Evening star., 1898-05-21
Foreign.

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William Ewart Gladstone died at his
home, Hawarden Castle, Wales, after a
long and painful Illness; all England
mourned and from all quarters Of the world
messages of coincidence and grief Were sent
to the family: official steps were taken to
inter the dead statesman in Westminst. +
Abbey; eulogies to Gladstone were deliv-
cred in the house of lords and the house
of commons. In honor of the queens birth
day number of peerages, knighthoods ard
Victoria crosses were distributed. The
British government increased its fleet near
British Columbia. The Chilean govern
ment ordered its militia put upon a w;.r
basis. Rebellion was expected in the Chi
nese provinces Of Human and Hupeh as ti,e
viceroy was said to be wnking at conspirs-
tors societies. The Emperor of Japan
opened the Japanese diet at Yokohama
The Jamaica legislature added S35 600 to its
military appropriation because of instrlc-
tions from England to look out for the ISL
ands protection in the event of war. A
special dispatch from Rome sid that the
recent riots in Milan and elsewher, were
premature demonstrations If :: plal to IN o.
claim republic, with SignDr Andries CT
Milan as president: Andres was imprison-
ed Two hundred fishing boats were swept
away by tidal wave at Swate, Japan, and
1 800 men are reported missing. Mr. Jo-
seph Chamberlain'S declara tons regarding
an Anglo-American alliance aroused mitch
anger In Spain; the speech criticised
in the house of commons by Sir William
Vernon Harcourt. the liberal leader and
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader. Prince
Henry of Prussia paid important visit
to the Emperor of China in his palace at
Pekin. A package containing 100000 was
stolen from a car of a French express.
Several nuns were killed in a fire in a
French Catholic Hospital at st. Hyacinthe
Quebec. Swift Water Bill" a Klondike
gambler, was drowned with two women
and second man by the breaking of the
Ice near Lake Bennett. Miss Muller, an
o.
Leone, was rescued from massacre by n
boats crew from a British warship. The
Prussian diet was formally closed by.a
speech from Emperor William at the royal
castle in Berlin.
In the District.
The Senate District committee ordered a
favorable report on the House bill pro-
v!ding for the repeal of certain sections of
the highway extension act. The House
passed the bill amending the law limiting
labor on public works to eight hours day
in the territories and the District of Co.
lumbia. The Senate continued the con-
s!deration of the lexington street railway
bill, but was interrupted by the beginning
OF the debate on the war revenue bill; the
condition of affairs on that road became
very bad during the week and the service
was reduced to q minimum. The District
OF Columbia Regiment Of Volunteers was
ordered to leave the camp near Falls
Church, Va, and take position at Camp
Thomas at Chickamauga; arrangements
were made for the parade Of the regiment
before taking the train for the south, in
cluding a review by the President. Mem
bers and guests of the board of trade en-
toyed the annual shad bake down the river
Saturday evening. The local bakers an
nounced that owing to the high price of
wheat and flour the retail price of bread
would be raised Immediately from to @
cents a loaf. movement was started by
Encampment &c. Union Veteran Legion Of
this city, to raise fund for the protec-
tion of the graves Of the men killed in the
Maine explosion now buried at Key West.
The trial Of Dennis ]. Canty for the mur-
der of George NJ. Rye was begun in the
Criminal Court before Judge Cole; Jury
was quickly secured and the taking of tes-
timony for the prosecution was started. A
coroner's jury exonerated Richard CIanton,
colored, eight years old. from RESPONSE
bility for accidentally killing his three