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, tho
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 a. costly az
heretofore by from fifteen to twenty million
dollars annually. On the afternoon Of May so
President Cleveland left tho White House for .
6shing 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 ESQ.,
00O, 600 was found for investment in the
reorganized Philadelphis 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, %ho 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 defaultng 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 Yeas In prison.
The most important appointment made during
the week is that Of Col George g. Sternberg,
who was promoted to be surgeon general Of
the army.
ABROAD.
Germany IL 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although the Emperor William has withdrawn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, nevertheless at
least one faction Of the center party 10 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 il
worrying with . financial crisis that seems to
be quite serious and which is evidently due to q
shortness OF silver, something from which the
United States has not suffered for some time
still sitting in Paris, and argument 10 proceed
ing - slowly az even the most dignifed diplo-
mat could wish 1t to. Gladstone continues to
push forward the home rule bill, but IL not be-
Ing materially assisted by those whom he 10 ap-
parently ndeavoring to benefit, for the Par
nellites 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 ono time considerable
real estate interests in tho territory over which
Gov. Pattison now rules, was suitably remem-
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.. Schsb, .
coffee merchant Of Havre, who tried to corner
the European coffee market and failed. At
Hamburg, Marseilles 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 uone were
more serious than the loss Of the British ship
Germania. which went down in 4 cyclone In the
Bay Of Bengal, taking with IL sixty-four men.
In Nicaragua the revolution came to Q 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 seems to be that any
change in the Antipodean money market must
be for the better.
Tho Presbyterian assembly has been the over
shadowins event in local history during the
past week, and the Briggs trial has been the
overwhelming event in the history Of the as
sembly. DR.. Briggs has at last been declared
hereto by the chief body Of the Presby terian
Church and debarred from acting as . minister
Of the church until he recants his so-called
heretieal views. Memorial day, with all it,
glory and all its sorrow, has come and gone, and
was here fttingly observed. East Washington
has lately been making q 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
been many graduation exercises Of high order.