Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1895 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The grand jury of the District of Columbia assembled for the autumn meeting Monday. The most important matter to be brought to its attention is the killing cf Ernest Green, a colored boy. by Miss Elizabeth Flagler, daughter of the chief of ordnance of the United States army. The verdict of the Coroner's Jury exonerated the young woman from murderous intent, but Acting District Attorney Taggart decided that the matter was oue for the Grand Jury. The combined estimates of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and Steam Engineering of the Navy Department for construction and steam machinery during the next fiscal year amount to only $5,500,000, which is $2,500,000 less than was appropriated for this work for the fiscal year ending June, 1890. A portion of this sum is to-be expended upon the two proposed battle-ships, contrncts for which will be let übout Jun. 1. The re-mainder-will be used for general reimirs to the hulls and the machinery of the vessels in commission. Women as professors in a Catholic university is a supposition that the average Cntholic or Protestant has hitherto regarded as almost beyond belief. But from Washington comes the news that the Catholic University of America, in that ei<y, i? about to throw open its full academic course to women. The date is even given on which the innovation will take effect—namely, Oct. 1. It is further stated thnt the trustees of the university, after debating at length the advisability of the rtep, have finally decided to organize a separate department in the university devoted solely to women, and in

which the full course of academic Instruction will be given by women fessors. * -