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

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the famous French painter: James Red
path, NJ. du Boisgobey. the French novel
ist; Prof. Franz Won Michlosich Of vi
emma, DR.. Windthorst. leader Of the clerics
party in the reichstag; Prince Jerom
Napoleon, Princess Marianne Napoleon, Ear
Granville. Count Won Moltke. Grand Duk
Nicholas OF Russia. Col. Miguel Lopez, VII,
| betrayed Maximillian to Juarez; ex-Kin,
Tamasese OF Samoa, Archbishop of York. Mad
anne Blaratsky. NJ. Dublan. Mexican minister
to France; Cardinal Almonda. Archbishop o.
Turin; Sir John A. Macdonald. the Canadian
premier; Earl OF Clonmeil. William
Henry Gladstone. Gen. Latina Caclho
Portuguese republican leader and poet
the prince consort OF Hawaii, Francois Jules
r. Grevy. ex-president Of France: Gen. Bou-
LANCER, Earl OF Portsmouth, W II. Smith. gov.
ernment leader in house of commons: King OF
Nuremberg, Charles Stewart Parnell, Sir John
Pope Hennessy, Count Won Arco Valley. Prince
Louise Lucien Napoleon, Earl Of Lytton and
Dom Pedro, e1-emperor of Brazil
SPORTING EVENTS.
The world OF sports has kept its end fully up
during the year. In base ball the teams from
Boston won both the American and League
championships Lately On arrangement has
been reached by which the long base ball war
has been ended and compromise twelve-ciub
league arranged for next year
In january Senator Stanford's PRlo Alto
feated Cambridge in the boat race. Kingman
won the kentucky Derby and Senator Hearst's
horses were sold, twenty-six head bringing
5000. In May kingman won the Latonia
derby and Common the English derby.
In college athletics Harvard won the Berkeley
cup Tor intercollegiate field sports and also
beat Yale in the big boat race. At foot ball
Yale defeated Harvard 10 to and Princeton
10 too.
Loantaka won the suburban handicap and
Strathmeath the Chicago derby. In June o
team from the Manhattan Athletic Club went
to Europe and won many prizes Hanlon and
OConnor won the worlds championship dou-
bic scull race from Gaudeur and Mckay. while
the regatta of the National Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen was held on the Potomac at
washington: The tennis championship was
held by U. s. Campbell In shooting the New
York team won the interstate match and the Hill
ton trophy at Crcedmoor. Sunol trotted mile
IN 2OS14, breaking the record.
ALL SORTS OF EVENTS
Tho year saw Judge Brown sworn in as asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court, saw the
Methodists celebrate the centenary OF the
death of John Wesley and Rev. Howard Mac
queary convicted of heresy. The white rib
boners met in Washington and q patent GEN.
tenniai was held at the same city.
The Grand Army o. the Republic met at De-
etroit and AZ, 600 veterans marched in the pro-
cession.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
The President made an extended trip
through the south and west and was received
enthusiastically everywhere. During the trip
he visited Chattanooga, Atlanta, Birmingham,
Memphis. Little Rock, Houston. Galveston.
San Antonio Ell Paso. Tucson. Los Angeles. San
Diego. San Francisco. Monterey Portland,
Seattle Boise CITY. Salt Lake City, Leadville,
Denver, Omaha, Springfield. Indianapolis and
Harrisburg.
MORE EVENTS.
In April Rev. Jas. Mcmahon gave $500. 600 to
the Catholic University at Washington and the
National Academy Of Sciences met in that city
Ground was finally broken for the Grant mont
ment in New York. Dr. Phillips Brooks was
chosen Episcopal bishop Of Massachusett, In
the following month 900, coo acres of land of
the Fort Iertholl reservation in North Da-
kota was thrown open.
An important event OF the year was tho or
ganization OF the American University at
Washington. statue OF Grant was unveiled
at Galena. Ill. and n monument TO the coufed-
craze dead tat Jackson, Miss In one month. in
June. I.l66 immigrants landed at New York
anu VI the same month monuments 20 confed-
crate dead were unveiled at Fredericksburg
Va, and at Pensacola Experiments IN ,ain
making were made in Texas by the govern
ment An inland lake appeared III the lower
part OF the Colorado desert. The weather
bureau was transferred to the Agricultural De-
par;ment and the Pixies Peak railway was COM
ple;ed
In July so 900 people visited the Northeastern,
S2uger.est in Newark and four murderers
We're executed by electricity in New York En-
igrants continued TO pour into the country
4O5.63i having arrived during the fiscal year
statue 70 S'onewali Jackson was unveiled at,
Lexington Va.
Nearly all of the New York papers were in
dicted for publishing details of the executions
by electricity. DmiuS the year the manufac-
ture OF Bessemer steel was begun at Sparrow
Point Md.
An important event was the start Of the
Peary expedition to the far northern regions.
In September three monuments at Gettys burg
were dedicated TO Illinois regiments. The
seventy-seconu eucampment OF Odd Fellows
was held at St. LOUIS. The pension list con-
Tinted to grow du:lng the year and in June
616,l6O pensioners we're on the rolls being
1926 In excess ofthe previous year. During
the year SllS.54s.959 was disbursed in pen
sions. The Leland Stanford University
IN California was orened with 473 pupils
The ecumenical Methodist council met at
Washington and al equestrian statue of Grant
was unveiled at Chicago and the Grady monu-
ment at Atlanta. big mining congress was
held ut Denver and in December Martin LOBBY
was executed by electricity in New York.
During the year 1900. 900 pupils attended the
public schools IL the country.
AcR)ss TIE SEAS.
All sorts Of miscellaneous events occurred
in foreign lands Three hundred pirates we're
beheaded in China the first conversation by
telephone between London and Paris was held:
several munities il English regiments shocked
the British public.
ENGLISH MORALS.
English morality among the higher classes
has not shown up veil during the year. Capt
Verney was expelled from the house of com
mons for extreme immortality. The baccaras
case was further stain. Sir Gordon Cum
ming. distinguished officer, was adjudyed by
the courts to hav, cheated at cards. lie was
dismissed from the army. but Immediately after
Prince of Wales was mixed up in the case and
appeared SIS witless at the trial A number
of scandalous divorce suits we're tried in Lon
dom In Canada members Of the cabinet were
implicated III soue rather shady transactions
CHINESE RIOTS.
In China nunber of anti-Europcan riots
occurred, believed to have their foundation in
"a strong secret fociety working to overthrow
the dynasty andmany missionaries suffered ut
the hands OF mots and European nations made
strong protestatims, several fleets even gather
ing in Chinese waters. The rioters even took
up arms against the government, but were de-
feated in several engagements.
The international, postal congress met at
Vienna. DuriaRthe year there was much Wis
iting among treign potentates. Emperor