Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
WEEK ENDING sEpTEMaeR ~, 1900.

Germany having proposal 70 the powers
that they proceed to secure the punish
ment Of the leading reactionaries In China
as o condition precedentftoI negotiations,
the United States sent rep1yst to that coun-
try declining to enter into such q compact,
At the same time ordering General Chaffee
to withdraw his forces toeManila, save q
guard for the legation at Pekin, consisting
Of a regiment Of infantry. d battery Of
artillery and a squadron OF cavalry; the
American policy was announced to be the
institution Of direct negotiations with
China inasmuch as the powers were I'M
able to agree upon an harmonious course.
The President, after returning in haste to
Washington to meet the new turn In the
Chinese situation, returned1 to Canton. An
American force under General Wilson oc-
cCpied Pei-Ta-Chu; allied forces captured
the forts at Peitang. The Presidents in
structions to the Taft Philippines commits
sion were promulgated, as was q cabled
report from the commission showing the
situation in the islands; engagements In
which the Americans lost in killed and
wounded were reported from Luzon. Ex-
declined the appointment as ambassador to
Italy. Elections were held throughout
Cuba for delegates to the constitutional
convention; indications pointed to the con-
troll Of the convention by the revolutionary
party opposed to annexation. Letters of
acceptance by Mr.. Bryan and Governor
Roosevelt were published, the republicans
of Colorado nominated Frank c. Cloudy for
governor While Governor Wells of Utah
was out Of the state to receive Governor
Roosevelt, Acting Governor Nebeker, demo-
crat. appointed Judge y. w. towers as
caused by the failure OF the legislature to
elect at the recent session. The strike OF
the Pennsylvania anthracite coal miners
was inaugurated with over 100000 men out;
slight disorders marked the strike early in
the week, eliminating In fatal encounter
on Friday at Shenandoah between a mob
and sheriff's posse; state troops were or
dered to the scene of the trouble.
Foreign Affairs.
The British parliament was prorogued,
adjournment being set for September %;
new elections were ordered and campaign
ing was actively begun. The session of the
states general of Holland was opened by
Queen Wilhelmina. General Roberts re-
ported that the Boer war had degenerated
into small guerrilla operations by detached
forces; the British government announced
that it had interpOsed no obstacles to the
departure of former President Kruger from
Lourenzo Marques. The French army
maneuvers ended with a review OF 0i,oJo
men. Twenty lives We're lost in coiiis.on
in Cardigan bay, Wales, between tne
President Loubet announced his decision
in the arbitration of the boundary dispute
between Costa Rica and Colombia. Prince
Albert of Saxony was Killed IN carriage
accident.
In the District.
The public schools were opened under the
new regime with an attendance of upward
of 5000 children. Annual reports We're
submitted by United States Treasurer
Roberts on the District sinking fund; the
chief of the fire department.; the District
collector and the Police Court judges. En-
ployes of the street railway companies or
gamzed a union Thomas Hail, coiofed'
and Michael Hurley, white, employed in
saloon at 1116 18th street. We're kille.. by
contact with electric wires at that place;
a coroner's jury held the electric lighting
col culnahle