Evening star., 1902-08-23
Foreign Affairs.

OTelSN AHa1TS.
The official coronation celebration was
brought to a close at Portsmouth by a re-
view of the naval parade by King Edward
and the dispersal of the squadron; the
Shah Of Persia visited the king at Cowes :;
the king granted charter Incorporating
the new British Academy for the promo
ton of historical, philosophical and philO-
logical studies; the White Star Line steam
ship Cedric, the largest liner aioat. was
launched at Belfast, Ireland: parliament
assembled at Cape Town and steps were
taken for abolishing martial law; the negro
problem in South Africa was reported to
be causing a serious situation; at FLY,
watering place near Scarborough, five
children who were playing on the sands
were cut off by the infiowing tide
and drowned. Failure on the part of
Turkey to execute agreements regard
ing American claims caused somewhat
strained relations with the United States,
but the former country made out
ward show of yielding upon presenta-
ton of the case by the American repres mt
ative. President Palma and his cabinet
opposed the floating of a So. 100000 Cuban
and Delarey visited Kruger at Utrecht
and later visited King Edward at Cowes,
being received with much enthusiasm at
both places. Emperor William changed
the scene of the coming German army
maneuvers from Posen to Frankfort on
the-Oder; it was reported that the emperor
would witness the unveilng of the Goethe
monument in Rome; Admiral Otto Won
Dfederichs resigned as chief Of staff
of the German navy; a statue to the late
Empress Frederick was unveiled at Hon.
burg; Prof. Won Waltershausen Of Stras-
burg University argued that the states
to combine against the economic en-
croachments of the United States
Switzerland forbade the establishment Of
new converts by religious orders. The last
81 90 tlorS0 S0p1 Tot alt ~al,zD Dlo
in France were forcibly closed by the gov
ernment after rioting and scenes of disor-
der. Pope Leo XIII showed remarkable
strength and animation at his name day
Russia fifty men Of a squadron of cavalry
ordered suddenly to charge were drowned
in a river. Venezuelan troops surrendered
the tom of Cumana to the rebels without
firing a shot, making the seventh port cap
tured by the latter; the cruisers Cincinnati
and Topeka were ordered north from
Venezuela, the situation having become
quieter there. The civil war in Haiti
the republic. One thousand Chinese rebels
were killed by imperial troops at Inchaf fau.
Among those who died was Prof. Schenck,
who claimed he could control sex develop
ment
In the District.
It was stated that there would be no re-
organization of the Senate committee on
short session of Congress, but that Senator
Gallinger would act as. chairman in the
place of the late Senator Mcmillan The
annual report of the inspector of buildings
showed that during the past fiscal year
building operations in the District amounted
to $S,31O.240, an increase of 81. 116, 16O over
the preceding year; j. Robert Sutton, har-
Dor master of the District, submitted his
annual report; Sidney Bieber fire marshal
for the District submitted his first annual
report, his figures in regard to losses agree
ing with those of the annual report of the
chief engineer of the fire department;
Henry B. LOCKER, the District surveyor, in
hissannual report recommended that the en-
tire boundary line of the District be cleared
out and marked by additional stone monu-
ments; in his annual report the superin-
tendent of parking stated that 2600 trees
were planted on the streets during the past
year; Lieut.. Col. Charles j. Allen of the
engineer corps submitted an int teresting re-
port on the project which the War Depart
ment has under way for the improvement
of the Potomac river in the vicinity of
Washing toil; tne superintendent af the water
department submitted his annual report
The complete roll Of all the local COM
naittees on the prospective encampnent of
the Grand Army of the Republic was an
nounced. After an exciting contest, Major
Frederic S. Hodgson was elected corps
commander Of the Spanish War Veterans
for the District of Columbia. Orders were