Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 1890.

The insular commission submitted a re-
port respecting the condition of affairs in
Porto Rico and pointing out the need OF
immediate financial reforms to enable the
people to live under the new sovereignty
President Mckinley addressed a proclama-
ton to the people Of Cuba explaining that
the census about to be taken was directed
toward the establishment of Independent
government In the island American troops
attacked and defeated body of insurgent
Filipinos in the Island of Cebu: Dato Mum
oil, a friendly native chief of Zamboanga
defeated Filipino insurgent forces there
with heavy loss; four men of the 23d In
fantry were ambushed in the hills of Cebu
and three were killed; Gen. Wheeler
assigned to command the brigade formerly
led by Brig. Gen. Funston. Secretary Root
inspected Camp Meade, Pa. The battle ship
Alabama on builders trial. exceeded the
government requirement, making a maxi
mum speed of 17A knots. President Nc
kinley participated in the reception given
at Pittsburg to the returning 10th Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, delivering address in
which he outlined the course of the gov
eminent toward the Philippines; he then
went to East Liverpool, Ohio. The Ameri-
can Bar Association met at Buffalo; sig
niticant addresses bearing upon the new
foreign policies of the government were
delivered by Senator Lindsay Of Kentucky
and ex-senator Henderson of Nebraska.
The democrats of Ohio in convention
adopted a platform strongly reatiirming
allegiance to free coinage, and nominated
John r. Mclean for governor on the first
ballot. Pension Commissioner Evans
nual report was published The steel arches
being erected for the new Coliseum build
ing in Chicago fell and crushed number
of workmen to death. Five men were kill
ed and others were badly hurt by a boiler
explosion in Pittsburg. Fire destroyed the
St Agnes Convent and Orphan Asylum at
Sparkhil, N. Y, and caused the death of
four persons. Yellow fever appeared at
Key West. 1t announced that William
Waldorf Astor, having taken allegiance
q British subject, would sell all his Ameri-
can real estate holdings, valued at $780,
1000.
Foreign Affairs.
Great uncertainty prevailed as to the
probable outcome Of the dispute between
England and the Transvaal; the British
government declined to yield from its
former proposals, but there were suspicious
II the London authorities We're not
determined before, owing to signs of dis
affection in the Cape Colony war prepara-
tons Were continued. The trial of Capt.
Dreyfus continued at Rennes without spe-
cial incident. much of the testimony being
favorable to the prisoner. Prince H0hen-
lohe announced in the Prussian diet that
the government adhered to the canal plans
which We're recently rejected by that body.
The revolution in San Domingo succeeded,
President Figuero resiSning and the insur-
ment, under the leadership of Horacio Vas
queZ: Gen. JimineZ arrested in San
tiago by order of Gen Wood, but was later
released Trouble occurred at Hankow
China between the British and Russian
authorities over a concession, and British
marines We're landed under the guns of a
war steamer to protect the threatened in
terests. Fire at Yokohama swept a square
mile of territory and destroyed sixteen
lives. The sesqui-centennial of the poet
Goethes birth was celebrated deliberately
at -theMain.
In the District.
The attorney for the District rendered an
opinion that the Commissioners had no au-
thority under the law to issue a permit to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Telephone Com
pany to string certain wires. The superin-
tendent of street cleaning submitted his
annual estimates. calling for a much larger
sum for the ensuing fiscal year than the
current allowance. Runaway cars caused
excitement and did material damage on the
Tenleytown and Brightwood roads; in each
case defective braking apparatus was ac-
countable; in the Tenleytown case the Dis
trlct inspector found after Investigation
that the car crew was blamable. 1t was an
nounced that the Union Veterans Union had
decided to hold the next annual encamp-
ment in Washington. The rifle team rep
resenting the District National Guard left
for Sea Girt to participate in the annual
matches there. Newton j. Holman. an ex-
soldier. attempted suicide