Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 20, 1900.

The House committee on foreign and in
terstate commerce and the Senate commit
tee on foreign affairs each reported a bill
for the construction of the Nicaragua canal
by this government. without waiting for
the submission of the Walker commissions
report. The special committee on the Rob-
erts case decided unanimously against the
right of Roberts to sit in the House Two
members favoring his admission and ex-
pulson. the others favoring exclusion The
House passed a bill to enlarge the powers
of the supervisor of the census The Sem
ate agreed to vote February Il on the cur
rency bill and heard speeches on the ey-
pansion policy from both sides. AS result
of petition presented by a delegation of
residents of Porto Rico, Secretary Root is
sued an order extending by six months the
time of foreclosure on mortgages in the
island. Attorney General Griggs in his
answer to the prize libel suits of Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Sampson. held
that the Spanish ships engaged by their
fleets were sunk and not captured Gen.
Wood, military governor of Cuba, started
on an inspection tour of the island. The
Goebel-Taylor contest for the governorship
of Kentucky began before the Legislature
assembly committee at Frankfort Former
Representative David G.. Colson. who was
colonel of a Kentucky regiment of rolua-
teers during the war with Spain, shot and
killed former Lieut.. Ethelbert Scott of the
same regiment at Frankfort, KY. and also
killed two of SCOTS friends, besides seri-
ously wounding two bystanders. Martin
Bergen. catcher of the Boston base ball
club, killed his wife and two children aad
then killed himself al his home near North
Brookfield, Mass.
Foreign Affairs.
Gen. Buffers forces executed a fankfng
movement upon the Beers right, near
Ladysmth; Lord Dundonald carried Boer
position and captured prisoners besides in
flicting heavy losses on the Beers; Gen.
Warren meanwhile executed an advance
movement east of Colenso: Beers attacked
a British position near Colesberg. Cape Col
ony, and were repulsed by Gen. French's
troops 1t was announced that George w.
Stevens the brilliant young war CORE
spondent of the London Mail, had died in
Ladysmith of the fever The German
steamer Bundesrath, seized in Delagoa bay.
was released by the British authorities;
Count Buelow, German minister for foreign
affairs, speaking in the reichstag, an
nounced that England had expressed re-
gret for incidents connected with the sez-
ures of German ships. The Austrian cabi-
net resigned. The French chamber of dep.
uties passed a vote of confidence in the
government by 239 to "a, in connection with
the governments action in a strike mater.
The car sent rescript to Count Mura-
vieff, Russian minister for foreign affairs.
thanking him for his efforts resulting in an
enlargement of the Russian influence. King
oscar opened the swedish parliament az
Stockholm. The Chilean supreme court
granted eXtraditon in the case of F. T.
Moore, an alleged bank embezzler wanted
in Boston.
In the District.
The House devoted Monday to District
affairs and passed bills relating to the right
of aliens to hold land in the District, and to
the enlargement of the tax office facilities.
The House District committee reported the
nj hp ton Of ht
Senate District committee acted favorably
on the same bill and on the bills for the
enlargement of the tax office facilities and
for the construction of municipal
building. The board Of trade at a largely
attended meeting adopted reports from the
committees of railroads and bridges con-
corning the provisions of the pending bill
for the abolition of grade crossings on the
line of the Pennsylvania railroad. Protests
were made to the board of trade by citi-
Zens of lexington against certain features
of the bill to abolish grade crossings on the
line of the B. and o. road. The President,
upon the recommendation of Attorney Cen
eral Grggs denied a pardon to Joseph Will
kins and Howard Butler, convicted in Phil
adelphia of violating the oleomargarine
laws John Joy Edison, S. w. Woodward,
ries were added to the directorate of the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany, to represent the local interests. ~
statue of Daniel Webster, presented to the
nation by Stilson Hutchins of Washington,
was unveiled and addresses We're delivered
by Senators Chandler and Lodge ard Sec
rotary Long. Benjamin Smell was placed
on trial for the murder of Lizzie Weisen-
berger Nelson Vale, colored. was held Tor
the grand jury for the killing of Alex.
Jackson, colored. Among those who died
were DIR. A. H. Wilmer. first assistant
physician at the Government Hospital for
the Insane, and Lieut. Samuel Howard,
L. s. R. NJ. S. retired who was pilot of
the Monitor in her fight in Hampton Roads.