Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
THE WEEK ENDING MAY s, 1900.

The House, by vote of 225 to IS, passed
the Nicaragua canal bill. The Senate
passed the Alaska government the army
appropriation, the army reorganization and
the Notifications appropriation bills. The
consideration of the resolution declaring
the seat of Senator Clark vacant was post
poned week. The House and Senate
passed a joint resolution extending the
tenure of military officers on duty in Porto
Rico. The Senate. by vote of - to 20,
refused to consider resolution expressive
OF sympathy for the Beers. The President
nominated Sanford B. Dole as first gov
ernor of the territory of Hawaii. 'Secre-
tary Long administered a rebuke to Cap
tain Chadwick for expressing contemptuous
views of Rear Admiral Schley in the course
OF published interview. The American
troops at Catubig.' samar, Philippine Is
lands. were attacked by insurgents and
twenty of them were killed. Senior Palermo
formerly head of the Filipino insurgent
cabinet. was captured in Luzon. Rumors
of the death of Aguinaldo at the hands of
lgorrotes were circulated without confirma-
ton. Major General Otis sailed from Ma
Mia for the United States. Perfecto La
coste accepted the post of minister of agri-
culture In General Woods Cuban cabinet.
Judge Lochren of the United States district
court at St. Paul rendered a decision to the
effect that the Constitution of the United
States applied of it's own force to Porto
Rico. Admiral Dewey visited Chicago.
where he participated in the celebration of
the anniversary of Manila bay; he later
visited st. Louis where he was entertained
with high honorS. The ecumenical confer
ence in session in New York adjourned
over 200 lives were lost in a mine disaster
at Schofeld, Utah. The LIST of May was
marked by the Inauguration of strikes in
various cities. New Hampshire democrats
in convention Endorsed Bryan and the Chi
cago platform. Nebraska and Michigan re-
publicans Endorsed President Mckinley
Spencer B. Adams was nominated for gov
ernor by the North Carolina republicans.
The five men accused of the murder of VIM.
Goebel were arraigned at frankfort, Ky,
and pleaded not guilty.
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Roberts reported slight advance of
his main line north and east of Bloemfon-
TEN; his forces occupied the town of Brand
fort and crossed the Vet river; British
troops crossed the Naal river at Windsor
ton, Cape Colony. The official dispatches
regarding the battle of Spion Kop We're the
cause of an angry debate in the house of
commons, the government obtaining ma
jority in a vote in connection herewith
Riots in Bulgaria developed into serious
proportions. A scaffolding in the Paris eX-
position grounds collapsed and killed a
workman; bridge fell within the grounds
and six people were crushed to death and
many were injured beneath it. The cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of Brazil $
discovery began at Rio de Janeiro Among
those who died were Munkacsy, the Hun
garian painter, in an asylum at Bonn, and
Baron Saurma Won der Jettsch, formerly
German minister to the United States at
Berlin.
In the District.
The nominations of Commissioners Mac
farland and Ross were confirmed by the
Senate. Monday was District day in the
House; bill to incorporate the National
Society, United States Daughters of 1872
was passed; consideration of the bill es-
tablishing code of laws for the District
was postponed. The fifth triennial conven-
ton of the American Association of Physi-
clans and Surgeons was held; in connection
Herewith was held the eighth decennial
convention to revise the United States phar-
macopeia. Miss Olga Nethersole the ac-
tress, filed suit to recover $4,000 damages
from Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, a
Washington Presbyterian clergyman, for
SANDER Among those who died were Gen
Allan Rutherford, a well-known Washing
tonian, and Edward o. Leech, formerly di-
rector of the mint, and latterly of New
York, in that city