Evening star., 1897-04-03
THE WEEK.

The House of Representatives passed the
Dingley tariff bill by 2o5 ayes 122 nays;
present and not voting, 2l; majority OF
SO: an amendment was adopted fixing April
l as the date on which the bill should go
into effect. The President nominated An
drew L. White of New York to be ambas-
sador to Germany; William F. Draper OF
Massachusetts, to be ambassador to Italy;
Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania to be
minister TO Austria-Hungary: William 5.
Shallenberger of Pennsylvania to be second
assistant postmaster general; Thomas Ryan
of Kansas to be first assistant secretary or
the interior: Fl. c. Evans of Tennessee TO
be commissioner of PENSIONS; Benjamin
Butterworth of Ohio to be commissioner OF
patents; Oliver l.. Spauldng of Michigan
and W. b. Howell of New Jersey to be as
sistant secretaries of the treasury. MIR.
Hoar from the Senate judiciary committee
reported favorably the bill to prevent
kinetescope exhibitions OF prize tights IN
the District OF Columbia and the territories
Representative Spalding Of Michigan intro
duced in the House a joint resolution for
the annexation of Hawaii to the United
States. More than 1100 steamftters went
on strike In New York. Breaks occurred IN
the levees that protect the Mississippi river
delta, and thousands Of acres of rich farm
lands were devastated. DR.. Joseph j.
Luis, convicted of conspirlng to set on 1901
a military expedition against Cuba, was
pay fine of $500. Five persons lost their
lives in g. fire in the apartment house, 81
West 10oth street. New York city. Four IN
cendiary fires occurred in Altoona. Pa The
deaths ircluded Judge Alexander Nj. Speer
at Madison. Ga, and George L. Converse,
ex-member Of Congress, at Columbus, Ohio.
Foreign.
1t was announced that the powers had
decided upon the blockade of Greece, with
the consent of all. 1t was semi-offcial-
ly announced in London that 1t had
not been decided to demand the withdrawal
of Greek and Turkish forces from the from
tier. such a course appearing impracticable
at present. Major General Rius Rivera.
who succeeded Gen. Antonio Maceo in COM
Province of Pinar del Rio, was captured by
the Spanish. Mr. G. E. Crosby of New
York. a correspondent of the Chicago Rec
ord, was killed while watching with field
glasses a combat between Spaniards and
insurgents in Cuba. President Kruger sus-
pended his grandson from Office for making
speech In which he insulted Queen Vic
toria and Great Britain. The Austrian cab
met resigned, owing to the failure of nego-
tiations with the progressist groups to
form coalition majority. The Oxford Uni
versity eight won it's thirty-first victory
over Cambridge in the annual race On the
Thames. Archbishop Plunket of the Pro
testant archdiocese of Dublin ireland, died
aged siXty-nine years.
In the District.
The affairs of the inaugural committee
were wound up and surplus of s7,344 =!
was demonstrated, which it was voted tc
apply to the centennial inaugural charity
fund: complimentary banquet was ten.
dered to Chairman Bell by his associates
The Commissioners after hearing argu-
ments, decided to grant to the Capital Rail
way Company permit to lay q Brown
contact system of underground electric
propulsion, despite the protests of the Ana.
costa Company. The preliminary steps
for the extension of Connecticut avenue
were taken. right of way along a portion
of the lire having been secured The TAX
ing of the District census was begun by the
police Interest was revived in the propo
sition to remove the general post Office tt
the new city post office building. 1t being
shown that there is not room enough II
the portion to be given to this purpose BY
| over 27.0O0 square feet. The Herdic Phae
| ton Company wound up it's affairs anC
| withdrew it's coaches from the streets
| Representative republican citizens of the
District terdered a complimentary banque
| to Chairman Babcock of the congressional
| republican campaign committee. Charles
G. Conn, formerly publisher OF the Wash
| ington Times, was placed on trial In the
Criminal Court on the charge of libelins
| Commissioner George Truesdell the indict
ment was shown to be faulty and the cour
| directed a verdict of acquittal to be rem
dered. Judge Keith of the Virginia cour
| OF appeals decided in favor of the boart
Of police commissioners of Alexandria il
| their contest against the mayor of tina
| city over q matter of authority. The treas
| urer of the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany while eating his lunch, was robbed
| of s1,676, which he had just drawn from
| the bank: the thieves were not caught
| Henry Tolliver. an aged colored man, wa!
| killed by a train the Baltimore ant
| Ohio road near Benning station. Georg
| FaPhnpr. "A former washington
| committed suicide in New York. Among
| the citizens of the District who died dur
| ing the week were John Keyworth ant
| Thomas NJ. Draney.