Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
NJ. Dupuy has at last succeeded j
forming cabinet for France.

forming CABINET 1CT Z rance.
The President has rented the Middle
ton House on the Woodley Lane road,
near Washington, for summer resi-
dence
1t has been arranged that the Pope
will receive the Emperor and Empress
of Germany at the Vatican on the day
after their arrival in the Eternal City.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain, grand
mother of the young king, influenced
by young Hungarian, has quarrelledi
with the other members OF the royal
flmily OF Spain.
The ship King James was recently
burned while two hundred miles eff
San Francisco. The crew escaped
in two boats, one of which has not yet
been heard from.
Carter II. Harrison was yesterday
chosen mayor of Chicago by majority
of $4,000, and the entire democratic
ticket elected by majoriiies ranging
from 10000 to 10000.
Secretary Morton yesterday appoint
ed Michael Blcnski, of Milwaukee, Wis,
executive officer of the Weather Bu-
reau, vice w. S. Stanley, OF Wisconsin,
resigned. The salary of the position is
$500.
The republican ticket, supported by
the anti Catholics. was elected i'll Tole-
do, Ohio on Monday. Every demo
crat but one was defeated. The re-
publicans control both branches of the
council.
A. A. Mcleod has rendered his res
ignation as president of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad, to take eff
feet May l, and has also announced his
intention of resigping the position OF
receiver.
Seventy deaths have been recorded
at Lorient, near Brest, France, in the
past fortnight from a mild form OF
cholera. Lorient is notorious rs hot
bed of fever diseases, due to the utter
absense Of drainage.
The Behring sea court of arbitration
resumed its session yesterday. The
British Encouragement demanded a
copy of the report OF Sir Henry Elliott
on the Behrins sea, which the Ameri-
cans consented to allow as a conces-
sion. The errors of translation in Off
cial documents were all corrected, ex-
Secretary Foster says.
Mr.. Geo. C. Hazelton, district attor
ney for the District of Columbia, has
been requested by the District Commits
sioners to resign. Mr.. HaZelton was
formerly republican member of Con-
grcss from Wisconsin,, and TOOK an ac-
tive part in the last campaign in that
State on the republican side. 5. I.
Thomas has been appointed in Mr..
Hazelton's place.
Eighteen small business houses in
Carrollton, Ca, were destroyed by an
incendiary fire yesterday. The fire
swept away about one-half the build
ings around the public square. Loss
$21 900; insurance $1,000. 1t is said
that the fire Was started in revenge by
the notorious horse thief Asbury Cen
ty, who is under sentence of death, but
who some time since made his escape
from prison.
Cumberland was visited last night
by the most destructive fire there within
the last forty years. Two fires prevailed
in different sections at the same time.
An entire block OF buildings was
swept away. The want of suitable fire
apparatus was felt. The fire original
ed in stable in tic rear Of the New
York Clothing House, on Baltimore
street. The loss is between 5000, 900
and $4,000. Assistance was asked
from Washington aud two fire engines
were sent from that city, but they were
stopped before they reached Cumber-
land by a telegram which stated that
their services were not needed.
Secretary Hoke Smith has begun to
carry into effect his policy of dispensing
with the services of some clerks in his
department. Twenty-Five clerks were
dropped from the rolls yesterday, and
others are likely to follow. 1t is Secre.
tary Smiths belief that the work Of
census should be completed blythe end OF
the calendar year, without asking an
additional appropriation from Congress.
1t is understood, also, that the clerical
force of the General Land Office will
soon undergo process of renovation,
after which some attention will be
given to the pension and other bureaus,
with the view of putting them on a
strictly business basis.