Evening star., 1901-08-31
THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 81, 100

Rear Admiral Howison in a letter to the
acting secretary of the navy denied the
alleged interview indicating bias against
Rear Admiral Schley; the department
asked Capt. Forsythe, retired, to explain
an alleged statement on the Schley
case; the department published the
list of witnesses summoned before the
court. The President appointed VIM.
II. Hunt governor Of Porto Rico. The
steel strike developed no decided
phases beyond an attack in Pitts
burg labor organ upon President Shaffer
of the Ama1gamated Association; the trust
succeeded in starting number of mills;
large number of the workers in the
Carnegie plant at Duquesne went on strike,
while squads of the McKeesport strikers
returned to work; all efforts at arbitration
failed; the United Mine Workers, in con-
Vent1on, voted to give President Mitchell
discretionary power to order a sympathetic
strike. The Knights Templar held their
twenty-eighth triennial conclave at Louis
Vile. Interesting developments continued
In the movement to uncover the Tammany
methods Of corruption. A police captain
was found in disorderly resort when it
was rafded; a policeman defied Deputy
Commissioner Devery and charged that the
subordinates of the department were as
sessed $25 apiece for transfers to desirable
posts. Mrs. Carrie Nation visited New York
and interviewed the police commissioner.
The steamer Trenton was destroyed by a
boiler explosion in the Delaware river near
Philadelphia and many persons were killed
and injured. negro was burned at the
stake in Tennessee. The steamer Deutsch-
land broke the western transatlantic rec
ord by six minutes. Among those who died
were Brig. Gen. VIM. Ludlow, U. s. A.,
formerly District Commissioner and Brig.
Gen. Robert Williams, retired, formerly
adjutant general of the army.
Foreign Affairs.
Diplomatic relations between France and
Turkey were completely severed because of
the failure Of the porte to fulfill promises
regarding certain concessions to French
men. Prince Chun, the Chinese envoy to
Germany, charged with a conciliatory mis-
sion to atone for the murder of Minister
Won ketteler, stopped in his journey at
Basic, Switzerland, pending the settlement
of disputed questions Of the ceremony to
be observed upon his appearance at the
German court; the Chinese envoy protested
against the requirement to PROSTATE him.
self before Emperor William. Lord Kitch-
ener's reports indicate no material change
in the war situation; he charged that the
Beers were shooting British prisoners;
Gen. De la Rey, Boer leader, issued a
counter proclamation to Lord Kitchener's
announcing that the Beers would continue
the fight. A report was circulated that
Lord Salisbury would soon retire; it was
promptly denied; the liberals showed a
shire, but without securing the seat. a
serious insurrection in Manchuria was re-
ported. A long-distance swimmer named
Holbein failed by narrow margin in an
attempt to swim the English chan
mel. AS result Of the apparent failure of
his serum treatment for yellow fever, DR..
Caldas, the Brazilian expert, left Cuba; it
was announced that no more mosquito in
oculations would be permitted.
In the District.
The Washington Traction Company an
nounced that in consequence Of the recent
agitation invoking the old charter Of the
Brightwood railway, requiring a fifteen
minute schedule, the free transfers be-
tween that line and the Metropolitan would
be discontinued; this aroused protests from
the affected region, and at mass meeting
resolutions were adopted condemning the
course of the corporations; in consequence
of a conference between representatives OF
both sides the order was rescinded, and it
was agreed that no further appeals should
be made to the old charter on the point of
the schedule. The auditor for the District
decided that the railway crossing police
men are not entitled to annual leave or to
pensions. The annual report of the health
officer was filed. Suits were entered on
notes issued by certain Of the constituent
roads belonging to the Washington Trac-
tion Company to facilitate the reorganiza-
tion of those properties The District rifle
men made good scores at the annual shoot
at Sea Girt, N. ]. Mrs. Maud Pyles was
drowned at Marshall Hall.