Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST IL, 1890.

A terrific hurricane swept over the islands
of the West Indies, edoing great damage in
Porto Rico appeals for the aid of the
stricken inhabitants were made to the
American public by the Secretary Of War,
and steps were taken at once to relieve
their sufferings. Fighting was renewed in
Luzon; a force Under Gen. Macarthur
moved northward from san Fernando and
gave battle to about 5000 insurgents, who
were driven back and scattered; the insur-
gents burned the town of Angeles and re-
treated to the hills: Gen. Otis discovered
nests of insurgent plotters in Manila and
routed them: Agunaldo issued an appeal to
the powers for recognition of the Filipino
republic; the town Of Paete was improperly
shelled by the gunboat Napidan, the inhab-
itants having been given assurance that
to their places. Admiral Dewey arrived at
Naples on his way home. Supervisors were
appointed to take the census of Cuba; Gen.
Gomez issued an appeal to the Cubans to
respect the American authority in order to
prepare for independence. Marquis Romano
of the Italian embassy completed his sur
vey of the Louisiana lynching affair." show
ing that Italy had good ground for demand
ing indemnity for the families of the slain
men. A race riot occurred near Greenville,
S. c. A crowded trolley car fell from a
high trestle near Bridgeport Conn. and
thirty persons were killed gang-plank
an excursion steamer near Bar Harbor,
Me, twenty persons bei1ig drowned.
Foreign Affairs.
The second court-marsial of Capt Drey-
fus was begun at Renne3, France; the pris-
oner was closely examted as to the mat
tiers alleged against him Son the basis of the
discredited bordereau; t2e court then went
into secret session to consider the matters
contained in the secret documents of the
case. TIE relations BET: veen England and
the South African Republic became more
strained than at any previous period in the
dispute between them over the condition of
the outandcrs. it was reported that the
volksraad had rejected the English proposal
to submit the electoral reforms proposi-
tons to mixed commission; Mr.. Chamber
lain said in commons that if this was so
England would use force; the yolksraad
amended the constitution to require all "in-
habitantS'' to bear arms for the republic in
the event of war; the Beers put forth a
semi-official declaration that if England per-
sisted in wagng a war they would destroy
johannesburg and all the mining machinery
within reach in order to affect the pockets
of the English stockholders.
In the District,
Mr.. ]. Nota McGill rendered his resigna-
ton as register of wills his term of four
years expiring September 80; it was an
nounced unofficially that his successor
would be Louis A. Dent. United States con-
sui at Jamaica, and formerly private secre-
tary to Secretary Blaine. Commissioner
Wight inspected the operation of water
towers In Baltimore. Benjamin H. Smell, a
clerk IN the pension office killed Lizzie
Weisenberger, thirteen years old, and was
held for murder by the grand jury Ben
Ihomas, colored, was lynched by mob in
alexandria for an indecent assault upon a
white child. Henry w. Taylor a marine
was killed by freight cars on a switch of
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad in the navy yard
Kirby Mobley, seventeen years old died
from a blow on the head. inflicted by VIM.
drepie also seventeen. John johnson, col
ofed was killed by an elevator at Browning
d Baines coffee establishment An I'M
known man was killed by the cars on the
baltimore and Ohio freight tracks in Alex
andrla. Charles A. Bliss, twenty-seven
years OF age of Washington, was drowned
W W ocean city, Md, while bathing. Hugo
Norchs music establishment. on F street
was amaged to the extent. of 81. 900 by fire
alnons those who died We're former Judge
IhaTles +. James and Wyman L. Cole of
the District bar @''e u