The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-14
THE WEEK In WASHINGTON.

HE WEN in WASHiNoi oN.
ErrDky. APRIL AT temperance meeting
xrhicb was held st Hamline Metheaist
Church in the afternoon Judge kimoaii, OF
the Police Court. made an address I'D "hca
he asked all law-abiding ctl2ens 10 neip iu
Efforts TO nreyent the increase OF pool-rooms
and saloons in the District. The Judge SAID
that on Monday morning he always hau ce-
fore L i'm "a practical illustration o! lug esiis
sof snch places in over 100 cases "aich ne i'sa
70 disnose Of for crimes committed between
Saturday night and Monday morning, most
AZ them drunken criminals. Resolutions
were adopted by the meeting thanking the
Commissioners of the District for their action
In prohibiting minors from visiting poor,
rooms A committee of five was appolhteu
to visit the Commissioners and request Ihat
further licenses be not granted to pooi-roon
and saloons within two blocks OF the Ilsu
School, the distance to be measured from
every peint of the square upen when the
school is situated
April 4.-The National Executive
Silver Committee, whose headquarters are
in WASHINGTON issued a circular whlch IS
signed hv A. J. Warner of Ohio. Presiacht,
aud Lee Crandail, Secretary, when says NAV
in the opinion of the committee an exigency
has arisen which makes il advisable TO cali
meeting of the National Silver Committee TO
consider among other things, the aaFisaoii-
ity OF calling another Silver Convention, WIN
eyiew TO a more thorough organization OF an
in favor of tho restoration OF free bi-metaillc
coinage in the United States. They appoint
Arril 20. 1892 as tho date of the meeting OIL
the National Silver Committee, which CON-
mittee was appointed By the Silver ConFeh-
tion held at ST. Louis in November, loo9--
The Bed Cross Society received 81. loo l1om
the Mayor of Concord. n H., throug Gov
Heyt. Chairman OF the Russian Famine ie-
lief Committee. which sas donated by inc
citizens of Concord and vicinity. ms Is
the first response to the appeal OF the COM
mittee which was addressed to the suthori-
ties of cities and villages of the country.
grFspAy APRIL 5-The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia recommended that the
bill now before Congress TO release certain
church property from arrears OF taxes
be not made a law, they thinking that
church property should pay taxes Tor I'M
movements of streets the same rs private
property. 1t is thought that this recon-
mendation viii defeat the measnre.-A
party of Senators and Representatives TOOK
q drive over the route Of the Washington
& Great Falls Electric Railway line, most
of them being members Of the Committees
on District of Columbia Of the two Houses
of Congress. The District Commissioners
ana the Secretary of War have reported ia
vorsbly upon tine bill and the members OF
the committee wanted to examine the line
before reporting on it. They seemed much
pleased with the route selected.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Ca small audience were
interested spectators of the planting OF two
trees at the eastern driveway OF the White
House by President Harrison and his grand
children. Benjamin Harrison Mckee end
Mary Mckee The trees wero planted under
he tor of hQ
the one planted by the President being
sweet gum, while that planted b5 the chill
dren was scarlet oak. President Harrison
was an amused spectator of the efforts of the
children to fil up the hole with their little
garden spades-A large meeting of Dis
trict volunteers in the civil war was held in
the evening, the purpose being to form an or
gauization to present their claims for pension
to Congress. The men enlisted for three
months bnt were mustered cat of service at
the expiration OF 81 days. which prevents
their drawing pensions under the law Of
June %, 1890, which requires q service of %
Gays.
THURsDAY. APRIL FEATHER OGorman de-
Nvered ilis lecture on Columbus and Isabella
ct the Catholic University ia the afternoon
TO n large audience. which gave the eloquent
speaker the closest attention. The subject Is
an old story, yet Father O'Gorman handled
IL In such manner as 10 bring out new
beauties which were clothed In all the fresh
ness Of novel iuciccuts.-Lieut. Harlow, of
she United States Navy. described q trip
thrpngh Bolivia. illustrating his remarks by
5sntern slide views of the scenery on Lake
Titicaco aud in the heart of the Cordilieras
Mountains, beferc the National Geographical
Socisty, in the lectuTe-roozn OF the National
Museum Lieut.. Harlow had exceptional
opportunities az Worlds Fair Commi ssieuer
TO visit every portion of Chile and Bolivia,
from which he has just returned.
FRIDAY, ArEIi. S.--Georgo W. Long, an ex-
Paymastor OF the y. S. Navy, escaped from
St. Eizaheth's Insane Asylum at Washing
ton a week ago. and was found unconscious
at his home, i'm New York City, in the after
noon and removed TO hospital, where be
died. either from opium poiscning or alcohol
ism. Long lived in Washington for many
years, several of which were passed in the
Government Asylum for the Insane. His
insanity being of mild type. hewas allowed
considerable liberty, Of which he took ad-
vantage. He escaped about year ago, but
returned voluntarily.-Hon. Thomas J.
Morgan. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. de-
liyered y lecture in the hall of the Young
MEMS Christian Association building, his
subject being the Mercy of Nature"
EATURDAY. APRIL 9-The Washington Alum
ni OF Williams College held their annual
banquet at the Normandie in the evening.
Owing 10 the absence Of Justice Stephen
J. Field, Of the United States Supreme Court.
the President OF the association. the Vice
President, Dir. T. T. Leupp, presided. Many
gentlemen prominent in National affairs
were present aud responded to toasts.-The
argument IN the case Of Howard J. Schnei-
DER on trial for the murder of his wife and
brother-in-law, Frank Hamlink. were COM
pleted. and the case given 10 the jury. Dis
trict Attorney Cole made the closing argument
for tho Government, and it was o scathing
denuuciaii0n Of the accused.