Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
THE WEEK.

The President signed the bill prohibiting
pelagic sealing in the North Pacific ocean
and the Importation of sealskins. Secretary
Gage denied rumor that he had rendered
his resignation to the president; he said
he and the President were in accord on
public issues. Mint Director Preston esti-
mated that the worlds production of gold
in 1897 would be $240OOO,OOu, 20 per cent
more than in 1896; the product of the
United States was estimated at $61 sou, 90;
Representati.e Dingley, chairman of the
House ways and means committee, esti-
mated that the revenue from January l to
July l would exceed the expenditures of
the government during the same period.
Extreme silverites object to Senator Faux
her as chairman OF the democratic con-
g1essional campaign committee. Pension
Commissioner Evans issued an order that
Claims for increase would not be considered
within tw Give months from the last action.
The American Historical Association met
in Cleveland and elected George F. Fisher
president. The December wheat deal in
Chicago closed quietly, Joseph Letter hav-
ing 100000 bushels on his hands. The
Sons of the American Revolution started
movement to erect $50, 900 monument on
the battlefield of Red Bank, N. ]. A board
of fifteen freehOlders was elected in San
Francisco I to frame q new charter for that
city. Very Rev. VIM. Corby, formerly
pr esident Of Notre Dame University, died
at South Bend, Ind. President Z. Benjamin
Andrews of Brown. University, in an adj
dress to Illinois teachers, advocated free
IL nches for public school children. Fires
were lighted In the window glass factories
at Anderson, Ind, for q resumption of work
after the long strike. Latest reports from
Dawson City indicated that there was suffi-
cent food to tide over the winter.
Foreign.
There was little change in the situation
In China; it was rumored that both Eng
lang and Japan had massed large fleets in
the vicinity of Chemulpo and that France
had occupied Hai-Nan; The Russians occu-
pied Kiu Chau. at the northern extremity
of the Gulf of Liautung, north of Port Ar
thur. All the French deputies and others
tried on the charge of participation in the
Panama canal intrigues We're acquitted
Lord Salisbury notified Ambassador Hay
that England declined to ehter into an
agreement, proposed by the United States,
to stop sealing in Boring sea. Representa-
tives of the powers refused to permi. the
Turkish government to replace 4 800 time
expired troops of the Island of Crete Ri
faat Bey, formerly at Washington, was ap-
pointed Turkish minister at Athens. In a
charity performance at Blenhem Castle,
England, the Duke of MARLBOROUGH APP
peared as Uncle SAM" and other parts
were taken by lords and ladies of the Eng
fish aristocracy. All the members of the
japanese cabinet resigned; the crisis was
attributed to the war spirit. General Pan
dos campaign against the Cuban rebels
supplies for his troops. A fresh outbreak
of plague in India was reported. Ambassa-
dor Hay had a conference at the British
foreign office on the sealing question. The
British punitive columns in northern India
returned to Peshawur and operations on the
Indian frontier ceased for the year. The
mutilated body of General Sir Henry Have
lock-Allan was found in India. Fire de-
stroyed one-third of Port au Prince, Haiti,
and was followed by an earthquake. 1t
was rumored in London that the Marquis
of Hartford would succeed the Earl of
Aberdeen as governor general of Canada.
It was announced that NJ. Hanotaux.
French minister of foreign affairs, would
call an international conference for the
naturalization of the Newfoundland banks
during the fishing season. Gen. Ruis Ri
vera, the Cuban insurgent leader, arrived
at CadiZ, Spain, where he was incarcerated
in a fortress. M. Leon Carvalho, director
of the Opera Comique, died in Paris, aged
SeVenty-tWo years.
In the District.
Commissioner Ross returned to his desk
after an absence of several weeks during
which he recovered his health. A hearing
was conducted before the Commissioners on
the subject of certain street railroad eX-
tensions. relating particularly to the privi-
lege of loop through Mount Pleasant, de-
sired by both the Metropolitan and Capital
Traction companies. The Attorney General
directed the district attorney to take ac-
ton to eject the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road from the reservation at the corner of
LIST and H streets northeast. and also
against the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railroad Company for the maintenance Of
unused tracks on New York avenue from
9Th to 18th streets northwest A rumor was
circulated and published to the effect that
ex-Gov. A. X. Shepherd had been stricken
with apoplexy at his home in Batopilas,
Mexico; this was proved to be utterly false
by means of direct communication with the
former governor of the District. The Negro
American Academy held it's first annual
session in this city. The American Chem
ical Society met here. electing DIR. V.
Charles E. Munroe of Washington presi-
dent. A building under process of recon-
struction at BOB street southeast col
lapsed and c. c. Hesser. foreman of the
work, was killed, several other workmen
being injured; a coroner's jury held that
the contractors for the work and the build
ing inspector were responsible for the dis
aster, but recommended no prosecution,
urging that a. regulation be framed to
guard against similar disasters in the flu
ture. Among those who died during the
week was VIM. H. Lowdermilk publisher
and bookseller