Evening star., 1898-09-17
THE WEEK.

The WEEK.
The American commissioners to the peace
conference at Paris were informed of the
attitude of the administration regarding the
conditions of the peace, Especially the gov
ernment and control of the Philippines; 1t
was announced that thepcabinet and Presi-
| dent were in complete accord The Secre-
| tary of the Navy issued an order reorganiz-
ing the North Atlantic Squadron; the fleet
was reduced from about 100 vessels to 80
The War Department continued to assem-
tle a large force in the south to serve as
an army of occupation in Cuba after the
Spanish troops have withdrawn from the
island. The contracts for building three
battle ships were awarded to the Cramps.
the Newport News Shipbuilding Company
and the Union iron works of San Francis
co, to be of R,50O tonsy displacement and
have speed of 1917 knots Republicans car
ried the state election in Maine re-electing
Gov. Powers by about 2S,0O0 and electing
four representatives in Congress. Frank
w. Rollins was nominated for governor by
the republicans of New Hampshire in con-
vention at Concord. After taking 1,474 bal
lots with no result the republican congress
sional convention of the sixth MARYLAND
district adjourned from Frederick to meet
September 21 at Oakland. Gov Bloxham of
Florida called national convention to
meet at Tampa February 8. 1899, and dis
| militia service. A currency conference was
held on the exposition grounds at Omaha
both gold and silver advocates participat-
Ing; ex-Secretary j. Sterling Morton pre-
sided. Admiral Cervera and his officers and
men sailed for Spain from Portsmouth, N
H., on the steamer City of Rome. The
democrats of the fifth Maryland district
nominated John S. Cummings for Congress.
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, the turist and
constitutional lawyer. died In Ann Arbor.
Mich, aged seventy-four years. Brig. Gen.
j. L. Haskell dropped dead at the Column
bus (Ohio) barracks from apoplexy caused
by the excitement incident to the return of
the 18th Infantry to that city
Foreign.
The Queen Regent of Spain signed the
peace protocol which had been approved by
the cortes and decree proroguing the
ccrtes The council of the so-called pro-
Visional government of Cuba issued a mani
festo stating that 1t is necessary to hold
an assembly to decide upon the future
course of the Cuban people. Gen. Maxine
Gomez was quoted as saying that he was
for the absolute independence of Cuba A
mob at Vlgo, Spain, stoned the house of Gen
Toral the Spanish general who surrendered
Santiago. In the Spanish senate Count
ID Almenas created tumut by saving that
Weyler, Blanco, Rivera and Cervera ought
TO be diSgraCed. Aguinaldo said he be-
lieved a protectorate. for the Philippine Is
lands unnecessary. The Philippine insur-
gents evacuated the suburbs of Manila in
compliance with Gen. Otis demand AS an
outgrowth Of the Dreyfus agitation In Paris
Col Patty du Clam was put on the retired
list OF the French army. President Faure
In an address to military men at Gonnetin-
nes, France, referred to the defeats of 1870
saying they will never be effaced from our
memory. Fearful havoc was caused on
the islands of Trinidad, Barbados and St
Vincent by hurricanes; the loss at St Lucia
was slight; the hurricane was the worst
winch has occurred there in the present
century. The Chinese emperor issued an
edict extending the postal service through
out the empire. One hundred and thirteen
ringleaders of the recent Cretan riots were
arrested. The Turkish government refused
10 Withdraw its troops from Crete. The
body of Empress Elizabeth who was assas-
snated at Geneva, was removed from that
city to Vienna. Italy announced that her
diplomatic relations with the -epublic of
Colombia were severed as result of de-
velopments growing out of the Cerr,,,i
claim. Marquis Ito arrived at 'rientsin on
his way to Pekin; his visit was regarded as
likely to result in an offensive and defen-
sive alliance betwe- IN Japan and China
In the District.
The trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral foLnda ton have pure 1ased from
A l.. Barber 3Ola acres Of gre Ind at the
southeast corner of the Tenleytown and
Woodley lane roads, where tn. buildings
are to be erected. The present site at the
intersection Of Woodley road ana Connecti-
cut avenue extended win be given up The
members of the LIST Regiment, District of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry, have been
furloughed for sixty days; hearty well
come was accorded to Company H of the
District regiment on their return to the
city yesterday from Porto Rico along the
entire line OF march the avenue was brill
fantly illuminated ard cheering crowds
made an enthusiastic demonstration. The
work of relief and providing mp. oyment for
the returned soldiers Is gong on under the
direction of the citizens committee. Silver
medals were presented by citizens of Ana
costa to members of the District regiment
living in that place. The death of A. J.
Falls formerly a well-known resident of
this city, who of late years had lived in
Louisiana, occurred. Edward d. Gray, an
inmate of the Soldiers Home, committed
suicide. The lexington public school
building, Sd and Quincy streets northeast,
was dedicated with appropriate exercises.
The Eistrict Commissioners have approved
the recommendation of the trustees of the
free public library that the library be To-
Gated in the building 1896 New York ave-
nue.; changes are to be made in the build
ing and it is expected the library will be
opened to the public next month.