Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY :s, 1899.

The Filipino insurgents sought to burn the
city of Manila, succeeding in destroying
much property ana precipitating an engage
ment IN which they were repulsed; after
several days Of skirmishing General Otis
drove back the native troops and restored
order to the capital; Admiral Dewey cabied
the Navy Department that the battle snip
Oregon should be sent Immediately to Ma
nila for political reasons; the Oregon, at
last accounts. was at Honolulu, on her way
to Manila; the natives of the Island OF
Negroes declared In favor of the American
governmental system and placed them
selves unreservedly under the care OF the
American commanders; Aguinaldo issued
manifesto in which he declared that the
corrupt rule of Spain was preferable to that
of the United States. The House passed
bill appropriating s2OO0O.0O0 to pay Spain
under the terms of the peace treaty; II also
passed the naval appropriation bill with
paragraph feviving the grade of admiral;
Representative Johnson made another sem
sationa1 attack upon President Mckinley
for the latters policies and particularly his
Boston speech concerning the Philippine
matter. The administration consented to a
compromise upon the army reorganization
bill, and a measure drawn to meet the OBJ
jections of the opposition was introduced In
the Senate and read in the House, provid-
ing for the increase of the army to 100000
men for two years. 5000 to be of the regu-
lar and 81, 900 of the volunteer force. The
senate passed the river ana naTDOr Dill WIFI
the Morgan Nicaragua canal bill added as
an amendment. The House committee on
the judiciary reported that the representa-
tives who had accepted commissions in the
volunteer army thereby forfeited their right
to seats in the House. Rear Admiral Schley
sent to the Senate reply to charges
against him contained in communication
to the Senate from the Secretary of the
Navy concerning his actions in the Cuban
campaign. The Anglo-American joint high
commission adjourned to meet in Quebec
August 2, without having effected an agree
ment upon the important matters before IL.
The court of inquiry into the beef contro-
versy continued the taking of testimony,
Generals Miles and Eagan appearing as
witnesses. Ambassador Choate sailed for
England. The New York aldermen and
councimen attacked the elevated railroad
management, passing ordinances Compel
ing it to materially change the service;
charges of blackmail were preferred by the
railroad management against the Tammany
organization. Municipal elections We're held
through Pennsylvania; in Philadelphia
Samuel H Ashbridge was chosen mayor by
an overwhelming republican majority. Rud
| yard Fipling, the English poet and author,
was attacked by pneumonia in New York.
Foreign Affairs.
Riotous demonstrations followed the fun
| cral of NJ. Faure, late president of France,
| in Paris: the government caused the arrest
| of several hundred persons, including NM.
Dereulede Millevoye and Habert. deputies,
who were charged with melting the people
and the army to revolution; President Lou
bet in his first message to the parliament
advised a settlement of all domestic diff
cuties. The Spanish cortes assembled and
| began the discussion of the war with the
| United States, the ministry being severely
criticised by the opposition. The Sultan of
Oman having, in violation of agreement
with England, granted coaling concession
| to France, a British protest was entered,
enforced by a threat to lombard Muscat.
which caused the sultan to yield, withdraw
| ing the concession A conflict, said to have
| been caused by disagreement over taxa
| ton, was reported al Ta-Lien-Wan between
Russian and Chinese troops 1t was
/ ported that the Ameer Of Afghanistan was
dead. The pope sent a letter to Cardinal
| Gibbons the subject of "Americanisn''
| in the church, warning against certain lines
of development: Archbishop Ireland. at
Rome, in letter to the pope, repudiated
| the doctrines condemned in the latter's
letter.
In the District.
The House and Senate devoted an hour
| each to the consideration of District affairs
| and number of important measures We're
passed. The Potomac rose somewhat as a
| result of the recent heavy SHOWS and low
| temperatures, but by means of persistent
work in the river with tugs and steamers
| the channel was kept open and clear of
| ice, thus minimizing the danger of a food.
| The President nominated Harry NJ. Cla-
baugh Of Maryland to succeed Louis E. Nc
Comas as associate justice of the Supreme
| Court of the District, Judge McComas hav
ing been elected senator from Maryland.
The annual reception of the board of trade
was held. The annual congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution was
| held Mrs Jessie F. Holderman was killed
while riding her bicycle on East Capitol
street by being struck by an electric car
Among those who died was George ii. b.
| White, cashier of the National Metropolitan