Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
THE WEEK.

The House of Representatives refused on
Thursday by majority of Al to order a
third reading Of the resolution by which it
was proposed to authorize the issue Of
$65.OOO.OOO Of three per cent gold bonds. to
substitute for the four per cent thirty-year
coin bonds sold by Secretary Carlisle un-
der the contract with the Rothschild-Mor-
gan syndicate. An analysis of the vote
shows that eighty-nine democrats and thir-
ty-one republicans Q2O in alb voted in ia
vor of the resolution, and ninety-eight
democrats. sixty-two republicans and sew
en- populsts Q6I in alb against. In the
Senate Mr.. Jones reported the bill adopted
by the finance committee providing for
the free coinage of silver, and Mr.. Gray
reported the adverse action of the commit
tee on privileges and elections on the bill
providing for the election Of Senators by
direct vote of the people. The
engrossed bill providing for biennial cleo
lions. The annual meeting OF the ASso-
ciated Press members was held in Chicago,
and the eastern members gave banquet
to the western members j. L. Dixon, CASH
Ter of the McElroy Banking Company Of
Fayetteville, Ark, committed suicide when
1t was discovered that he was short In his
accounts. The long overdue French steam
er La Gascogne arrived; the event caused
relief and rejoicing among the many
friends and relatives of those on board.
George NJ. Irwin, the discretionary pool
operator. was placed on trial in Pittsburg
on charge Of false pretense. Several
prominent Chicago brokers testified to 1r-
wins speculations in grain. Governor Nor
ton has signed the power-of-removal bill,
which gives Mayor Strong the power to
depose the heads of departments of the
New York city government. The eighty
sixth anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln was celebrated throughout the
country Mayor Strong of New York show
cd hto ind hv NJ.
missioner of Public Works VIM. Brook
field no is strongly antagonstic to ex-
Senator T. c. Platt The deaths of the
week were Minister I. P. Gray at Mexico,
hacker; Gen. NJ. d. Corse, at Alexandria,
Va. and Chas. Gayarre, the Louisiana his
torian.
Foreign.
The Chinese surrendered the warships
and forts of Wei-Hai-Wei, and the Jap
anese are now in full possession Of the
place. General Tai of the Chinese army
committed suicide at Wei-Hai-Wei. on ac-
count of the desertion of a number of his
subordinates. Reports from Armenia state
that similar outrages to those in the Sas-
SCUM district have been committed in the
province of Harlan. forty or fifty villages
having been destroyed. In the house of
the amendment offered by Mr..
Parnellite, proposing consideration
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the dynamite prisoners. was rejected. John
the Parnellite leader In the house
of commons. submitted an amendment to
the queens speech asking that parliament
be dissolved and the question of home rule
be submitted to the country. The amend
ment was rejected by vote Of 256 to 2:S'i.
Canada is having trouble with her
finances. Her revenues have decreased
and her expenditures have increased. The
public debt increased S34I5.O0C In January.
The Chilean government has decided to
buy all the railroads in that country. The
keel of Lord Dunraven's new yacht to race
N America will be laid in Glasgow next
week.
In the District.
Owing to the appropriation Of $4,000 for
he relief of the poor it was possible dur
ng the week to give employment to large
lumber of men in clearing the streets of
NOW. The house-to-house canvass, con-
lucted by the central relief committee. net
ed over $4,000. A concert for the benefit
II the poor was given at Convention Hall. |
The name Georgetown, as the title of an |
Independent city within the District |
vas abolished by a bill which became |
aw during the week. The claims of the |
leirs of twenty-three persons whose death |
vas the result of injuries received at the |
FORD Theater disaster were favorably re-
,orted upon by the congressional joint |
Committee. Resolutions favoring the sewer
plan were adopted at a meeting |
Il representative women and action-to
ONE extent adverse-on the same subject |
vas taken at a meeting of labor represen-
ativeS. The Commissioners made con-
racts for the use of tugs to break the ice
blockade in the river. an appropriation for
hat purpose having been made by Con-
,ress. The memory of the late President |
Yelling of Columbian University was hon.
red at a meeting held for that purpose.
The winter session of the school of ap-
lied ethics was opened. The great poly
,lot temperance petition arrived in the
ity and meetings were held and speeches
made in regard to this movement for adj
lressing the governments of the world on
he subject of temperance. At her wharf |
n this city the steamer Lady of the Lake
vas destroyed by fire.