Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
THE WEEK.

The discussion on the Carlisle currency
bill occupied the attention of the House Of
Representatives during the past week. Mr..
Springer. chairman of the banking and cur
rency committee, presented the amend
ments to the measure agreed upon by the
democratic members of the committee. The
bill, as altered by these amendments, will
be offered a substitute for the original
bill, and upon the substitute the fate OF
the measure will depend. In the Senate the
Nicaragua canal bill was discussed. Anoth-
er resolution providing for union with
Canada made its appearance In the Senate
Tuesday, having been introduced by Mr..
Gallinger of New Hampshire, who stated
that he would do anything in his power at
any time to further the contamination of
such union. Statues in honor of Gen. Stark
and Daniel Webster were presented TO the
government, and placed in Statuary Han
in the Capitol. Speeches in honor of the
event were made in the Senate and the
House of Representatives. Secretary Her
bert sent to the Senate Admiral Walk
ers correspondence about the Hawaiian
trouble The opposition of certain demo-
cratic members of the South Carolina !egis-
lature to adopting a resolution inviting the
President to visit that body caused sem
sation in the political circles OF that state
The United States circuit court in Boston
declared the Berliner telephone patent void
Before the Lexow committee at New York
Captain Schmittberger confessed that dls-
orderly houses. policy dealers and other
law breakers had paid for protection; that
he had received money from them, part
of which he had divideo' with certain in
spectCrs. Harry d. Booze, jr., a Chicago
grain broker, was convicted OF bucket
shopping the business Of customers OF the
board of trade and sentenced to ten years
imprisonment. The coroner's jury at New
Orleans decided that had the flour been
padded Andy Bowen the prize-hghter,
would not have been killed George 3.
Young, foot ball player, died at Philadel-
phfa from injuries received November ID
The anti-toxine treatment was successfully
used In a diphtheria epidemic which rag
ed at Ashtabula, Ohio. Vicar General
Farley of Brooklyn stated that decree
had been issued ferbidding Catholics to
become Masons. Sons of Temperance or
Knights Of Pythias. President Debs OF the
leagues. decided to take the penalty i'm
posed by Judge Woods without appeal, and.
they will go to Cook county jail next week
to serve their sentences. Claus A. Blixt
was arraigned in Milwaukee for the muir
der OF Miss Catharine Cling, and. to the
surprise of the state. pleaded not guilty.
John Mcbride, president OF the United
Mine Workers. was elected president OF
the American Federation of Labor in the
convention at Denver James Duncan OF
Baltimore was elected second vice presi-
dent: New York was chosen AS the next
place OF meeting. Bishop Thompson OF
the A. NJ E. Church, ex-Gov. Alcorn OF
Mississippi and F'ngene Kelly, the New
York banker, died.
Foreign.
The eastern war Is believed to be nearing
en- end. China has sent two peace COM
missioners to Toxic to negotiate for peace.
Minister Taylor, at Madrid, informed
the Spanish minister of foreign affairs
that unless the excessive duties on imports
exacted of American importers to Cuba
were removed our government would re-
taliate. Minister Baker cabied to Secretary
Gresham that the Mosquito Indians had
formally Incorporated their reservations
with Nicaragua The Prussian diet has
been summoned to meet January g. and
the government intends after the close OF
the session to prosecute Herr Liebkpecht.
the socialist leader. Many houses were dam
aged by an earthquake in South Hungary.
In fight between Italian troops and Arabs
near Halai ten of the former and large
number of the natives were killed. NJ Bris-
son was elected president of the French
chamber of deputies to succeed the late
Nj. Burdeau. Herr Leuss. member of the
reichstag, was convicted of perjury, and
sentenced to imprisonment DR.. Nieber-
ling, the German imperial secretary of JUS
tice. introduced the anti-revolutiorary bill
in the reichstag, but debate on the meas
ure was postponed until after the holidays.
The Importation of cattle from Canada into
Belgium has been prohibited. A bread riot
is reported to have taken place at Lima. in
which many were Killed. A hill will be intro
yucca III the spanish cnamEer deputies
opposing the payment to the United States
of the Nora claim. The new Canadian cab
met was sworn in at Montreal. The politi-
cal friends Of Premier Crspi of Italy say
that he has no intention of resigning and
that the chamber will be dissolved early
in January. The Sultan Of Turkey is re-
ported to have asked the signatory powers
to the Berlin treaty to send delegates to
Kurdistan to introduce reforms A labor
riot broke out at Belize. British Honduras.
Portugal has decided to have a navy.
In the District.
There have been few scattered cases of
smallpox during the week. but very few
and not enough to occasion any alarm.
The fine weather of the week has crowded
the streets with Christmas shoppers, and
the stores have been doing a tremendous
holiday trade. Additional charges were
filed with the Civil Service Commission
with reference to Recorder Taylor's off,
cial conduct. The board Of trade at its
meeting Tuesday evening adopted by an
almost unanimous vote the resolution ia
voring an extension of the civil service
rules to the municipal Offices of Washing
ton. The report of the boards commit
tee recommending a site for the proposed
contagious disease hospital was also adopt
ed. Emma Reed, prisoner at the District
Jail, committed suicide by hanging herself
in her cell. Statues erected In memory of
General Stark and Daniel Webster and
presented by the state of New Hampshire
were unveiled with appropriate ceremonies
Thursday afternoon. The governor of New
Hampshire and his staff, who came on for