Evening star., 1897-05-29
THE WEEK.


The Senate began the consideration of
the tariff bill. progress being made on the
schedules. Senator Tillman made sensa-
tional speech in which he repeated news
paper assertions that the Senate finance
committee had been involved In a scandal
In connection with the preparation of the
sugar schedule: he offered resolution
providing for an investigation of these
charges by a committee; Senator Aldrich
denied the charges and courted the fullest
investigation. 1t was announced that
President Mckinley had decided to send
special ambassador to London. in the per-
son of Whtelaw Reid, to represent the
United States at the queens jubilee. Gov.
Ellerbe of South Carolina appointed Repre-
sentative McLaurin to succeed the iate
Senator Earle. The celebrated log OF the
Mayfower was formally turned over to the
State of Massachusetts by ex-Ambassador
Bsyard:: Christ Church, at savannah, nan.
pastor. burned down. The general as
semblies of the Presbyterian Church at
Eagle Lake. Ind. and Charlotte. N. e..
considered for reuniting the two branches
of the church. The proposition to hold
constitutional convention was defeated IN
Virginia. Earthquake shocks were 1elt
throughout the Champlain valley In New
York. John z. Newton, assistant bishop
of Virginia, died.
Foreign.
Hostilities between the Greeks and Turks
continued suspended under armistce
the powers addressed joint note to the
porte offering mediation; a semi-oficial an
nouncement was made that England would
withdraw from the European concert If
Turkey were given Thessaly. 1t was denied
at Madrid that President Mckinley had Of
fered to mediate in the Cuban troubles.
Queen Vctoria's birthday anniversary was
celebrated with great ceremony throughout
her dominions. Gen. Miles started back
from the scene of the Greek Turkish war
under orders to proceed to London to par
tcpate in the jubilee ceremonies. The
Duke of Tetuan, Spanish minister of for
eign affairs. struck Prof. Comas in the face
during heated discussion in the cortes.
Gen. Horace Porter presented his creden-
tials to the French government: he was re-
quested to make his presentation speech in
French. Herr Won Tousch. former COM
missioner of secret political police, was
placed OH trial in Berlin charged with
treason and pecj1ry. The United States
hmetallic commission was presented to NJ
Hanotaux, the French foreign minister
Zaccaria. founder of the Order of Barna-
| bites, and Founier de Matincour were can
| oniZed iii st. Peters at Rome.
In the District.
Henry o. Havemeyer. president of tn
| Amer lean Sugar Refining Company wa
placed trial in Criminal Court No. =
before Judge Bradley, on the charge o
| showing contempt for the United State
| Senate in refusing to answer certain ques
| tiOn5 in the course of the investigate
| conducted three years ago; on motion o
| the defense after the prosecution had com
! pleted it's case, Judge Bradley ordere
a verdict of acquittal on the groun'
| that the defendant was not techni
| cally guilty of the defense charged; Johl
| f. Searles, secretary of the company, wa
| next placed or trial. The union passenge
| station erected in Georgetown by the Cap
| tai Traction Company was completed an
| placed in service Complaints were receive
| by the Commissioners against the garbag
| crematory near the old observatory. Tn
| Capital Railway Company. connecting Con
| pleted will in the limitations of its charte
and was formally placed in operation. Rev
! A. G. Harrison. pastor of the Teachers
| Tabernacle, disappeared with funds bt
longing to the church and to other person
than himself. John G.. Jones. small co
| ored hoy. charged with the murder of hi
| brother Robert, was examined before Chic
4 of technical manslaughter was sen
fenced to one months Imprisonment
in Jail and pay fine of s.. John Add!
| son as killed and George Simms seriousl
injured while at work on the sewer excavs
ton on F street by an electric car strikin
a timber which they were arranging:
coroner's jury declared that 10 one coul
be held responsible for the accident. Joh
T. Sheppard, well-known young lawye
took his own life by shooting. and Mr.
Mary NJ Baldwin committed suicide b
| self-cremation. Among those who died du
ing the week were John Gibson and Elbe
: s. MaloHey. both well-known citizens.