Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY Is, 1900.

A storm of great severity swept over the
country embracing within area of ex-
IRENE cold and heavy SHOWS practically
every state in the Union; great damage was
done to the crops and in Florida the orange
groves were seriously injured; railroad COM
munioation was interrupted. and IN some
cities food and fuel supplies became tenn
porar5ly exhausted: thaw late in the week
relieved the sufferings. Word was received
that the city of Iloilo, in the Philippines
had been captured by the American forces
practically without loss there was further
unimportant fighting near Manila, the in
surgents being steadily driven inland
President Mckinley addressed the Home
Market of Boston on the occasion of Its
annual banquet, and expressed himself
strongly I'M relation of the Philippine prob
lem. The Senate adopted the McEnery reso-
luton regarding the American policy in the
Philippines. An attempt made in the
House to secure the adoption of the Mica
ragua canal bill an amendment to the
sundry civil bill, but 1t was ruled out on
point of order, and the ruling was sus-
tanned; the Senate committee commerce
reported the river and harbor bill with the
canal bill as an amendment. The Senate
passed the navy personnel bill, and received
a favorable report from the military AFFAIRS
committee on the army reorganization Dill.
The House passed the sundry civil bill The
report of the war investigation commission
was submitted to the President, The court
OF inquiry Olu rel TO investigate llIS SLdi yes
concerning the beef furnished the army as
semhled in Washington. The keel OF the
new battle snip Maine was laid in Phiiadel-
phia the first anniversary of the de-
Struction of the old Maine in Havana har-
Dor, February u; on the same night the
Brooklyn navy yard was visited by ire,
which destroyed the machine shops con-
tanning all the patterns for the old Maine;
the loss was estimated at S3o,WO.
Foreign Affairs.
President Faure of France died a re-
suit of a stroke of apopexy while engaged
in his daily routine of work; there was no
appreciable public excitement and the
choice of Mr. Loubet as his successor was
accomplished quietly. Sharp anti-American
talk was uttered by German agrarians in the
reichstag. The conditional resignation of
the Hungarian cabinet was rendered to
Emperor Francis Joseph. The revolution
in Nicaragua assumed formidable proper
tons and President Zelaya personally took
the field at the head of his troops. Among
those who died was Prince Napoleon
Charles Bonaparte. head of the elder
branch of that family, in Rome.
In the District.
The storm in Washington was the sever
est on record; for two days the street cars
were all blockaded; the temperature was
extremely low, the snow heavy and the
winds high; untold suffering was caused
in consequence and aid was solicited from
the public for the poor; The Star held
pound party, which brought i'll great
quantity of provisions and clothing and up
ward of 1900 in cash; with these means
the most extreme cases of distress were re-
lieved; the presence Of large quantities of
ice and snow in the Potomac watershed
aroused fears lest there would be a freShet
and flood when the thaw came and steps
were taken by some of the business men to
secure the removal of the Long bridge be-
fore the Ice began to break; the Commits
sioners secured an appropriation of 5000
from Congress for the purpose of breaking
open a channel tn prevent the overlooking
of tte banks of the lower river; an addi
tlcnal appropriation of 500 was secured
to continue the work of removing snow and
ice from the streets, The National Council
of Women and the Congress of Mothers as
sembled in Washington for their annual
sessions Am png those who died was Ros-
well A. Fish formerly assistant register of
the treasury and formerly District assessor.