Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 16, 1899.

The President designated Major General
Leonard Wood, United States volunteers,
as military governor Of the Island of Cuba.
to relieve General Brooke. The republi-
national committee met in Washing
ton and decided that the republican con-
vention of 1890 should be held in Philadel-
phia June 10. The debate in the House
of Representatives on the currency bill
was begun Monday and closed Saturday,
with many speeches; several democrats
announced their intention to vote for the
bill; Representative Williams of Mississippi
introduced two resolutions designed to Sc
cure the independence of the Filipinos and
the establishment of a temporary protec-
torate over the islands by the United
States: in the Senate a resolution intro
duced by Mr. Pettigrew inquiring to
the recognition of the Filipino flag by the
United States was tabled by vote of II
to 20: the House committee investigating
the case of Roberts of Utah took testi-
mony: Roberts demurred to the jurisdc-
ton of the committee and refused to tes-
tify. The United States Supreme Court
decided that the seizure of the Spanish
steamer Buena Ventura by American war
ships. at the opening of the war with
Spain, was unauthorized. and directed that
the money secured from the sale of the
ship be returned to its owners. The cabi-
net considered the ACCESSIBILITY of decree
ing that all Filipinos taken in arms should
be punished as outlaws: General Otis re-
poIleu tIc hiliiilS VI "tlitldl pleSOIib tSI
Pillar, commander of Aguinaldo's body
guard in a fight near Cervantes, LuZon.
and the capture of General Conception and
staff and of Mabini. considered as one of
the ablest advisers of the Insurgents: in a
fight at Madrgal. Negros. American
troops defeated insurgents: American
troops took possession of Subg bay and
of Aparri the latter at the extreme north
end of Luzon. The Civil Service Reform
League met at Indianapolis and adopted
resolutions criticising President Mckinley
for his civil service exclusion order. The
American Federation of Labor in session
al Detroit adopted resolutions demanding
the reduction of the standing army to D.
600 men. William S. Taylor was quietly
fnausurated governor of Kentucky. The
state democratic committee met and de-
cided that a contest should be made be
fore the Legislature in behalf of Goebel and
the other state democratic candidates. The
mayor of Tunis, Cuba, turned over to the
American authorities a large supply Of
arms and ammunition. which had been con-
cealed by indictments. Five persons,
comprising the Atlantic Construction Com
pany. were indicted in Savannah for con-
spring with Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter,
United States army, to defraud the gov
eminent; four of them later surrendered
themselves in New York and We're re-
leased under heavy bonds. An explosion
of fire damp in coal mine at Carbon
ado. Wash, killed thirty-two persons A
railroad accident near Princeton. N j..
caused three deaths. Fire in Augusta, Ga.
destroyed s1,0o0,o0o worth of property.
Foreign Affairs.
The British forces in South Africa suf-
fered three serious defeats, at Modder river
under Gen. Methuen, at StfOmberg under
Gen. Gatacre and at Colenso under Gen.
Butler, respectively; these reverses greatly
crippled the British armies and caused the
deepest apprehension to prevail in England;
the losses of the British were heavy; Gen.
French in Cape Colony repulsed a Boer
alya NaauWnOrt and successful
sorties We're made from Ladysmith and
Kimberley for the destruction of Boer guns;
orders We're issued in London for the i'm
mediate reinforcement of the British
armies France demanded the degradation
of the viceroy of Canton for his failure to
comply with the French demands. The
Italian chamber of deputies voted down a
resolution declaring that the national honor
had been compromised by the withdrawal
of warships from China. Walther Hauser
was elected president of Switzerland. En-
peror Williams extensive naval program
was inaugurated in the rechstag and was
Immediately attacked by the opposition.
Baron Won Susskind German military at
tache at Paris, was recalled on account of
the Dreyfus affair. \ new cabinet was
formed in Peru.
In the District.
The congressional committee on the capt.
tai centennial met and decided that it
would be impossible to secure a meeting of
the full committee before the holidays; ac-
cordingly the projected reception and BAN
quet to be rendered by the board of trade
to the committee was postponed. Vacan-
cieS on the Senate District committee were
filled by the assignme mt of Senate Stew
art and Wellington by the republicans and
Senators Mallory, Clark and Sullivan by
the democrats. AS a result of the devel-
opment of rabies in the District the Sec
rotary of Agriculture issued a bulletin de-
inning the affected area and warning own
ers of animals to observe certain precau-
tions the Commissioners instituted action
to reduce the danger by the capturing of
all untagged and unmuZZled dogs. Judge
Scott in the Police Court decided the smoke
law to be constitutional. Frank Funk was
placed on trial for the murder of William
Brooks. Henry Bradley. coored. was
stabbed TO death by Arthur Landon col
ored. and VIM. Lee, colored, was shot to
death by VIM. Stump coored. Daniel
Reif, clerk of the Treasury Department
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas
Among those who died was Commander
f. P. Wood. United States navy, who COM
manded the gunboat Petrol at the battle
OF Manila.