Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL %, 1893.

Gen Otis cabled the War Department
that officers of the Filipino army entered
his camp with propositions from Aguinaldo
for an armistice pending negotiations for
peace; he refused to recognize any form of
government among the insurgents; all in
dications pointed to an early collapse of
the rebel movement; the American forces
achieved brilliant victory at Calumpit in
which Col. Funston of the 10Th Kansas
Volunteers distinguished himself by effect
ing tie passage of the Rio Grande with
company of men in the face of thousands OF
Aguinaldos best soldiers; Gen. Lawton
meanwhile made progress toward Calumpit
from the east against heavy obstacles: The
German government entered a formal pro-
test against the utterances of Capt Cogh-
Ian of the cruiser Raleigh in derOgatlon of
the German emperor and the German naval
forces at Manila; Capt. Coghlan, in reply
to an official inquiry. explained that he
had been Incorrectly reported and that he
meant no offenSe to Germany; adequate re-
grets for the occurrence were expressed to
Germany and the incident was closed. Ad-
miral kautZ reported all quiet al Apia: re-
ports were received, however. that there
had been further fighting between the rival
native forces. The army beef court ceased
taking testimony and went into executive
session for the preparation of a report. A
board OF survey appointed to inquire into
the loss OF 3pl.p0 pounds uf refrigerated
beef in Porto Rico during the summer re-
ported that the government agents were
responsible, and accordingly orders were is
sued for the payment of the amount due
the contractors. Georgia was the scene of
several lwnchingS: Sam Hose, colored. was
burned to death for murder and rape, and
Lige Strickland, a colored preacher was
hanged by mob on suspicion of having
melted Hose to his crime; other lynchings
occurred. The jury in the Lake City lynch
A he of he
men charged with the murder of the col
ored postmaster. standing seven for acquit-
tai and five for conviction. Richard Croker
and Speaker Reed sailed for Europe on the
same steamer. Former United States Dis
trict Attorney E. p. Ingham of Philadel-
phia, and Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lector ;. Is. DoWney of Lancaster. Pa, were
arrested for completely in a conspiracy to
defraud the government by counterfeiting
President Mckinley attended the unveiling
of an equestrian statue of Gen. Grant in
Philadelphia. Cyclones swept through por-
tons of the west. causing death and much
destruction of property. An explosion of
benzol in a chewing gum factory in Phila-
delphfa caused several deaths and destroy
ed scores Of small houses. Mrs. Annie
George. on trial for the murder of George
Saxton, brother of Mrs, Mckinley was
acquitted. Among those who died was Rep
reSentative Samuel +. Baird of Louisiana
at Washington.
Foreign Affairs.
Joseph Chamberlain. secretary of state
for the colonies. explained that the pro-
posed increase in the British forces at Cape
Colony was due to the large military prepa-
rations of the Transvael government. Rev.
Joseph Parker of London, in a sermon Bit
terly arraigned the Prince of Wales for his
dissolute habits. 1t was reported that
Catholics We're being burned to death by
fanatical Cinnamon near I-Chou. Anti
revistoutst riots took place in Paris as a
result of reports that the court of cessation
would favor revision of the Dreyfus case.
In the District.
The Commissioners appointed B. w.
Murch, principal of the Force School, as
sistant superintendent of schools. under the
provisions of the appropriation act creating
that office. Citizens of Columbia Heights
protested against the grant of a permit to
the Capital Traction railway to construct
a loop on Kenyon street. The American
Women's Whist League met in annual ses-
sion James Powell was convicted In the
Criminal Court of the murder of Patrick
Lee, both colored. Among those who died
was Henry Clay Stewart, one of the Oldest ,
of WaShington's business men.