The National tribune., 1892-08-04
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY, July 24.-To-day was the hottest so
far of the season, the thermometer at the
Weather Bureau registering "a degrees while
in many narts Of the town the mercury
reached 100 degrees in the shade. There was
but LITTLE wind and what there was felt Ike
&c came furnace. The excursion
boats on the river were packed with swelter-
sng humanity all seeking cool places, with
poor success however. Several cases OF pros
tration were reported and many horses were
overcome by the intense heat There is no
prospect OF cooler weather for some days TO
come as the warm wave is reported to cover
the entire northern portion OF the country.
MONDAY, July 25.-At q meeting OF the
knights of Labor of Washington held this
evening, resolutions denouncing the Carnegie
Steel Co., of Homestead, Pa, were unanl-
mously adopted. 1.-The hot wave continued,
the thermometer at the Weather Bureau
registering 9S degrees. The Emergency Hos
pital Surgeons were kept busy attending to
patients brought to them who had been over
come by the heat. The death rate In the
city is alarmingly high, owing TO the intense
heat.-President Harrison to-day pardoned
number OF persons who had been convicted
OF crimes against the Internal Revenue laws.
TUESDAY, July 26.-Frederick Douglass, jr.,
son of the noted colored man of that name,
died at Hilsdale Washington suburb, to-
day. Mr.. Douglass was for some time en-
ployed in the Office of Recorder of Deeds IN
the District of Columbia. having gone there
while his father was the Recorder but for
the past five years has been clerk in the
Pension Bureau.-The hol ave continued
to-day, and many persons were frustrated,
four deaths being reported from surstroke.
A large number Of horses and mules were
overcome By the heat, quite large number
of them dying.
WEDNESDAY, july Glowing to the con-
tinued warm weather all the Government
Departments were closed to-day at 2 o'clock
p. NJ. There were nine deaths reported Of
persons overcome by the heat, while many
others were Frustrated and had to be treated
at the Emergency Hospital About s o'clock
in the evening a wind and-thunder storm,
accompanied by heavy rain cooled the at
mosphere considerably. the thermometer
dropping 10 degrees in less than half an hour.
The rain fell so fast that the sewers were in
capable of carrying of the water, and many
cellars in the lower portion of the city were
flooded.
THURSDAY, july 2s-President Harrison TO-
day approved the act granting pensions to
the survivors of the Indian wars from 1892
to 1912, known as the Black Hawk, Creek,
Cherokee and Seminole wars, and also a large
number of private pension ard other relief
bills-tSen. Schofel6, Commander Of the
Army, left Washington TO day for Deer Park,
Nd to escape the bet weather.-The hot
wave continued to-day, and three more
deaths attributable to the heat were reported.
The Emergency Hospital surgeons are nearly
worked to death by the number of patients
brought to them by the police patrol wagon
every hour Of the day. Relief was expected
from the heavy rainfall of last night, but it
was hardly perceptjble.
FRIDAY. July Ex-senator Stewart of Ne
vada, left Washington to-day for his home.
He will visit San Francisco and other places
in Californis.-The President to-day sent
veto to Congress of the McGarrahan bill
This bill permitted McGsrraban to take his
claim to Panoche Grande to the Courts for
settlement.-Although promised relief
from the oppressively- hot weather by the
Weather Bureau to-day the relief failed to
put in an appearance, and the night was the
most uncomfortable Of the past week. The
Surgeons OF the Emergency Hospital had to
be relieved, as they had been rking almost
constantly FOR 90 hours relieving prostrated
patients.
SATURDAY. July 3o.-The Knights of Labor
of Baltimore formally protested to Secretary
of the Treasury Foster against the appoint
ment of William Evans an Immigrant In
spector 81 Baltimore, because he was not
citizen of tie United States. Secretary Fos-
ter said that Evans had been appointed at Ike
instance Of the Federation of Labor for the
special purpose Of assisting the regular force
In preventing the admission of steel workers
said to be coming from abroad under contract
10 work at The Carnegie Mills at Homestead.
The case had not been brought TO his atten-
ton before, but Evans will certainly be dis
missed from tie service if it shall be proved
that be is not citizen of the United States
for in such positions We want none but reli-
able American citizens.