Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
THE WEEK.

Congressional activity, aside entirely from
the tariff bills, has been most noticeable, a
great quantity Of long delayed legislation
especially relating to the regular app-o-
priations-being disposed of in great haste
and without any appearance of partisan
friction. The Senate committee burden.d
with the duty of investigating the charges
made as to senatorial connection with the
sugar trust brought in a verdict of mot
proven" accompanying the principal re-
port, which was signed by every member CT
the committee. were supplemental remarks
by Senators Davis and Lodge the republi-
can members, in which the republican party
will doubtless find campaign ma terial. For
two or three days there was comparative
calm in the Senate, but on Thursday Sera-
tor Chandler brought up and displayed to
the public gaze his picture of the Dominion
coal Company-a Canadian corporation
made up largely Of Americans who, natur-
ally, are favorable to free coal: 1t is quite
probable that the company will be the SUBJ
Ject OF senatorial investigation. In the
House, Representative Boutelle stirred things
up by calling upon Congress to adopt a reso-
luton congratuating and recognizing the
Hawaiian republic; the resolution will prob
ably be reported favoraby by the Foreign
Affairs Committee early next week. Cbica-
go Is promised police investigation SINH
lar to that which has been and is being en-
1oyed by New York; Chicago's grand Jury
declares that gambling houses are being run
contrary to law and under police protection.
The commission appointed to investigate
labor conditions and to recommend such
remedies as may seem to it Drope. organic
ed in this city on Mon lay and will COM
mence the taking of testimony within few
days. destructive fire in he lumber-y yard
region or Chicago and earthquake shocks in
southern California attracted consdera BILE
attention In their respective places The
death most commented upon was that OF
Judge Joseph Holt, Who. after being Com
missioner of Patents, Postmaster General
and Secretary of War, was Judge Advocate
General of the Army, and judge Advocate
OF the court that tried and condemned the
Lincoln cOnSplratorS
Abroad.
Japan and China have been stirring each
other up with considerable success; In the
two naval engagements which have taken
place the Jlps were overwhelmingly vic
torlous; in the one land battle the
Chinese claim to have walked all over
their a1versaries and left more than
TWO thousand of them their last
field. Formal declaration of war has
been made and there is now apparent GER
tainty of bitter and long drawn fight.
interference by other powers is not prob
able. Russia is said to have declared its
intention of doing it's best to prevent any
assault upon Corean independence. Santo
Caserlo, the anarchist who assassinated
president Carnot of the French republic,
trial. Other anarchists, in. France and in
England. are also in the tolls of the law.
Walter Wellman, the American journalist
who Is in search of arctic honors, is NOV
ing polewardS 1T a satisfactory rate of
speed. There is trifle of cholera in sew
eral European towns, but no great epidemic.
In Constantinople earthquakes have caused
several panics.
In the District.
A provisional regiment of the District
National Guard went into camp at Mar
shall Hall on Saturday and is still doing
duty there. Coroner Woodward and
Health Officer Hammett changed places.
The royal Hawaiian commission, with
messages from Mrs. Dominis. arrived in
the city and is supposed to be in consulta-
ton with the Secretary of State. The
District appropriation bill became a law.
What is known the Malone site was
again selected by the Senate as the place up
on which to erect the proposed government
printing office building. The sum of 81, 40
was realized from the concert given for the
benefit of families of the three firemen
who lost their lives in the Knox fire. The
in charge of the arrangements
for the Pythian encampment are completing
the details and are looking forward to a
successful celebration.