Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19
THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 10. 1899.

Orders were issued for the organization of
ten additional volunteer regiments, the
colonies and lieutenant colonies being
named from the regular army; additional
transports We're secured to insure the
prompt removal of the volunteers of the
first ten regiments to Luzon; fighting oc-
| Cured north Of Manila, the American
troops capturing the town of Angeles and
later holding it in the face of an insurgent
assault; the town Of San Mateo was also
taken. Upon his return from Europe Rich
ard Croker gave an interview in which he
highly praised William j. Bryan and con-
demned the policy OF expansion. The Iowa
democrats named q ticket representing
fusion with the populists and adopted
platform in which the expansion policy was
condemned. The Independent democrats of
kentucky named a full ticket in opposition
to Candidate Goebel, headed by former
Governor John Young Brown. The Inter-
national Typographical Union met in an
nuaI session at Detroit. United States Sem
ator Hayward of Nebraska was stricken
but later recovered. A coroner's jury in
vestigating the trolley accident near
| Bridgeport, Conn, held the motorman re-
sponsible for criminal carelessness and the
company for negligence, besides recon-
nending several important reforms. The
yacht Shamrock, cup challenger, arrived
in New York from England.
Foreign Affairs.
The Dreyfus trial continued at Rennes,
with several general officers of distinction
on the stand, together with witnesses for
the defense, including Col. Picquart, who
strongly assailed tie fabric Of the prosecu-
ton; Maitre Labor OF Dreyfus' counsel
was shot by an assassin, who escaped; Ell
forts to secure a postponement Of the trial
on account Of this event failed; in Paris NJ
Guerin and others barricaded in their house
| continued to defy the police who sought to
arrest them on charges OF conspiracy
against the government and We're declared
to be outlaws; Paul Derouede and others
associated with him We're arrested. En-
peror William made a speech at unveil-
ing of a monument at St. Privat, warmly
praising the French and German soldiers
who fell there. The issues between the
Transvaal and England drew nearer
crisis; a reply was forwarded by the gov
eminent at Pretoria to England $ repre-
sentatives to the latters proposals for
| reference of the dispute over the Outlanders
to a joint commissions; meanwhile military
preparations were rushed by both sides.
The legislative council of western Australia
passed bill enfranchising women. Walter
Wellman and his party Of arctic explorers
reached Tromsoe, Norway, after more than
a years experience in the north. The in
SurrectiOn in San Domingo received a set
back, the rebel troops being defeated in sew
eral engag ements; General Jinlinez, as
pirant for the presidency, was arrested as
he leaving Cuba. The bubonic plague
appeared in Portugal Mrs. Lily Langtry,
the actress, was married in Jersev to Hugo
Gerald de Battle.
In the District.
Secretary Root having appealed to the
District Commissioners for assistance for
the stricken Porto kIcanS fund for that
purpose Immediately started under
local auspices. Secretary Root formally
approved the harbor lines laid down by the
engineer officers for the Potomac river.
Frank Funk was arrested in Columbia, Mo,
after being pursued for many months by
the Washington police, he being charged
with the murder of William H. Brooks; he
admitted his identity and agreed to return
at once to Washington, but denied COM
plicity in the crime Armstead Taylor and
John Albert Brown, c0lored, We're hanged
at Rockville for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rosenstein, near Boyd's; Taylor eXonerated
Brown just before dying; Taylor killed Po-
liceman Passau in v ashngton while a
fugitive. Edward Galloway, colored, killed
Arthur Dorsey, also colored, in Bladens
burg and escaped. George r. Davis, an eX
press messenger, when accused by detec-
tive of having robbed his employers at
tempted to kill his accuser shooting four
times. An unknown colored man was killed
by a train on the Long bridge. Miss Elsie
Haslam killed herself. John Dolan, young
white painter, failed in suicidal attempt.
Miss Lizzie Macnichol, the operate singer,
who died in New Hampshire, was buried
in aShj