Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
THE WEEK.

The first regular session Of the Fifty third
Congress expired on Tuesday, and all the
members departed to look out for their
political fences. The new tariff law went
into effect without the Presidents signature
and the receipts at the custom house were
largely increased by importers taking mer-
chandise out Of bond at the reduced rates,
Secretary Carlisle having decided that they
could be taken out at the prevailing rates,
and not at the rates existing when they were
entered. The receipts at the New York GUS
tom house were not UP to those during the
five days after the Mckinley law went into
effect, four years ago. Representative Will
son, author of the new law, was enthusiasts
tically renominated, and took advantage Of
the occasion to deliver tariff address
which, 1t is believed, set the keynote for the
democratic speeches Of the coming CAM
Iaign. He blamed the democratic Senators
for not passing more radical bill, praised
the Presidents attitude. and declared that
with the peoples aid greater progress would
be made in tariff reduction. The President
left Washington to spelid a month or six
weeks at his seashore home. Gray Gables
The national strike commission, sitting at
Chicago. ended its hearings and adjourned
to meet at Washington September 26 Con-
gresham q. Il. Shaw, past supreme chan
ceilor OF the Knights of Pythias, died al his
home at Eau Claire, Wis Mrs. Celia Thax-
ter, the poetess, died at Isle of Shoals
Lieut.. WEIGH of the fifteenth infantry, who
struck Col. Crofton, was declared sane by
jury, and will be court-martialed. Forest
fires have been raging in Wisconsin, Michi-
gan ard parts Of PENNSYLVANIA, causing
great loss. The North Carolina republicans
decided to support the populist state ticket.
E. w. Tunnel was nominated for governor
by the democrats of Delaware. Some of the
Weather residents of New York have is
sued call for a meeting of citizens next
ThnrS19y n hn int Sf1 Of o>l
ment Fire in New York tenement caused
the loss of three lives. Councilman Dou-
doussat of New Orleans was detected taking
a bride for his vote Gov Waite and the
Denver police officials We're arrested charged
with opening and detafning a letter belong
ing to police matron. Waite was dis
charged, the others being held for trial.
Foreign.
The Chinese war correspondents have been
more industrious during the week than their
rivals, and tidings of several Japanese de-
feats have been received. The reports are
not confirmed. A Dutch expedition to the
island of Lambok, near Java, was repulsed
by the natives. who are under Dutch rule.
1t Is regarded in Holland as a great calam-
ity. The Britar MIA and Vigilant will race
for the Cape May cup next Wednesday.
Japan and Great Britain have negotia ted
new treaty. The French garrison at Tim
buctoo. West Africa, were defeated by the
Arabs. Great damage caused in
India by the bursting of a dam at Ghona
lake. The governor of New South Wales
on the assembling of parliament announced
that the protective duties would be repla ced
by income and land taxes. A storm of I'M
usual violence RACED in Poland. three chill
dren being killed by hailstones. London ad-
vices say that Mgr. Satolli will return to
Rome at the end of the year.
In the District.
During the past week a large number of
visitors have come to the city, and the
events in connection with the biennial en-
campment of the L. r., X. F., and the
IEeeting of the Supreme Lodge have pretty
we'll occupied public attention. 4 convention
in the interest of the development of the
south was in session for two DAYS. The
cCroners jury in the case of Mary Fiaherty,
an aged woman, who run over and
killed at the railroad crossing at Virginia
avenue and 9th street rendered a verdict
generating the employees, and recommend
ing the employment of two gatemen at that
point Three certificate holders of the Wash
ington beneficial Endowment Association
filed bill in equity asking for the appoint
ment OF n receiver and an Injunction. The
president of the associat ton Mr.. Gardn Ell, pub
lshed statement of the affairs of the as
ISOLATION. Changes were made in the Of
noes of superintendent of street cleaning
and chief clerk of the health Office The
President left for mis- summer home at GRAY
Gables. The District team of sharpshoot-
ers spent the week at Sea Girt, n. j. prac-
ticing for the international and interstate
matches to be held next week. The ten
days camp meeting at Washington Grove
closed