50 GOO
commissions aud money advanced. The
defense was that the whole transaction
was but series Of wagers and therefore
Illegal. The Court decided the whole
transaction legal and the customer will
have to pay his losses.