Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-25
THE WEEK.

The past week has been q busy one in
political circles. The Maryland republican
convention elected delegates-at-large to the
national convention and adopted a plat
form, with sound money and protection as
the principal pianks: the delegates were I'M
instructed. The Virginia republican con-
vention adopted a new plan of party organi-
cation and instructed for Mckinley. The
Pennsylvania republicans Endorsed Senator
Quay for the presidency: an effort to have
Mckinley named as second choice failed.
Democratic state conventions in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island Endorsed ex-Gov-
ernor William E. Russell Of Massachusetts,
for President. The Alabama democratic
convention adopted a platform for the free
coinage Of silver. and instructed the dele
gates to Chicago to vote as unit. The Ten
nessee republican convention instructed
deleGates-at-large for Mckinley, and de-
clared against free silver. In the Connecti
cut republican convention no reference was
made to any of the presidential candidates.
Iowa populists declared for Gen. Weaver,
and Nebraska silver democrats declared for
free coinage. The State Department was
informed Of the release of Dygert in Cuba
by Captain-General Weyler. The Senate
confirmed the nomination of F'itzhugh Lee
to be consul general at Havana. The Ven
ezuelan commission decided to send agents
to The Hague to examine documents there.
The House committee on territories has de-
cided to report favorably bill to admit
Oklahoma to statehood. The Senate dis
posed of the sectarian school question in the
Indian appropriation bill by adopting a
compromise declaring 1t to be the settled
policy of the government to make no APP
preparations for sectarian schools after July
l, 1873. thus giving two years for the
abandonment of sectarian schools. The
case of the United States against the Joint
Traffic Association was begun. Mrs. Joseph
Cooking and her sister. Miss Daisy Miller.
W.
the store kept by the Cockings, at Hill Top,
hamlet near La Plata. Charles county, Md
The opening of the United States dry dock
at Port Orchard. Puget sound, the third
largest In the world. by the docking of the
government coast defense vessel Monterey
was accomplished The New York assem-
bly, passed the Greater New York bill over
the vetoes Of the mayors Of New York and
brooklyn There was riot at Cleveland
between union and non-union lumber
shovers in which two men were seriously
nurt: The prominent deaths included Geo
:. munro. the publisher: David 1. Jerome.
ex-governor or Michigan; DIR. Phineas G.. C.
Hunt at Indianapolis: he was thrty-third
degree Mason. and was especially prominent
IN the Scottish Rite.
Foreign.
The British made a sortie at BuIuwayo:
according to official accounts, the Brit
ish inflicted great loss on the Matabeles,
but were forced to retire. The Turkish gov
eminent having appointed Mussulman
governor Of Zeitoun. the powers demanded
that Christian governor be appointed. A
new order Of English knighthood, the Royal
victorian, was created. United States Am
bassador Bayard and other prominent
Americans participated In the exercises of
the shakespearean celebration at Stratford-
on-Avon. the chief event being the unveil-
Ing OF the window in the Shakespeare
Church donated by the Americans NJ
bourgeois. premier. and the rest OF the
n ,fYpfS fr.-
citing scene in the Senate when the premier
made statement confessing the right of
the senate to overthrow a ministry The
deaths included Herr Ingersler. the min
lister or public works of Denmark, and Leon
Say the distinguished French political
economist.
In the District.
The Court of Appeals Of the District. in
decision written by Justice Sheparif
reversed the decision of Judge Cox in the
supreme Court. which declared the high
way act unconstitutional; the upper cour,
sustained the law, except that part which
directs the assessment of benefits. Chief
Justice Alvey dissented from certain narts
OF the finding of the majority of the court
The Senate District committee agreed on
a compromise bill regulating the price of
gas, whereby the net rate of 81 per thousand
Will AFTER gre dual reduction. be reached
July l, 1901; the committee also decided to
recommend the purchase of Analostan Is
land at price not to exceed $4,000. Work
on the District appropriation bill was he
gun by the Senate subcommittee on annro-
priatons. The House committee on Dis
trict affairs heard arguments by represen
tatlVes or the Capital Traction COMPANY
and Columbia Railway Company. in a dis
pute between those corporations over the
territory west Of the State War and Nayy
building: The bill for the lexington and
Bet railway extension was reported to
the Senate, with material amendments. A
proposition was advanced to the Diet riot
committees to inaugurate a new system of
naming the streets. There was a hearing
before the civil service committee in the
Rouse m behalf Of an extension of the
GVl service law to the District Off .es.
trouble arose between the contractor for
the disposition Of garbage and the inventor
OF the recently erected crematory. and the
1omnnssionsrs took the matter under ad-
ylsemcnt The national arbitration con-
ference met in this city with most
distinguished delegates In attendance The
!irst congress Of religious education was
held during the week at the New York
s. Of the, National Academy of
Sciences was also held here. The ma
tional council Of Colonial Danes held
rs annual session. Rev. Dr. Thomas
sioux Falls, s. D.. In st. Patrick's Church
Sunday. with elaborate ceremonies in
which Cardinal Satolli participated. II was
decided to unvei the new Hancock statue
repetition of the experiment of city 1ot
farming this year. The prosecution of yio-
iators OF the oleomargarine law was cor
tinued. The residence Of Rev. r. L. How
property was taken by unknown thieves
George Bogus, for many years a we'll
known merchant. and president Of Carroll
Institute. and Gen. Noah L. Jeffries, for
merly register of the treasury died dur-
ing the week.