Evening star., 1898-02-12
THE WEEK.

lister to the United States, rendered his
resignation to his home government, and it
was accepted; this action was taken just
in time to forestall a request for his recall
made on the Spanish government by Presi-
dent Mckinley through Minister Woodford;
the incident was due to the publication of
letter from Senor de Lopne to Senior Canale
jas in which the Spanish minister had used
very offensive language inI criticism of
President Mckinley; this letter was pur
loined from the private desk of Senor
Canalejas in Havana by a sympathfzer
with the insurgents and placed in the hands
of the Cuban junta in New York, who in
turn gave 1t to the press; the incident
caused a revival of interestein the Cuban
question, and a number, of resolutions We're
introduced in the Senate looking to the rec
ognition of state of belligerency on the
island. the recognition Of the nsurgent gov
ernment and for intervention on the part
of this government, to, put p stop to the
war; the State Department authorized the
statement that no new instructions had
been sent to Minister Woodford at Madrid
in regard to the termination of the war in
Cuba. The Hawaiian treaty continued to
be discussed in the Senate in executive ses-
sion; Senator Morgan introduced bill pro-
viding for the annexation of the island.
The House, by vote of 143sto 112, unseat
ed Mr.. Plowman democrat, of Alabama)
and gave the seat to Mr.. Aldrich repub-
uCdI. DdttdllOnS Oh naval reserves
were organized at st. Louis. The President
announced that he would allow eX-Con-
gresham Outhwaite of Ohio, i gold demo-
crat, to serve out his term as a member of
the fertilization board. 1t was announced
that the government would ask a postpone
ment of the sale of the Kansas Pacific rail-
road, set for February 16, and would re-
deem the claims of the first mortgage
bondholders, amounting to $S000,0O0 Sec
retary Long ordered a court-martial for the
trial Of Pay Director Luther G. Billings,
one of the ranking officers of the pay corps,
who Is charged with having a personal in
terest In concern given a contract by the
Navy Department. The House banking and
currency committee continued the consid
GRAFTON of plans for currency revision, but
was unable to reach an agreement. The
House passed the Military Academy appro-
priation bill. The State Department was
advised that Germany is discriminating
against American hams and that excessive
freight charges are imposed on American
lumber. The Agricultural Department stated
that the domestic merchandise exported in
1897 amounted in value to 81 .0S2 ,0U7 ,6OS of
which $3.50, 1913 were agricultural prod
ucts. A fire in the business section at
Pittsburg destroyed $1.500O00 worth of
property and caused the death of eleven
persons and injured many others. Fire at
Atlantic City destroyed the Academy of
Music, the Bryn Mawr Hotel and other
buildings, causing loss of almost 100000.
Fires in New York destroyed an Office
building owned by former Governor Levi
P. Morton. causing damage amounting to
S5O0,OOO. The jury in the Luetgert murder
trial. Chicago, gave verdict of guilty. the
penalty was fixed at life imprisonment.
quarantine convention of the South Allan
tic and Gulf states assembled at Mobile,
Ala, to consider general regulations for
keeping out infectious diseases. The trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies for the
killing of striking miners at Hazeton, Pa,
was continued at Wilkesbarre. Joseph p.
Smith, director of the bureau Of American
republics, died at Miami, Fla.
Foreign.
1t was reported from several European
points that Spain was making great efforts
to hurry forward naval preparations. The
news from Cuba was to the effect that Cen
eral Blanco had returned to Havana with
out having accomplished anything toward
inducing the insurgent chiefs to surrender
and accept autonomy; it was represented
that the situation was greatly strained and
that the people were expecting crisis soon
which would settle the fateIdof the island;
the intransigents weret reported to favor
annexation to this .country sar at least a
protectorate by this government: dispatches
received In Havana from Madrid represent
ed the SagaSta cabinetfcas disguised with
the Cuban autonomist ministry. because of
Its neglect OF neutrality-suspicious. against
the insurgents. The Spanish government
decided to send two additional cruisers to
SeoeSS' Z kYsiuShA D.LsS' ~
Guatemala was assassfnated on Wednes-
day; revolution followed, In which the
supporters of Morales FOR the presidency
were utterly routed by the government
troops. The trial of Emile Zota. the French
novelist. was begun in Raris;she is charged
with writing letter rejecting upon high
officials of the French government In con-
nectiol with the trial OF Prince Esterhazy;
there were a number or highly sensational
incidents during the trial. iiPaul Kruger
was reelected presidelrtl of the South Afrt-
can republic. 1t was announced that Rus
sia had abandoned the candidature of
Prince George of Greece for the governor
ship of Crete and would not allow any in
crease In the number of Turkish troops in
Crete or be party to any coercion of the
Cretans Lady Henry Somerset wrote let
ter to Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for India, Withdrawing her indorse-
ment of any form or principle of state
regulation of vice. Lord William Nevill
was held in London to answer a charge of
forgery. Two hundred buildings were de-
stroyed by fire in Manila, capital of the
Philippine Islands.
I'm the District.
The House District committee granted
further hearings in the matter of street
railroad extensions In the northern sub