Evening star., 1896-11-14
THE WEEK.

-v. announcement was made that England
and the United States had concluded an
agreement respecting an arbitration treaty
between England and Venezuela. This ac-
ton on England's part was universally re-
gsrded as recognition of the Monroe doc
trine and an admission of this country 8
right to intervene in a dispute between
England and one of the South American re-
publics. The European press declared it to
be great diplomatic triumph for the Unit
ed States. The good effects of the triumph
of the sound money campaign continued. 1t
was stated that 10000 men had been put to
work since election. The result in Ken
lucky was decided, Mckinley obtaining a
plurality Of 25S for Il of the 13 electors,
Bryan receiving the other elector through
incorrect marking of ballots. South Da-
kota republicans gave up the electoral, but
Claimed the state ticket. The governor of
Delaware declared the three republican
electors chosen, and disregarded technical
objection that would have given the demo-
cTats one. The annual convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
met at st. Louis. The General AS
sembly, Knights of Labor, met at Roches-
ter. n. Y. Richard " d. Wood, receiver
OF the Metropolitan Bank Of New York
prlated 100000 of the banks funds Gov
ernor Mitchell of Florida called a conven-
tlon TO meet at Tampa, January 20, 1877
10 70 CONSIDER plans for southern harbor de-
lehses Inc caucus of democratic members
OF the Georgia legislature took a number of
MeHectual ballots for the Senatorship
Ine battle ship Iowa. on her builders trial
Trip. attained speed OF 1917 knots an
Eour, "a or knot above her contract re-
Qutrements. The United States battle shir
Texas sank in shallow water at her dock in
the brooklyn navy yard. Napoleon Sarony
the photographer. and DIR. Henry A. Mott,
Tx a iot n tod
Foreign.
Lord Salisbury. speaking at the lord
mayors dinner. in London, said he believed
the controversy over the Venezuelan
boundary ended A cantonal court ordered
the Bank of st. Gall. Switzerland, to hand
over to the relatives Of the wife of the
long-missing Archduke John of Austria a
million franks deposited by the archduke
Walter NJ. Castle of San Francisco was re-
leased from prison in London, where she
nad been confined under a sentence for al
legged shopltfting. One hundred persons
were killed in Everek, Turkey. and nearly
all the Armenian houses In the place were
piliaged. Captain General Weyler took the
neld In person against the insurgents in
Cuba under Antonio Maceo. John Auguste
auge Gylden. director of the observatory
OF Goettingen, died.
IN TIC DhbtflCt
The District Commissioners issued their
schedule of street improvements for the
coming fiscal year. Further complication
arose between the garbage contractor and
the Inventor of the garbage crematory at
the foot of South Capitol street, and the
cessation Of the garbage service was
threatened. The health officer presented
his annual report. Some alarm was occa-
stoned among the people by the unusual
prevalence Of diphthera and the Peabody
School building was closed and fumigated
because Of the development of several cases
among the pupils. Arguments were begun
IN support OF the application of the United
States Electric Lighting Company for a
permanent injunction to prevent the Dis
trfct Commissioners from granting permits
Tor electrical construction to the Potomac
Electric Power Company, and from award
irg the contract for public electric lighting
to that company The receiver for the
lexington and Belt Railway Companies
presented his report to Judge Cox of the
District Supreme Court detailing the pro-
posals received by him for the expert
mental equipment of the roads a rapid
transit basis, and recommending the ac-
ceptance of the Hoadley motor for test pur-
poses. The thirtieth session of the Ma
tional Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, was
begun. The annual meeting of the board
of the work accomplished during the past
year and new directors were elected; at a
subsequent meeting of the board of direc-
tors the old officers were reelected. The
annual sessions of the Associated Chari-
ties, Womans Suffrage Association of the
District and the National Association Of
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tions were held. B. W. Frazier. proprietor
of the Hotel Wellington committed suicide
near the Chain bridge by shooting.