Evening star., 1901-05-25
THE WEEK ENDING MAY 70, 1901.

The condition Of Mrs Mckinley had so
greatly improved that it was planned for
the President to leave San Francisco with
her for the east on Saturday. The Presi-
dent attended the launch of the battle ship
Ohio at San Francisco. Secretary Root is
sued orders for the completion Of the or
ganization Of the five new infantry regi-
Inents. After consultation with Colonel
Mills. superintendent of the Military Acad-
emy, the Secretary Of War ordered the
dismissal Of Ave cadets for insubordina-
tion and for the punishment of others en-
gagged in the same conspiracy to secure the
removal of the superintendent. Capt. New
ton T. Hall was exonerated of the charge
of cowardice at Pekn. In report to the
War Department General Macarthur de,
clared that the commiSSary service had
been systematically robbed by conspiracy
among officers and civilians. 1t was re-
ported that some leading Filipinos were
showing dissatisfaction with the civil serV-
ice appointments. claiming discrimination
in favor of Americans. General MacAr-
thur ordered the release of 1000 Filipino
prisoners in honor of the surrender of Gem
erals Mascarde and Lacuna- The Cuban
constitutional convention voted down
proposition to reject the Platt amendment.
The Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
was formally dedicated. About DHn ma
chinists struck for a shorter work-day and
higher wages in various cities concessions
were at once made in some places. but the
strike spread meanwhile to the railroad
machinists. In speech at Greenviile, s.
c.. Senator John l.. McLaurin defined his
new course in politics. BY voting down an
amendment to the revision proposals the
Northern Presbyterian Assembly at Phila-
delphia indicated a desire for some re-
vision of the confession of faith. Storms
and floods occurred in Maryland Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee. John Alexander Dowie of Chicago,
leader of d cult of ''Zionists," was arrested
a charge criminal rpSnQnSibilitV for
permitting a woman to die without medical
attendance. Among those who died during
the week were Representative Charles
A. Boutelle of Maine. Ex-Governor John
r. Tanner of Illinois and Gen. Fitz-John
Porter, U. S. A, retired.
Foreign Affairs.
King Edward VII had a narrow escape
from death while cruising on the yacht
Shamrock II, built by Sir Thomas Upton
for competition for the Americas cup;
Shamrock was dismasted in a squall and
rendered such wreck that her owner
asked the New York Yacht Club for an
extension of time, which was granted. 1t
was stated in the house OF commons
behalf of the government that Great Brit
ain opposed a joint guarantee of the Chi
nese indemnity loan; the American efforts
to secure a reduction Of the indemnity
failed A resolution of sympathy for the
Beers was defeated in the Belgian chamber
of deputies. The Russian loan of $S4 ,Ot0,-
600 was largely over-subscrtbed in Paris.
Car Nicholas promised to reorganize the
imperial council. The Turkish government
announced its willingness to apologize to
the powers for it's interference with the
consular postal arrangements The liher-
ais won a sweeping victory in the Spanish
elections. An anti-German agitation was
inaugurated in Posen and assumed serious
proportions Mr.. Andrew Carnegie gave
$10.000,000 to furnish free university edu-
cation to Scotch students. Census figures
showed 1reland's population to be 4,456546
and Scotland's 4,471 957. The volcano Of
keloet, Java, became active and caused
many deaths among the natives. Gaetano
Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert
killed himself in prison. Marthinus Wes-
sells Pretorius, first president of the Trans
vaal republic. died at PotchefStroom.
In the District.
A meeting was held by the committee in
charge of the Districts representation at
the Buffalo exposition, and arrangements
were forwarded for an appropriate showing
on District day, September g. The inau-
gural committee closed It's affairs, turning
it's surplus over to the permanent charity
fund and urging upon the Commissioners
the appointment of a representative COM
mittee charged with the duty of securing a
change in the inauguration date. The Dis
trict Court Of Appeals reversed the decision
of the court below in the telephone rate
case. Mrs. Ida Bonine acknowledged to the
police that she was present in the room
with James Seymour Ayres at the Ken
more Hotel when he was killed claiming
that he shot during struggle pre-
cipitated by his proposals to her; she was
held for the grand jury and committed to
Jail; further police Investigations were
pressed, without material results being an
nounced. The President commuted to i'm
prisonment for life the sentence passed
upon Boyd Wallace, convicted of the muir
der Of Robert Stafford. There was brief
local reflection of the machinists' strike,
the workers quickly securing their terms.
Among those who died were Major H. B.
Lowry. U. S. NJ. c., retired at Atlantic
City, and Mr.. John w. Nairn, retired
druggist.