Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
THE WEEK.

The past week has been barren Of re.
markable happenings at home The wide
spread distress Of the poor has occupied
the attention Of all people with hearts and
many ways have been devised for the anne
Iteration Of the suffering. President Com
pers Of the Federation Of Labor recently
struck the keynote Of the song Of the un-
employed when he stated that a man had
right to have work and consequently II
was the duty Of the state to give it to him.
This has been echoed by others and in
New York a mass meeting of workingmep
went 50 far as to demand that the wages
paid by the state to those to whom en-
ploymcnt was given should conform to the
furnish employment has not yet been rec
ognized by any Of the authorities, but
wherever 1t has been possible work has
been given and projects begun that were
to have been done later-simply as meas
ures Of relief. The question Of calling an
extra session Of the Illinois legislature to
help the unemployed is now being agitated.
The finances Of the state are in good con-
dition and the roads are bad. 1t is be-
lteved that the legislature could provide
work for several thousand men improving
the roads until spring. Suicides and MUIR
ders have interrupted the general merri-
ment OF Christmas week. Congress has
not been In session. but q congressional
committee has sat at the Capitol, inQuiring
hutO INC true HWdTOneSS OF the Hawaiian
affair.
In Foreign Lands.
The anarchists have been keeping the
people in Europe from growing drowsy
during the week. At Madrid a panic was
created in the opera house by a rumor
that anarchists had planned an outrage
The building was quickly emptied. Trial
OF anarchists charged with attempting to
blow up the building in which the cortes
meets was begun at Madrid. Internal
machines have been found in various cities
ana several innocent persons have been
seriously injured by explosions. The state
OF the masses In Europe Is similar to that
IN America. Thousands are out Of work.
"A police agent called Mrva was found as
sassinated in Prague. The young Czechs
=, ARE M suspectea. me war against the Riffs
the two most active Riff chiefs having been
given up to Spain. Affairs in Norway-Swe-
den are no nearer harmony. The secession
movement In the former country continues
to grow. The German kaiser and his min
listers have conferred and have arranged q
plan OF procedure for the coming session Of
the reichstag. The campaign of Italy
against the dervishes' in Abyssinia Is pro-
cseding successfully, the italian troops
having won great victory over overwhelm-
Ing odds. The pursuit of the Matabeles by
capt Wilson. according to reports. has re-
suited In massacre Of every member of
Wilson'S company.
In the District.
A good deal Of attention has been given
TO the events of the holiday week. The
Christmas services in the churches were
well attended. Christmas entertainments
have been frequent in the churches and
various social events have been enjoyed.
The needs Of the poor have not been neg
lected. Plans for raising money and for its
distribution were adopted at a meeting of
the central relief committee. About 81. 900
OF the fund raised by The Evening Star
santa Claus Club was distributed during
the week through the agencies Of the club
and expended for relief The success Of the
club has suggested that much gooo may be
done through small monthly contributions
TO the general relief fund and The Star ha $
placed at the disposal of the public its
force OF collectors, to whom contributions
can be given. Winter racing received
what IL hoped by the majority to be ITS
death blow In this city by the arrest of a
bookmaker and his associates and their
prompt indictment by the grand fury.
PENDING the hearing Of the case there will
be no racing at Ivy City DOMAIN. a man
arrested for writing threatening letters 10
the Vice President and other public men,
was sent to jail to await the action of the
grand jury. The Modern Language Assoc
citation held a three days session in this
city during the week. A destructive fire at
Iakoma Friday morning destroyed about
$oO,OOO worth of property.