Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-31

publcans will gain United States Senators
in place of Senators Brice. Gibson and
Blackburn.
Congress.
The closing session of the Fifty-third
Congress was devoid of feature Attempts
were made to reform the currency, but
they failed. Efforts to authorize the issue
Of gold bonds at rates of interest lower
than at which coin bonds could be floated
came to no avail. When the Fifty-fourth
Congress met Thomas B. Reed was elected
Speaker by the republicans. Owing to the
urgent request of the President considera-
ton was begun of the state of the national
treasury. The House passed a tariff act
which 1t was estimated would give 10000
900 more revenue and quickly followed 1t
with an act authorizing the issue of bonds.
but refused to make them coin bonds. Both
measures must now receive the consdera-
tion of the Senate.
Sporting Events.
The past year was a notable one in the
field of sport-amateur sport There was
the trip of the Cornell University eight to
England and its attempt to win the Grand
Challenge cup, which is trophy for Fights
open to the world then followed the con-
tests between the British yacht Valkyrie
and the American yacht Defender. There
were the field and track events in which
picked men from the London Athletic Club
met the best from the New York Athletic
Club. 1t was, in fact, an international af-
fair. for both clubs secured the best talent
and club membership was easily bestowed
Then the crack athletes from Cambridge
University contested with the best from
Yale. Mr.. J. Arthur Brands little half
rater Spruce " was brought over to num-
bic the pride of the American Ethelwynn,
but failed to do it. Then young Brooklyn
lad named Pillsbury crossed the ocean and
met at the chess table the masters of Eng
land, Russia, France and Germany and
arose champion of the world Barring the
unfortunate experience of the Cornell crew
it a year for Yankee success. Uncle
Sam won all along the line. True, the De-
tenders victory over the Valkyrie was not
such one as Americans wished. The first
race was won by the American on her mer-
its. Just before the second the yachts col
,ided and the American suffered such dam
age that she was beaten. Lord Dunraven
refused to sail il. over and the race given
to the Defender. The Nalkyrie withdrew
from the third after crossing the line, and
Defender sailed over the course alone Lord
Dunraven claimed that the course was too
crowded and refused to sail unless the race
committee would take steps to keep it clear
Considerable bitterness was afterward
caused by his claiming that large amount
of ballast was removed from the Defender
before 1t was RENE assured, and he crossed
the ocean to laythis charges before the COM
mittee.
ls-f Disasters. -s5s
The wreck Of the Elbe In the North sea
January 30. In which 335 lives were lost. and
the sinking of the Spanish man-of-war
Reina Regente during the storm of March
10-1l have melancholy pre-eminence among
the disasters of the year. Among the others
were series of explosions of nitro-glycerine
and giant powder stored in warehouses at
Butte, Mont. whereby sixty lives were lost.
the wreck of the Ohio river steamboat State
of Missouri. with a LOGS of thrty-seven lives:
train wreck on the Interoceanic railway
near Mexico. sixty-five killed; mine explo-
sion near Evanston. Wyo, sixty killed:
wreck of the Pacific mai! steamship Colima
off the coast of Mexico, 1854 lost tornado in
Iowa over 100 killed; bursting of the reser-
voir at Bousey, France. 100 lives lost; wreck
OF the Spanish steamer Dom Pedro off the
Spanish coast. eighty-seven lives lost: flood
in western Hungary seventy drowned.
boiler explosion in the Gumry Hotel at Den
YER Col. twenty-five deaths; wreck of Ital-
ian emlgrant steamer Maria P, 14s lives
lost; wreck OF British steamer Catterhun,
sixty lives lost; Spanish cruiser Barcarz-
tegui lost. thirty-five drowned.
Notable Deaths,
Years in which noted men die are as re-
marked in history as those In which they
are born. The year 1898 will consequently
stand out prominent in future years, for
many bright lights have gone out in the
last twelve months The more noted were
Louis Pasteur. John Stuart Backie, Minis
ter de Giers Ismail Pasha, Sir Henry Roll
linson, DR.. Henry Coppee Frederick Doug
lass. Isaac P. Gray. John L. Stevens, Adam
Badeau, Gen. Canrobert. Lord Randolph
Churchill. Admiral Amy. Prof. j. H. Dana,
Walter .. Gresham, Hugh McCulloch, Ex-
President PeiNotto. President j. H. Seelye
Green Clay Smith, David NJ Stone, Miss
Emily Faithful, Prof. T. H. Huxley, Karl
Vost Senior Gorilla. Thomas Hovenden,
Richard NJ Hunt, Justice H. E. Jackson.
Marshall Mcdonald. Harrison Willard, G.
V. Riley. Geo. F. Root, ex-Justice Strong,
Baron Tauchnitz, Henry o. Houghton and
Allen G. Thurman