Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
THE WEEK.

Within the United States the one topic has
been the Hawaiian revolution and its probable
effects. commission representing the revo-
iutionists arrived in this city Las. night and will
endesvor to bring about the araexation Of the
islands by this government. In the political
vhirl there was little Of importance save the
rassage by the Senate of the auti-option bill
and the nomination by the President Of Howell
T. Jackson Of Tennessee to be an associate
justice Of the supreme Court of the United
States to succeed Justice Lamar. This week Q
mob was at Paris, Tex. 1t witnessed and
aided in the torturing and burning at the stake
OF Henry Smith. colored. who had outraged and
murdered a three-year-old white girl-an awful
crime most fearfully atoned for. In labor
circles all was quiet. Window glass manufact-
urers at Pittsburg, Wheeling and in the west
are combining to regulate prices and to con-
tend against combinations of their employees;
representatives of the railroad brotherhoods
met at Lehigh, Pa, and discussed federation.
r. J. Beatty has been convicted of completely
in the Homestead poisoning conspiracy. Naval
warfare nav be revised by the success which
has attended the trials of the pneumatic guns
with which the cruiser Vesuvius is armed. The
tests were most satisfactory.
OUTSIDE THE THREE-NILK LIMIT
Hawaiian affairs have overshadowed all others
during the past seven days. In the land over
shich King Kalakaua reigned there has been
bloodless revolution, succeeded by the estab-
hshment Of u temporary, government which, it
is generally understood, will be reliev ed by the
United States. this nation having been asked
TO annex the islands. Trouble was feared with
England in case this government acceded to the
request. but IL has been officially stated that
Great Britain will make no protest-no matter
what the United States may do. The British
parliament assembled and in both branches has
achieved distinction: in the lords by Salisbury's
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q rumpus over Irish affairs. Scandals have sur.
fered no Giminution. The Panama affair is as
bad as 1t ever was, while the bank frauds in
Rome are getting worse, theee latter threaten.
ing TO overthrow the ministry and humble
many previously proud and honorable families.
The Partisan sensation WAS a duel in which
the combatants-M. NJ. Deroulede and Pichon
were really hurt. There is grief among I'M
employed English poets, for 1t has been de-
cided to delay filing the laureateship rendered
vacant BY the death Of Tennyson, while in
France the worshipers of Zola mourn the de-
feat Of their favorite in his efforts to become q
member of the academy. Bread riots in Mar
settles and threatened strike of loo. 900 Welsh
coal miners were the more prominent among
labor troubles, while the monumental calami-
ties have been the Zante earthquake and the
eolliery accident at Tokod: in the latter 100
lives we're lost. 1t was rumored that bomb
had been thrown at the car. but the rumor is
denied; the regular bomb is now considerably
overdue. The Russian government has in
formed the government Of Queen Victoria that
Russia will paw all the damages due on account
Of British sealers having been seized in BerinR
sea by Russian cruisers.
WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
Local disturbances have been unimportant
and news of startling nature scarce. The
inquiry into the mental condition Of Howard
Schneider, sentenced to be hanged for
the murder of his wife, is progressing. As
socia;e Justice c. C. Cole Of the District Su.
preme Court was confirmed on Saturday last
AID since then the President has nominated A.
A. Birney TO succeed Justice Cole as United
States district attorney. The Sanitary League
an organization which will do much to prevent
the spread OF epidemic disease in the District
has In response to invitations from TIE STAR.
come into existence. In religious circles the
principal occurrence was the acceptance by
ineorporators OF the Protestant Episcopal Ca.
thedral trust; the collection Of subscriptions
will proceed rapidly. A feet Of tugboats has
opened wide channel in the ice on the Poto-
mac, so that a food now seems improbable.
The police force-through headquarters detect
ives-disiinguished itself by capturing an en-
tire gang Of burglars.