Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-24
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER "a, 1sos.
National, international and Domestic.

National, international and Domestic.
The President induced eight gentlemen of
reputation to serve on the proposed COM
mission to investigate alleged abuses in the
conduct of the war, Gen. Granville NJ.
Dodge Col. James A. Sexton, Evan Z.
Howell, ex-Gov. Woodbury., Gen. John Nj.
Wilson, Charles DENLY, eX-Gov. James A.
Beaver and Gen. A. Med. McCook. Gov
crnor Black decided not to attend the New
York state convention at Saratoga next
week Tire Navy Department ordered
four hundred sailors to be sent to Ad-
miral Dewey's squadron at Manila. ArInor
plate made according to the krupp process
was tested at the indian Head proving
grounds and found to possess unusual re-
siStng power. Col. William j. Bryan call
cd President Mckinley and urged him to
muster out of service the sick men of his
regiment and others who had good cause
to ask for their discharge from the service.
Connecticut democrats IN state convention
ignored the Chicago free-SllVer platform
and nominated Former United States Treas
Irer Morgan for governor. Governor 1aZen
5. Ptngree was renom1nated by Michigan
republicans, who also Endorsed his ideas
for the taxation of corporations and Secre-
tary Ayers management of the War De-
partment Twenty thousand Odd Fellows
paraded in Boston, celebrating the sessions
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge in that city.
DR.. w. P. Martin, an American citizen and
missionary, was appointed president of the
Imperial University of China. The Royal
Order of Scotland. composed of thirty-third
degree Masous, held it's annual meeting in
Cincinnati. At Charlestown, w Va, Cir
cult Judge Faulkner rendered decision
declaring unconstitutional an act passed by
the last West Virginia Legislature redis-
tricting certain legislative districts. The
Bridgeport police arrested Walter Foster
of Hartford. lover of Emma Gill, believed
to be the victim of the yellow Mill Pond
murder, on suspicion of completely in her
1r,.1n ~, e thn min
firm died at sea.
Foreign Affairs.
Kuang-Hsu, Emperor of China, resigned
his power to the empress dowager. Agun-
aldo, in an address to the American people,
said the relations of his people with the
Americans had been and would continue
to be of the most friendly nature. General
Correa. the Spanish minister of war or
dered that in the eva ,uation of Cuba and
Porto Rico the sick were to leave first. Ad-
Iniral Cervera and the Spanish naval pris-
oners from Portsmouth. n. H.. arrived at
Santander, Spain Former Captain General
Augustin of the Philippine Islands also re-
turned to Spain. The evacuation of out
lying posts in Porto Rico began and Span
fsh control was limited to less than one
third of the island. the Porto Rico volun-
teers dfsbanded. A monument to Samuel
de Champlain, the French explorer was
unveiled at Quebec A number of fishing
twenty fishermen were drowned. The con-
tract foc the Pekin-Hankow railway. in the
interest OF Russia was ratified by the Chin
ese government. The joint high commits
sion considering points of difference be-
tween the United States and Canada re-
stunned its sessions at Quebec. General Gar
cha made an address in Santiago, saying
that the Cubans should go to work An
agreement was signed by the representa-
tVes of Chile and Argentina by which their
boundary south of latitude 26.52.45 is sub
mitted to arbitration. Fuller reports of the
recent hurricane In the West Indies showed
that the damage was fully as great as it
was first stated to be. On the island of St
Vincent alone about 300 lives were lost Sir
George Grey. formerly governor of the Cape
OF GOOD Hope and premier of New Zealand,
died.
In the District.
The health office has submitted to the
Commissioners the draft of a bill requiring
The death of Corporal Geo. F. Shilling
Company G, list District Regiment occur
red at Montauk Hospital, Capt Allyn Ca
prom. Battery E, LIST Artillery, died a the
residence of his mother near Fort Myer,
Va. The new school year in the public
schools opened with an increased attend
ance. The contract for the street work in
equipping the city portion of the City and
Suburban street railroad with the under
ground electric system was awarded to Mr.
f. SaXton. Six buildings We're destroyed
by fire at the southwest corner of 18th and
F streets and several structures in the Vi
cinity We're damaged. The total loss was
about S250.G00 aud the insurance was about
sl2o,Do. Play in the annual tournament
of the District Croquet Associa ton was in
progress during the week.