Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
THE WEEK.

Thanksgiving day was celebra ted through
out the United States. The court-martial
of Capt. Leonard A. Lowering. United
States army, charged with ill-treating Pri-
vate Charles Hammond. finished its work
at Fort Sheridan, and it was reported that
he was found guilty, as charged, and the
recommendation made that he be repri-
manded by the reviewing officer. The
fusion members of the Ohio legislature
from Hamilton county decided to vote for
the nominee of the republican caucus for
United States senator. Mayor Carter H.
Harrison presided at a mass meeting in
Chicago at which resolutions opposing an
arbitration treaty with Great Britain were
adopted. Lieut. Michael j. O'Brien of the
9Th Infantry, who was the prosecutor in
the O'Brien-Romeyn court-martial at Fort
Mcpherson, near Atlanta, resigned from
the army. The national committee of the
iddle-of-the-road populiStS, which met N
ST. Louis, called a national convention of
that party for April &, 1888. At special
election in the sixth congressional district
of Illinois Henry S. Boutelle, republican,
was chosen to succeed the late Congress
man E. d. Cooke, who belonged to the
same party. Fifteen alleged moonshiners
were captured by government officers in a
raid in Scott county, Ark. The Order of
Twenty nine, purporting to include all the
New England families that can rightfully
claim Mayflower descent, was formed. New
Orleans adopted vigorous measures to pre-
there next year; up to November 10 total
of 4 $50 cases of yellow fever had occurred
in this country the present year, and 40
had proved fatal.
Foreign.
Rumors of conflict between British and
French troops in West Africa reached Lon
don. The officials of the colonial office re-
fused to believe the reports. In Paris the
reports We're discredited. The disorders in
the lower house of the Austrian reichsrath
were resumed; the president suspended
thirteen unruly members. crowds attacked
Count BadeniS house and threatened him
with the guillotine: Mark Twain eX-
PEELED from the gallery of the unterhaus.
Germany, it was reported, made her de-
mands on China impossible of compliance
as q pretext for retaining Chinese territory
and a deadlock resulted. SoudaneSe troops
in Major McDonalds expedition in East
Africa revolted, and in the fighting that
followed several officers and fifteen soldiers
We're killed and thirty wounded; hundred
of the mutineers were killed. Fire at Mel
bourne, Australia, destroyed some of the
largest business houses in the place; loss
estimated at $5,0O0,0O0; hundreds of people
We're thrown out of employment. The po-
lice and a detachment of troops charged a
fighting mob of rival socialist organizations
at Gratz, Austria, and one man was killed
and a number wounded. 1t was announced
that Rev. Frederick Temple, u. D., on ac-
count of old age, would resign as arch
bishop of Canterbury and prmate of all
England. Alarming rumors concerning Mr.
Giadstone's health were denied; he at
tended the village church Sunday. Three
hundred Americans in London enjoyed a
Thanksgiving day dinner at the Hotel
Cecil; the queen sent greetings and Ambas-
sador Hay made an address. The Spanish
government continued to receive protests
from all parts Of that country against the
Cuban autonomy scheme; Premier Sagasta
declared that the government of Spain
would in no way modify its program of au-
tonomy for Cuba. Severe earthquake
tribunal awarded Colonel McMurdo $1,000
Geo for the Delagoa Bay railroad, seized by
Portugal. The Turkish government, yield
Ing to Russia, announced the postponement
until spring of the reorganization of the
Turkish navy. 1t was statedsthat Marshal
Blanco through General Pando had begun
negotiations for peace with the insurgent
leaders in Cuba on the basis of autonomy
General Weyler arrived at Barcelona
Spain, and was greeted by 10000 cheering
people: he made several speeches, declar-
ing that he would take up the cause of pro-
lection. The Countess of Lathom was
thrown from a trap and killed near Wigan
In England. Earthquake shocks in Saxon
Thuringia have damaged the famous rail-
road vi6duct of the Goeltzch valley render
ing 1t of no use for traffic for some time to
come.
I'm the District.
Announcement was made Of the transfer
to new owners OF the Columbia and Mary
land electric road. together with the Eek
ineton and Belt street railway properties