Evening star., 1895-09-14
THE WEEK.

The international yacht races off the New
Jersey coast between the Defender and
Valkyrie for the possession of the Americas s
cup absorbed general attention for the
greater part of the week: universal regret
was felt that the contest should be a f1asco;
Defender fairly won the first race by min
utes 40 seconds; Valkyrie won the second.
but was disqualified for interference at the
start, and the race given tc Defender; Lord
Dunraven refused to sail the third, owing
to the cup committees refusal TO decl ire
the race void If either boat was hampered
by outside craft; he crossed the line and
returned to New York The national en-
campment. G. A. R.. at Louisville, elected
1. N. Walker comma1der-in-cnief, and Sc
lected st. Paul, Minn., as the place for the
next encampment. Nearly hundred peo-
pie were more or less injured by the col
lapse of the stand at the fireworks display
in. Louisville A caisson exploded in Louis
vile, killing four members of battery A,
Kentucky National Guard, and wounding
in Ohio was opened, at Springfield:
speeches were made by Senator Sherman,
Gov. Mckinley, Gen. Bushnell and "x-Gov.
Foraker. There was surprise in financial
circles when Lazard Freres of the bond
syndicate ordered S2,5oO.o0O gold; J. Pier
pont Morgan announced that the contract
to keep up the gold reserve had been COM
pleted. but that support would he given to
other bond issue. The national flag was
raised at Camp Daniel S. Lamont, Chicka-
mauga. Chattanooga National Military Park.
cyclone struck the depot at Cape Vincent.
and number of passengers were badly
hurt. Surgeon General Wy4nan gave as
surances that the quarantine service on
the Pacific gives adequate protection
against the introduction Of cholera from
Hawaii. Capt. Sumner of the cruiser Co
lumbia was sentenced to be suspended for
six months and to be reprimanded for al
lowing his ship to be improperly docked at
Southampton. The Cubans under arrest
at Wilmington, Del, charged with violat-
ing the neutrality laws, were indicted by
the United States grand jury. B. +. Myers
was nominated for treasurer by the Penn
sylvania democratic convention. The eighth
international railroad conference Of Young
Mems Christian Associations was opened
at Clifton Forge. Va. Rev. Dr. Samuel
Wakefield the veteran Methodist minister,
died at his home in West Newton, Pa.
Foreign.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalam was pardoned by
has been granted all exiles to return to
Hawaii. excepting the Ashford brothers.
More steamers arrived at Havana from
Spain, with 4. 700 troops. A consignment of
5000 Bibles and other missionary books to
the Armenian missionaries in Turkey was
stopped by the Turkish authorities at Bey-
rout. Army maneuvers at Stettin included
lasted several hours and which was wit
messed by Emperor William and Emperor
Francis Joseph. Florencio Bustamente, one
of EZeta's lieutenants, was seized by the
Salvador authorities on board an American
ship. James Ashbury, who brought the
yachts Cambria and Livonia to America
in 1870 and 1871, respectively, to compete
for the Americas cup. is dead.
In the District.
President Newbold of the lexington and
Soldiers Home r. r. Co. announced
through his attorney that the road would
voluntarily abandon the use of the over
head trolley and that the poles on New
York avenue would be down within a space
of ten days; in consequence the prosecu-
tions against the road were postponed. The
Star published the schedule of street i'm
provements for the next fiscal year. The
garbage contractor after consultation with
the Commissioners, decided to adopt the
Smith and Brown crematories for use in
the District; the Commissioners repri-
manded him for permitting his agents to
interfere with the complaints of citizens.
Attorney Thomas rendered an opinion tnat
under an old act of the legislative assembly.
to which attention was called by The Star,
the steam railroads entering the city can
be made to protect the grade crossings.
The fortieth national convention of Good
Samaritans was held in Washington and C.
II. Marshall of this city was chosen Ma
tional Grand Sire. The fourth annual meet
ing of the Potomac District Conference of
the Baltimore Conference of the A. NJ. +.
Church was held here. Prof. William A.
Wilbur was chosen principal of the Column
bian Academy, formerly the Columbian
Preparatory School. Walter Acton, eighteen
years of age. employed as water boy on
the new library building, was instantly
killed by fall Friday. this being the first
death on that structure. Henry Williams,
who had been shot by William Taggert,
died Monday. after eXonerating his slayer
from III reSDOQSibility