Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15

Additional officers for the ten volunteer
regiments being formed for the Philippine
campaign We're named; the President con-
suited with Gov. Roosevelt as to certain
ma tiers connected with the military sit
uation; a skirmish occurred in DIzon on
the shores of Laguna de Bay, resulting in
the rout of a Filipino force with loss: cop
les of speech delivered by Aguinaldo to
| his army were received at Manila showing
that the leader was encouraging his fol-
lowers with the assertion that American
sentiment was largely in favor of indie
pendence for the islanders; the Oregon vol
urteers and the California Signal Corps
returned to San Francisco from Manila
Admiral Dewey arrived at Port Said on his
| homeWard voyage. Gen. Leonard Wood
returned TO duty at Santiago and instituted
rigorous measures to stamp out the yellow
fever there Gen. Asa B. Carey paymas-
ter general of the army, retired and was
succeeded by Col. Alfred Bates. In hear
ing at Concord, n. H, before Civil Service
Commissioner Brewer to investigate
charges preferred against United States
Senator Gaiiinger for violation of the civil
service law an alteration occurred be-
tween Senator's Gallinger and Chandler
causing a violent scene. The republicans
of Kentucky unanimously nominated Attor-
ney General w. S. Taylor for governor A
new move by Gov. Pingree to establish a
scent street car service in Detroit caused
great excitement. George NJ. Valentine
cashier of the Middlesex County Bank of
Perth Amboy, N. j.. disappeared, leaving
a heavy shortage in his accounts. The an
nual convention of the National Education
al Association was held at Los Angeles
Cal; a trainload of delegates to the con-
vention was wrecked at Newman. Cal,
killing two women. An epidemic of lock-
jaw developed in the vicinity of New York
as a result of Fourth of July wounds
twenty deaths being reported within the
week.
Foreign Affairs.
Great enthusiasm for the French army
was displayed by the people on the occasion
of the national fete day; NJ. DenieI was re-
moved from his position as governor of
the Isles du Salut, on one of which Capt
Dreyfus was imprisoned because of charges
that he had treated his prisoner with I'M
necessary harshness. The British govern
ment continued to dispatch war materials
and batteries to Cape Town in preparation
for possible conflict with the Beers; the
Transvaal volksraad passed the preamble
and two sections of the new franchise bill
granting reforms to the Outlanders Sir
Richard Webster concluded his speech be-
fore the Paris arbitration tribunal in the
Venezuelan boundary case. German salvors
succeeded IN pulling the steamer Paris
from the rocks at Lands End, England,
and she was towed to Falmouth. Grand
DuhC ScoiSe, Heil " the fNuSSldH throne,
died of consumption, and Grand Duke
Michael, younger brother of the car,
was proclaimed heir
In the District.
The Commissioners rejected all proposals
for electric lighting as excessive Plans
submitted by competing architects for the
rev public library building were opened by
the commission in charge of the construc-
ton. Upon the solicitation of Representa-
tive Hawley the Commissioners caused a
mass meeting of citizens to be held, at
which steps were taken for the collection of
a fund for the relief of the food sufferers
in Texas. The management of the new
street railway syndicate announced a plan
for the exchange of free transfers between
the city and suburban portions of the lines
under its control. Members of local union
70 of the National Brotherhood of Electro