Evening star., 1897-01-02
THE WEEK.

Silver senators decided to oppose the
nomination Of gold democrats appointed to
I'LL offices from which silver democrats were
removed during the recent campaign. Rep
resentatives Of manufactures appeared be-
rore the House ways and means committee
and asked for an increase of duties. The
President issued q proclamation putting in
to erect July next the new rules of navi-
cation at sea, adopted by the International
conference at Washington In 1889. The
Secretary of the Treasury authorized the
collector Of customs at Jacksonville to give
clearance papers to the Dauntless, suspect
ed or being flibuster, If the master of the
vessel and the shippers and consignors of
the cargo took the required oaths. The
Japanese government, through it's minister,
signed contracts for the construction of
two cruisers in the United States ]. B.
McCullagh, editor-in-chief of the ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat, was killed by falling from
his bed room window. Frank s. Black was
inaugurated at Albany as governor of New
York. AT Lansing Hazen 8. Pingree was
inaugurated as governor Of Michigan. Geo.
b. wilkins, vice president of the CONNER
cial National Bank of Selma, Ala, which
failed recently, shot himself. County Clerk
Henry d. Purroy, democratic leader in New
York, bolted Tammany. County Treasurer
A. j. Jernigan of Austin, Texas, shot him.
self to avoid disgrace from his defalcations:
Frederick c. McLewee, inspector general of
the New York National Guard, was re-
moved for criticising the adjutant general
and others. ]. Tillard, an employe of a de-
tective agency, testified at Pottsville, Pa,
that he had conspired to secure by bribery
the election of John Wanamaker to the
United States Senate. A passenger train
was thrown from a bridge over the Cnha ba
river in Alabama and twenty-nine lives
were lost.
A family Of ten persons and number of
cattle were engulfed by the sliding of
a bog of 100 acres near Castle, Ireland, In
County Kerry, Ireland. Twelve men and
several children were drowned near Mala-
ga, Spain. by the wrecking of fishing
smack A landslip at the village of Santa
Anna de Pelago, Italy. demolished lis
houses. The French steamer Deux Freres
foundered at sea and fifteen of her crew
were drowned. Two of the men charged
with assassinating M. Stambouloff, ex-
premier of Bulgaria, were convicted at
Sofia and sentenced to three years impris-
onment; the third was acquitted. Lord VIII
liam BeresfoEd, husband of the dowager
Duchess of Marlborough. was thrown from
his horse while hunting, and was seriously
injured. Premier Canovas said Spain would
rot accept Intervention of the United
States in Cuba nor introduce reforms in
that island so long as the rebellion is not
confined to the eastern provinces. Captain
General Weyler announced that the prov
lice of Pinar del Rio had been pacified.
Julio Sanguilly, the naturalized American
citizen, was sentenced at Havana to i'm
prisonment for life for conspiracy against
the Spanish government. The preamble to
the DEGREES relative to reforms in Porto
Rico, signed by the Queen Regent of Spain
announced that they would be applied to
Cuba as soon as the conditions in that is
land permit. Sir Alexander Milne. a re-
tired admiral of the British navy, died.
In the District.
Actirg upon the protest of a number of
clergymen and other citizens against the
prevalence of street noises Sunday morn
ings the Commissioners issued an order
prohibiting the crying of newspapers on
the Sabbath. Meetings of vario Us commit
tees in charge of plans for the inaugural
preparations were discussed. Fire destroy
ed the furniture store of ,he julius Lans-
burgh Company. on New York avenue be-
tween 18th and 14th streets. well known as
the Rink, and property to the value of
about 100000 was consumed. Arguments
were delivered before Chief Justice Birs-
ham in the case of Frank E. Barrows. the
boy whose commitment to the reform
school was held to be Illegal. Rev. Rich
ard p. Williams of Montgomery, Ala, ac-
ceptcd call to be rector of Trinity p. E.
Church. in this city. Louis La Preux
struck by Metropolitan street car. and
coroner's jury rendered verdict of ac-
cidental death. A similar verdict was rem
Gered in the case of Chester r. Faulkner.
also killed by a car. Robert w. Fenwick
and James w. Brady died suddenly while
we're those of VIM. NJ. Shuster, we'll
known retired local merchant. and Rear
Admiral Joseph S. Skerrett U. s.. N, re-
tired.