Evening star., 1898-10-22
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER -. rsss.

President Mckinley attended the great
peace jubilee in Chicago and delivered an
address: he continued on his way eastward,
receiving ovations at various points and
speaking in several places; everywhere the
greatest enthusiasm was evoked: the degree
of LII. d. was conferred upon the President
by the University of Chicago At the peace
jubilee in Chicago addresses were delivered
by some of the nations most prominent per-
sons, and a parade in commemoration of
the victory over Spain included over 3o,oo3
men. The commission investigating the
conduct of the war moved from Washing
ton to the south TO inspect camps and take
testimony. Judge Cox, in the District Su-
preme Court. delivered an opinion on the
Applications for mandamus and injunction
against Secretary Gage in the war bond
case, upholding the right of the Secretary
to withhold bonds from bidders whom he
had reason to suspect of being in collusion
to defeat the intent of the law prescribing
that the loan should go to the small cap
ltalists. The joint peace commission held
further sessions in Paris without reaching
definite conclusions: ii was understood that
the American commissioners made II plain
to the Spanish representatives that the
United States would not become responsible
for the Cuban debt, nor would ii assume
sovereignty over Cuba: Agoncillo, repre-
Sentfng the Filipino insurgents, arrived in
Paris for consultation with the American
commissioners. The United States formally
took possession of the island of Porto Rico
Tuesday. The industrial commission or
ganized under act of Congress held its first
session. elected Senator Kyle chairman and
adjourned, after the appointment of COM
mittees. until November II. The national
committee of the sound money democratic
organization issued an address asking the
adherents OF that cause to continue the
tight against free SilYeriSm and advising
the members of the party 10 act I'm their
own localities according to surrounding cir
cumstances; ex-senator John NJ Palmer
candidate on this ticket for the Presidency
in 1896. declared his intention to vote for
the republican candidate for Congress i'm
his district in Illinois, The campaign in
between Richard Croker and the New York
Bar Association over the nominations for
justices became acute: a larSely-attended
mass meeting of lawyers and others inter
ested in pure judiciary was held. at which
Tammany Hall and Croker were denounced:
ex-senator Hill delivered speech in Brook
lyu in which he advised democratic voters
under former Police Chief McCuilagh to
control their actions Theodore Roosevelt
made many speeches in the state and ap-
peared also in Brooklyn at a meeting adj
dressed by both Seth Low and Gen. b. +.
Tracy, rival candidates for the mayoralty
in 1897. Kansas. Iowa. Nebraska and Mis-
souri, We're visited by an exceptionally Sc
we're blizzard. the earliest snow storm in
twenty-five years: much damage was done
and much suffering resulted. Frosts occur
red in the yellow fever region and caused
soon wane. The torpedo boat Davis recent
ly built for the government, blew out her
boiler tubes on he trial trip, eleven men
being scalded TO death.