Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-07
THE WEEK.

The strike Of the coal miners spread dur
ing the week in the Ptttsburg district, but
made little progress in West Virginia. Nu-
mercus expeditions to prospect Alaskan
gold fields were reported organized in var1-
Gus parts of the country; number OF
new transportation companies were formed
on the Pacific coast to carry freight and
passengers to the gold fields; blockade
was reported at Juneau and Dyea. John
w. Foster, special commissioner to adjust
the sealing question, arrived frt m London.
President Mckinley and Secretary Alger
reviewed the 21st United States Infantry at
Hotel Champlain, N. Y. The professors OF
Brown University prepared a remonstrance
against the treatment of Dr. Andrews. who
resigned as president of the university on
account of his free silver views. Prof.
Henry w. Elliott, formerly Of the Smith
sonian Institution, wrote a letter, severely
criticising Mr.. John w. Foster for his man
agement of the seal controversy. 1t was
taken from Philadelphia to the Tennessee
exposition. Jack Williams. white, was
lynched near Brush Creek, KY, and George
Turner. colored. near Spring Hill, Ala, for
felonious assaults. The A. Booth Packing
Company of Baltimore protested against
paying duty at Duluth on fish caught in
Canadian waters by employees of the com
pany. Patrick Dolan, president of the
near Pittsburg on a charge of riot and I'M
lawful ssembly; he was afterward re-
leased OH bail. Four members of a wedding
party were burned to death by a gasoline
explosion at house in Cincinnati. 1t was
reported from Chicago that a big COM
biration has been formed to control the
distilled spirits trade. White women who
went on a strike at the Fulton bag and cot
ton mills, Atlanta, because of the employ
ment of colored women there. won vic
tory, the colored women being withdrawn.
William Collier, an insane theological stu
dent, who said he wanted to Kill Rev. Or.
Edward Everett Hale was arrested In
Rhode Island. DR.. Frederick de Forest AL
len, professor of classical philology in Har-
ward University and r. Taylor Scott, the
attorney general of Virginia, died.
Foreign.
The British parliament was prorogued
until October %; the queens speech re-
viewed the affairs of the empire during the
session. The British cabinet Informed the
American bimetallic commission that it will
probably reply to the proposal of the CON-
missioners on behalf of the. United States
in October. The British political officer at
Malakand India, reports that 200 of the
tribesmen were killed in the recent up
risings. The Canadian government took
steps to enforce the alien labor laws against
citizens of the United States. The Paris
Gaulois reported a pigeon bearing mes
sage regarding Professor Andree's balloon
expedition to the north pole had been cap
tured near Trieste, in Austro-Hungary.
A dispatch from Vardoe said that the OBJ
ject seen floating in the White sea, sup
posed to be Andree's balloon, turned out to
he the body of a whale. Captain General
Wey!er psrdoned zoe Gnhans in the penal
settlements, Including some well-known au-
Economists; group of Cuban insurgents
succeeded in getting by the fort garrison
and appeared in the town of Santa Clara;
the invaders looted several stores before
they were driven out. The Cretans notified
the foreign admirals that they accept au-
tC nomy and desire that the Turkish troops
should be withdrawn from the island. The
police Of Marseilles, France, seized a large
quantity of explosives and secured evidence
which will lead to many arrests of anar-
chists. 1t was announced in Antwerp that
the south pole exploring expedition will
leave Antwerp August Is. Lord Salisbury
made statement in the house of lords in
which he outlined the state of the peace
negotiations between Turkey and Greece.
He admitted having some doubt whether
Turkey had really accepted the terms of
the powers and said Crete was in danger
Gus position because of the division of
creeds. Thirty-two Americans, conducted
by the Bishop Of Wichita, Kar.. attended
mass in the pope's private chapel in Rome
and were afterWard received by the pope;
Father Tidelis presented the pope with the
homage of Cardinal Gibbons.
In the District.
The Commissioners received the reply Of
Receiver Schoepf Of the lexington and
Belt Railroad Companies to the report SUBJ
mitted by Commissioner Black to the board
on the air motor experiments. Commits.
sioner Wight began an investigation into
the condition of the police force, prompted
by the numerous escapes of criminals m
the second precinct. James Carr, the as
sailant of Rosa Robinson, who had eluded
the police for over a week, was captured
Thursday. AS result of an inquest into
the circumstances surrounding the suicide
of Sadie Tasker, an inmate of the Division
steps were taken to secure a more rigorous
application of the law regulating the sale
of poisons; 1t was disclosed that there had
been considerable laxity on the part of To-
cal pharmacists in the dispensation Of
deadly drugs. The Postmaster General
rendered an opinion in the controversy
over the location Of the post office at
Brightwood, deciding that the newly APP
pointed postmaster was entitled under the
law and regulations to remove the office II
he desired to his place of business at
Brightwood Park. Lloyd Ware, colored a la
borer on the Tenleytown electric railroad
was killed by a stroke OF electricity received
from the live wire which he was engaged
in repairing, q few feet beyond the District
line in Maryland Druggist Thomas NJ
Wehriy died from morphine poisoning, it
being undetermined whether death was
due to accident or design