Evening star., 1895-09-21
THE WEEK.

The events Of national importance this
week were the dedication of Chickamauga
Military Park and the opening of the At
lanta exposition. The former celebration
began Wednesday and continued through
the week; veterans Of both the confeder-
ate aud the Union armi. IS to the number of
over $4,000 met on the field of Chicka-
mauga. where appropriate exercises were
participated In by prominent men from the
north ard the south. The Atlanta exposi-
tion was opened Wednesday by exercises
participated in by the president and man
ayers, the leading oratorical efforts of the
day being the addresses of Judge Emory
Spear and Mr.. Booker T. Washington of
the Talle1ega College for Colored Youth;
owing to serious delays the machinery was
not started until late in the evening, when,
by means of electrical communication,
President Cleveland in his cottage In Mas
sachusetts touched button which set the
wheels going round. The Durrant murder
case was continued during the week at San
web of proof against the prisoner and con-
vtncing the public generally Of his guilt.
The twenty-seventh annual session Of the
Army of the Tennessee was held in Gin
cinnati The Detroit NJ. E. conference
adopted a proposition favoring the admis-
sion Of women as delegates to the general
conference. A stay of execution has been
granted in what is known as the Lunen-
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strip people celebrated Tuesday the second
anniversary of the opening Of their coun-
try; the strip has now 100000 people and
thirty good towns. During the week there
died the Dowager Princess of Battenburg;
John Butler prominent lawyer of In
dianapolis; ex-Gov. Reddick of California;
John Lemon, eX-auditor of Pennsylvania,
and James c. Wilson, receiver Of the Atchi-
son, Santa Fe and Topeka railroad.
Foreign.
The week has been one full of stirring
events in China; the British have moved
five cruisers up the Yang Use Kiang to
protect British residents; gunboats have
also been sent as far inland as possible to
protect residents at Ku Cheng; the Vege-
tartan sect continues to give anxiety, and
the emperor has sent troops to hold them
in check. 1t is reported from st. Peters
burg that the sultan will comply with the
demands for reforms in Armenia. Mica
raGua celebrated the seventy-second ami
versary of her independence. An adroit
swindler, upon presenting forged order
at the deposit company's office in London.
obtained Mrs. Langtry's Jewels worth over
100000. The Spanish cruiser Barcastegui
was struck by the steamer Mortera at
Havana and sank; forty lives were lost in
Guiding Admiral Parejo. The captain of
the American steamer Mascot was SEN
fenced to eight years Imprisonment in
Cuba for landing cartridges for the in
SufSentS. several small engagements nave
occurred during the week between the
Spanish and the Cuban insurgents. and, i'll
a letter to the secretary of the Cuban revo-
lutionary party in the United States, Gen.
Gomez says the insurgents are making
steady progress, and the entire island Is
hostile to Spain. The Japanese forces, 50,-
900 strong. continue the campaign In For
mosa. and during the week a detachment
of 1000 of japanese troops captured the
old capital of the island and dispersed a
troop of 10000 Formosians. The twenty
fifth anniversary of the entry of the Italian
army into Rome was celebrated in that
city yesterday by the unveiling of a monu-
ment to the memory of Garibaldi.
In the District.
A notable event in the history of the fight
against the overhead trolley In this city
was the removal by the lexington Railroad
Company of ths trolley poles on New York
avenue: for the present horse cars are used
over this portion of the route. collision
occurred at 9th and streets between a
9th street electric car and a Belt car, which
fortunately did not result in serious injury
to the passengers Rev. DR.. Talmage, the
Brooklyn divine, has under consideration
an invitation to become co-pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of this city.
Work began at 7th and Pennsylvania
avenue on the laying of the foundation
for the pedestal of the bronze equestrian
statue of Gen. w. s. Hancock. The Dis
trict Commissioners refused to change
their plans as to the location Of a
colored public school In the Miner building.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the unfit
cation Of the Italian states was celebrated
by parade Of the Italian societies. a re-
cepticn by the Italian minister and BAN
Quet. At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington and Georgetown railroad
an agreement to sell the road to the Rock
Creek company was ratified. In the Holt
will case the first action in the legal bat
tie was taken by offering for probate the
will Of 1873. During the past week the
mercury has reached unusual attitudes for
this time of the year. The American Nu-
mismatic Association held its annual ses-
sion here. Funeral services over the re-
mains of Prof c. v. Riley, who died from
the effects of o fall from his bicycle. were
held.