Evening star., 1901-06-15

In consequence OF suggestions by promi-
nent republicans pointing to a third term
President Mckinley issued a statement dis
tinctly pledging himself as opposed to such
a course. The Cuban constitutional con-
vention, by vote of 10 to IL. unqualifiedly
accepted the Plat amendment. The Philip
pines commission established civil govern
ment at San Isidro, Luzon: severe fighting
with insurgents occurred in Batangas prov
ince and the insurrection showed signs of
revival in the islands of Samar. Leyte and
Bohol: Emilio Zurbano of Tabayas pro-
claimed himself as Aguinaldo's successor.
Investigation was ordered at San Francis
CO into charges that soldiers had sold guam
titles of government supplies to commercial
houses. Capt. r. z. Impey, U. s. N. was
convicted by court-martfal of conduct pre-
judicial to the service in making false rep
reservations to creditor and was SEN
fenced to lose ten numbers and to be pub
licly reprimanded. Official reports dis
closed the fact that the American coal pro-
duction last year broke all records. Thir-
teen bills for the granting OF street railway
franchises gratuitously to favorites of the
republican city machine were passed by the
councils Of Philadelphia and hastily signed
by the mayor despite protests and In the
face of an offer of S2,JO0,0O0 to the city
from John Wanamaker for the franchises.
The international convention of the Y. NJ.
c. A. was held In Boston. The southern
Industrial convention assembled at Phila-
delphia. The United States battle ship II
Hnois attained a speed of 1871 knots in her
official trial. establishing a new record for
her class. The transport Ingalls, sank at
the Brooklyn navy yard. The ferry boat
Northtield of the Staten Island line was
sunk in collision with another ferry boat
off the battery. New York, and it was
feared many lives were lost. Three girls
were drowned by the swamping of a row.
boat in the Delaware river near PhiIadel-
phia. Five men were killed and seven in
1ured In wreck on the Lackawanna rail-
road near Vestal, n. Y. Major VIM. H.
DAILY, who was chief surgeon of volunteers
during the Spanish war and whose charges
precpitated the beef inquiry, killed himself
In Pittsburg. Among those who died dur
ing the week was Edward Moran, the land
scape and marine painter.
Foreign Affairs.
Mrs. Louis Botha, wife of the Boer COM
mandant-in-chief. visited London, it was
believed, on a peace mission: she later
went to Brussels and consulted with Dr.
I.eyds. the agent of the Transvaal; A. ].
Balfour stated In the house of commons
that the Boer force in the field was esti-
mated at 1900 men. The Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at
Auckland, n. q. The queen regent opened
the Spanish cortes The United States
formally notified the other powers at Pekin
that it would not engage in a joint guaran-
tee of the Chinese indemnity. The French
senate began the debate on the law of as
sociatonS bill. Fifteen persons were killed
by an explosion in cartridge factory at
Les Moulineaux, France.
In the District.
The Commissioners approved the plans
of the Pennsylvania railroad for it's new
terminal Ground was broken for the ex-
tensive addition planned at Providence
Hospital. The corner stone Of Ali Saints
Episcopal Church at Chevy Chase was laid
1t was announced that Captain NJ. A Aus
tin, assistant superintendent Of police,
would shortly retire. The school board
voted for permanent tenure of teachers
and officers. Charles o. Musson, aged
eleven, was killed by an electric wire in a
mulberry tree near Georgetown; a coro-
ners jury Investigated the circumstances.