Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02
THE WEEK.

THE WEEK.
The event Of the week at home was, Of
course. the publication Of the proposed
tariff bill prepared by the House ways and
means committee. 1t was accompanied by
statement prepared by Mr.. Wilson,
chairman of the committee, giving an
analysis Of the bill from a democratic point
of view. The bill was universally con-
demned by the republican press Of the
country and variously commented on by
the democratic aNd the Independent jour-
mails 1t was shown not to be such a radical
free-trade measure as had been expected
In fact, 1t was similar in q number of its
imposts to the tariff act of 1888. republi-
can measure. The deficit in the revenues
which will be caused by the new tariff bill
is estimated at from thirty to forty million
dollars How this deficit is to be raised is
to be made the subject of another bill.
The strike on the Lehgh Valley railroad
has continued, with the strikers apparently
holding their own, although a number of
defections nave taken place in their ranks.
The company has been able to run it's
trains only in an unsatisfactory manner.
number of accidents have been caused
by the new non-union men, and traffic has
deserted the road for parallel lines to a
considerable extent. Interest was reawak-
ened in the policy of the administration in
Its relations with Hawaii by the publica-
tton of a long reply by ex-Minister Stevens
to the charges made by Paramount Commits
sioner Blount of intriguing with the whites
at Honolulu to overthrow the queen Of the
ls.ands In addition to contradicting many
Of Mr.. Blounts statements, Mr. Stevens
revealed the character of the principal
witnesses relied upon by the former to
prove his statements. The long and ex-
citing session of the general assembly of
the Knights of Labor at Philadelphia end
election Il Of
Iowa general master workman. Mr.. Pow
derry had been elected to the office, but on
John w. Hayes election secretary
treasurer Mr.. Powderly resigned. Consid-
cradle of a sensation was caused by the
publication of an address to New York
democrats to throw off the domination of
Tammany Hall. 1t was signed by many
reputable democrats of New York city
Admiral Stanton, relieved from duty at
Rio Janeiro for courtesies shown Admiral
Mello, the insurgent leader returned to
New York Thursday. He contended that
he had merely saluted the Brazilian flag.
Thanksgiving day was as usual universal
ly celebrated. the younger generation OBJ
serving 1t with foot ball contests. Prince
ton at New York defeated Yale for the
first time in several years. Nearly $4,000
saw the game, which was the most i'm
portant one of the day.
Abroad.
This Is a time Of general political unrest
in Europe. The premiers in France and
Italy have been compelled to resign with
their associates, and a fierce fight Is being
waged on the administrations in Germany,
Portugal. Austria-Hungary and Servia-
The report on the failure of the Roman
Bank implicated the Gioltti ministry in
such shady proceedings that it had to 60
out while the loss of confidence in the
Dupuy cabinet forced 1t out as quickly
President Carnot was for a long time I'M
able to get any one to undertake the task
Of a new ministry NJ. Casimir- Perier
seemed most suitable, but he Is said to be
an aspirant for presidential honors whose
prospects would suffer by his taking the
place. He was finally induced to yield.
What the bargain was has not been re-
vealed. Rigorous prosecution Of the an
archists by Spain has continued. and
there exists an international understand
Ing that things are to be made uncomfor-
table for the bearers of the red flag. Ber-
lin was profoundly excited over the send
ing OF Internal machines to the chancellor
and the kaiser. They came from France, |
but the kaiser promptly put an end to any
international significance 1t might have
by pronouncing II the work of mad |
man." Anarchists are of course charged
with the deed. An event causing pride
to Americans was the unwilling of the
Lowell memorial in Westminster Abbey. |
One Of the worst railway disasters Europe
has known for long time occurred near
Milan, Italy, thirty persons being killed
anu awe III the WreCF resulting
from a collision. A panic was caused in
Rome by the suspension of the Credit Mo-
bilier popular banking institution.
In the District.
Two rather notable fires loom up large in |
the perspective of the history Of the week |
Neither were costly fires, and in both in
stances citizens rejoiced The fire at jack |
son City destroyed number of the low
gambling resorts located there, while the |
flames that consumed the buildings Of the |
garbage factory accomplished the removal
of what indignant citizens of South Wash |
ington have looked upon as a nuisance. |
There was church going. foot ball. street |
riot drills on the part of the District mill |
tia and plenty of turkey to aid in the cele- |
bration Of Thanksgiving-an occasion |
which was duly observed Chief of Police |
Moore started a crusade against winter |
racing in this city in very effective way |
by arresting a lot of the hangers-on, who |
were with commendable promptness, sent |
from the Police Court to the farm. A
number Of Senators and Representa- ives |
have arrived during the past few days, and
by Monday there will be all the hustle or