Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL Il, 1900.

The House passed the Porto Rico revenue
and government bill, ISL to 1853; it was
signed by the President at once; Assistant
Secretary Allen of the Navy Department
was chosen by the President to be first civil
governor of the island. The House passed
resolution declaring for the amendment
of the Constitution to provide for the direct
election of senator's The Senate passed the
bill for a cable to Hawaii. The House
passed the agricultural appropriation bill.
An unsuccessful effort was made in each
house to have the Nicara qua canal bill
taken up for passage. The Senate agreed
to vote April "A on the Quay case. The
committee on privileges and elections agreed
unanimously to report to the Senate that
the seat of Senator Clark of Montana was
vacant because of fraudulent practices in
connection with the election. At the in
stance of the Attorney General a bill was
introduced in both houses providing for the
compulsory removal from the place of
rest to the place of indictment of persons
charged with crimes against the govern
ment the measure being intended to cover
the Gaynor cases growing out of the court
martial of Capt. Carter of the army. John
Addison Porter, secretary to the President,
resigned on account of poor health, and was
succeeded by George b. Cortelyou. his as
sistant. Admiral Dewey, at dinner given
by John X. Mclean met Perry Belmont
OF New York. who had expressed himself az
faVoring the admirals candidacy for the
and the Oregon fusionists, in state conven-
ton declared for Bryan. The republican
state convention of Maine Endorsed Presi-
dent Mckinley's administration and policies.
Inc naval board of construction finally de-
cided against the future use of the super
imposed turret, such has been used on
the battle ship kearsarge: 1t voted In favor
of the purchase of the submarine torpedo
boat Holland, and arrangements were made
for contract for the construction of Others
OF the same type for the government
Heavy floods in Texas caused the death of
many persons and thousands of head of
cattle. building collapsed in Pittsbury
and three persons We're killed. A district
messenger boy was dispatched to Pretoria
CRYING aLl MESSAGE of sympathy from the
school children of Philadelphia. Ex-Presi-
cent cleveland delivered the first of his Sc
fies of lectures on The Independence of the
executive before the students of Prince
Ton University. Among those who died was
'eoi Se H. ocrlpps, a newspaper publisher
Foreign Affairs.
Boer activity in the Orange Fraa s+o+a
continued, with minor engagements. Con
Brabants force was surrounded at We
pener; Gen. Roberts reported that this on
Grafton served to stay the advance of the
beers; 1t was reported that Col Baden
Powell. commander at MafelSing, had died
OF ieFe!' there was fighting In Natal but
without decisive results as far as reported.
Although unprepared, the Paris exposition
was formally opened Saturday by Presi-
dent Loubet. King Leopold of Belgium
transferred all his real estate to the ma
1,oh. russia presented new demands to
Corea.
In the District.
the Senate passed the District appropria-
ton bill. The Senate District committee
submitted a favorable report on the Penn
sylFanla railroad grade crossing bill. The
Commissioners dog-muzzling order was dis
cussed in the Senate and referred for IN
quiry to the District committee Bills were
introduced in the two houses for the resto-
ration OF suffrage to the District with
marked changes in the form of government
me board of judges appointed by the Sec
rotary OF War to examine the plans submit
tea Tor the proposed memorial bridge re-
ported in favor of a composite design by
Prof VIM. H. Burr of New York: the re-
port was sent to Congress. The campaign
Tor the CommisSionerships, to become va
cant IN May, was carried along vigorously
delegations waiting on the President in va
r1ous interests. The democrats of the Dis.
tr1ct held primaries and chose delegates TO
the local convention, which was held Thurs
gay, the MOTIFS faction controlled the con-
Ventton and the Norris slate of delegates
TO Kansas City, headed by Mr. James F
Norris, was elected by large maiorities
but, contrary to the Norris program the
SIN votes were instructed for Bryan and
the Chcago platform; the anti-Norris fac
tlon protested against the proceedings on the
ground of fraud at the primaries and pre-
pared TO mold a contesting convention. The
attorney for the District advised the Conn
mlssioners of their authority to permit
changes in the Baltimore and Ohio track
plans at the ~ Bids were opened by the
attorney General for the construction of
the new Department of Justice building
clarence May, aged three, was killed by n
metropolitan car in Georgetown. William
stump, white, was convicted of manslaugh-
Ter Tor killing James Lee, colored. Among
those who died were Gen. Peter F. Racon
ard Major Ebenezer Burgess Ball