Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

National. International and Domestic

National. International and Domestic.
Former Ambassador to Great Britain Hay
| took the oath of office Secretary of State
and entered upon his duties. The commits
sion investigating the War Department
submitted to Secretary Alger and the chiefs
of bureaus IN his department long list OF
questions relating to the conduct of the
war. The United States offered to protect
Uruguay in maintaining neutrality should
war break out between Chile and Argen-
tina. The 4th Regiment of immunes was
ordered to prepare for immediate service in
Cuba to form part of the LIST Division of
the Army of occupation. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for governor OF
New York by the republican convention at
Saratoga. The New York democratic state
convention at Syracuse nominated Judge
Augustus Van Wyck, brother of Mayor
Van Wyck of New York city. for governor.
Representatives of the silver democrats OF
New York placed an independent ticket in
| nomination. headed by Henry George, jr.
Felipe Agoncillo and Jose Lopez, repre-
sentatives of Aguinaldo the Filipino lead
err arrived in Washington. Gen. Garcia. at
a conference with Gen. Lawton said the
Cubans were for absolute independence.
Gen. Wood. military governor of Santiago,
appointed Major McCleary, formerly of
Texas mayor of that city. allowing Cubans
to re commend the names of civil officers
for appointment. The War Department ar
ranged to send 1900 men, cavalry and in
fantry. to Cuba within the next sixty days
Several thousand square miles or mountain
forest lands were swept by fire in the VI
cinity of Glenwood, Col, and the damage
to ranches and homes was reported to be
enormous. though no lives are yet reported
lest; forest fires also swept q large terri
tory in Wisconsin. and the village of Cum
berland was almost entirely wiped out. The
town of P2na, H.. was terrorized owing to
hoStilitfeS between the striking coal miners
and colored men imported to take their
places: the strikers neld up a train contain
Ing more negroes and forced them to
turn; the sheriff and bis deputies were
powerless and Gov Tanner sent several
companies of militia. Col Geo. A. Pearre
of Cumberland was nominated for Con-
gress by the republican convention of the
sixth Maryland district at Oakland; the
democrats without making a nomination
for Congress in Ahe sixth district adjourned
to meet again at Hagerstown October :.
The West Virginia court of appeals de-
CARED unconstitutional the Legislative re-
districting act passed by the legislature in
1897. Chaplain Mcintyre of the battle ship
Oregon was put before a court-martial at
Denver for speaking contemptuously of Ad-
uliral Sampson and Fighting Bob Evans
in lecture. The lake submarine boat Ar
gonaUt arrived at New York from Balti-
more. Ex-Ambassador Bayard. Richard
Malcomb Johnston. the author, and Fanny
Davenport, the actress died
Foreign Affairs.
The American and Spanish peace COM
mssioners who had arrived in Paris, were
given reception in Paris by NJ. Delcasse
French minister of foreign affairs. All of
the great powers. with the exception of
Germany, agreed to participate in the in
ternationai disarmament conference. Agui-
naldo. in speech at Malolos, said he ia
vored the principle of the Monroe doctrine
the Philippines for the Philippine people.
The French cabinet decided In favor Of a
revision of the Dreyfus case. An election
on the prohibition question was held in the
Dominion of Canada the Observation-Disclosures
won. The recent reform edicts for China
were rescinded by the empress. Kang-Yu-
wei, the Chinese reformer. who had been
fleeing from the empress wrath arrived at
Hong Kong. DR." Nancy Guiford ac-
cused of having caused the death of Emma
Gill; at Bridgeport. Conn, was arrested in
London, England. shortly after having left
steamer from Montreal. An unknown man
was arrested at Orsova on the charge of
completely in plot to assassinate the King
of Roumania. General Blanco ordered the
release of all political prisoners in Cuba
Louise, Queen of Denmark, and Thomas
Joseph Byrnes, premier of Queensland,
died.
In the District.
The Commissioners received the annual
report and estimates of the chief of the
fire department. Weston Flint was ap-
pointed librarian of the free public library
established by act of Congress supple
ment to the public educational system of
the District. The ninth triennial conclave
of the Order of the Eastern Star was held
in Washington during the week. with a
large attendance of delegates from all sec
tio.1s of the country. Suit was instituted
by William II. Wharton of New Jersey in
the District Supreme Court to compel the
Secretary OF the Treasury to issue to him
certain bonds of the war loan, withheld
frcm him by the Treasury Department. A
strike occurred among the brickayers en-
ployed the new city post dice building,
growing out of the failure of the subcon-
tractor to pay the wages due; settlement
was effected before the end of the week.
James Winchester, a sixteen-year-old white
lad was struck by a Capital Traction car
while riding his bicycle and killed; a coro-
ner's jury rendered q verdict of accidental
death. Edwad Brooks took life by shoot