The National tribune., 1892-05-26
THE WEEK in WASHINGTON.

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SUNDAY. MAY 15.-Rev. William T. Speake
Pastor of the Fourth-street Methodist Fps
copal Church, was stricken with heart fa!lure
this morning, while addressing the SUNDAY
school was removed to the parsonage next
door to the church, and expired IN lew
moments afterward. He had been snneri ne
with rheumatism for some weeks, put mas
been able to attend to his duties. The con-
ornnation had assembled for the morning
service. and were told that Mr.. Speake was
too i'll TO preach, and another preacher had
begun TO conduct service when the audience
were shocked by the announcement oil the
death of their Pastor, which put an end to
further proceedings.
MONDAY. MAY Ex-senator George, OF Mlssls-
sippi. had an operation performed on ms
tongue in the afternoon, for the removal oil
a small, hard lump. which made Its appear
ance on that organ about a month ago. Inc
exact character of the lump was not known,
neither was it particularly troublesome; bnt
as matter Of prudence it was deemed pese
TO remove it. for the loss of speech would
mean the loss of stock in trade to legis-
lator The operation was successfully per-
formed by Washington surgeons, ana the
protuherance was removed with silghC PAIN
to the Senator, who is suffering but little
Inconvenience from the operation, although
the surgeons say that it will prevent MIN
from talking mnch for some days.
TUESDAY, MAY i7-Mr. J. V. Virgins was
President of the Loan Star State Soclety I'D
Washington. but becoming disgruntied at
something which happened on San Jacinto
Dav. rendered his resignation. which the
society refused to accept. Instead OF accept
ing the resignation of President Virgins
series of resolutions were adopted which oe-
clare the Office of President of the society
vacant. and that Mr.. Virgins be expelled
from the society.-Hon. William L. Curtis
Director of the Bureau of South American
Republics, delivered highly entertaining
and instructive illustrated lecture on South
American cities at the Builders Exchange
Hallsin the evening to large audience.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 1s.-There was an informal
meeting Of ministers of various denomlna-
tions at tue residence Of Commissioner Doug
lass to meet Miss Marjolies, q Jewish exile
from Russia, who arrived in Washington
few DAYS ago, and is on her way to accept
position as teacher in a Wisconsin college,
She gave description of the cruelties prac-
ticed On the Russian Hebrews, and the TRIALS
and tribulations of her people at the hands
of the Russian Government. Her remarks
made deep impression on the reverend gem
tlemen present.-The will of George Ban
croft the historian, has been found incom-
prehensible by the executors of the estate on
account of the ambiguity of its language, and
to-day the executors petitioned the Equity
Court for an Interpretation as to carrying out
several instructions contained in the VIII.
THURSDAY, MAY 19.-Eictor McCreery. the
I9-year-old youth who killed companion of
similar age on Washington's Birthday, was
allowed to withdraw his former plea of not
guilty and plead guilty 20 nansaugnter IN
the Criminal Court to-day. 1t is thought
that this viii cause Judge Cox to give him
short sentence as the District Attorney
stated that the evidence for the Government
would not lead to conviction of murder in
the first degree, for which the indictment
was found. McCreery and his companion,
Handkerchief, were playing pool on Feb. D
last got into a row and came to blows, VAN
deventer getting the best of the encounter.
The boys were drinking, and in short time
got into another squabble, when McCreery
hit Vandeveuter over the head with cue.
fracturing his skull, he dying from the in
jury next day.
Friday. May 20-A band of Washington wo-
men are rivaling DR.. Parkhurst the New
York preacher. Late In the evening sounds
of tie familiar hymns, Nearer. My God, to
Thee" Wash Me and viii be Whittier than
Snow" sung by female voices were heard in
"Hookcr's Division the part OF town in
which dwell abandoned females, both white
and black. The ladies composing the band
are well-known Christian workers, and they
boldly went into the Sums and sang and
prayed with the lowest class of the COM
munity, and, strange to say, had large and
interested audiences, no one caring to or dar-
ing TO disturb them in their missionary
work. They entered various "dives" and
conducted their religious services without
fear Of molestation.
SATURDAY, MAY 2l.-Mrs. French-Sheldon de-
livered a lecture before the National Geo
graphical Society on her experiences in
Africa. The lecturer described her trip from
Mombassa- on the eastern shore of Africa,
through Easailand to Mont Kilimanjaro,
illustrating her subject with magic-lantern
views. The plucky little woman won to her
cause the Sultan of Zanzibar, who authorized
her TO Ct out a caravan OF 162 coast negroes,
and with these black men and women alone
she made the journey safely and returned
without the loss of a man. Portraits exhib-
tied OF her constituents, az she called her
guards, showed a collection of the ugliest
negroes imaginable who were attired in Co.'S
TUNES similar to those worn in the Garden of
Eden.