Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
THE WEEK.

THE WEEK.
Yellow fever continued to spread during
the week at Edwards, Miss, and New Or
leans. La: several cases and one or two
fatalities we're reported from Mobile; it
was reported and subsequently denied that
well-defined cases of fever had appeared
in towns in southern Texas: in a panic
caused by the fever a mob in New Orleans
partially burned q school house. which had
been set apart as a fever hospital. Sheriff
Martin and forty deputies were arraigned
in Wilkesbarre on the charge of killing the
striking miners, and were released on bail;
most of the striking miners In the Pitts
burg district returned to work. Attorney
General McKenna rendered a decision on
section q of the new tariff law. as re-
quested by the Treasury Department. hold
ing that that section does not apply to
goods brought into the United States from
foreign countries through Canada. Gen.
B. F. Tracy, formerly Secretary of the
Navy, was rendered the republican nomi-
nation for mayor of Greater New York
and indicated his willingness to stand as a
candidate. John Langford, held at the An
napolis Jail for the Laurel authorities on
suspicion OF having committed murder,
admitted he WIS in that town about Au-
gust !. cross of Scotch granite was
erected over the grave of Harriet Beecher
stowe in Andover, Mass. w. F. Karron,
q convict in San Francisco. fell heir to a
fortune of quarter of a million. The tug
Pioneer returned to Puget sound with the
report of landslide in the Chilkoot pass,
in which eighteen men were said to have
lost their lives. President and Mrs. Nc
kinley took trip to Adams. Mass, as the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Plunkett.
The police of Alton, ILL.,, prevented the COL
ored people from forcing their children in
to the white schools. The steam sailing
bark Hope, with Lieut.. Peary and party,
returning from North Greeland, arrived at
sydney, c. B.: Lieut.. Peary brought a
large meteorite and important relics from
the Greely camp at Cape Sabine. Judge C.
b. k1lgore, formerly representative in Con-
gress from Texas, died in Indian Territory
Foreign.
1t was reported from Paris that General
Woodford. United States minister to Spain,
in an interview with the Spanish foreign
minister at San Sebastian, had insisted up-
on the termination Of the war in Cuba, and
declared that II it was not ended speedily
the United States would intervene: State
Department officials at Washington, how
ever, denied that any ultimatum was de-
liFered. The conditions of peace between
Greece and Turkey were signed by the
am oassacors or the powers and the Turk
Ism foreign ministers at Athens. Ferrouh
Bey. councillor Of the Turkish embassy at
81. Petersburg. was appointed Turkish min
lister to the United States Severe earth
quake shocks occurred in Turkestsn
Asiatic Russia and in Switzerland The de-
probation of silver in Spain caused a rise
IN the prices of all kinds of food. Several
nights occurred between British troons and
the rebellious tribesnen on the nortbwast
frontier Of India. in which the former lost
several officers and men. Bubonic plague
was reported to be raging again in south
ern INDIA the calling away of surgeons
10 the war In the north making the situa-
tion extremely critical. Maria Hussmann.
1crmer housekeeper Of Herr Krupp. the
German 1ronmaster. denied the story about
ner marriage to Archduke Ferdinand of
austria The Danish consul demanded an
apology OF General Weyler because the
police In Matanzas raided the residence of
the resident consul and seized number of
documents. treaty was reported to have
Deen arranged between Great Britain and
the Mahdi. The whaling ship Falken ar
rived at Hammerfest, Norway, with the
third pigeon dispatch from Prof. Andree.
t me aeroHaut arctic explorer. Queen Will
Heimlna Tor the first time accompanied the
queen regent at the opening of the pariia-
ment or the Netherlands. The United States
cruiser San Francisco arrived at Taneier
morocco. and the officers proceeded to in
vestigate the f1ogging of American c,ti,ons
at Moagdor.
In the District,
Several annual reports were submitted bv
the heads of various bureaus of the District
government; among them were those of
the health officer. Capts. Beach and Burr
OF the engineering department, and the SUI
perintendent of street cleaning. The treas
urer OF the United States submitted his
District sinking fund. The monetary com
mission organized by President McKinley
began work in this city. A meeting was
held here of the executive committee Of the
american Federation Of Labor Judge
Mills. in the Police Court, held Charles
Smith. an employee of the Washington.
alexandria ard Falls Church Railway
company as guilty of trespass on the
Aqueduct bridge; the court also defined the
Jurisdiction of the Commissioners in the
control of this bridge, and held that the
railroad company had never obtained a
permit from the War Department to ex-
tend Its tracks upon the structure. Exper-
iments were continued with the air motor
or the lexington street railway line to de-
termine Its capacity under emergencies
ana under regular schedule service. The
public schools of the city opened for the
year: At special meeting of the Typo
graphical Union the recent action of that
oody In opposition to a continuance of the
printing office was practically revoked bv a
test vote. the final determination of the
question being submitted by resolution to
a referendum. Uriah H. Painter entered
between him and John w. Albaugh in the
ownership and management of the Lafay-
cite Square Opera House. and for the APP
potntment OF a receiver for that propertv
An open croquet tournament was begun On
the grounds in this city, among the partfcf-
pants being players from other sections OF
the country. A delegation Of New England
National Guardsmen visited the city. s. 8.
Daish was found guilty Of assault on Es-
telle BlaLche Sherwood. his Typewriter:
sentence was deferred pending motion for
new trial. Banedine Di Nunxio, an Ital-
ian musician. was reported to the police as
having committed an assault on Dora Az.
eight years Of age, the daughter of his
landlord. an italian laborer; Di Nuuzio dis
appeared from the city. Geo. L. Ammon
carpenter OF Anacostia, was struck by a
Pennsylvania railroad train on the bridge
across the Eastern branch and was instanf-
ly killed. Fire occurred at 2115 n street
and did considerable damage. Fire broke
out near Takoma Park, and for a time
threatened that village. A. C. Lewis. man
ager OF the American Cotton Investment
Company. committed suicide at his Office
on account of business troubles. Thomas
Ritter. well-known waterman, was drown
ed. F.. p. Baldwin, formerly auditor for the
Treasury experiment., q resident of this
city. died at Atlantic City.
An abandoned telephone wire. which
caused an obstruction to travel on the side
walk In front Of No. 664 G street northeast
was reported by the police this morning.
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