Evening star., 1899-01-28
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2S, 1899.

In the Senate an agreement was reached
to vote upon the peace treaty February 6;
Senator Hoar failed in an effort to secure
an agreement to vote upon his pending res
olution declaring against the policy of per-
manent occupation of the Philippines prior
to the vote upon the treaty; the Senate
considered the treaty in executive session;
speeches in criticism of the Presidents
Withholding the instructions issued to the
peace commissioners were delivered by Sen
atcrs German, Hoar and Vest: Senator
Frye announced that the President would
later send the instructions. The House
considered the Hull bill for the enlarge
ment of the army: in the course of the de-
bate Representative Johnson. republican,
of Indiana. severely arraigned the Presi-
dent for his policy An amendment was
offered in the Senate TO the sundry civil
bill appropriating $40 100000 to pay Spain
for the Philippine Islands. Commissary
General Eagan was tried before a court
martial on charges growing out of his vitu-
perative lar gCase before the war invesu-
eating commission. the trial lasted three
days, when the court adjourned without
date. Secretary Alger appeared before the
war Investigating commission, and entered
denials to several vague assertions affect
ing him. commission of three civilians
was formed to assist the Secretary of War
In the management of the colonial posses
sions now under military authority. John
kean, jr., Nathan Bay Scott and William
NJ. Stewart were elected United States sem
ators by the legislatures of New Jersey.
West Virginia and Nevada, respectively; in
Utah, California, Montana. Nebraska.
Washington, Wisconsin. Pennsylvania and
Delaware the deadlocks over the senator
ships continued without material change
Former Attorney General Augustus II.
Garland died in the United States Supreme
Court while delivering an argument.
Foreign Affairs.
Earthquakes occurred in southern Greece
and Mexico. The French minister for war
released Count Esterhazy from his official
pledge of secrecy in order that he might
testify before the court of cessation in the
Dreyfus case: Count Esterhazy accepted
the offer of immunity from arrest and ap-
peared before the court: during the trial
OF a suit for libel brought by the widow of
the late Lieut. Col. Henry. who killed him.
self iii consequence of his connection with
the Dreyfus affair, street riotfng between
the partisans of Dreyfus and his enemies
were renewed. The Samoan affair was pro-
ductive of no new circumstances: it was
felt in international circles that no strain
in diplomatic relations would result; it de-
veloped that the German government had
already recalled Herr Rose, the German
consul, before the troubles eliminated. The
court of arbitration to determine the Ven
ezuelan boundary dispute held a prelimi-
nary meeting at Paris. The fortieth ami
versary of Emperor Williams birth was
celebrated throughout Germany. 1t
ported that 800 natives OF the South Sea
Islands We're killed by a recent cyclone.
There was renewed fighting in the Congo
Free State. the Belgian troops suffering
heavy losses. Adelina Patti. the famous
singer was married at Craig-y-NOs Wales,
to Baron Olof Rolf Cederstrom.
In the District.
The House devoted Monday 70 the con-
sideration of District matters and passed
large number of bills, including several pro-
viding for street extensions with the bur
den of the cost resting exclusively upon the
District. After discussion in the Senate
of the bill providing for the erection of the
new free public library building on Mount
Vernon Square. the bill was considered in
District committee and there amended to
provide for the purchase of a site by the
District to cost $250,0o0 without aid by the
government. The Senate passed the bin for
the erection of a new Department OF JUS
tice building upon the present site. The
House committee on public buildings and
grounds granted a hearing TO citizens ani
others in favor of the bill to provide nnu-
nicipal building for, the District. Charges
We're filed with the Attorney General
against District Attorney Davis by DR. r
w. Shufeldt. as a result of divorce case
officially handled by the district attorney
1t was announced that a majority interest
in the United States ElectriS Lighting Com
pany had been sold to unnamed capitalists
representing interests outside Of Washing
ton. collision occurred between two
trains in the New Jersey avenue car yards
OF the Pennsylvania line. and Engineer
Thomas II. Bowen was killed Mrs Cath
crime Screipler committed suicide by drown
ing in the river, carrying her three-year-
old daughter Louise to death with her Wal
lace Poland killed himself in Alexandria
William Strather was retired and convicted
IN IN the Criminal Court of Aurdering Rosa