Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
THE EEK.

the week which closes to night has been one
Of the most rnouruful. in a sympathetic sense,
the United States has experienced for some
time past. Three most eminent men, James G..
Blaine, Associate Justice l.. Q. C. Lamar and
Bishop Phillips Brooks, have gone TO their re-
ward, leaving behind them countless hosts OF
sorrowing admirers.
Financially the feature Of the week was the
failure of the Capitol National Bank at Lincoln,
Neb., in which the state caught for the
sum of $3.50 600. The failure aroused great
indignation, and a resolution has been intro
duced in the Nebraska legislature to impesch
Gov. Crounse for csrelessness IN the matter Of
supervision.
Politically things have been somewhat calm,
even in Congress; the only disturbance being
credited TO Representative Kngore of Texas,
who by fllibustering prevented the cons1dera-
tlon Of the Torrey bankruptcy bill In Kan
sas the populists succeeded in electing Judge
John Martin to succeed Bishop Perkins as
Senator. but the republicans and democrats
insist that the election OF MIR. Martin is illegal,
and some Of them propose to contest his title
10 seat when he reaches the United States
Senate. Wisconsin has elected Representative
John L. Mitchell to succeed Senator Philetus
Sawyer
Only one mob Of any size threatened to dis
turb the country's peace. and that assembled at
Denver. For some time past DIR. Hart, the
organizer Of a crusade against Sunday places OF
comfortable for those who supported or we're
supported by the wide-open music halls and
theaters. In response to his efforts several of the
houses were closed, whereupon the audiences
who were necessarily thown into the streets
damaged the preachers house and came very
near doing the doctor himself serious injury.
In the athletic world the only feat worthy Of
OF note-and II was a very great feat-was the
breaking of the one hundred mile skating record
BY Joe Donoghue, at Stamford, in hours, IL
SO 1-5 seconds, or four hours less than the dis
lance was ever before covered in.
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
In foreign lands there have been no occur
rences of great international importance. The
Panama canal scandal has not become any less
odorous, nor has the Italian government thrown
any considerable quantity of light upon the
bank wrecks which have disturbed Rome for
some time past. The disaster of the week oc-
CURED in Bohemia, where $50 miners lost their
lives. but outside of this awful occurrence the
record Of the caiamlties is more than usually
small. The regular explosion Of dynamite took
place, this time in Rome-where the Hotel
d Angleterre was wrecked, but not. it is be-
heved, for any political cause; discharged seq
want is suspected. While the Italian authori-
ties were looking for the author Of this crime
the English police were releasing from Portland
prison Francis Egan, who has secured a rather
UnelSlable reputation a dynamiter; he
| is now on his way to this country,
OF course. Consideration Of the budget in
the French chamber threatened for a time to
result in the Usual number of duels, which or
dinarily follow heated debate in that body,
but it was finally approved and there were no
efforts at bioodshed- The Baltimore Incl
dent at Valparaiso has been brought to mind by
the demand for reparation which Italy makes
Of Brazil. 1t will be remembered that num-
Der of warm-blooded Brazilians at San Paulo
attacked and seriously injured q number of
Il
demands apologies and cash. Socially, the fea-
ture was the marriage of the Princess Margaret
youngest sister Of the kaiser) who welded Prince
Frederick Charles of Hesse at Berlin. in the
presence OF most distinguished audience, and
just about the time when this marriage was
taking place, Lady Alice Gooch commenced her
racy divorce suit in London.
WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
Locally the one absorbing question has been
"Will there be flood when the ice breaks up?''
Congress appropriated IS 600 which the Com
nlissioners were authorized to expend in the
hire OF tugs, and an effort is now being made to
break wide channel from Georgetown to the
bay. The proposition has been SERIOUSLY ad-
yanced by business men that in case an ice
gorge forms at Long bridge the authorities be
requested to blow up that structure to prevent
the damage to city property which would take
place IL the bridge be allowed to remain in its
present position.
The Schneider case still continues to attract
much public interest. The Supreme Court of
the District has ordered that next week COM
mission Of three experts shall decide as to the
sanity OF insanity of the murderer.
Cougressionally about all that has been done
for the District vas the confirmation of Asso-
ciate Justice Louis T. McComas, whose nomi-
nation caused quite bitter political hght: the
confirmation OF Associate Justice c. c. Cole is
looked for at the next executive session Of the
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