Evening star., 1896-11-28
THE WEEK.


Annual reports on the condition of Diff
ferent branches Of the government were
made to the President. The joint congress
vestigate the accounts of Librarian Spofford
Wo-Ting-Fang was appointed Chinese min
lister to succeed Yang-Yu, transferred to
st. Petersburg. The Virginia canvassing
board awarded the certificate in the tenth
congressional district to II. D. Flood. DEM
ocrat. having thrown out. on a technicality,
enough votes cast for Mr.. Yost, republican.
to defeat him. Mr.. Flood refused to ac-
cept the certificate. Judge Charles Mott
was promoted to chief justice Of the Court
or Claims. and Charles B. Howry of Mis-
sissippl was appointed to fill the vacancy
Charfes X. Crisp, son Of the late eX-Speak-
er Crisp was nominated for Congress by
the convention for the third district Of
Georgia. In speech at the banquet Of
sound money democrats in New York W.
Bourke Cochran said 1t should be the duty
or sound money men to support the COM
ing republican administration. Engineman
S1"@ph MeaEa!: ami Fireman William Chi
chester were killed In q collision of trains
en- the Pennsylvania railroad at Milestone
junction. N. ]. John E. Redmond, leader
or the Independent section of the Irish
nAtfonalists. arrived in New York. cy-
mississippi and a cold wave prevailed in
the western states. A contract was signed
for pneumatic tube mail service between
new YORK and Brooklyn.
Foreign.
Seventy persons We're drowned by foods
IN Athens, Greece. where an enormous
tract of land was submerged. General
Weyler ordered the farmers in the prov
1nces Of Pfnar del Rio, Havana and Matan-
zas to carry the new crop Of corn to the
garrison towns. General Weyler. in an
into nvNyy<.r kI.A
the results of his campaign in Cuba SO far:
ne lert Havana to resume his campaign
against the insurgents: special messen-
ger brought to this country g. message
from General Maceo. the Cuban command
er-tn-chfTf. announcing that he had with
stood General Weylers attacks, had rem
dered the Spanish army much injury and
was prepared TO meet any move Weyler
may make. President Hureaux of San Do
mingo was reelected for the fourth time.
Ohcial notice was given of the coalition of
Nicaragua. Salvador and Honduras. under
the name of the Greater Republic of Cen
trail America" Lord Elgn. viceroy of India,
teleSraphed to London that recent rain
rails improved the prospects in the dis
tricts threatened with famine. Lady
SCOTS trial on charge of libel. brought
by her son-in-law Earl Russell. was begun
In London. Right Rev. Frederick Temple.
archbishop Of Canterbury, was formally
elected prin,ate of all England at Canter-
bury. Emperor Francis Joseph. as King
VI I1uHSdTy, Opened titInSydTldH pdTlld-
ment in Buda Posth. The government Of
Hawaii decided cot to extend tha fran
chise for a cable haretofore granted 20
Colonel Il. S. Spatding. Queen Victoria
knishted Mr.. Edward J. Poynter. the new
president OF the Royal Academy. Il num-
Der of Corean officers were arrested on
charge OF plotting to seize the King of
Corea and force him to return to the pal
Ca,npanini. the tenor singer. and Bishop
Fitzgerald of the Catholic diocese OF Ross,
Ireland. died.
In the District.
Mr.. S. w. Woodward was named as
chairman of the inaugural committee. The
United States treasurer. as custodian Of
the District sinking fund. made his annual
report. Judge Cox denied the request Of
the receiver for the lexington and Belt
railroad companies for permission to make
test Of the compressed air system of rapid
transit. The jury in Judge Bradley's court
entered a verdict adverse to the suit of
Prince Yturbide of Mexico to compel the
governors of the Metropolitan Club to re-
instate him to membership. Thanksgiving
day was generally observed throughout the
District by appropriate services in the va
rious churches The garbage contractor
made an offer to the District Commission
ers to sell his plant and contract to the
District The District Sunday School
Union held Its annual convention. The fall
meeting Of the Churchman'S League was
beld. The planning mill belonging to Thos.
w. Smith. located at the corner of 1st and
G streets northeast. was totally destroyed
by fire. together with a quantity of lum-
Der. causing loss Of between Ss5.O0O and
&D.HO. uncovered by insurance. Trouble
developed among the members of the Nor
ton Cadets. the champion drill company Of
the United States. and a split from that
organization was threatened. George Mat
thews was tried and found guilty at La
Plata. Md. for the murder of James Irwin
at Aliens Fresh. Md: after the verdict
was rendered Matthews confessed to the
killing. and accused Irwin's wife as the in
stigatof of the crime. Franklin Tenny,
one of the oldest hotel proprietors in this
country, for many years owner of the Ma
tional Hotel tn this city. died. Three men
took their own lives during the week; these
suicides were Robert s. Whitehand. well
known as a collector OF historical curios:
Charles Henry. printer. and Richard J.
Mccarthy. a well-known young man of
Georgetown.