Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8, 1890.

The Fifty-sixth Congress assembled Mon
Gay, the Houses Immediately adjourning
out of respect for the memory of the late
Vice President Hobart The President sub
mitted his annual message Tuesday; Secre-
tary Gage submitted his annual report
Wednesday; David B. Henderson of Iowa
was elected Speaker of the House and
the democrats presented as minority leader
and candidate for Speaker, James Richard
son of Tennessee. In the House Brigham
H. Roberts, representative-elect from
Utah. was caused to stand aside without
taking the oath pending the investigation
OF charges against him growing out of his
polygamous relations: a special committee
of nine was appointed to conduct the in
quiry: Roberts issued an appeal to the
American people, protesting against the
mode of procedure. Bills to amend the cur
rency system of the country were intro
duced in both Houses: in the House 1t was
voted to begin the debate on that subject
Monday and to take vote the Monday
following. The President sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Leonard Wood TO
be a major general of volunteers. In his
annual report Secretary Long urged the
construction of eighteen new warships.
The United States Supreme Court rendered
a decision in the Addystone pipe case, up
holding the Sherman antitrust law of 1890.
The new treaty for the partition of Samoa
was signed in Washington by the Secretary
of State and the British and German am
bassadors. Adelbert Hay. son of the Sec
rotary of State, was appointed consul at
Pretoria, to replace Consul Macrum, who
left his post. 1t was reported that observa-
IONS We're being conducted by the Navy
Department to ascertain the availability OF
the Galapagos Islands for American naval
purposes. Formal orders were issued by
the War Department for the reduction of
the American military force in Cuba. The
campaign in LuZon was continued without
definite results. Gen. Young returned to
Vigan, having temporarily abandoned his
chase of Aguinaldo: Gen. Otis reported a
native uprising in Negroes, resulting in the
death of Lieut.. Ledyard of the 9th 1nfan-
try. The new torpedo boat Bailey was
launched at New York. The Kentucky
state election board decided that republic
can candidate Taylor had been elected gov
ernor of the state on the face of the re-
turns, and declined to go behind the re-
turns despite evidences of irregularities.
United States Senator Martin was renomi-
mated by the democrats of the Virginia
legislature. Richard Coleman. negro, was
burned to death at Maysville, KY, by an
unmasked mob, incensed at his brutal
murder of a farmers wife. Fire destroyed
a hosiery factory at Reading, Pa, causing
two deaths and the injuring of many wo-
men employees. Among those who died were
Senator-eect NJ. l.. Hayward of Nebraska
and John Blair, aged ninety-nine years,
multi-millionaire of New Jersey.
Foreign Affairs.
The situation in the South African cam
force seemed to have been surrounded by
the Boers the advance to the relief of
Ladysmith was begun. The German. and
French press welcomed those portions Of
President Mckinley's message which re-
ferred to their respective countries. Brit
ish and Italian diplomats were in consul
tation in Rome to arrange for delimita-
ton of the frontiers Of Erythrea and the
Sudan. The German cabinet agreed to re-
peal the law prohibiting the coalition OF
political clubs and societies Kurds mas
sacred 800 inhabitants of kostur. an Arme-
MAN village. The governor of Shan-Tung,
China, was dismissed because he had failed
to deal satisfactorily with the anti-mission-
airy outbreaks.
In the District.
The Commissioners annual report was
submitted to Congress. Preparations were
instituted for a banquet and reception to
be rendered by the board of trade to the
capital centennial committee. A banquet
was rendered by leading citizens of Wash
ington, of all denominations, to Rev. DR..
John G. Butler, pastor of The Lutheran
Memorial Church, in commemoration of the
completion of fifty years of active pastoral
life. A mass meeting of citizens of Mount
Pleasant and Columbia Heights was held to
protest against the continued occupation
OF the Johnson school, Its alleged in
sanitary condition. Robert P. Hams was
recommissioned commander of the District
navaI militia. p. B. Chase, manager of the
Grand Opera House. was acquitted by a
jury in the Police Courl of the charge of
assault preferred by n. E. Wetherless,
who was elected from the theater. VIM. L.
Smith, a druggist, was convicted in the
Police Court of violating the pharmacy law
in the sale of carbolic acid to young
school girl who commit ed suicide. George
w. Horton was hanged at the Jail for the
murder of Mrs. Jane Nicholson. George
Kokoquois, Greek fruit seller. committed
suicide. Among those who died was Gen.
Henry Hayes Lockwood, one of George
towns prominent citizens, at the age OF
eighty-five years.