Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03
THE WEEK.

busy yet uneventful period, commencing
with that Sunday when, for the first time, the
gates Of the Worlds Fair were thrown wide
open to the Thousands who sought admission.
Next In point Of interest to this much vexed
and much discussed question was the celebra-
ton Of Memorial day, and closely approaching
this IN popular interest was Secretary Hoke
Smiths reconstruing Of certain pension laws.
which, under his ruling, will not be as costly a.
heretofore by from fifteen to twenty million
dollars annually. On the afternoon Of May 80
President Cleveland left tho White House for .
dshing trip on Hog Island; he is still absent.
or financial world. Three or four Of the small
and weak banks have succumbed and several fac
tories.one or two quite important@..nave
shut down In spite Of the alleged
tightness Of the money market $780,
900 600 was found for investment in the
reorganized Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road. With all military pomp and much civic
ceremony the remains Of the late Jefferson
Davis have been inferred permanently at Rich
mond. In Missouri there has been great aud
destructive storm. while in Louisiana the floods
have rendered thousands Of people homeless.
The feature of the criminal records has been
the discharge by court Of DR.. Graves, Sho was
once sentenced to be hung for the alleged
poisoning Of Mira Barnaby. and. Just about
when he was being released, ex-State Senator
John P. Macfarlane. the defaulting president Of
the ruined American Life Insurance Company
and the wrecker Of the Bank Of America Of
Philadelphia, returned from his exile In Brazil
to receive his sentence Of four years in prison.
The most important appointment made during
the week is that Of Col. George 8. Sternberg,
who was promoted to be surgeon general Of
the army.
Germany is still discussing the army bill. and
although the Emperor William has Withdrawn
or declared to be untrue some Of the statements
which were credited to him, nevert heless at
least one faction Of the center party IL now ne
gotiating with Chancellor Won Caprivi for some
thing worth having in return for their support
OF tho army bill In the next reichsta&. Italy 10
worrying with Q financial crisis that seems to
be quite serious and which Is evidently due to a
shortness OF silver, something from which the
United States has not suffered for some time
past. Tho Boring Sea Court Of Arbitration IL
still sitting in Paris, and argument IL proceed
ing as slowly as even the most dignifed diplo-
mat could wish 1t to. Gladstone continues to
push forward the home rule bill, but 10 not be-
Ing materially assisted by those whom he 10 ap-
parently endeavoring to benefit, for the Par
nelites will present over 100 amendments to
the measure as soon as opportunity is afforded
them The anniversary Of the death Of William
Penn, who had at one time considerable
real estate interests in the territory over which
xemem-
bered by the English members Of the Society
Of Friends. There have been but few disturb
ances in the mercantile world. tho principal
happening being the wrecking Of Mr.. Schab, .
coffee merchant Of Hsvre. who tried to corner
the European coffee market and failed. At
Hamburg, Marselles and Toulon cholera has
once more made its appearance, but up to this
time the number Of cases has been small
There is uneasiness in Spain because Of the
anti-taxation movement, but no serious trouble
Is apprehended Just now. The Royal Geo
graphical Society Of London decided to pre-
sent to W: W: Rockhill, the American explorer,
now chief clerk Of the State Department.,
the society's gold medal for his remark
able work in Thibet and adjoining countries.
OF the many accidents that occurred none were
more serious than the loss of the British ship
Germania. which went down in = cyclone In the
Bay Of Bengal, taking with 1t sixty-four men,
In Nicaragua the revolution came to o satisfac-
tory ending the revolutionists compelling the
president to resign, and thus bringing about
the order for which they were striving In
Honduras the government succeeded in holding
its own. and those who tried to upset IL are now
engaged in looking elsewhere for employment
and the right to live. Some of the small banks
and corporations in Australia are going under,
but the general impression seerus to be that any
change in the Antipodean money market must
be for the better.
AT HOME.
The Presbyterian assembly has been the over
shadowing event in local history during the
past week, and the Briggs trial has been tho
overwhelming event In the history Of the A.
sembly. DIR. Briggs has at last been declared .
hereto by the chief body Of the Presbyterian
Church and debarred from acting as minister
Of the church until he recants his so-calied
heretical views. Memorial day, with all its
glory and all its sorrow, has come and gone, and
was here httingly observed. East Washington
has lately been making vigorous protest
against the proposed location of the contagious
disease hospital In that neighborhood, with the
result Of holding up all negotiations. Tho
school commencement season has started in the
city, and during the past few days there have