Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
THE WEEK.

Henry George, candidate of the Jefferso-
MAN democracy for mayor of Greater New
York, died suddenly of apoplexy; the name
of his son, Henry George, jr., was placed
on the ticket in his stead. The northeast
erly storm which prevailed the early part
of the week did great damage along the
Virginia and New Jersey sdoast; quantities
of wreckage was washed up. at Newport
News; several sChooners went ashore near
the Delaware breakwater; part of Youngs
ocean pier at Atlantic City was destroyed;
many vessels suffered in the Storm on the
great lakes Rev. DR.. Chauncey B. Brew
ster was consecrated at New Haven as CO.
adjutor bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Connecticut. A. son was born to
ex-President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland at
their home in Princeton, N. J. ExMayor Il.
w. Curtis OF Boston wasvmsEied to Miss
Maud Waterman, as a result. ut is said, of
the anti-bachelor agitationin that city. Gov.
Atkinson sent a message to the Georgia
legislature severely econdemning mob law;
resolution protesting against the appoint
ment of colored postrnssteri'at Hogans-
vile was introduced in the legislature. A
passenger train on the New York Central
railroad plunged into the Hudson river near
PeekskiH, N. Y Twenty-Five lives were
lost. while number of passengers were
injured. The will of George M!sPullman
was filed at Chicago; 1t beaueatffs the bulk
of his estate ultimately to his two daugh-
tiers: his two sons were cut off with s., 600
a year each, and his wife was bequeathed
a life estate equal to $4,000 year A bliz-
zard ragged in parts of Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah, Nebraska. Kansas and South Da-
kota: more than 100000 damage was
caused in Denver alone. The week broke
the yellow fever record in New Orleans,
both in the reports Of deaths and new
cases: the cold nights and warm days were
considered to be responsible.
Foreign.
The deadlock in the Austrian reichsrath
caused a critical situation; suspension of
the constitution is believed possible. In the
Hungarian parliament Herr Francis Kos
suth. son of the Hungarian patriot, urged
the government to take advantage of Aus
TRAN chaos to try for Hungary's freedom"
Baron Banffy. the PREMIER said that the
ministry had no intention of turning Aus
trials difficulties unreasonably to the advan-
tage OF Hungary; the statement caused d
sensation, being taken as pointing to abso-
lutist government in Austria. The Duchess
of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria and
mother-in-law Of the Duke of York, died at
Richmond. England. after surgical opera
ton for the relief of strangulated hernia;
she was sixty-five years old. The crew of
wrecked ship which reached Spitzbergen,
reported seeing balloon believed to be
PROFESSOR Andree's floating in the Arctic
ocean. 1t was reported in Ottawa that Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Canada. would
go to Washington with Sir Louis Davies to
attend the sealing conference The Peru
wan CABINET resigned. but President Pierola
refused to accept the designations. 1t was
ascertained that all the cartridges fitted to
the Greek torpedoes during the war with
turkey were not provided with percussion
caps and Illuminating mercury; the discov-
cry produced a sensation as the torpedoes
would have been harmless If needed Sem
etor Wolcott went from London to Paris in
the nope OF inducing the French govern
T n 70 agree to fresh bimetallic proposals.
Some Spanish soldiers destined for Cuba
refused to go on board the transports at
Santander, but were compelled to obey
orders. The Worlds w. c. T. U. held its
annual meeting in Toronto: Miss Frances
E. Willard was reelected president A
ccroners jury in Chester, England. at
tributed the death of Edward Langtry to
accident: A column of troops was sent to
a a.; Usman Digna from the Atbara river,
IN AFRICA. Serious trouble between the
British and French governments was
threatened over conflicting claims in the
Dahomey Hinterland. West Africa. 1t was
lions OF the Spaniards had been suspended
and that 10000 soldiers were on the sick
nst. II was semi-off1ciany announced in
Berlin that the bundesrath would discuss
tne mlutary reform bill.s thus insuring its
presentation to the reichstag Thirteen
men were killed by an explosion of giant
powder IN the Grand Central milne at Minas
s. r,es,as' y IN Mexico Pie United States
M1ch, by way Of the ST. Lawrence river
vas In collision with Canadian steamer al
9uebec; only slight damage was done. The
British forces under Gen IGir William Lock
Sr1 captured Sempagha Pass In India Car
oinai hampolla denied the pope's interven-
Ton IN the case of Professor Schroeder
Gen. CASTILLO, the insurgent leader in Cuha
was Killed by the Spanish and his hody
prought to Havana The London board Of
trade refused to grant "a YACHT master.
certlncate to Lady Erh3sfinl Brudeneil-
Druce' VINO wants to Command her ou,
yacht me French BUDGET Commission Ta-
c,deo 10 meet deficit by. taxing those for
elgn securities heretofore exemnf Int,
Augustine. an Amexican citizen who was
imprisoned In Nicaragua without trial ~ -
.e'easeo. Mr.. CASTOR Bethune, artist. died
In the District
In the course OF an opinion submfttes IN
the commissioners the attorney for the
District declared that they could NOT
legally withhold from the United States
Electric Lighting Company permit to
extend its corduits from 9th and X streets
northwest to Columbus Heights; the Com
missioners later granted hearings on this
subject 20 representatives of the rival
electric lighting companies The Commits
sioners formally notified the,receiyer OF the
Eckington ard Belt railroad companies Of
their decision not TO grant permit for the
construction OF pipe lines for transmitting
compressed air. The Commissioners con-
sidered proposition submitted by Com
missioner Wight In tho