Evening star., 1901-06-29
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 70, 1901.

The American charge daffaires at St.
Petersburg was instructed to make repre-
sentations to the Russian government cal
culated to induce the abandonment of re-
taliatory tariff measures; a note couched in
pacific terms was addressed on the same
subject by the State Department to Count
Cassini, Russian minister at Washington.
controversy arose between General Dan
iel Sickles. speaking for the veterans OF
the civil war, and Pension Commissioner
Evans. the former alleging that he had
been promised during the presidential cam
paign that Evans would not serve sec
ond term; the promise was accredited to
Senator Scott Of the republican national
committee. A court decision was rendered
in the naval prize money cases, granting TO
Admiral Dewey and his men $2SS.Ob and
to Admiral Sampson and his men 100000
Arrangements were made for the examina-
tton OF candidates for the Naval Academy
in the future by the civil service commits
sion at the homes of the candidates. in
stead of at Annapolis. Secretary Long ad-
j. r. Martin. convicted by court-martial of
advancing money to officers. General
Cailies. with 65o men and 500 rifles. sur
rendered to the American sovereignty In
the Philippines. The Alabama constitu-
tional convention adopted resolution hold
ing sheriffs responsible for lynch!ngs. The
Kansas democratic state committee de-
clined further fusion with the populists
auet held in a suburb of Baltimore. pledged
their support to him for reelection to the
Senate. W. ]. Bryan in speech at Buffalo
declared that he was vs. a candidate & for no
against the machine rule eliminated In
town meeting at which District Attorney
Rothermel was renominated for the posi-
tion. for which the regular republican
county convention had refused TO name
him; the meeting was attended by promi-
nent men OF all parties. The republican
state convention at Columbus renominated
Governor Nash. Ex-Secretary H. A. Her
bert in a speech before the Alabama con-
stitutional convention, declared for the ex-
pansion policy and urged the south to
break loose from Its political traditions OF
the past twenty-five years. The Chinese
American Society of Philadelphia adopted
a resolution protesting against the selec-
tion Of Minister WI as orator at the In
dependence day celebration in that city.
The Seventh National Bank Of New York
closed its doors on the order OF the con-
sfroller Of the currency; Marquand q Co,
brokers, whose troubles caused the dis
tress of the bank, likewise closed. j. Pier
pont Morgan gave 100000 to Harvard
University for a memorial to his father
In the annual distribution of honorary de-
grees at Harvard German Ambassador Hoi-
leben was granted the degree of LID. A
cloudburst In the Elkhorn valley, w. Va
swept away several small towns. causing
about fifty deaths and destroying property
estimated at $500 600 Thirteen persons
wreck on the Wabash railroad near Peru,
Ind. The Southern railroad shops at Co.
iumbia, s. c., were attacked by strikers
and several non-union men were hurt.
Eleven policemen and twenty strikers were
wounded in riot at Rochester. Adelbert
Hay. son Of the Secretary OF State, and
former consul at Pretoria, was killed by
falling from q hotel window In New Haven.
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Salisbury In a speech at London.
warned England that her supreme crisis
had come In the Transvaal war. and that
unless It were carried to a successful issue
in every respect England would be in dan
ger of losing all her outlying territory A
proclamation was read ip London announc-
Ing the coronation of King Edward IN
1902 Speaker Henderson of the United
States House Of Representatives was
formally presented to the king at Wind
sor. The Dutch cabinet resigned because OF
reverses in the elections The Le1pzger
Bank of Leipzig failed for S21, 100000; Herr
Exner, it's director, was arrested. Fatal
cases of bubonc plague were reported from
Oporto, Portugal. The French chamber OF
deputies passed the law of associations
bills. MARQUIS de Lur-Saluces was con-
victed In Paris of treason and sentenced to
Punishment for five years. The total popu-
lation of Paris was announced. .&After CEN
sus count, to be 2,714.96s. The steamer
Lustiana was Wreckeu off the coast of
Newfoundland; her crew and 300 passen-
gers escaped. Among those who died was
Charles kensington Salaman, once we'll
known composer of music.
In the District.
Further promotions among the members
Of the police force were announced. Owing
to the failure Of the appropriations, the
work OF cleaning the streets was stopped
several days before the close Of the fiscal
year The chief Of police issued orders to
his force for the enforcement Of the regula-
tions against toy cannons and giant fire
crackers on the Fourth of July. H. H.
Twombly. resigned secretary Of the
board Of education. Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor, was seriously hurt by fall from
a street car.
VERDICT, NOT GUILTY.