Evening star., 1901-05-11
THE WEEK ENDING MAY II, 1901.

President Mckinley reached California
on his tour and was there greeted with
unusual demonstrations. A phenomenal
rise in the value of Northern Pacific shares
the stock reaching S1.0O0, caused a widely
fuctuating market during the week. culmi-
mating in panic on Thursday. which cost
the loss of many millions of dollars to opera
tors: the week closed with a comparatively
easy market after one of the most exciting
periods in the history of Wall street. The
red biretta was conferred upon Cardinal
Martinelli in the cathedral of Baltimore in
the presence of large number OF some of
the most distinguished church authorities
In the United States. A formal demand
was made on Secretary Gage for the pay
ment of the historic Durkee claim of S15.o0-
ooo: the Secretary refused to pay or to have
anything to do with the claim. The bill to
remove the state capitol Of Pennsylvania
from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, after
passing the house. was defeated In the sem
ate At the aldermanic election in the city
or Baltimore, the first held under the new
election law, the republicans won a sweep
ing victory. The dead body of William Nc
Cormick. the Haverstraw boy who disap-
peared from his home several week previ-
ously was found floating in creek in that
vicinity: no light was thrown on the mys-
terry of his disappearance. Relief for the
fire sufferers of Jacksonville. Fla. was sent
to that city from all parts of the United
states. Seven persons perished by fire in
a chicago tenement, the firemen being
blocked by freight train. Fire in the cot
ton storage district of Augusta Ga caused
a S1Go,u00 loss
Foreign Affairs
strike among the coal miners of Eng
land was averted by the action of the
miners, notwithstanding that the house OF
commons, by vote of 333 to 227, adopted
the coal tax. one of the causes of discon-
TON
from the United States draft of the new
Nicaragua canal treaty. The Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York landed at
Melbourne. Australia; the duke later opened
the first federal parliament. The house of
commons fixed King Edwards civil list at
$23'slRN year. Irish members in parlia-
ment criticised the seizure of William
O'Briens Dublin newspaper the Irish Peo-
pie, for seditious utterances. A conference
was held in London rega riding the causes
or Great Britains loss of the foreign steel
trade The official census showed the pop
ulation of England and Wales to be 30 525
ZIG. Emperor William completed the re-
organization of the Prussian cabinet and
lntimations were sent to the reichstag that
1t was the emperors wish that it adjourn
until November; the reichstag voted to
pay attendance fees and expenses to its
members. The ambassadors at CONSTANT
nople protested against the seizure of for
efgn mails by the Turkish authorities The
ministers at Pekin definitely fixed the Chi
neSe indemnity at 1897 100000 Bloody riots
occurred at Barcelona, Spain. A revolution
broke out in Santo Domingo.
In the District.
mass meeting of citizens was held to
advance the project for the location of
light manufactures in the District Ex-
Judge c. c. Cole special counsel in the
Potomac fats case. filed motions in the
District Supreme Court to secure the vaca-
ton of the river front property in contro-
verSy. Major Sylvester recommended a
number of important promotions in the
police force under the new appropriation
law. The sixth annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. diocese of
Washington was held. The National Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections as
sembled In Washington for the first time
Among other meetings were that of the
American Therapeutical Society and Of the
Churchman'S League of the District. The
door of Speaker HenderSon's room at the
Capitol was forced 10y an unknown thief.
but nothing was taken from the room. Fire
destroyed the PLANE of the Washington
Brick and Terra Gotta Company at Sd and
o streets southwest, causing s25.00 dam
age. The summer home OF Ernst Gersten-
berg, near Suitland. was burned. Mrs.
Olivia Starring reported to the police the
robbery of jewelry valued at several thou
sand dollars: Lewis NJ Monroe was ar
rested on suspicion of the theft Mrs E.
H. Launt was killed by being struck by
bicyclst Wilson Barnes. who was later ex-
onerated by coroner's jury Walter A
Barkley was held for the grand jury on the
charge of causing the death OF Charles ].
Kuhnert. Michael j. Harrington was
charged with causing the death of James
McElroy.