Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08
Foreign Affairs.


The international peace conference re-
fused to consider the American proposal for
the immunity of private property at sea
in war, but agreed to recommend the sum-
moning of special. conference in the fu-
ture to debate the subject Several con-
ferences Were held between Captain Drey-
fus and his counsel at Rennes and prepara
tons for the court-martial We're advanced;
charges Were reported from Paris in the
army and municipal administration result
ing from disclosures of the DreyfuS case,
NJ. Bertilon, author of the system of an
thropometrical measurements for the iden-
LITIGATION of criminals being ousted from
mum. cipal place because of his so-calIed
expert testimony al the first court-martial,
and General Zuriinden being relieved from
duty as military governor of Paris. 1t was
reported that President Kruger Of the
South African republic had yielded to the
demands of the English government for
modification of the suffrage laws in favor
of the Outlanders. Riots continued in va
rious parts of Spain. The agitations in Bel
GUM subsidized in view of a decision in par
Lament to refer the suffrage questions TO
non-partisan committee. A futile attempt
was made to assassinate eX-King Milan of
servia. 1t reported also that attempts
had lately been made upon the life of the
Ameer of Afghanistan. The English Hber-
ais gained two seats in by-elections. The
international Council of Women assembled
in London and elected Mrs. May Wright
Sewell of the United States as president.
b. II. Howell of Lowell. Mass. a student
at oxford, won the diamond SOULS at the
Henley regatta second time.
In the District.
Judge Walter S. Cox rendered his resig-
nation from the District Supreme Court
and an active canvass was Immediately
begun among the leading members of the
local bar to secure the appointment to the
vacancy: President Mckinley assured
delegation waiting upon him in one inter-
est that he would appoint local man. As
a result of a long record of accidents at
tending the celebration of Independence
day Commissioner Wight began an inquiry
into the feasibility of regulating the size
of the so-called giant firecrackers used in
the District. The Commissioners decided to
begin al once upon the equipment of a bi-
cycle division of the fire department for
prompt response to alarms. The District
naval militia returned from a practice
cruise. Lewis j. Yeager, accused of crimi-
nal assault escaped from the sixth pre-
cinct station and was soon recaptured.
Prentiss drug store, at the corner of 9th
and K streets, was burgiarized. A suit was
filed in the District court for receiver for
the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company.
James Payne, colored, was killed by pre-
mature explosion at the Occoquan creek
quarries Mrs. F. w. Dickins, wife of Cap
tain Dickins of the navy, was killed by an
explosion of gasoline in her home; the
house was damaged by the explosion and
fire. and Joseph Vaughn, timer, was Sc
riously burned. The lumber yard of Thos.
w. Smith, at the foot of 4th street south
east was burned. with loss of about
$4,000. Armistead Taylor, colored, who
killed Police Sergeant Fritz Passau of this
city in an attempt to escape, was convicted
at Frederick of the murder of the Rosen-
stein family near Boyd's, Md. Among
those who died were Colonel Alexander T.
Britton, the prominent lawyer and fnan-
cier: General Horatio G. Wright distin-
gufshed in the civil war: Rev. DIR. John F.
Galligan, president of Gonzaga College and
rector of ST. Aloysius Church. at New
York, and John w. Hendley, we'll known
as chief modeler of the National Museum.