Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20
THE WEEK.


The Chinese question has been in the fore.
front ever since the Supreme Court Of the
United States, on Monday last, declared the
Geary registration and deportation law consti-
tutional None Of the non-registering China
men have been sent home, because there is no
money legally available with which the ex-
Penses OF trans orsation can be betrayed. The
law viii probably be inactive until Congress
meets. Chicago is still struggling with the
worlds Columbian exposition, and the city's
directory has made and continues to make
great effort to throw the fair gates open on
Sunday, but SO far without success The
ton with the fair. Other big organiza-
tons that met, at various points on
this continent. are the Women's Missionary
Union, the Order Of Railroad Telegraphers, the
Scotch-Irish congress. the international Young
Mems Christian Association and the Catholic
Knights Of America. In the middle west and
southwest lot OF small banks have gone under,
the smash in each andevery case being due to
the fact that officers OF the banks had been
specializing with the bank funds; heavy indi-
vidual losses. consequent upon the falling stock
market, revealed the criminality of many hero
tofore trusted men. Financial trouble has for
some time been lowering over Erastus
Wiman. the millionaire apostle Of COM
mercial union with Canada, and q day or
two since he made an expected assignment; the
assignees say that his property will in q little
while pay all indebtedness and leave Mr.. Wiman
still q wealthy man. In labor circles the only
disturbance has been the strike of street labor
ers in indianapolis. The Chattanooga grand
jury surprised several people by returning in
dictments against twenty-five citizens-many
Of them pronunciation being concerned in the
lynching Of q colored man. Socially the weeks
feature has been the arrival In this country Of
the Infanta Eulalie Of Spain. who comes to
represent her country in connection with the
festivities Of this Columbian period OF rejoic-
ing and squabbling.
ABROAD.
Multifeatured and yet not startling have been
the past six days abroad. Cholera still exists
in Hamburg, in spite Of vigorous If belated
efforts to stamp it out. and the same disease is
rife in portions Of European Russia. War
phobia is also epidemic throughout the German
empire, 1t being spread assiduously by those
who believe the army bill to be a necessity or
who think it polite to be on the emperors side
Of the question. The reichstag campaign has
warmed up quite perceptibly. and ont of the
strife comes proposition to make peace be-
tween Prince Bismarck and the Emperor
William, which desirable thing BY the way, is
more easily talked of than accomplished.
Stormy times prevailed in the Bohemian diet,
wrestling match between two Infatuated ora
tors whose words failed them and the
use OF q loaded ink bottle as a missile being
among the happenings Of one hour. Frances
present trouble seems to be with anarchists
and bombs, many o: these animate and inani-
| mate workers Of mischief having been cap
| tured. The friction between Sweden and Nor
way has not deere ased, and unless Norway is
granted the rights for which it now contends
vocaDy . saneuinary rupture may be expected
| soon. Gladstone Is pushing his home rule bill
along as rapidly as possible out is seriously him
dered by what seems to be the incapacity of
the chairman OF the house Of commons COM
mittee. In the nautical world there were three
notable o:currences-the sinking OF the ship
Countess Evelyn BY the steamer City of HAM
burg, twenty-five Of the passengers and crew of
the former being drowned; the success Of the
new steamer Campania in its eastward race with
the Paris; and the ordering by the White Star
Company Of a steamer that is to be eight hun
dred feet long. Australian banks are much
troubled; there have been bread riots in Persia
four thousand houses were burned in one con-
hagraton at Manila; three thousand Chinese
persisted in o theater fire at Kau Lii; and the
revolution in Nicaragua still revolves, with the
revelutionists apparently uppermost
IN THE DISTRICT.
Washington has been performing Customary
duty and one that it does with grace and case
namely, the entertaining Of host Of strangers.
The general assembly Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church began its annual sessions in the New
York Avenue Church on Thursday. On the
home missions Of the same church convened in
the Church Of the Covenant The hospitality
shown the members Of these two bodies 10 pleas
ing and complete, and adds another distin-
guished instance to lifelong line of similar events
in the recent history Of this city. The Princess
Eulalie arrived here last evening and by order
OF the President was received at the depot by
Secretary Of State Gresham and Col John NJ.
Wilson. U.S.A., and with the additional honot
Of a military escort, commanded by Brevet
Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry, U.S.A A great
throng gathered about the depot and the
Arlington to witness her arrival. The original
purpose in acquiring the land for the Rock
Creek Park was completed by the approval by
the President Of the Recommendation Of the
park commission for the purchase OF 10 ad-
ditional acres Of land. which continues the park
to the bounds Of the District and protects Rock
creek. The President and Mrs. Cleveland took
possession Of their country home on the
Woodley road. Arrangements are being made
for the great mass meeting in the interests of
rigid enforcement Of the liquor law.
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