Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-21
THE WEEK.

Senatorial indifference to public needs
coupled with vast respect for senatorial ira
dition has continued to occupy much Of ma
ional attention during the past few days
There Is talk Of compromise and talk OF
cloture. but neither has yet developed. In
the House the bill extending for six months
the time within which Chinese residents of
this country may register and otherwise
comply with the Geary law was passed with
out much opposition. Distress among the
southern people, who suffered from the
recent hurricanes, is being relieved rapidly.
Yellow fever continues to afiiict the jewellers
in and around Brunswick, Ca, In one day
forty-two new cases having developed; there
has been. however. decrease in the number
OF deaths Railroad accidents have been
over-plentiful and local storms have caused
considerable damage. New York was the
scene OF 100000 fire; Among the impor-
tant assemblages that have been or are In
session may be named the Worlds Women's
Christian Temperance Union. the National
W. c. T. U. and the nineteenth annual con-
vention Of the American Bankers Associa-
ton. all at Chicago: the first biennial con-
yention Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen at Boston, the fourth annual en-.
campment of the Medal of Honor Legion at
New York and the supreme council of Scot
fish Rite Aasons at St. Louis-the latter to
elect the supreme grand commander.
Abroad.
French demonstrations in honor of Russia
have kept European eyes almost continu-
ously open. So marked have been the ex-
hibitfons OF surprise by representatives of
countries not In the lovefeass that the car
will send the czarewitch - Queen Victoria
and to the Emperor wii.Lm to assure the
British and German governments Of russia $
pacific intent. The cal mining troubles in
England continue. the miners In Lancashire
and Yorkshire refusing to 60 to work at the
reduced wages offered by the mine owners;
non-unon men have been forcibly driven
from the pits and there have been several
collisions with the police. Coal miners at
Charleroi. France. also went out on strike
S.Wo of them-but on the next day 1000 re-
turned to their old places although every
man was a Knight of Labor and the strike
was regularly ordered. Spain and Morocco
are still making faces at each other over the
Melilla affair and there are daily discoveries
of dynamite bombs at Barcelona Hostil-
tiles between the Brazilian government and
the rebels at Rio have been renewed and
much damage has been done portions Of the
city. Among the distinguished ones who
passed away during the week were Charles
Francis Gounod, the composer, and Marshal
MacMahon, ex-president of the French re-
public.
In the City.
Two religious bodies concluded their an
nual sessions in this city during the past
week-the Uniyersalist General Convention
and the National Association Of Methodist
Episcopal Local Preachers. One of the pupils
in the Garnet public school building fell in a
fit and a panic started among the pupils
which resulted in the injury OF many chill
dren. The increase in taxable values, as
the result of the last assessment COMPARED
with the previous assessment, was announced
and is thirty-nine per cent. In some Of the
lines of local industry there Is promise Of
activity and altogether the business outlook
is better than il has been for some time