Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11
THE WEEK.

Argument on the constitutionality OF the
income tax law was made before the full
bench of the United States Supreme Court.
The Delaware legislature adjourned sine
die. but the speaker of the house, McMul-
lin. republican, declared Henry A. Du-
pont elected United States Senator; the
last ballot gave him Il votes. The repub-
licans claimed that Senator Watson. in
succeeding to the governorship ceased to
be a senator. and that there were, there
fore. only - on joint ballot, Is votes con-
shutting quorum The court-martia1 was
begun in Brooklyn of Fleet Surgeon DIR.
kershner. on the charge of perjury and
scandalous conduct. A conference of edu-
ment for entrance examinations in English
to admit to the various colleges of New
England. the middle states and Maryland.
Yesterday was observed in North Carolina
as Confederate Memorial day: the chief
ceremonies were at Raleigh, Wilmington
and Charlotte. The greater New York bill
was defeated in the state senate-15 to IA.
The International convention of the Y. NJ.
c. A. was begun in Springfield, Mass. Gov.
Peter Turaey was inaugurated at Nashville.
The republican members were absent Four
policemen were injured and one striker
fatally shot in riot Of the Illinois Steel
Company strikers in Chicago. Judges
Simonton and Goff decided in Columbia,
s. c.. that the provision of the dispeIssary
law prohibiting importation OF liquor Ior
private use was unconstitutional - The
grand jury which has been investigating
the management of the county jail i'll
Memphis. Tern, under Sheriff McCarver,
has returned report containing some seri-
Gus charges against that officer. Charges OF
President LOCKER of the Michigan Mutual
Insurance Company The entire busi-
ness portion of Cresco, Neb.. was destroyed
by fire. Five state senators were appointed
at Harrisburg by the legislature to- exam
inc the municipal affairs OF Philadelphia.
Foreign.
The notifications of the treaty of peace
between China and Japan were exchanged
1t Is reported that. in consideration Of
Japan's abandonment of the Lao Tung
peninsula, she will receive an additional
indemnity of ten million pounds. Under
the new Chile-Bolivia treaty Bolivia gains
a Pacific port and strip of territory.
which will enable her to resume commerce
by the Pacific without crossing Chilean
soil. and permit a REIMBURSEMENT OF ner
navy. The reichstag rejected the main sec
ton of the anti-revolution bill. The Brit
ish house Of commons adopted proposal
made by the chancellor of the eXchequer
reimposing duty Of I'd. per gallon on beer.
which will convert the estimated deficit in
the budget into a surplus of f1S1 900. Elk
Queen Natalie returned to Servia after hav-
ing been exiled four years. Sir Robert Peel
CTFedt SecTetdTy LOT 1Teiduu from
1861 to 1865. died in London ODonovan
Rosa created a sensation In the gallery
Of the English house Of commons by pro-
testing that his fair name had been assall-
ed, and was arrested. Jem Smith knocked
out Ted Pritchard In England in the second
round in fight for the English champion
ship. The London stock markets doomed
with an enormous business in Americans.
chiefly on German buying. The 4 -ofders
from Germany. in the past few days. have
been unprecedentedly large. The rush for
bold bonds continues. nm
In the District. n HWi
A joint committee, composed Of represen-
tatives Of the Central Relief Committee, the
Board of Trade and the Associated Chari-
ties, was formed and arrangements were
made to put into operation at once the po-
tato raising plan for the relief Of the poor
The largest delegated religious body in this
country, known as the Southern Baptists'
convention. is in session in this city, hav-
ing convened yesterday for a four days
meeting. During the week the Open-air
Workers Association OF America was In
session. The Fencibes and the Morton Ca
diets left Tor Memphis to take part in the
interstate drill Col. Clay, the chief clerk
of the Department of Justice having made
an inspection of the jail. reports that insti-
tuition to be in satisfactory condition. In
terviews, printed in The Star, with a large
number of business men of the city show
that business prosperity Is returning, and
that there is a hopeful feeling as to the fu-
ture. Col. w. P. Craighill was made briga-
der general and chief of engineers of the
army. in place of Gen. Casey. retired. From
injuries received by an explosion of gaso-
line the death of William Nyman resulted.