Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

ticut, In an address before the Georgia R.r
ASSOCIATION at Warm Springs, Ca. took
ene ground that the President of the Tinted
states is the greatest despot on earth
Thomas e. Watson, late nonnl,st na,d;sa,.
ior wee PRESIDENT, charged that the ms
ionlsts mad entered a compact To 5e,iver
p Due poPulist vote 70 the democrats in 1900.
secretary of the Presbyterian Chnrcb Va ~ Z
1ouno dead In bed at Memphis Tenn Five
tnoians died and others were expecte6 IN
~ d. Malones Point. Mimi, as the result
and othsr drinking of painkiller, hair oil
dtu o1her preparations containing alcohol
y y =. Capron, a wealthy resident of San
rrahcisco and native of Virginia com.
mltted suicide by shooting. William F
throuebom ne ,S comedian, who was known
DIED IN New York. Fred D. Mussev wbo
was TOT many years Washington corresnon.
9 a OF the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
oled at Middlebury, VT.
Foreign.
Inc queens jubilee wound I'D with q re-
view OF British troops at Aldersbot. Oreer
victoria reviewed the troops, being greet
ed with the greatest enthusiasm. the
Trince OF Wales led his regiment in III.
review. 1t was reported in Constantinon,e
Ihat battle has taken place between 4on
go RAIDERS and detachment of Otto
man troops near Metsovo Albania which
is turkish territory; the Creeks suffer.J q
lose Nc
loss OF 120 killed and 80 captured Tho
rebels recently took possession Of and
searched the house of the Spanish colonial
secretary OF the Philippine Islands in the
center of the town of Manila. The secra-
tary was absent at a dinner party. or he
would nave been killed. The ministry of the
Netner!ands resigned. Emperor William re-
-, o ni.sen German generals. making thir-
~ generals retired in three months: the
oioest or the retired officers was fifiv-six
years OF age. The steamer Alden from
Yokohama for London, was totally wreck
Gu OH the coast OF East Africa, and seven
y-elght persons were drowned or reported
missing 1t was rumored in Havana thai
Maxfmo Gomez. the Cuban insurgent leader
was Killed The famous Mazarin. or Gnt
enners si9ie, was sold at auction in Lon
Jon Ior t4,OOO (s2O.Goo). Gen. VIM. F.
draper, United States ambassador to italy
was received by King Humbert. It was
economically announced in Berlin that
a a, Won Bulow would temporarily as
sumo the post of minister for foreign az
fairs, Baron Marshall Won Riehersts;n's
neaIth rendering his retirement necessary
LONDON newspapers expressed anxiety CON
cernlhg the riots In India as indicating that
repeiilon might be threatening Mrs. Mar
garet Oliphant, the novelist, died in Ion
oon. England, of cancer.
In the District.
The Commissioners considered The mes
ton OF approving the compressed air motor
run by the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railroad Company as the experimental
basis OF a rapid transit equipment; at a.
nearing granted the citizens arguments
were rendered to demonstrate that the road
had not compiled with the law In the case:
the Commissioners referred to the attorney
Tor the District statutes involved and re-
ceived an opinion to the effect that the
lexington and Belt roads have until Junu-
airy 1, 1898, to begin to equip their lines
no final decision was reached on the mer-
Its OF the motor or the law involved Tie
new building regulations prepared by a
commission were promulgated and adopted
The Senate District committee made a ia
Yorable report on bill to incorporate the
East Washington Heights Railroad Com
pany. Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill
providing new system of registering titles
to real estate in the District of Columbia,
based upon the Torrens law in force In H.
1inois. The additional policemen and fire.
men provided for in the new appropriation
act were appointed A permit was taken
out for the construction of an amusement
hall on the site of the former skating rink,
on New York avenue between 18th and 14th
streets; protests were filed later by neigh
boring citizens and officers Of three nearby
churches against the character Of the build
ing. At a meeting of the board Of school
trustees the public school teachers were
appointed for the coming year. John Shug-
rue, q timer, attempted suicide.