Evening star., 1898-02-26

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of inquiry was in session all the week at
the scene Of the wreck; testimony was
taken Of the survivors who were In Havana
and the divers who went down into the
wreck The Spanish cruiser ViZcaya reach
ed New York last Sunday, and after pay
ing her respects to the civil and military
authorities coaled up and sailed for Havana
The Supreme Court began the nearing OF
the Joint traffic cases in which the govern
ment seeks to set aside an agreement be-
tween thirty-one leading railroads. Mrs.
Daniel Manning was elected president gen
eral of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution. Francis M. Bunce. commandant
Of the New York navy yard, was commits
stoned rear admiral. A committee of the
cotton mill strikers at New Bedford, Mass,
issued an appeal stating that the strikers
are starving. A conference of colored
farmers at Tuskegee, Ala, adopted reso-
Iutions urging members of their race to buy
land. Final funeral services over the body
of Frances E. Willard were held at her
home Evanston. Ill. Postmaster Baker
colored, and his infant child were shot dead
at Lake City, S. c., and his wife and three
daughters were wounded by unknown men;
their house burned; the Postmaster
General ordered the discontinuance of the
post Office at Lake City. s.. c., where the
colored postmaster was killed by a mob
Monday night; Governor Ellerbe Of South
Caroline offered 9. reward OF $500 for the
arrest and conviction of one or more of
the moi that committed the murder.
Foreign.
The Madrid newspapers urge the Spanish
government to prepare for war, and warn
the officials against what they are pleased
to term the "duplicity of the Yankees.
Emile Zola, the famous French novelist.
was found guilty in Paris Of publishing a
letter rejecting upon the trial of Major
EsterhaZy and was sentenced to one years
Imprisonment and fire of 5000 francs,
the maximum punishment; the verdict was
rec eived with frantic cheers; the manager
of Aurore, the newspaper IN which the let
ter was published, was condemned to four
months imprisonment and fined 3,OOO
francs. Prince Tai Wan Kcon, father OF
the Emperor Of Corea, died Tuesday. 81
mon Lazard, founder Of the banking firm
Of Lazard Freres. died in Paris. wlid
demonstration was made in Paris by friends
OF Henri Rochefort on the occasion OF his
entering prison to serve a sentence OF hve
days for libel In connection with the Drey-
fus affair The Queen Regent Of Spain gave
a farewell audience to Senior Polo Ber-
Eabe, the new Spanish minister to the Unit
ed States. The British ambassador at Paris
was assured by the French minister OF for
eign affairs that French troops have not
advanced into Sokoto, in West Africa, as
reported. The Chinese loan Of $SO,OOO,OOO
was arranged with the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank of London and the German
Asiatic Bank. gloomy tone was reported
in political circles in Madrid over reports
of split in the Cuban ministry, two MEM
hers OF which, it was charged, ara secretly
treating with the separatists In the dlreo-
ton OF the independence OF Cuba.
In the District.
The Senate subcommittee on District ap-
preparations began consideration OF the
District bill; the Commissioners appeared
to urge an increase of the allowances made
by the House. Speaker Reed appointed
Representatives Grout, Pitney, Bingham,
r. rnrrnift too
ordered by the House to investigate the
gas and telephone questions; the telephone
fight was continued on the part of the cit
izens, meetings being held for the purpose
of collecting information and perfecting
the organization. The House District COM
mittee reported favorably the bill intro
duced by Representative Odell in regard
to the taxation Of street railroad COM
panies and took unfavorable action on the
proposition to refer to vote of citizens
the question Of restoring suffrage to the
people of the District. The Capital Trac-
ton Company began the operation OF cleo
tric cars on 14th street. The Commission
ers received preliminary report as to the
ments were recently conducted In an Ell
fort to show how far the waste OF water
could be located; 1T was demonstrated that
in only small percentage OF the houses
was the Potomac wastefully used. The an
nual congress of the, Daughters OF the
American Revolution was held; the annual
election Of officers resulted In the selection
of Mrs. Daniel Manning as president gen.
eIal In response to a protest by citizens
OF Alexandria countya and city and the
Commissioners Of the. District, Gov. Tyler
Of Virginia vetoed the bill granting
charter to the town Of Rosslyn. at the
south end Of the Aqueduct bridge, 1t be-
ing shown the proposed charter would
grant DANGEROUS immnnities to the conf
munity. Judge Cole ordered the release of
Perry Carson from custody, holding that
his commitment for cqpte1qpt by justice
OF the peace was Illegal Among those who
died during the week, were Matthew w.
Gait, Samuel P. Brown and Reginald Fen