Evening star., 1898-07-16
National and Domestic.

Subscriptions to the war loan of s2o0.-
600 900. which closed Thursday, aggregated
about six times the amount of the loan
and represented quarter of million indi-
yiduals: treasury officials and the admin
istration generally were hghly pleaseo
with the success of the loan, and especially
under the peculiar conditions OF the caii.
The President directed the chief of en-
gineers of the army to use his discretion in
the removal of harbor and river mines
planted at the beginning of the war; the
requests for their removal from naV1ga-
tion companies and other interests had
become so Voluminous that in view of the
destruction of the Spanish squadron IN
these waters IL was decided that ii would
be safe to remove this obstruction to COM
merce A powder explosion occurred al
Dover, n. J., causing the death of several
employees and one of the militiamen guard
ing the plant An explosion occurred IN
the terminal aqueduct at Cleveland and
eleven men lost their lives. Fereeaster
Dunn of the weather bureau resigned as n
result of orders sent to him to proceed to
duty in the West Indies or to take sta
ton at less important station than New
York. Mrs. Martha Place, convicted in
Brooklyn of murder of her stepdaughter,
was sentenced to be electrocuted and a
movement was Immediately begun to save
her life on account of her sex. Ex-senator
Omar d. Conger of Michigan died at Ocean
City, Md.
Foreign Affairs.
The revolt in China assumed formidable
proportions, the insurgents seizing several
towns and causing much damage, besides
Staying many imperial troops; the rebels
threatened the ruling dynasty, and extra
ordinary efforts were made by the govern
ment to suppress them The Italian gov
ernment decided to make a naval demon
stration before Carthagena, Colombia, to
secure indemnity for the claim of an Ital-
ian citizen against that government which
IN fat- hxy
Cleveland. The colonial government in
British Columbia suffered reverse in the
elections. M. Zoia was fined 1900 francs
and sentenced to sixteen days imprison-
ment for libeling experts connected with
the prosecution in his late trial growing
out of the Dreyfus case. The federal coun-
Gil of Switzerland prohibited the importa-
ton of American fresh fruits on account of
the San Jose scale Count Esterhazy, ac-
cused of being the author of the Drey-
fus memoranda, was arrested in Paris
charged with forging a telegram
In the District.
A car on the Capital railway line rum
ming toward Anacostfa from Congress
Heights. became unmanageable through
the breaking of the brake chain and DASH
ed into horse car at the bottom of a
steep hill; two passengers were killed and
more than thirty were seriously injured;
coroners jury held that the car was over
loaded with passengers and that the brak-
ing appnaOCeS were fhaQequate, In conSe-
Quenee an agitation for a regulation re-
stricting the loads of street cars was in
augurated and the Commissioners made
Inquiries into the possibility of requiring
street railway companies to equip their
cars with emergency brakes. Suit was en-
tered to test the validity Of the new teie-
phone rates as prescribed by the current
District appropriation act. The Commits
sioners instituted a new official bureau for
the control Of all electrical matters con-
nected with the municipal management.
Justice Cole rendered decision from the
Circuit Court upholding the ruling of the
Commissioners restricting the height of
buildings. The sessions of the National
Educational Associations convention were
brought to a close. The stockholders of
the Washington and Maryland and Eek
ington and Soldiers Home Railway COM
panies held meetings to accept the terms
of the recent act of Congress affecting
those properties and voted to consolidate
under the name Of the City and Suburban
Company, and to equip the city portion of
the lexington line with the underground
electric system. A movement was started
for the systematic relief of the families
of District volunteers now in need. Howard
Keyworth, who was shot at Hyattsville
by Guy Barron. died from his wounds.
Among those who died were Rear Admiral
Daniel Ammen. United States navy. re-
tired. and William G. Moore, chief Of the
District police force.