Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-22
THE WEEK.

Business has improved very materially dur
ing the past few days. and with the exception of
few bank failures in Denver and Kansas
City there have been no startling changes
in the financial situation. Public confidence.
however, is being re-established, and large
amount of hastily withdrawn money has
been and is being deposited in most Of the
banking institutions throughout the country.
Careful investigation shows that the greater
proportion, in fact, nearly all, ofthe banks that
have suspended during the past few weeks will
pay their depositors in full and in most in
stances have balances left with which to renew
operations. Labor matters have been some
what prominent, for delegates from the various
railway organizations met at Pittsburg and
completed the formation Of a federation which
will control the action of ninetenths OF the rail
road employees in the United States. In kansa
the governor and q large number Of strikin
coal miners are endeavoring to trouble tn
mine operators, and SO far have succeeded ad.
mrably; q battle between large number OF
the strikers and some OF the men who insisted
on working anyhow resulted in mutual injury
and victory for the strikers. Out IN Missouri
there is more or less of race trouble, for large
number Of negroes living in the neighborhood
of MELVILLE having been notified to leave the
state have armed themselves and will fight be-
fore forsaking their homes. The Worlds Co.
lumbar exposition is moving on toward sue
session in Chicago during the week, and now
the sons and daughters Of Sweden are cslebrat-
ing throughout the length and breadth of Jack
son Park. Responsibility for the great loss Of
life at the FIRE which destroyed the cold storage
building in the fair grounds Is placed on Mr..
Burnham. director Of works; J. B. Skinner,
president Of the burned out company; Chas. A.
Mcdonald, secretary of the company, and Fire
Marshal Edward Murphy.
Abroad.
European attention generally is directed just
now to the friction between France and Siam,
and, although the difficulty between those two
powers-one very great and the other very
small-is OF comparative unimportance, there
are possibilities Of complications which may set
all Europe by thu ears. 1t is quite probable
that Great Britain may be compelled to inter-
fere With Frances Siamese program. ard il this
Is done Russia is almost certain to be involved,
and for this there will be no great amount Ut
SORROW in England, Russia having stirred up .
great deal Of anti Russian feeling there by re-
Gently moving to occupy territory that threat
ems the emo nor s gateway to India me Irish
rate Of speed, but the tories and their aids are
endsavoring TO enforce dissolution Of pariia-
ment Gladstone had . narrow escape from be-
ing hurt the other evening when his cab collided
with heavy wagon, but, beyond being shaken
somewhat severely, the premier received no in
great disturbance and . general strike Of miners
u very probable. The court-martial over the
Victoria-C amperdown disaster il proceeding at
Malta, and from the evidence 30 far submitted
it appears that Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon,
who commanded the Victoria and gave the or
ders which resulted in the disaster, IL alone re-
spousible for it A FIRE Of considerable i'm
portance in London DESTROYED thirty ware
houses. valued. with their contents, at more than
$8.000.000. Down in Nicaragua there has been
another revolt or, rather, q continuation of the
revolt which took place there some time ago, and
at last accounts the president and the minister Of
foreign affairs were both in prison and in the
hands OF the rebels. In continental Europe
there have been but few matters OF real interest.
Italy 10 still discussing its bank scandal and
Germany has not yet got through with debating
the army BILL now . law, but altogether there is
except whore England, France and Russia
touch each other.
At Home.
Local banks and local business have been in
a most satisfactory condition, . comprehensive
statement published in The STAR proving that
beyond question. The patent Office investiga-
ton came to an end, ex- Commissioner Symonds
and all other persons alleged to have been i'm
plicated in the so-called scandal being exon
Grated. Energetic committees have been and
are hard at work making suitable preparation
for appropriate celebration OF the centennial
anniversary Of the laying Of the Capitol corner
stone, which promises TO be an occasion Of ex-
traordinary interest. Brookland citizens held
mass meeting and insisted upon be-
ing supplied with proper and adequate
sewerage improvements and water supply
Coroner Dewitt G. Patterson resigned his
iong-held position and Was succeeded by DR..
W. G. Woodward. Among the deaths were
two OF considerable prominence-Geu. John
Cunningham Kelton, United States army. gov
ernor of the soldiers Home, and Rear Ad-
roie.l Earl Epoiish TYnitad Ssataa payy