Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
THE WEEK.

The democrats Of the House held a eau
Gus and adopted resolutions against the re-
| tirement of greenbacks and treasury notes
| and in favor Of Cuba and bankruptcy legis-
| lation. The House committee on bank
! ruptcy agreed on a bankruptcy BILL which
! differs in two important details from that
I reported by the subcommittee. The House
banking committee decided to take no &C.
| ton on a currency bill until the monetary
commission has submitted its PLAN Secre-
| tary Gage appeared before the House bank
| ing and currency committee and concluded
ms explanation of his currency revision
tiii The President sent to the Senate the
nomination of w. W. Thomas of Maine, to
be minister to Sweden and Norway and
Hamilton King of Michigan. to be minister
to Siam: also the nomination of Attorney
General Mckenna, to be justice of the
Supreme Court. Congress passed law
prohibiting pelaGic sealing and q joint res
oiution looking to the relief of miners in
the Yukon valley. Carl Schurz was re-
elected president of the National Civil Serv-
; ice Reform League. which held its annual
convention in Cincinnati. The American
Federation of Labor opened its annual ses-
sion at Nashville. Tenn. The funeral OF
Mrs Nancy Alliso on Mckinley, mother of
the President, took place at Canton Ohio.
More than thousand insufficiently pro-
ViSioned men were reported to have STAN
peded from Dawson City. in the klondike
region to avoid starvation. John W. Dan
iei WAS UNANIMOUSLY reelected tnlteu
States senator by the Virginia legislature.
The United States revenue cutter McLane
seized seven Spanish vessels which were
fishing in American waters off the Florida
coast. Theodore Durrant was sentenced to
be hanged January I, 1888, for the murder
of Blanche Lamont Mr.. Alexander Nc
Donald. United States minister to Persia
under President Clevelands last admins.
tration, died in Lynchburg.
Foreign.
Prince Henry Of Prussia sailed from Kiel
for China amid great enthusiasm; En-
peror William at banquet the night pre-
vious outlined Gernlanys new naval and
commercial policy, the St. Petersburg No
vosti said Germanys evident intention to
retain kiao Chau bay indicated that the
partition of the Chinese empire had actual
" begun. William Terriss, an English
actor, was stabbed to death at the entrance
to the Adelphi Theater in London by Rich
ard Arthur Prince, who had formerly been
connected with the theater in a minor
capacity. 1t was reported and also denied
that the Philippine insurgents had
rendered and that peace prevails in the is
lands. Several members and former men,
bers of the French chamber of DEPUTIES
were arrested in connection with the
Panama scandal. Dover Castle was partly
destroyed by fire. The government of Haiti
proposed to the State Department to arbi-
trate the claim of Bernard Campbell. an
American citizen, for sln,WD. A small box
containing explosives was found near the
United States consulate in Havana 1t was
decided to send column of British troops
to reoCen khyber pass in India. General
WeyleT had a le 1sthy audience with the
of Chic resigned. A proclamation was is
sued at Port au Prince announcing the
formation of a new cabinet for Haiti. The
British house Of lords decided in favor of a
walking delegate in {. noted labor case
| Marquis di RuGini reconstructed the Italian
cabinet Alphonse Daudet, the French
novelist. died suddenly, while dining with
mas family. Mrs. Janet Carlyle Eanniag
sister of Thomas CARLYLE the author an
the last member of the family, died IN
Toronto, Canada, aged eighty-five years
In the District.
Several bills relating to local subjects
were introduced in both houses of Cont
gress. The House District committee met
and organized, suhcomn1ittees being APP
pointed fer the session; the Senate COM
mttee decided to postpone active work on
local legislation until after the holiday
recess. Among bills introduced VAS one
materially modifying the highway exten-
s;on plans, involving n repeal of the pend
ing act. Judge Cox decided that the Belt
railway should be sold in response to the
request of the bondholders of that road:
at the suggestion Of tht receiver for the
road the schedule materially modifie
in order to prevent the lapse of the char
ter and the accumulation of debts. The
the trading stamp case at the suggestion
Of counsel for the defendants, who init
mated that they would take active meas
ures to carry. the case before the United
States Supreme Court. 1t was announced
from the Treasury Department that it
would be necessary for the Secretary to
ask Congress for an additional aDpropria-
ten of $175,00O wherewIth 10 complete the
city post office building. At the annual
| meeting of the directors OF the Capital
Traction Company il was decided to ask
the stockholders of that road for permits
sion to issue bonds to cover the expenses
of the rapid transit equipment in progress.
The national board of trade net in annual
| session; among the propositions advanced
YVES enc to the effect that the organization
establish permanent headquarters in this
city, it being suggested that the board
erect large commercial building for that
purpose. number of ladies from all parts
of the country constituting the George
Washington memorial committee met in
this city to further their plans for the
creation of the National University here
to carry out the expressed desires of the
first President. Charles Winston, colored
killed his wife and attempted suicide.
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