Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
THE WEEK.

Public interest within the United States has
been divided between President-elect Cleve-
lands cabinet making and the populist-repub-
lican mbrcglio in Kansas. All doubt as to who
will fill five of the cabinet positions has been
moved by official announcement to the effect
that Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana will be Sec
retGry of State, John G.. Carlisle of Kentucky,
Secretary Of the Treasury: Daniel s.. Lamont OF
New York, Secretary of War; Wilson S. Bssell
of New York, Postmaster General. and Hoke
Smith of Georgia. Secretary OF the Interior.
The troubles in Kansas arose from the desire
of the populist house Of representatives, which
seems to be an Illegal BODY. to Dust the republi-
can house; troops were called out and there has
been a great hubbub. but, so far. no blood
she'd Steps toward the annexation Of Hawaii
were taken BY the transmission to the Senate
bv the President of the treaty negotiated be-
tween Secretary Of State Foster and the com
mssioners sent TO this country by the Hawaiian
provisional government. American interest
in the Panama canal non-constructiOn
scheme aas been enlivened somewhat by
the facts that are coming to the surface in re-
Spouse to efforts made by a congressional
investigating committees; there were several
dollars spent in tine United States The SEN
ate has been debating over the proposition to
guarantee S100, 900 900 worth of Nicaragua
canal bonds, but no conclusion has yet been
reached. In the House of Representatives
strong language, brought ont by the pension
appropriation bill. resulted in Mr.. Dan Waugh Of
Indiana being tapped on the nose by Mr.. Turpin
OF Alabama, while in West Virginia, for just
trivial cause. two men took each others life in
duel. More than little interest has been taken
in the trial of Hugh ODonnell the Homestead
leader. for murder. and the verdict Of not
guilty was, all things considered, far from sur
prising. The only notable death during the
week was that of DIR. Norvin Green. president
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
IN OTHER LANDS THAN OURS
Home rule has been the leading foreign topic,
commencing with the introduction Of a new
home rule bill by Mr.. Gladstone. The measure.
so far as it has been made public, is generally
satisfactory to the Irish party, but it is being
bitterly opposed by the conservatives and by
the Irish Protestants. In France the week has
been remarkably calm. its only feature being
an unsuccessful effort by Boulangist deputies
to upset governmental conditions in the old
world republic. Panama matters have not
disturbed, although two of the alleged con-
spirators-M.M. Provost and Lequay-have
been sentenced to imprisonment, respectively,
for three and five years. The United States is
considerably interested in the arrangements
being made by Austria and Ger
MANY to bring about an international sanitary
conference, at which cholera is to be discussed
by the worlds specialists.
IN The CITY.
Locally the most important piece OF news was
the nomination Of Myron NJ. Parker to succeed
John W. Douglass as District Commissioner,
Mr.. Douglass term having expired. This presi-
Dental action shared public attention with the
passage bv the House of a reasonably satisfac-
tory liquor license bill. The measure has been
favorably reported without amendment to the
Senate. Two deaths have been prominent
those of Rear Admiral Case ard Lieut. Rey-
nolds, L. s. n. The latter was horrible af-
fair. resulting from the ieutenan.'s being run
over by a cable car