Evening star., 1899-04-01
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 1, 1890.

Word was received that Rear Admiral
Kautz, acting in conjunction with the Brit
ish commander of the naval forces at Apia,
Samoa, ordered the Mataafa provisional
government sustained by Germany to dis
perse, and. upon receiving a refusal, shelled
some Of the towns held by the Mataafa
party; this incident served to reopen the
Samoan troubles but crisis was reached,
1t being practically agreed between the
powers in the protectorate to appoint a
joint high commission to determine upon
the future of the group. The American
forces under General Macarthur advanced
to Malolos, the insurgent capital, which
they occupied after a feeble resistance on
the part of the rear guard of Aguinaldo )
army, which had been withdrawn; Asui-
naido removed to San Fernando, a few
miles northeast. President Mckinley re-
turned to Washington from Thomasvile,
Ga. Secretary Alger visited several Cuban
cities on a tour of inspection. The naval
examining board reported favorably upon
all the officers advanced to the grade of
rear admiral under the new naval personnel
act. Senors Jose Vinelon and A Hevia,
representing the Cuban military assembly,
arrived in Washington, seeking an inter
view with the President to protest against
the advancement of only 100000 to the
Cuban army; they were not officially re-
ce1Ved though Secretary Hay. receiving
them IN a personal capacity, told them that
no more money than the sum named would
isbe advanced; General Brooke in Havana
encountered opposition from the assembly
When he sought to procure the muster rolls
of the Cuban army and it was threatened
| that If the rolls Were not at once forthcom-
ing the money would be sent back to the
United states The army beef court of in
quiry heard additional witnesses in Wash
ington, including former Commissary Cen
eral Eagan, who modified his previous tes-
timony as to the refrigerated beef contract
ana explained discrepancies on the score
OF bad memory; further evidence of the uu-
ntness OF the beef ration was submitted A
largely attended mass meeting of German
AmeIleans was held in Chicago to protest
against an alliance between the Unit ed
states and Great Britain. Representative
DAVIS OF the Delaware legislature was ar
rested on a charge of attempting to bribe
another member of the legislature during
the recent senatorial contest Charges of
bribery were further investigated by a
commission of the PENNSYLVANIA Iegisla-
eure; no result came of the weeks voting
LOT United States senator. W. H. Harvey
resigned as general manager of the WAYS
ana means committee of the national demo-
cratc committee. Among those who died
were Brlgadler General Daniel w EIagler
chief of ordnance of the army and Rev
Dr: James o. Murray, dean of Princeton
University.
Foreign Affairs.
The chamber of indictments at Ancona
Italy, decided that the anarchists accused
OF conspiracy at Alexandria, Egypt against
the Emperor of Germany We're not guilty
1i0 t'e>ihi>i 'S'Sitd Ply iiiS Bti"Sth scOuIu-
anlpton and the Channel Islands, foundered
on the Casquet rocks, near the Alderny
coast and upwards of 100 lives We're lost.
CEineSe soldiers attacked party of Ger
mans, who landed at I-Chou, and a Ger
man landing force restored order.
In the District.
Commissioner Wight returned to the city
from New York, where he had an interview
with Mr.. Andrew Carnegie relative to the
plans for the new public library building
donated to the city by Mr.. Carnegie; the
latter expressed his Willingness to add to
the fund, If necessary, to provide for the
establishment of branch libraries in differ
ent parts of the city. 1t announced
that an agreement had been practically
reached between the Commissioners and
the officials of the Pennsylvania railroad,
| whereby the project for abolishng grade
crossings in the southern part of the city
should be forwarded without further delay
as soon as Congress had passed the neces-
sary legislation. The plans for the con-
scidation of all of the street railways of
the city except the Capital Traction were
advanced, and steps We're taken for the
transfer of the stock. Fire consumed the
coal and hay sheds of S. S. Daish & Son,
in lexington, causing a loss of about S3O-
900. Major j. NJ Pollard, formerly inspec-
tor of rifle practice of the District National
Guard died.