Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Emperor William and King Hum
bert visited Naples yesterday. They
were enthusiastically received.
The resignation of John L. Stevens,
minister to Hawaii, is on file in the
State Department. He will return in
May.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Miller is ill at his home, in West Vr-
ginia, and could not enter upon the dis
charge of his duties in Washington yes
terday as he had intended.
Heavy rains in Wisconsin and Hi
nois have caused the rivers to overflow,
and thousands of acres of spring wheat
have been ruined. The wind did con-
siderable damage in Illinois towns.
Walters at Delmonico's, the Grand
Hotel and other New York hotels
struck yesterday just as the dinner rush
was beginning They wanted higher
wages and the privilege of wearing
moustaches.
The Reichstag committee on the bud
get has approved the credit for the pur-
pose of elevating the German legation
at Washington to the rank of an en-
bassey, and an additional grant for the
German representation at the Worlds
fair.
James H. Eckels, the new comptrol
Ter of the currency, yesterday said he
would not remove any of his subordi-
mates so long as they attend to their
duties, so the hopes of many democrats
of securing places in that department
have been blighted.
The United States minister at Con-
stontinople has notified theState Depart
ment of the settlement of the incident
growing out of the burning of an Amer
lean college for women at Marsovan,
against which a protest was sent to the
Turkish authorities by the United
States government.
At Pratt City, Ala, Wednesday
night, Mrs. Tate and three daughters
were in a room during thunder storm.
Mrs Tate went to an open window to
close it, when there was binding
flash of lightning and she fell dead
with her neck broken. The others in
the room were badly shocked but re-
covered.
The championship baseball season
opened yesterday. The games at New
York and Philadelphia were postponed
on account of rain. The games played
resulted as follows: At Washington
Washington, I; Baltimore, 5. AT Pitts
burg-Pittsburg, ,; Cleveland, Z. At
ST. Louis-St. Louis, 4; Louisville, 2.
At Cincinnati-Cincinnati, 10: Chica-
60, l.
Secretary Carlisle met the represen-
tatives of the New York bankers in
conference in that city yesterday even
inc. The bankers assured him that
they were disposed to do anything in
their power to sustain the credit OF the
government. The conference adjourn
ed without any tangible result. The
secretary announced the administra-
TONS opposition to the Sherman law
Of $780, and said there would be an Is
sue of bonds if necessary.
French Canadians are said to be leav-
ing the vicinity of Quebec for the United
States at the rate of $50 day. These
emigrants are nearly all farmers or
habitants from the lower st. Lawrence
region, and in many instances they are
: following friends and relatives who have
already found homes in the United
States. Many of these emigrauts desert
their farms absolutely, leaving them
without intention Of returning, selling
them for what they can get, but leaving
, them anyhow.
Mrs. Cleveland left New York sud
denly for Washington yesterday even
ing. She was taken i'll on the Dolphin
while the presidential ship was making
the reviewing tour. AS soon as the
Dolphin anchored Mrs. Cleveland.
Postmaster General Bissell and Secre-
tary Thurber were taken ashore on a
launch and driven to the Victoria Ho-
tel. Soon thereafter she took train
for Washington, reaching that city
about midnight An exaggerated ru-
NOR of Mrs. Cleveland's illness became
current, and many inquiries were made
at the Victoria.