Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-09

precisely 10 O'Clock when President
and Mrs. Cleveland alighted from their
carriage and entered the house. They
were escorted between the long line of
diplomats ranged on both sides of the
drawing room to q conspicuous po-
sition directly opposite the altar.
The American officials wore the con-
ventional dark Prince Albert coats and
dark trousers, and each carried in his
hand silk hat. President Cleveland's
face wore fatigued look, but excepting
this he seemed to be in his usual good
health. The ladies present were dressed
in dark colors. The Diplomatic Corps
wore their court dress, which is COZ
spicuously snowy one, by reason OF the
gold lace and bright colors of which 1t Is
Composed. The Chinese and japanese
legations were both present, and, curl
olsly enough, their representatives.
were grouped closely together. Each
greeted the other tremendously and
each in turn bowed politely to the
Korean Minister and his secretary, when
they arrived, and took q position IN
their rear. Meanwhile, before the
guests assembled, Bishop Nicolas and
his assistants, one of the number being
d priest monk, were celebrating the
mass. The priest monk, unlike his as
sociates, was attired in deep black.
Upon his head he wore black hat,
falling from which and thrown back
across his shoulders, hung black veil,
not dis. similar to those which women
wear when in deep mourning. A loose
trailing robe, also of black material,
completed his attire. The scene was
brilliant one, Notwithstanding the
solemnity of the occasion, by reason OF
the lights, the vivid coloring of the
uniforms of the Diplomatic Corps, and
the distinguished character of those
present. The exercises lasted scarcely
80 minutes. Prince Cantacuzene, then
leaning forward, took from the hands
of President and Mrs. Cleveland their
lighted candles and extinguished then.
He did this with those which his
daughter and himself had been holding,
and he was at once followed by Secre-
tary Botkin, of the legation, who ex-
tinguished that of Mrs. Carlisle, beside
whom he was standing, and then his
own. This example was followed by
the others present, and the memorial
service was at an end.
Mr.. John T. Price is the former Alex
an lrian who contemplates going back
20 that city and opening new and
first class hotel there. Before the war
he kept restaurant there that had the
reputation of being the best between
New York and New Orleans, and those
Who know him will be disappointed il
his proposed hotel shall not achieve
success; that it will merit it is un
d uttad.
Senator HIPS frit nds here, and they
compose the majority, don't hesitate t'
say to-day that they now know the
whole weight of the administration was
thrown against the Senator IN Tues
days election.
Stocks advanced considerably to day
and were quoted as strong, in conse
uuence of the elimination of populist:
and silverites as political factors at th'
recent election.
DIR. Abbot, president of the Noun
Vernon Railroad Company, says hi
road would have been running TO the
Alexandria race track by tomorrow
except for the late rain, aud that wit!
good weather until Monday, next i
will be running there on that day.
The President to-day appoioted VIM
E. Russell, of Massachusetts, to be
member of the board of Indian com
missioners.
1t is rumored that Attorney Genera
Olney will resign in few months, ant
that Congressman Wilson, of Yves
Virginia, whose term will expire on The
fourth of next March will be appointed
to his place.
Mr.. Charles Thompson, who was th'
proprietor of the late Bulletin, of Alex
andria, says the political leaders of tina
city had better adopt the advice hi
gave them before he left there, ant
come out for free isilver, and that
they don't, they will be left, as th'
South and West are for silver, and those
sections will win.
1t is rumored, and only rumored
here to-day that the President, afte
bringing the negro Taylor all the way
from Kansas here and making hin
recorder of deeds for this District, vii
now remove him because he attempted
to collect political assessments from thu
many members of his race now in the
governments service. Taylor, it viii
be recollected, said be had!no places fol
white men under him, but he NIGH
make places for some white women
That remark was not sufficient cause
for removal.
One of the White House familiar:
said to-day the President doesn't care
snap for what the politicians say
about him, because he is assured the
people are with him, and that he be-
lieves the recent defeat Of his party is
an endorsement of his own course and
rebuke to the democrats who have
opposed him. Other people say Mr.
Cleveland gets all his information from
the toadies who surround him, and that
he is really convinced that he is the
peoples idol.
THAT CoNTEsT.-A letter from Wash.