Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-22
THE WEEK ENDING July %, 1899.


Secretary Alger resigned the war port
folio; the selection of Mr. Elihu Root Of
New York to succeed him was virtually
decided upon by the President The news
paper correspondents at Manila Joined in a
round robin expressive of thzir disap-
prevail of Gen. Otis methods, particularly
as to the censoring of their dispatches: no
action was taken by the government in the
case. Admiral Dewey, on behalf of himself
ana his crew, entered suit for prize money
due as a result of the capture of the Span
1sh vessels at Manila; Admiral Dewey
reached Trieste, Austria, on his way home
and was rendered banquet by the Ameri-
can minister. Some further hope of a re-
newal of the conference with England and
canada over the boundary dispute was re-
V1Ved as result of correspondence be-
tween Senator Fairbanks ard Sir Wilfrid
laurler; the government decided. however
TO grant no concessions, but to send troops
TO the territory, if necessary, to preserve
the American rights there. A treaty with
Japan was given force Monday after sew
eral years of waiting, according to agree
ment whereby Japan entered into full re-
lations with this country as a nation The
democratic national committee met at Chi
cago, but transacted no business Of i'm
portance, although the occasion was
marked by renewal of lively political Cos
sip; VIM. ]. Stone of Missouri was chosen
vice chairman. Street car strikes DEVELOPED
in Brooklyn and New York, and that in
Cleveland was renewed, with fierce rioting
The plan to establish a semi-publc owner
snip of the street car lines in Detroit. with
three-cent fares, having failed, the COM
panies returned to a five-cent fare The BIZ
ennial convention of the Epworth League
was held at Indianapolis Five Italians
were lynched at Tallulah, La, as a result
of an attack upon a prominent physician of
that place Twenty-Five firemen were in
Jured, five fatally, by the collapse of
burning building at Milwaukee Robert G.
lngersoll, the lawyer and lecturer died
suddenly at Dobbs Ferry N Y The grand
jury in New York city indicted Roland
MoiineuX for murder.
Foreign Affairs.
The volksraad of the south African re-
public passed the franchise reform bill
granting seven-year probationary period;
the terms We're believed to be satisfactory
to the British government, but expressions
of dissatisfaction were heard from the Out
landars. Count Esterhazy again confessed
to the forgery of the bordereau in the
Dreyfus case, alleging that he acted under
orders from the chiefs of the office. in
order to perfect a chain of evidence con-
Meeting Dreyfus with the treason which. it
was morally though not legally estab-
lished, he had committed. In the house of
commons Mr.. George Goshen announced
that 1t was England's policy to maintain a
fleet equal to those of France and Russia
combined. Nine men were killed AMI four
injured by an explosion on the British tor
The peace confsreE at The Hague ratified
the action of its committee in prohibiting
the further use of the 'dum-dum' bullet
conflict occurred between Mataafans and
Malietoans in Samoa; Chief Justice Cham
bers rendered his resignation.
In the District.
The commission in charge of the new
building for the Washington Public Library,
after inspecting large number of COM
petitive designs, selected that submitted by
Alderman & Ross Of New York. David Du
B. Gaillard of the Engineer Corps was as
signed to duty as assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner Of the District. The annual
report of the coroner was submitted. Mr..
George Truesdell- formar ly District Com
missioner, was elected president of the
newly formed Washington Traction and
Electric Company, controlling the "syndi-
cate" street railroads; this corporation Sc
cured possession of the Kensing.on and
Chevy Chase line by purchase. The full
electric service was installed on the New
York avenue branch of the City and Sub
urban railI DAD. formerly the lexington line
Admiral Dewey cabled to Secretary Long
his approval of the plans for his reception
in this city. including the presentation of
the sword voted to him by Congress The
strike of the electrical workers was settled
by the adoption of a mutual agreement
granting the demands of the jourrieymen
An insignificant strike among the hand
street cleaners was speedily terminated