Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
THE WEEK.

cempment at BuHalo and elected j. r. S.
Goblin of Lebanon, Pa, commando r-i-l- chief;
Cincinnati was selected the next place
of meeting; President Mckinley and Cen
eral Alger attended, the reunion, after which
the President and party went to Cleveland
on Senator Hanna's yacht: the President
was there given a reception by the Amer
lean Bar Association. The entire ocean
front between Elberon and Deal Lake N
j., was sold to the Atlantic Coast Realty
Company for 100000. Heavy rains caused
damage in parts of Delaware and New Jer-
sey. The Supreme Court of the Order of
Foresters assembled at Denver, Colo. Jo-
seph Fife was hanged in Richmond, Va,
for attempting to assault two women; he
was indicted, tried, found guilty and SEN
fenced within five days. A number of yes
sells arrived at Port Townsend and other
ports bringing returning miners from the
klondike region, who told stories of sue
cessful ventures there. Irwin Brown,
charged with the murder of Emanuel Crull
Of Richmend, Va, who escaped from Jail
at Harrisville. w. Va was arrested at
Richmond. William A. Eddy of Bayonne
N. j.. announced the invention OF a vista
scope for seeing distant objects reflected in
midair. Additional discoveries Of pearls in
Arkansas lakes and rivers caused excite
ment. and thousands Of persons began
searching the waters of that state. The
American Window Glass Association was
formed at Chicago to control the output
and sale of that product. The trial of
Adolph L. Luetgert, the Chicago sausage
maker, accused of numbering this wife and
destroying her body in a vat, began in that
city. The final conference of mine opera
tors and strikers officials at Pittsburg
proved failure, and the strike continued
Judge Acheson of the United States court
at Pittsburg decided the alien tax law in
pennsylvania unconstitutional. Resolutions
favorable to arbitration were adopted by
the National Par Association. Special Com
missioner David Starr Jordan said that
seals have perceptibly decreased in Alas
cents in price during the week and silver
continued to decline. Ogden Goelet, cap
italist of New York, died.
Foreign.
Oncial dispatches from India announce
that, the rebellious Afridis captured and
burned the forts in the Khyber pass; the
news was regarded in London as being of
the gravest character. The congress of
the republic of Salvador decided to change
the currency of that country to a gold
basis. The Princess of Wales went to take
the water cure made famous by Father
kneipp DR.. Won Hollefen Prussian min
lster at Stuttgart Wurtemburg was ap-
pointed German ambassador to the United
states. The British steamer Gairloch was
wrecked at Cape St. Vincent. The French
capihet decided not to modify the duties
en- cereals The car, in a toast to Presi-
dent Faure, at luncheon given in the
formers honor board a French cruiser
said that the visit of the French president
had created a fresh bond between the two
aiIied NATIONS. President Borda of the
Uruguayan republic was shot and killed
as ne was leaving a church in Monte
vedio. The King of Benin in West Africa,
made his obeisance to the British authors
rIes, VINO captured Benin City after the
massacre of Consul Phillips and his expedi-
tlon The police of Constantinople arrested
TWO Armenfans, at whose residences thew
round Two bombs; the prisoners confessed
that they intended to commit outra ees nv
the use of these bombs at the Russian and
German embassies. The King of Siam ar
rived at Cologne. Captain Beade's polar
.H1peoltion, composed of Austrians and
iunsarans has returned from the frozen
north General AZcarraga the new Span-
Ism premier, announced that he was in
G accord with Captain General Weyler as to
Cuoa. count MutSu formerly Japan's min
lister for foreign affairs, and once minister
10 the United States died
In the District.
A coroner's jury investigated the accident
at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing at
Deanewood, whereby Judge H. o. Claugh-
ton and Miss Villa Custiss lost their lives.
rendering verdict generating the tower
man from blame and placing the response
pilty 1or the tragedy upon the railroad
ing ains because OF its policy iq maintain
point; the acting District attorney began
the preparation Of the ease for presenta-
,ion to the grand jury.oowith the Intention
against Tue reSpOn-
sible persons. The Commissioners decided
TO substitute gas lamps for the incandes-
cent lights that now Illuminate .the streets
OF the suburb of lexington. Acting En-
glneer Commissioner Burr and, Inspector
Mcfarland OF the water department con-
quoted further tests of the compressed air
motor on the lexington and Soldiers Home
road. Property owners In the vicinity of
providence Hospital filed with the Com
missioners their protest against the loca-
ton of one of the proposed contagious hos
pltai buildings on the grounds of that in
stitution; previous protests had been made
by members and officers of an anti-Catho-
tic organization on theA ground that the
cnolce OF this hospital violated, the declara-
tion OF congress against public. aid being
extended to sectarian Institutions. Col.
Bingham, superintendent OF public build
ings ana grounds began the work Of clear
ing from the parks the useless and obstruc-
tive uRderbrush and shrubbery that shelter
the commission of crime. The superintend-
ent or plumbing submitted his annual re-
port Judge Bradley announced his inten-
ton to seek q reform in the matter of the
acceptance Of bail bonds in the Criminal
Court. 1t being discovered that many of
the bonds lately furnished came from pro-
fessional bondsmen. John D. Marshall q
farmer living near Forestville, Nd, was
shot and killed by Frank johnson near
Twining city; Johnson was captured and
confessed his crime Among those who
died were VIM. II. Daniel. q well-kuown
local musician, and Frederick C. ReyelIs
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