Evening star., 1901-05-18
THE WEEK ENDING MAY Is, 1901.

Mrs. Mckinley suddenly attacked
with serious illness while on the presiden-
tial special train in California and was
taken hurriedly to San Francisco, where
for some days. her life was despaired of #;
later she rallied and hopes We're enter
tained of her recovery; the President de-
cided to abandon the tour through the
northwest as planned. The government
formally restored TO the Lee family GER
tain relics of George Washington, which
were taken from Arlington at the time of
it's seizure. The industrial commission
heard a number of important witnesses
notably Charles NJ. Schwab, president OF
the new United States Steel Company
Contracts We're given for the removal of
confederate dead 20 Arlington cemetery.
1t reported to Washington that n
majority of the relations committee of
the Cuban constitutional convention fav-
ored the acceptance of the Platt amend
ment. Aguinaldo gave an interview in
Manila. saying that the American govern
ment of the islands should strictly con-
form to the Constitution. General Mas
cardo and IDS insurgents surrendered In
IuZon. Sylvester c. Fletcher, an employe
OF the QuartermaSterS service in Manila
was sentenced for commissary frauds. The
War Department arranged for the sale of
five of the transports. At a banquet given
in his honor in Philadelphia. United States
Senator QUAY declared that he would never
again accept any official position. In the
United States district court in New York
an order was signed for the removal to
Savannah. Ga, of the men charged with
conspiring with Captain Oberlin Carter L.
S. A. to defraud the government. The
Jack ksonville relief committee issued an ap-
peal for further aid. Troops were ordered
to Albany to quell the riots melted by the
street strikers in that city; in a charge
on a mob two merchants We're killed and
others We're wounded: similar labor
troubles occurred, without marked violence,
in Troy and other adjacent cities. Prepa-
rations We're made by the machinists' union
for a general strike, May 20, in case the
demand for nine-hour day and q higher
wage scale were not granted by that time;
concessions were reported from many shops
in various parts of the country. The Amer
lean congress of tuberculosis met Jointly
with the Medico-Legal Society in New York
to consider means of stamping out con-
sumption President S. r. Galloway of the
New York Central railroad resigned. to
accept the presidency of the newly formed
$50 900 600 locomotive consolidation. Fire
along the Rouge river, near Detroit, caused
damage of sS00.@0. Charles r. Eastman,
the Harvard instructor accused Of the
murder of Richard Crogan, his brother-in
law, was acquitted. Fifteen persons were
drowned by the sinking of the steamer
Paducah near ST. Louis. Rev. E. s. Phil
lips Of Hazleton. Pa. who served as me-
diator between the coal miners and the
mine operators at the spring agitation, was
found dead in New York under mysterious
circumstances suggesting crime. Among
those who died was Edwin F. Chl, former
ly ambassador to Germany.
Foreign Affairs.
AS a result of the continued refusal OF
the porte to allow the resumption Of the
foreign postal services in Turkey, the Euro
pean powers discussed the advisablity of
a demonstration to force submission to the
international demand. Lord Salisbury, In
speech in London, defended the course Of
his government in the Boer war and de-
clared that ireland would have given seri
Gus trouble had home rule been extended to
her Mrs. Louis Botha, wife Of the Boer
comma nder n-chief, sailed from Cape Town
for Europe to urge President Kruger to
consent to peace. The house Of commons
adopted the army reform plan proposed by
War Secretary Broderick. The Irish People,
the Dublin newspaper punished for an at
tack on the king, published an invective
article attacking George Wyndham, the
secretary for Ireland. Reports from India
indicated great suffering. caused by fail
ure Of the spring crops Andrew Carnegie
gave Glasgow S5O0,OO0 for public libraries.
A new loan of $S4, 500, 900 was announced by
Russia. China accepted the indemnity pro-
posals and offered to pay $11 600 600 year;
this offer was not favorably received,
though not formally rejected. Marquis Ito
resigned as Japans premier. NJ. Monis,
French minister OF justice, was accused Of
official Irregularities. France sent a war
ship to Tangier to enforce a claim on Mo-
rocco. Differences on religion led to an