Evening star., 1897-04-10
THE WEEK.

The past week was the most critical Of
the flood period in Louisiana; the Missis-
sippi river continued to rise in almost It's
entire length; the President sent a mes
sage to Congress. urging congressional re-
lief for the devastated regions Of the Mis-
sissippt river; It was followed by the
adoption of resolution appropriating
$2O0.OOO to be Immediately available The
President nominated Col. Alfred E. Buck
of Georgia to be minister to Japan. and
Brigadier General Frank Wheaton, COM
manding the department of Colorado, to be
major general. The government demanded
reparation for the threat of q Moorish
soldier to shoot Vice Consul Castleton. at
Larache. Morocco. More fruftless ballots
for United States senator were taken by
the Kentucky legislature. The new battle
ship Iowa, In an official speed trial. at
tanned a speed of seventeen knots an hour.
Elisha Dyer, republican candidate for gov
ernor In Rhode. Island, was elected. receiv-
ing plurality of little more than 10000.
Carter Fl. Harrison was elected mayor of
Chicago by II. .1J6 In st. Louis the repub-
lican majorities ranged from 4,276 to "a,
O3S: In Kansas the vote cast by women in
the municipal election was large. War
rants were issued In Chicago for the arrest
of officers of the defunct Globe Savings
Bank on the charge of embezzlement The
charter for greater New York was returned
to the legislature with the disapproval of
Mayor Strong of New York AID the ap-
proval of Mayors Wurster Of Brooklyn and
Gleason of Long Island City. The New York
state senate passed the anti-cartoon bill.
Fire at Knoxville. Tenn. caused a loss esti-
mated at not less than $1.O0O,OOO. and the
probable loss Of several lives. d. G. Griffin.
who was the gold standard democratic
nominee for governor of New York last
fall, died.
Foreign.
Brisk fighting took place in the Island of
Crete: a force of Greek bandits crossed the
frontier into Turkey and encountered the
~t-A nR %txn
declaration in 1921 Of the independence OF
Greece from Turkish rule was enthusiastic
cally celebrated in Athens. Sir William
VerLon Harcourt, liberal. in the house OF
to the queen, praying that British forces
be not employed against Greece or Crete;
Mr.. Balfour asked whether this was ir.-
tended as a motion of ceEsure: Sir William
of the government and obtain the opinion
of the house.. The Sultan Of Zanzi-
bar issued decree abolishing slavery
the government will pay for all slaves
legally held. Great Britain seized the In
yack Island. at the entrance of Delagoa
bay. The country on the northern limit OF
the Transyaal broke out in open revolt
A mob of coolies engaged in an anti-foreign
demonstration in Shanghai. China; marines
were landed to assist the authorities in
maintaining order. Twelve prominent ex-
members of the French parliament were in
volved in fresh inquiries into the Panama
secretary of state for the postal department
or Germany, and Andrew j. Garyey a
member of the Tweed gang in New York,
and who turned informer, died
In the District.
Hearings were conducted before the Joint
select committee of Congress on the sub
1ect OF the District charities; various in
terests were represented and consdera Die
testimony was taken on the subject. Sen
atof Mcmillan introduced joint resolution
directing the Secretary of War to prepare
and submit to CongI ess by the 1st of next
december project for the reclamation of
the Anacostia flats. bill was introduced
IN the Senate providing for the extension
OF the metropolitan railroad through Mount
fieasant The Senate appropriations COM
mittee decided to retain in the sundry civil
Dill the appropriation of $4,000 for the re-
moval OF the general post office to the new
city post office building when completed
PRESIDENT Mckinley appointed Park Agnew
OF Alexandria collector of Internal revenue
for the sixth district of Virginia The
District Court of Appeals decided against
the appeal OF "Lum Pearson. sentenced
to die April 80 for the murder of John
FORD; the court held that there was no
force in the opinion of Judge Bradley that
the act OF January 10 last abolishes all pen
aities for capital crimes committed in the
District prior to that date. Certificate
holders OF the National Life Maturity In
surance Company living in Marietta, Pa,
flied in the District court an application
Tor the appointment of receiver for that
organization, Ior which similar appIica-
ton had previously been filed by Frank
Hume of this city. The new Episcopal Eve
Ear and Throat Hospital. at the corner of
18th and l. streets, was formally dedicated
A colored woman named Carrie Brown
servant at 636 d street northwest. was
found dead In bed, asphyxiated.