Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
CONGRESS AGAIN.


most interesting and closely contested speak
ership con tests seen in years. After twenty
nine ineffec tual ballots in the caucus Crisp was
| finally nominated on the thirtieth ballot and
! was afterward elected Speaker of the House.
The new House camo together with an over
nothing further than the organi-
cation has been accomplished. Kerr
| OF Pennsylvania was elected clerk,
| loder of Ohio. sergeant-at-arms; Turner OF New
| York. doorkeeper, and Dalton of Indiana. post
master. and Springer was made chairman OF
| ways and means and Holman of appropriations.
The Presidents message was received early IN
| the session.
1 IRISH PoLIrTCs
| In foreign politics Ireland has been q CEN
! ter OF interest The fierce factional fight in
, the Irish party, begun last year after the Par
| uell scandal. has continued throughout the
: year. being hardly interrupted by the death of
the first cause, Parnell himself. In January
ParneH and OB-len neld u conference at
Bouiogre and an unsuccessful effort was made
To patch up the difficulty. In the following
month Dillon and OBrien surrendered to
the police and were taken to Ire
land In March q Parnel!ite committee
came to this country in search of
funds. They were only successful in a small
way, people preferring to withhold donations
until the factioaal trouble should be ended. In
the meantime there was much excitement all
over ireland. and especially at Sligo where an
election was to occur Many assaults and
fights occurred The Mccarthy Candidate was
elected at Sligo. AID the same scenes Of riot
took place at Carlow. whore Parnell was again
defeated. In June parnell and Mrs. O'Shea
were married and in October the world was
shocked by the death Of ParnelL The Parnell-
tie party. however, reiterated i.s opposition to
Mccarthy and the fight was carried on with
even greater bitterness. john E Redmond
was made leader Of the Parnellite faction and
at the Cork election for successor
10 Parlells seat the fights were numer
GUS and bloody. The Parnell party was
again defeated at this election, and though
seemingly hopelcSsly In the minority the CAM
palgn at Waterford was no whit behind the
others in fierceness. The result of this cleo
zion, III which Redmond and Davi!t were the
opposing candidates, is still in doubt.
In the English by-elections, several of
which occurred during the year. the Glads.on-
ian candidates were usually successful.
IN OTHER LANDS.
Early in the year nearly all the foreign
nations recognized the new republic Of Brazil.
In February Marquis di Rudini formed a new
cabinet IN Italy, and in the same month the
Canadian parliament was dissolved for q gen.
eral election. which resulted IN a victory for
the conservatives. In February, also. Gen. ia
Fonseca was elected president of Brazil. In
March 4 difficulty arose between Newfoundland
and England that tLreate ned rupture between
the colony and the mother country. delcga-
ton from the colony appeared at the
bar OF the house of parliament and pleaded
their cause. The Newfoundland coercion bill.
however. Was passed.
In April Prince Bismarck stood for The
re;chStag. 1t took, however. two elections be-
fore he could secure d majority. In Holland
,he liberals carried the elections. In June
senator J. j. C.. Abbott formed a new Canadian
cabinet, aud in the following month Claudic
.!IcG-a. destined never 10 t.IAe hI- seat was
-lccJed president of Chile IL. Chile after the
overthrow OF Ba.mgcuda. Jorge Mortt
elected president IN the present month Dr.
Welt, president OF switzerland, las resigned.
TROUBLE WITH ITALY
Daring the pas. year the State Department
has been kept bGsv over international uues-
lions and great skill. Ii-mEess aad .!iscr. ton
has been used. Trouble with Italy brcke 2ut
early in the year The killing of Chief Of
Police Hennessy OF New Orleans last year had
been clearly traced to lie italian Malta Society
IN that city. IN March. however. the jury in
tie case. having. X = charged, been brhei,
rendered a verdict Of not guilty AID Inis'ria. i'll
TIE Gases Of the men charged with the murder.
The greatest excitement prevailed IL New
Orleans. and on ihe following day,
the iith. a tremendous crowd. com
posed mostly -! respectable people.
went 20 .he ISil and -uot eleven of the accused
men. There was doubt 10 the nationality o.
promptly protested and demanded protection
fer Italian citizens. Secretary Blame sent a
dispatch oi inquiry TO Gov. Nichols Of Louis
ANA. and there. so lar as This government was
cCncerEed, the matter rested. Not So. however
with Italy Gov. Nichols replied to Secretary
Biaine'> message, bri: demands AMI dispa tches
came thick and fast from Italy. Al that
this country could do to offer
she same protection 10 italian citizens
which she gave to her own and of this Socre-
1r,fnr no
This. however. was not satisfactory to Italy and
Baron Java. the minister, was recalled and a
rupture seemed probable. Further CORE
SrCuCr:Icc eusued and in MAY Mayor Shakes
psare Of N@w orleans asked that the exequatur
Of ltalirn Consul Curte be recalled. which was
done by the governor. Since that time the
matter has Rested quietly and Eas IL al prota-
Dihty blown over.
U.;cLE SAM AND CHILE.
Not SO, however. with the Chilean trouble,
which bids fair 10 b.ing forth still further en-
ENGAGEMENTS. The trouble with Chile also
dates bacl. 10 carly in ihc year. and probably
mas as liz foundation the refusal ot this country
10 lend any support to tho iusui gent cause liz
that country. In Nay. b. order of the govern
Iatat and al the request .. the Caiiean minis
ter, tile United States marshal ~ San Diego
Cal, seized tie Chilean insurScnt steamer
lt:tai. Which was preparing to sai; for Gale
io.ded with arms for the irsur-
zen; forces. The Islta. however, sailed
..wGy from San Diego the following day.
Carrying with her United States deputy mar
shall. who was landed on the coast. This vas
an affroat which could not be overlooked and
the I. ;. :. Charleston started promptly IN
pursuit IL the meantime the schooner Robert
and Minnie. which originally carried the arms.
was captured, bat transfer to the Itata had
been made. Ia the same month Ricardo Trum-
ball OF thC Chilean congress was arrested Tor
violation. of the EcutrSlit: laws The Charles
ton steamed down the coast and reached AGA
pa!co without getting trace OF the Itat;l-
y. Acapulco. however. was the iasurgent
war vessel. the Esmeralda, and for
time q. coniIot between the two vessels
seemed possible. Larry Ia June the
tItl steamed li.to Iluique and surrendered 10
tie United States vessels there. Five thousand
arms were found on her and she was mt back
{" san Diego She Was afterwards iibeled, but
the courts finally declared that there had been
no violation OF the neutrality laws.
FURTHER TROUBLE.
This incident we'd to mako a bad feeling
between this country and the insurgents in
Chile. AMI after the overthrow Of Balmaceda
and the victory of the insurgents charges that
government oricials in Chile had len. their
active aid to Dalnaceda and his party still
further intensified the feeling III that country.
In October "a number Of sailors from the United
States steamer Baltimore. for no seeming cause
but the uniform they wore were attacked by "a
| mob IN the streets OF Valparaiso and two were
killed ard six Wounded. 1t il claimed that the