Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
THE WEEK.

Interest In the tariff debate in the Senate
during the past week has been overshad-
| owed by a resolution introduced by Mr..
Lodge to investigate charges Of the at
tempted bribery Of Senators Kyle and Hun
| ton to vote against the tariff bill, and the
| charge that the sugar schedule in the tarin
| bill had been fixed in the interests Of the
! sugar trust in return for half million dol
lar contribution, alleged to have been made
| by the trust to the democratic campaign
| fund. The resolution was amended to in
| clude charges that Senators had speculated
| in sugs- stock. The resolution was passed
without opposition. Mr.. VIM. G. Whitney
| denies that the sugar trust in any way con-
| tributed to the democratic campaign fund.
| The investigation is likely to be one Of the
most memorable in the history Of Congress.
The Supreme Court dismissed Governor TIL
| mans appeal on his suit for a mandamus
| to compel the commissioner OF patents to
register the word palmetto as a trademark.
AS the dispensary law has been declared
unconstltutlonal there is no need for the
south Carolina trademark. 1t was moved
In the Union League Club of Chicago to ex
pei Congressman w. c. P. Breckenridge
| unless he can exculpate himself. The COM
monwealers of the west keep up their rep
rehenslble habit of running away with
trains. and the federal troops have had to
De called into service several times to aid
the marshals Hogan, who started the
practice, has been sent to prison for six
months and his associates for less periods,
and 1t is hoped that lawlessness has been
curoed. particularly shocking crime was
the mortal assault committed on Katie
Rupp. German girl, near Jersey City. by
her af1anced lover, Bernard Aftenberger.
He was afterward caught. There appeared
to be no motive for the crime. The Louisi-
ana legislature elected Senator Caffrey for
the term beginning next year. He is the
! first official chosen to serve in the twentieth
century. Charles c. Harrison was chosen
provost pro tenn Of the University Of Penn
| sylvania. Five Harvard students were
drowned in Boston bay by the capsizing Of
| catboat. million dollar fire was started
| In the Boston base ball grounds by an oc-
cupant OF the "bleachers' carelessly drop
ping lighted match into some shavings
beneath the seats. Five hundred families
We're driven from their homes. Rev. John
b. Newton was consecrated at Richmond
assistant bishop Of the Episcopal Church in
| Virginia The Presbyterian general assem-
bly, began Its sessions at Saratoga The
| celebration Of the twenty-ffth anniversary
or the organization OF the boards of foreign
and home missions and church extension OF
the Evangelical Lutheran Church was held
at York, Pa. cloud burst caused immen Sc
damage In Minnesota, railways being wash
ed out and bridges swept away. Pawtucket,
X. l., had S3OO0OO fire. The conference Of
mine operators and miners at Cleveland
called to end the strike of soft coal miners,
ended without an agreement. Great incon-
venience has been caused by the scarcity
OF Utah as state was favorably reported
to the Senate The United States Boring
sea patrol fleet sailed from Port Townsend
for the north. An investigation has been
in progress at New York into the alleged
dishonest management of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. The Georgia populists nomi-
mated J. X. Hines for governor The Brook
lyn handicap, opening the "a cling season in
the east, was run, and was won by DR.. Rice
In the presence OF 10000 persons.
Foreign.
The diplomatic rupture between Brazil
and Portugal was the sensation of the week
in foreign circles. Brazil gave the Portu-
guese minister his passport and withdrew
its own representatives. The cause alleged
was Portugars act in affording Admiral Da
Cana an asylum on Portuguese ships. The
miners international congress met at Ber-
lin and held an exciting session. The Brit
ish delegates represented 645.00O miners, the
German 1872, 800 and the French 100000. The
chief of the Mosquito Indians has been re-
stored by the British. w. II. Edwards Unit
ed States consul general at Berlin, died in
that city. The civil marriage bill has been
returned to the upper house of tine Hunga-
rian diet for reconsideration. The premier
Is determined ON its passage. Y English
churchmen have signed a manifesto against
disestablishment in Wales Milan and Nata-
lie have been denied regal rights in Servia,
the decree reinstating them being declared
void.
In the District.
During the week there have not been
many happenings Of great Importance in the
District. The Coxey scare has passed away
to a large extent with the passing Of the
army to Bladensburg. and the case of the
three Coxeyites has not yet been finally dis
posed of in the courts Nor day evening
there was general convention OF the local
Epworth League associations at Foundry
Church. That afternoon a crank made his
appearance in the gallery of the House and
attracted considerable attention. Judge
Miller's nomination as judge OF the Police
Court was confirmed by the Senate on
Wednesday, and he received his commission
and was sworn in yesterday. On Thursday
the board Of trade gave a shad dinner at
Marshall Hail. at which they entertained
large number of members Of Congress and
other prominent men. Friday afternoon the
Forty-Niners had their annual outing at
Marshall Hall. An important convention of
chiefs and commissioners of bureaus of
statistics of labor began on Wednesday at
the rooms Of the interstate commerce COM
mission and continued three days. The
District Commissioners recommend TO Con-
gress needed legislation compelling the
adoption of street car tenders