Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

The American forces in Luzon pressed
farther north. capturing the town of San
lsidro and causing the Filipino headquarters
to be moved northward into the mountains:
reports We're received that Filipino commits
sioners Were on their way to Manila to ne
gotfate for peace. The problem of disband-
ing the Cuban army became delicate. the
Cuban soldiers protesting agains; the con-
dition that they give up their arms to the
American authorities in exchange for the
money allotment from the United States:
Gen. Gomez issued a proclamation urging
the army to accede to the American condi
tons and dispense. The President left Hot
Springs, Va. for Washington. The United
States Supreme Court decided that the cap
ture of the French steamer Olinde Rodri-
guez by an American cruiser during the
war was illegal and directed the release of
the steamer. Ii was announced that the
negotiations for an adjustment of the
boundary between the United States and
Canada would be resumed.
Foreign Affairs.
The International conference called 10
consider the disarmament propositions of
the Gar of Russia was opened at The Hague
with delegates in attendance from every
large power in the world. The Russian
government renewed its demand upon China
for railroad concessions to permit connec-
tioiiS DtlNtell lllt MdncnUlld1 system and
Pekin. and China again refused tntimating
That war would be preferred British
troops occupied the city of kow Loon near
Hong Kong, in conformity with conces-
sion. Seven Englishmen were arrested at
Johannesburg. South African Republic
charged with treason; il was arranged that
President Kruger and the British high COM
missioner for South Africa should meet I'm
the Orange Free State to discuss reforms
affecting the Outlanders. Three thousand
Paris postmen went on strike and caused
great disturbance in the mail arrangements
at the French capital The Russian gov
eminent issued decree forbdding the res
idence of Jews in st. Petersburg Queen
Victoria laid the corner stone of the Albert
and Victoria Museum in London, that be-
ing accepted as her last public appearance.
The Earl of STAFFORD was killed by falling
in front of a railway train.
In the District
The Commissioners gave hearing to cit
liens opposed to the construction of a loop
by the Capital Traction Company in Mt
Pleasant. The projected sale of the gas
company to the capitalists forming the
street railroad and electric lighting syndi-
cate failed because sufficient stock was not
deposited in accordance with the offer to
buy. 1t was announced that the new street
railway corporation would utilize the Great
Falls water power for the generation of
electricity. The proposition to collect
POPULAR fund for the erection of home in
Washington for Admiral Dewey press
cd with vigor. The twenty-second annual
session of the Supreme Council of the Royal
Arcanum held. Humphrey or Armis-
tead Brown, a fugitive from Maryland,
where ne had been implicated in Il double
murder, killed Police Sergeant Fritz Pas
sau in Georgetown while a squad of police
were searching the house in which he was
hiding. George w. Horton, a former po-
liceman, was placed on trial for the murder
of Mrs. Jane Nicholson. Arthur A. Monroe
and VIM G. Ferguson committed suicide.