Evening star., 1899-04-15
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL Is, 1890.


President Mckinley. for the United
States and Ambassador Camoon of France.
for Spain, exchanged ratifications Tuesday
Of the peace treaty at the White House and
later on the same day the President issued
a proclamation declaring the war with
Spain at an end; preparations were imme-
diateiy begun to reduce the army to a
peace basis; Governor Lee Of South Dakota
wrote a letter to the President demanding
that the South Dakota troops now in the
Philippines be returned home forthwith;
this action was taken under serious advise
ment by the administration. with some en-
barrassment in view of the fact that 1t
was not believed that the condition of af-
fairs in the Island. of Luzon warranted an
immediate reduction Of the army there
President Mckinley appointed Beliamy
Storer, minister to Belgium to be minister
to Spain, and 1t was announced that Spain
would designate Count d'Arcos as minis
ter at Washington. Word was received
that joint force of British and American
sailors had been ambuscaded by Maaaafans
April 1 on German plantation near Apia,
Samoa, while engaged in a patrol excur-
eion and that two American and one Brit
ish officers were killed and several seamen
of both nationaHties; this report caused
considerable excitement in all three coun-
tries, especially in view of the prepara-
tions for the settlement Of the Sa-
moan difficulty through the services OF
joint high commission; after some delay
the commission was completed by the ap-
ppintment of Bartlett Tripp of South Da-
kota, G. N E. Eliot of the British embassy
at Washington. and Baron Speck Won Stern
berg of the German embassy at Washing
ton to represent the United States, Great
Britain and Germany, respectively: ar
rangements were made for the sailing OF
the commission on the American auNi!iary
cruiser Badger The French ambassador
presented a pair of costly Sevres vases 10
the United States. through President Nc
Kinley, as a gift from the people of France
in the person of the late President faure
The army beef court of inquiry continued
its work without adducing any important
facts, though among the witnesses exam
ined were Generals Shafter and Chafee.
The campaign in Luzon was pressed vigor-
ously, the city of Santa Cruz, on LaSuna de
Bay, being captured without loss The rolls
os the Cuban army were delivered to Cen
eral Brooke, containing the names of 4S,eod
soldiers. The trial OF United States Senator
Quay and his son Richard began in Phila-
delphia. The trial of thirteen white men
at Charleston, S. c., for the assassination
OF the colored postmaster at Lake City was;
begun; one of the lynchers gave state S
evidence; three of the defendants were dis
charged by the court during the trial SIX
men and one woman were Killed in
miners riot at Pana, ILL., The MaZet in
vestigating committee of the New York
legislature began it's work of probing into
the municipal administration of New YORK;
among the witnesses were Richard croker
and his son. "Dr." Nancy Guilford pleaded
guilty of manslaughter for killing Emma
Gill at Bridgeport, Conn, and was SEN
fenced to ten years in prison.
Foreign Affairs.
Paris newspapers continued to publish
evidence in the Dreyfus case, all tending
to show the innocence of Dreyfus and the
guilt of Esterhazy; Premier Dupuy in a
speech declared that the end of the case
was near and that justice would be done.
In the Irish county councils elections the
nationaHsts chose 800 members and the
unionists SO. The Bolivian rebels defeated
President AlonZo's army and practically
established their cause. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach presented the budget in the Eng
lish house of commons lew Greek
cabinet was formed, with NJ. Theotokis as
premier. 1t was reported that the cancer
microbe had been isolated by Paris scien-
tist 1t was announced that ex Queen
Dowager Kapiolani of Hawaii had been
stricken with apoplexy, with little chance
of recovery.
In the District.
The Commissioners received from Buld-
ing Inspector Brady a report in reply TO
the statements of the school BOARD that
certain of the school buildings hal been
/ badly constructed. William Reed was
tried and convicted of the murder of Eliza
beth Logan, both colored. human skele-
ton was unearthed in the rubbish at Rider s
castle, a rookery on New Jersey avenl;e.
Among those who died were ex-Iustice
Stephen j. Field of the United States Su-
preme Court and Almon NJ. Clapp, former
ly public printer and editor of the National
Republican of Washington.