Evening star., 1898-12-31
WEEK nNpING DEcEMBER 81, 1885.

Word was received that the Spaniards
holding the city of Iioilo, Philippine Islands,
hau surrendered to the lasuI gents VINO were
besiegmg item; steps had previously been
taken to send an expedition thither, but the
American troops arrived after the sur
renuer. AguInaIao's cabinet resigned and
d new Cabinet was formed; it was unuer-
stood that 1t was strongly anti-Amerlcan.
1t was reported tnat the opanlaras of Guam
had refused to recognize the American
naval governor appointed for that lsIand.
steps We're taken IA havana to prevent dIs-
oruers On The occasion Of the transfer of
sovereignty from the SpanIards to the
Americans, ana oraers were issued in ac-
curuance To discourage All demonstrations
10y tne Cubans; there was much dIssaUIslac-
J.un anIohS tue ouU;tus On TINS account but
II repIesenlaliNe committee tormauy
cepted lne auvlce OF the American autnorI-
tIes ana aunIOnlstIed the people TO respect
the oioers; there was some Iurtner dlsoruer
IN the city uuTIng the Week. The Pres.aelt
issued an oIuer regulating the financial
50 stem OF Cupa ana uAnig lne Value OF the
Spanish COINS IN clrculaIIon. The peace
treaty was formally paced I'D the hanas OF
president Mckinney by the returning peace
commissioners. MAJOR General Greene re-
signed ms commission in the volunteer
army Steps were taken to INQUIRE into mo
charges OF Major General Miles, that some
OF the beef supplied 10 the army during ne
war was OF bad quality. The German am
paSsador began negotiations for reciprocal
tafiH arrangements with the United ; ates
Ihe preliminary report of the Nicaragua
canal commission was made public: me
tto toaiiiiassioners l expressed a preference for
the Luil route as against that of the Mari
lme company. Coroner s. H. Asbbridge
was unanimously nominated by the rennb
s IIcals OF Philadelphia for the office of
mayor. Mrs. Kate J. Adams was fatally
poisoned by cyanide of potassium wbicb
nau peen sent to her nephew through the
mails under a bromo-setzer label. Mrs
6er 6orae'iS A., botkln was found guilty of muir
uer III san francisco and sentenced by the
jury 10 Imprisonment for life: she was
hnaIsea with sending poisoned candy
anlough the mails to delaware where II
caused the death of two women Among
tnoSe who died during the week ware LIE
GU states senator Justin S. Morrill, Ver
mont and Ambassador Mat1as Romero %.
tnp forr IN washington; DR.. John B. Hamil-
toii, t, totherly surgeon general of the marina
hospital service. at Elgin IN and NJ. e
!Saoel a 8 Mallon, known as a writar co.
me Tue newspapers and magazines under tha
New York. nsi'iiiore, IN
Europe was asitated over rumors thai q
rrehch coup detat had been MANNED hv
the higher military authorities; if did NOT
materialize, Testimony in the Dre,F,,s
case was taken from Premier Dummy and
eX-President Casmir- Perier by the court
OF cessation. Disturbances We're renortad
from the Transvaal, owing to the com
plants of the .'Uitlanders" that they were
peIns again Disseminated against: the
government suppressed a movement among
the Boers to celebrate Jameson day'' l,v
hanging the unsuccessful raider in effigy.
kihg Humbert signed a decree reducing The
puhlsnments OF rioters who took part in
the disturbances of last spring A british
and native force from Uganda was ot
tackled by rebels and lost thirteen men he
1ore the rebels were subdued The Ecua-
dorlan rebels captured the city of Tulcan,
on the frontier near Colombia
In the District.
The Commissioners considered a promo
sition to tax the bicycles in use in the
District at the rate of 81 each. An investi-
CATION of the condition of the Department
of Justice building revealed the fact that
it was in imminent danger of collapse. An
effort was made by the bar association to
secure sn adjournment of the higher courts
of the District for a fortnight to give op-
portunity for a comprehensive examination
of the code of laws prepared by Judge Cox
for submission to Congress. Fire destroyed
the residence Of the Chilean minister Senior
Vicuna, at the corner of Connecticut ave-
nue. and N street: also the stock and fix
lures of Barber & Ross, dealers i'm hard
ware, at the corner of G and 11th streets,
in the. latter case doing $50, 900 damage.
John Bell of New York, a theatrical work.
er, was killed by escaping gas.
Cause of Mullfken's Death Unknown.
After searching investigation of the
facts obtainable in regard to the death OF
Joseph Mullikin of Surrattsvilie, Prince
Georges county Nd. who was brought to
that place dead in his dog cart by his horse
late Christmas night, the jury returned a
verdict that the deceased came to his death
in some manner to them unknown.