Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18


| in Spanish waters. The adjutant general
| Of the army announced abe state quotas
| under the second call for troops. Forty
| three thousand OF the 1900 were designat-
| ed to recruit regiments formed under the
| first call. The government of Paraguay or
dered the Spanish torpedo vessel Temerario
| to leave Asuncfon atonceo 1t was reported
| that the queen regent expressed a desire
| to abdicate in favor u thedfnfanta isabella.
but that she was persuaded by the cabinet
to abandon the plans 3
Congregational.
The House passed the Newlands resolu-
ton for the annexatftbn of Hawaii by. a vote
of 200 to 81; 10 democrats and all but three
of the republicans voted sfor annexation:
the Speaker announced By proxy that If
present he would vote in Opposition. The
resolution was favorably reported to the
senate from the foreign relations commit
tee and arrangements were begun to press
the discussion at once. The Senate by
vote OF ~ to 70, passed the bill incorporat-
Ing the International American Bank" to
| De under the supervision of the controller
OF the currency. The general deficiency
carrying nearly $3.50 600, 600, was reported
| to the House, and its discussion was begun
The conferees on the bankruptcy bill reach
ed an agreement. Joint resolutions were
introduced in the houses rendering the
thanks of Congress to Lieut. Hobson and
the men who accompanied him on the col
lier Merrimac, which was sunk in the
AAAooeh "a ooHeidSo ddI
National and Domestic.
The President signed the war revenue bill
and work was Immediately begun in it's
execution; 1t was estimated that the war
| loan of $500, oO0. 600 would be taken entirely
| by the individual subscribers in small
| amounts, who were preferred under the
| terms of the law to all other bidders: sew
eral syndicate offers in large sums were
received, one of them for the entire loan or
such portion as might be left after the in
cfvidual subscribers had been supplied: at
| the end of the week the total subscriptions
were estimated at about six times the
amount of the loan. A draft for $473, ISL
was handed to the British ambassador in
full payment of the claims arising under
the Boring sea award of the Paris tribunal
| of 1893 against the United States, the
claims having been adjudicated by a Joint
commission and appropriated for by Con-
gress. Much political discussion was
| aroused by speech by William Jennings
Bryan, candidate for the presidency in 1896,
an aSpfrant for the command of the Sd Ne
braska Volunteers. delivered at Omaha in
| the course of which he deprecated any
| colonfzing tendencies in the conduct of the
war with SPAIN Joseph Letter of Chicago
who for one year had dominated the wheat
market OF the world. was forced to liqui-
date by an unexpected turn in the market
and the great deal which he had up to that
time successfully manipulated collapsed
| his wheat holdings were taken by Philip D.
| father, L. z. Letter
Foreign Affairs.
The Meline ministry was defeated in the
French chamber of deputies a vote of
| confidence and resigned; President Faure
invited M. Ribot, formerly premier and
| minister Of finance. to form a new min
! fstry. Disorders in the Austrian reichsrath
| over the adoption of Czech as the official
a of Pob
the dissolution Of that body. Anti-Semitic
| disturbances developed in parts of Aus
| trian Galcia It was stated in Paris that
| the dispute with England over the Niger
| territory had been settled by France OBJ
| tanning two ports as outlets for the Da-
| honey trade in consideration of England
| receiving more territory on the gold coast.
| The French court OF cessation rejected N.
Zoa's appeal against a trial at Vervailles
| for libel on the ground of non-jurisdiction.
John Trodd, an EngliShman, supposed to he
| insane, shot and slightly wounded Count
Arco-Valley, the first secretary of the Ger
| man embassy; the police believe that he
| had intended to assaSsinate the American
| ambassador. The British army officers
| who took part in theSJameson raid were re-
| instated to their ranks, except Colonel
Rhodes and Major Willoughby. Lord Chas.
| Beresford made an appeal for further in
| creases in the British navy, based upon
some results of the SpaniSh-Amercan war.
| Isle of Man, entered claim to the title of
the Marquis of Salisbury Lord Seymour
was gazetted commander of the British
troops in Canada 1t was decided to hold
| ali International conference between the
| United States and Canada at Quebec, July
| 10 Lord Salisbury announced in the house
| Of lords that a distinguished English naval
officer had been designated to assist China
| in the reorganization of her navy. The Chi
nese government issued an order remodel
| ing the University of Pekin after the style
| of the European universities. 1t was ru-
mored from Pekin that Ii Hung ChanS
| would soon be restored to power. German
| parliamentary elections indicated that the
socialists were holding their own. The
revolution in Venezuela was ended by the
capture of Hernandez, the leader. Count
! Bonifacs de Castellane, who married Miss
| Anna Gould Of New York, fought a sue
| cessful duel in Paris. Among those VINO
| died were Baron Carbery of England ana
| Sir Edward Burne-Jones, the celebrated
painter.
| In the District.
| A partial agreement on the District ap-
! preparation bill was reported by the con-
| ferees to the two houses, indicating ma
! terial gains for the substantial interests
| of the capital, including provisions for an
! increase in the water supply and In. the
| sewer facilities. The Senate passed the
| House bills for the Incorporation Of the
| East Washington Heights Traction Com
| pany and for the regulation Of plumbii =,
and gas fitting in the District, and Senate
bills for the extension of Rhode Island ave-
nue., for the protection Of underground
| pipes, and to enable the register of wills
| to reproduce old records. The Commission
| ers ordered strict enforcement of an old
| statute, discovered to be still in force, for
| bidding the sale of liquor to soldiers. An
! organization was formed for the relief OF
| District volunteers at the front and for
| the suffering members of their families.
| The jury in the case Of Dennis CAVITY, on
] trial for the murder of George NJ. Rye,
| rendered verdict of acquittal The Presi-
| dent, upon the recommendation of the At
| torney General, granted respites to William
| Strather, Edward Smith and Edward Win
| ston, condemned to die for murder in or
| der to permit an appeal to be taken to the
| United States Supreme Court upon point
| of law involved. John r. Leonard, warden
| of the District Jail, died and the District
| Supreme Court appointed James II. Har-
| ris, an employee of the Jail, to succeed him.
| The public school pupils celebrated Flag
| day with appropriate exercises in the
| schools. The first step toward the erection
| of power house to operate the newly
| equipped lexington and Belt railways was
| taken in the opening of bids for that work;
| che conferees the bills affecting these
| properties reached an agreement, in which
| the provision of the act relating to the