Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29
THE WEEK.

The most notable event Of the week was
the ordering to the port of Havana of the
United States battle ship Maine; Secretary
Long, in his official announcement of the
fact, said the object of, the visit of the
warship was to resume the friendly naval
Intercourse with Spain, which had been
temporarily suspended on account of the
war in Cuba. Presidents Dole of the Ha-
waiian republic arrived in the city We'd
nesday and was received with marked at
tention from the officials of the govern
ment. Judge Louis E. McComas was elect
ed United States senator from Maryland
Tuesday by the vote Of So to 4 against
Major Shaw, his republican opponent; Sem
ator German received the vote of the
democrats. The Senate passed the Teller
resolution providing for the payment of
government bonds in silver by a vote of AZ
to 81. The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of ]. w. Griggs of New Jersey, to be
Attorney General of the United States.
The President nominated Charles H. Duell
OF Syracuse, N. Y. to be commissioner of
patents. Mint Director Preston resigned.
and the President nominated George z.
Roberts of Iowa as his successor. Senator
Morgan of Alabama, in a speech in the
Senate, reiterated his statement that ex-
President Cleveland at one time favored
the annexation of Hawaii; Mr. Cleveland
asserted positively that he was never in
favor Of annexing Hawaii or recognizing
the belligerency of the Cubans. President
Mckinley addressed the National Manu-
facturers' Association at the Waldorf Ho-
tel in New York Friday night. The Ca
madam government consented to admit free
OF restrictions all supplies brought into the
klondfke gold region by the United States
government relief expedition. The Indian
apolis monetary commission was in session
during the week. The Kentucky legislature
passed resolution calling upon United
states Senator Lindsay to resign if he
could not support the Chicago platform.
The national stock growers convention
met at Denver, Col. The filibustering
steamer Tillie sank with a cargo of guns
and ammunition off Barnegat, N. J.. four
or her crew being lost. A heavy storm pre-
vailed throughout the west; in ST Louis
the wind blew at the rate of sixty-six miles
an hour Eight persons lost their lives in
a fire which caused 100000 damage to
property at Spokane, Wash. Chinese wit
resses testified before the Chicago 'Iexow
committee" that police levied blackmaiI on
opium joints 1t was announced that Thos.
Il. watson would be nominated for Gov
ernor of Georgia by the coming populfst
STATE convention. Joseph Letter, who is
holding 100000 bushels of wheat in Chi
cago. said he expected to get about Sl25
for 1T. The Mississippi and Ohio rivers
reached the danger point. Steamers leav
ing the Pacific coast for Alaska were com
pelied to refuse passengers. so great was
the rush to the gold fields. The Interstate
convention of coal miners at Chicago do
cioeo upon an advance of 10 cents a ton in
miners wages.
Foreign.
The United States battle ship Maine ar
rived at Havana and was saluted nv the
forts and war vessels; no demonstration of
any sort on the part of the popujace re-
suited; 1t was reported that Consul General
Lee and DR.. Congosto, the Spanish secre-
tary general, had misunderstanding over
the arrival of the warShip; the government
at Madrid announced that Spanish war
SHIPS would make similar friendly calls at
american ports, and the entire Spanish
Meet was ordered to assemble at Cadiz: it
was the generally expressed opinion that
the real destination of the fleet was Ha-
Nana; General Aranguren, who ordered the
execution or Colonel Ruiz for an attempt
TO bride the insurgents, was waylaid and
shot while on a visit to his sweetheart.
The birthday of Emperor William was
more generally celebrated than usual in
Germany. A majority. Of '.the striking
British engineers voted TO accent the terms
of the employers. Storms and heavy snow
caused many wrecks in, the Black sea. A
revolution was threa tened in Salvador ow-
ing to financial troubles and misrule; four
banks in San Salvador failed A band of
socialists attempted to force their way
into the chamber of deputies at Brussels:
they were held back by soldiers with fixed
bayonets and a tumult followed Two
men were killed and many injured in anti
Jewish riots occurred at Paris and other
points in France, growing out of the ORGY
rus controversy. and the opinion was ex-
Pressed by some Of the leading Paris news
papers that the question was likely to
lead to revolution in France. Dispatches
from Cannes. France. represented Mr..
Gladstone as being in very feeble health
The total eclipse of the sun was success
fully observed in India by American and
other scientists. The British war vessels
at Port Arthur were ordered to leave there:
the London foreign Office said they merely
called. but the order is elsewhere attributed
to Russian irritation. 1t was reported from
Pekin and st. Petersburg that China had
finally decided to secure its needed loan
from Russia instead of England. Four
German sailors were killed by Chinese
mob at kaio Chau bay. The British gun
boat Lapwing seized a cargo of arms off
the Arabian coast. which were supposed to
have been intended for the insurgents Of
Baluchistan. Lord William Nevin was
arrested in London on the charge Of pro-
curing by false representation the sigma
ture of Spender Clay to promissory notes
for $4,000. The French chamber of depu-
ment
In the District.
The House devoted a portion of Monday
to consideration of local measures; the
following bills were passed: House bills
for the relief Of John H. Cause and others,
in relation to taxes and tax sales, for the
protection of game, to regulate plumbing