Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

The great Columbian naval parade, with the
attendant ceremonies, has besu the big feature
1t VA . grand success and AtIy prefaoes The
opening Of the exposition. Nstsoroiosioally
and nnancially the past few days have been
stormy. Murderous hurricanes have destroyed
life and property IN many parts Of the country,
while bank troubles have been plentiful. Score
tary Carlisle has wrestled with the shortage Of
free gold and mp to this time has avoided the
issuing Of bonds, to which conclusion Wal
street IL endeavoring to force the administra-
ton. In railrosd circles there ID general
satisfaction over Tho plans Of the Drexsl-
Brown syndicate for the rehabilitation Of the
Philadelphia and Beading railroad. In the mid.
die west-with Sioux City, Iowa, as . center
mercantile failures were conspicuously snd
lamentably plentiful Two departing diplo-
mstes-Ambassador Thomas r. Bayard and
Minister Isaac Pussy Gray-were banqueted by
to leaving the country for their posts
Christopher Columbus bronze statue in
the worlds fair grounds has been
unveiled, and Just about the same time New
York drummer was held up by Chicago high
wayman and relieved Of t250 worth Of jewelry
The anniversary Of Gen. Grants birthday was
suitably celebrated in several cities. Phils-
delphia's Liberty bell' progressed triumph
ally to Chicago and arrived in safety. There
have been but few labor disturbances; in
Omaha the strike Of the Union Pacific iron
workers came to an end by the men returning
to work on terms said to be mutually salts
factory. There has been bloodshed in Colo
RADIO, caused by differences between large and
well-armed band OF Navsjoes and white settlers
the difficulty may be . serious one, tor troops
have been ordered into the field.
ACROSS THE SEAS.
Home rule matters are still Of supreme in
terest In Dublin and Belfast and 1t other
points there has been rioting, the friction at
Belfast being particularly vicious. There the
Orangemen refused to allow their Catholic fel-
low workingmen to earn their wages in the
ship yards and thus compelled the use Of SOL
diers. William Townsend, bitter anti
charged, practically, with having attempted
to shoot Mr.. Gladstone. To stir up greater
enthusiasm and perhaps strife the Unionist
Alliance held great anti-home rule meeting in
London; it passed of with comparative quiet
By the illness Of Sir James Hammer, one of the
British members Of the Boring sea commission,
the arbitration proceedings in Paris cease for
a week. Americans in Paris are arranging to en-
joy a banquet at which they will say farewell to
Minister Coolidge, who will return to this
country when relieved by Ambassador Eustis.
Probabilities favor good market for American
grain this year, the French crops being already
much damaged by drought. In Sicily there
is satisfaction over the senate's approval Of
the bill providing for an extension Of the suf-
frage; in Norway the minist y resigned because
King Oscar refused to sanction a resolution of
the storthing in favor Of appointment of Nor
wegian consuls; in Austria there is trouble be-
tween the emperor and the Hungarian prime
minister; in Germany that interminable nui-
sance. Ahlwardt, has been again sat upon, but
doesn't seem to know it; in Servia dissensiou
already threatens to rend the cabinet upon
which King Alexander has to lean heavily.
Germany's emperor narrowly escaped injury
by the overturning Of his carriage. Financially
the only occurrences worthy of note were in
connection with the suspension Of the London
Chartered Bank Of Australia.
IN WASHINGTON.
The absence Of the President and his official
family from the city in attendance upon the
naval review during a portion Of the week
made everything rather quiet in political Cir
cles. The Odd Fellows celebrated the seventy
fourth anniversary Of their order, and the At
lantic division Of the German Evangelical con-
ference convened here. The justices of the new
Court Of Appeals held meeting preliminary to
the formal organization Of the court on Monday
next The proposed sale OF the Metropolitan
and the Columbia street railroads was not ef-
fected. The Investigation Of the weather bu-
resu charges was continued and the hearing in
the Olmstead will case was in progress. As
the result of an investigation by the Commits
sioners in regard to the speed Of street railroad
cars in the city the companies we're notified
that the law restricts the maximum speed to
nine miles an hour. The spring meeting of the
Washington Jockey Club was opened at Ben
ming.