Evening star., 1896-12-19
THE WEEK.

The Senate committee on foreign relations
decided to report favorably to the Senate
the Cameron resolution providing for the
recognition of Cuban independence: Mr..
Morgan of Alabama presented a resolution,
which the Senate adopted, asking the Sec
rotary OF State for papers and information
relating to the Competitor prisoners and
other American citizens held In Cuba by
the Spanish authorities. The Senate passed
the Lodge immigration bill. with pro-
vision that the exclusion shall not apply to
persons arriving from Cuba during the COZ
tinuance of the present disorders there. The
House committee on appropriations finished
the legislative, executive and judicial bill,
carrying total of $21, ,667 500. The House
tary Herbert issued statement defending
the seaworth;ness of the battleship Texas
A storm swept over eastern Pennsylvania
New jersey New York and New England
New York city. The directors of the Bal
t1more and Ohio railroad reelected Mr.
John K Cowen as president. James Smith,
colored, was hanged at Upper Marlboro :,
ma, Tor the murder of Miss Margaret
Drown at Seat Pleasant, near Washington
Charles X. Crisp was elected to Congress
from Georgia. to succeed his father, the
late ex-Speaker Crisp. The American Fed
eratlon OF Labor, in convention at Cincin-
nati, adopted resolutions asking the Presi-
dent and Congress to recognize the Cuban
insurgents as belligerents indorsng free
silver, indicated President Gompers from
charges against him and reelected him.
The deaths included Prof. Hermann, the
magician: Robert Shoemaker. q prominent
wholesale druggist. in Philadelphia, and
Robert Stafford, hotel proprietor, in New
York.
Foreign.
The Spanish authorities in Havana placed
the United States consulate under guard
IN fhn irI;
Spanish sympathizers against the United
states. Forty students were arrested in
MOSCOW and a number of political papers
seized in their lodgings An earthuuake
me most violent ever experienced in Great
Britain, shook the country The pope approy-
ed OF the selection of Rev. Dr.James f. Quig-
ley to be bishop Of Buffalo N Y. The ma
tives of Mindanao Island one of the Philip
pine group, revolted against the Spanish
authority and the native troops deserted to
the Insurgents. 100000 persons fled from
1oinoay, Indfa, to escape the bubonic
cut or oil stricken. The deaths included
Cardliiai Boyer, In Bourges, France; Paul
Auguste Arene; French novelist and play
wright; Alexander Salvini, the young actor
IN Florence, Italy.
In the District.
The House passed the following bills re-
lating to the District: Amending the LIQUOR
law; granting an extension of route along
the Columbia road to the Metropolitan
Railway Company: granting an extension
or time to the lexington and Belt railway
companies for making rapid transit expert
ments and equipments; authorizing the law
ing OF additional steam railroad tracks for
use during the Inauguration season: pro-
Vidlng for the extension of North CAPITOL
street; ordering the audit of the Northern
Liberty market claims. and providing for
the payment of Emmart Dunbar & Co
Tor pubic work done in 1871. The Senate
passed resolution directing the Attorney
General to report upon the facts connected
with the retrocession to Virginia Of the
land originally given by that state to form
part OF the District The United States
supreme Court heard arguments on the
street extension cases. The District Courl
OF Appeals denied the appeal of the Uniteu
States Electric Lighting Company from the
decision of the court below in its suit to
restrain 'the District Commissioners from
contracting with the Potomac Electric Com
pany for certain public lighting; the Com
mlssfonerS thereupon signed the contract
IN question. Joseph and Walter p Wilkins
were acquitted in the Criminal Court of the
Saha,s Gharge OF selling selling oleomargarine without
lief committee decided that all disburse-
ments for the relief Of the poor should be
made through the Associated Charities.
Mr: Stilson Hutchins purchased a controll-
ing interest in the Washington Times A
raid was made on gambling den at Ross
lyh, Va, and considerable paraphernalia
was captured. Frank r. Phister, clerk in
the Indian bureau, committed suicide by
shooting. Alice Thomas, a colored woman,
supposed to be 102 years old. was fatally
burned. Martha Masterson a .colored girl
seven years of age, was accidentally shot
and killed by her brother, aged twelve
Among the deaths Of the week were those
Of George E. Lemon, the pension attorney
and publisher of the National Tribune and
Sayles j. Bowen, the last mayor Of Wash
ington.