Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31
THE WEEK.

General interest centered during the
week in the fight between Senator Quay
and his opponents in Pennsylvania for the
Craftsmanship of the state committee; the
test vote in the convention at Harrisburg
showed the Senator to have majority Of
thirty; there was no further opposition
and he was chosen unanimously. The an
nual convention Of the American Bar As
ISOLATION was held in Detroit. Twenty-Five
thousand Knights Templar marched in the
grand pageant in Boston that opened the
triennial conclave; the Grand Encamp-
ment concluded its business; it was de-
cided to make Washington the headquar-
tiers of the order. Secretary OF Agriculture
Morton has issued an order that will pre-
vent the expectation of any beef that is
not inspected. The United States district
attorney for Wyoming reports that the
killing Of the Bannacks by Constable Man
ming was a cold-blooded murder, but that
there is no federal statute to bring the
murderer to Justice. Minister Ransom took
thu oath Of Office as minister to Mexico.
The Pearsal case, involving the Great
Northern Pacific deal, and hundreds OF
millions of dollars, was argued in the
United States circuit court in st. Paul,
Mimi, before Judge Sanborn. Twenty men
were arrested at Penn Grove, n. j., and
lodged III Jail at Wilmington. Del, charged
with organizing a filibustering expedition
to Cuba. Having obtained from the in
ventor the right to manufacture exclu-
Sively the Lee rifle the Navy Department
will advertise Immediately for bids for the
manufacture of 10000 of them. The Union
Pacific train robbers pleaded guilty in
Omaha, Neb., and were sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. The resurvey of
the boundary line between California and
Nevada will result in giving, California
strip of country aggregating several hun
dred square miles. Heber NJ Wells was
nominated for governor by the territorial
republican convention of Utah. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury extended the time for
fling sugar bounty claims from September
1 to October 1, 1925. The fractional fight
Between two families in Chinatown, San
Francisco, has led to the disruption of the
Six Companies, the most powerful Chinese
organization in the country. James Getty,
a wealthy citizen of Pittsburg, was killed
by Alexander Hutchinson during quar-
rel. Hovey won the tennis championship
by defeating Wrenn at Newport. The
yacht Defender twice defeated the Vigilant
and was formally chosen to race the En-
glish cup challenger, Valkyrie, in the races
beginning September Z. Judge Coke, sec
rotary of state Of North Carolina, died in
Raleigh. aged ffty-four years.
Foreign.
1t Is reported that the investigation into
the Chinese outrages is progressing salts
factorily. and that ten of the Vegetarians
have been convicted. There was a cloud
burst in the district Sidi Aich, ALGERIA,
which caused enormous damage. An Arab
village was destroyed, fourteen persons
were killed and sixteen others, severely
injured, have been removed from the ruins.
The Chinese government granted the
French mission in the province of SEE
Chuen an Indemnity of four million francs
The German-American veterans in their
tour of Germany stopped at Hamburg,
placed laurel wreath upon the war monu-
ment. and then paid a visit to Bismarck,
who cordially received them.
In the District.
Members of the local communicates,
Knights Templar, spent several days in
Boston attending the triennial conclave. A
rather sensational incident occurred in the
receipt, through the mails. by the register
Of wills, from an anonymous source, of a
paper purportng to be the will of the late
Joseph Holt. executed in 1873. 1t is eX-
pscted that the paper will be offered for
probate. which will be contested. The petit
ton of A. X. Tingle to enjoin the District
Commissioners from filing and recording
the map of section 1 of their proposed plan
of street extension was denied by the court.
Work of excavating for the site of the
Hearst school for girls on the grounds of
the Episcopal Cathedral foundation was be-
gun. Representatives of colored Baptist
churches of Maryland, Virginia and the
District. known as the Mt. Bethel Baptist
Association. were in session. Contracts
have been entered into by the District Com
missioners for the disposal of the garbage
of the city by the Incarceration method. 1t
Is desired that the contractor should use
the Smith furnaces. and it is expected that
he Will agree to do so. J. Nota McGill was
appointed by the President register of
wills. in place of Col. Wright Prince PAX
former minister of home affairs for the
Corean government has taken up his resi-
dence in this city for time. John H.
Yakey committed suicide by jumping from
a rowboat into the river. The rifle team of
The National Guard left today to take part
in the rifle matches at Sea Grit