Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
THE WEEK.

Proceedings against vessels suspected OF
sailing in the interest of Cuban insurgents
have attracted general attention; the
schooner Joseph w. Foster. which cleared
from Philadelphia ostensbly for Tampa,
Fla, was seized at Lewes, Del, by United
States officers at the request of the Spanish
minister, who charged that the vessel car
ried arms for Cuban insurgents; the vessel
was afterward released; the captain and
two mates of the steamer Horsa were held
at Philadelphia, on the charge of landing
arms and men in Cuba; the Leon was also
seized at Wilmington, and hearing will be
held. In the case of the United States
against x-Superintendent of the Mint Bos-
byshell and his sureties, for the recovery of
shortages amounting to $13,518.32 verdict
in favor of the government was given. The
shortage was caused by the populations of
ex-Chief Weigher Henry S. Cochran. Col.
Lamb of Norfolk was chosen Gen. Mahone's
successor as leader of the republicans of
Virginia, being made chairman of the state
committee. and representative on the re-
publican national committee. The revenue
cutters Woodbury.. Dallas, Dexter, Hamil
ton, Crawford and Colfax were designated
by the President to patrol the coasts of the
United states during the season of severe
weather to render service to vessels in dis
tress. Senator Chandler sent letter to the
President, protesting against permitting
the railroad pool to be consummated. Sew
el al deputy WardenS at the state prison in
jackson, Mich. were badly beaten by re-
voting convicts. gale blowing from sixty
to eighty miles an hour, and accompanied
ny rain In some sections. and snow and
sleet in others, did great damage in the
western and southwestern states. Ben
jamin johnson. the colored sailor, charged
with the murder of Capt. B. F. Revefl.
an,,tx the ., Potomac river was found
county jury, and sentenced to three and
a half years in the penitentiary. The South
carolina constitutional convention COM
pleted its work, and the new state consti-
tuition goes into effect December 81. Senior
Machado was appointed Portuguese min
lister to succeed Senior Thedim, who died
recently. Miss Edith Rockefeller, daughter
OF the standard Oil magnate, was married
leave his room, in New York.
Foreign.
Tired of the dilatory tactics of the sultan,
and convinced that he is completely under
the power of the palace party, the repre-
sentatives OF the powers at Constantinople
are preparing to reinforce the warships in
the Bosphorus, without the sultan's con-
sent. Forty thousand is the estimated total
number of victims of the massacre in Ar
menia. Instructions have been sent to the
British minister at Rio de Janero to invite
Brazil to submit the question of the own
ership of the Island of Trinidad to arbitra-
ton. The Introduction of new machinery
caused a strike and riot in a cigarette fac
tory at st. Petersburg. The Brazilian
cruiser Uranus was wrecked, and the COM
mander and five of the crew persisted. The
Berlin police closed eleven socialist clubs in
that city. Terrific storms off the English
coast cause1 great damage TO shipping. The
pope created nine cardinals. including Mgr.
Satolli, the papal delegate to the Catholic
Church in the United States. Sixty-two
lives were lost by the explosion in a car
fridge factory at Palma, Island of Majorca,
Spain The pope is suffering from a throat
affection. The trial of Gen. Julio Sanguily,
the Cuban leader, was begun in Havana.
The deaths OF the week included Otto En-
lers. the explorer. in British Guiana; Count
Won Taafe, the Austrian statesman. at Ell
lischan. Bohemia and Alexandra Dumas,
the French novelist and dramatist, in Paris.
In the District.
AS holiday the observance of Thanks
giving was marked by the holding of the
usual services in the churches; four foot
ball games were played during the day. A
large number of the members of Congress
arrived in the city to be present at the
opening session. which will be held Mon
day; considerable interest was manifested
in the canvass for the minor offices of the
House. A clause in the new police regula-
lions will require that all street railways
using rapid-transit sy stems shall stop their
cars On the near side of the street. Owing
to the order of the Commissioners direct
ing mat the Sidewalks on Louisiana avenue
o.C upied by the commission merchants be
cleared. the merchants decided to take out
vendors licenses, which would enable them
to use portion of the sidewalk. On ac-
CONT of the order of the Commissioners
directing that steam railroad trains come
to full stop before crossing any electric
or cable street railway, the Baltimore and
Ohio and Baltimore and Potomac secured a
temporary restraining injunction from the
court. Chief Justice Bingham has directed
the summons of jury of appraisers in one
of the cases of condemnation under the
highway act. Having failed 20 agree, the
jury in the case of the contest over the
will of Mrs. John F. Olmstead was dis
charged. John Harris, colored, was SEN
fenced to be hanged January 81 for the
murder OF Matthew Spruell, colored. The
plan for the establishment of public
library as proposed by the board of trade
was Endorsed by the Federation of Labor
The deaths of w. N. Dalton and DR.. Eph-
rain c. Merriam occurred. Suicide by
shooting was committed by George r.
Parks.