Evening star., 1901-09-07
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER :, 1901.

President Mckinley. while holding a re-
ception in the Temple Of Music at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo, N. Y. was
shot twice by Leon Czolgosz, self-con-
fessed anarchist from Cleveland, Ohio; the
Presidents wounds were not necessarily
fatal immediate efforts were made to as
certain If the would-be assassin had &C
complices and five arrests of alleged anar'
chists were made in Buffalo; the President
the day previous made a speech at the ex-
position in which he declared for reciproc-
ity in trade Secretary Hay communicated
to the governments of Venezuela and Co.
lombia an intimation that the United States
would be glad to mediate between them;
Colombia formally accepted the Oner The
Cuban constitutional convention approved
the electoral law; General Wood, in his an
nual report on affairs in Cuba, stated his
opinion that the Cubans will assume control
Of the island in seven or eight months; the
yellow fever board at Havana submitted
report declaring that DR.. Caldas' serum to
immunize persons against fever Is fall
ure. DR.. Pardo de Raveras and Benito Le-
gardo were sworn in at Manila as men,
bers of the Philippine commission. An or
der for the establishment of a war college
in Washington was signed by the acting
secretary of war. Judge A. g. Humphreys
of the circuit court of Hawaii, in hearing
before Attorney General Knox, bitterly ar
raigned the government of Hawaii. 1t was
reported at Copenhagen that the new Dan
ish cabinet had decided to accept the United
States offer for the Danish West Indies.
Efforts to end the steel strike continued.
but without effect; one thousand men re-
turned to work in McKeesport and the end
of the strike in that vicinity seemed close
as the American cup defender; yachting
wager of S15O,OOO on the Shamrock II by
Walter ]. Kingsley, representing an Eng
lish syndicate, against $20O,OOO on the cup
defender nv a number Of Pitts
burgers, was closed The first stake of the
st. Louis worlds fair was driven. The
Cripple Creek gold district broke all rec
ords in August by producing s2,55s,OOO
worth of gold A terrific rainstorm at
Cleveland Ohio, and vicinity did damage
amounting to $1,OO0,OOO. Marie Josephine
Eastwick of Philadelphia was arraigned In
London charged with having forged a rail-
way certificate of the value of $500, 600.
Among those who died during the week was
Gen. Chauncey Mckeever, U. s. A, retired.
Foreign Affairs.
The Sultan Of Turkey acceded to the
French demands, and diplomatic relations
were renewed between the two powers
Beers blew up British train near Ha-
mans Kraal in the Transvaal, killing nine
and wounding seventeen. The ecumenical
Methodist conference opened in London.
King Edward appointed a royal commits
sion to investigate DR.. Robert Kochs tu-
berculosis theory Prince Chun expressed
to Emperor William at Potsdam penitence
and shame for the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler. The German cruiser Wacht was
sunk by the battleship Sachsen in the Bal
tic maneuvers. Abbas Pasha, Khedive of
Egypt. visited Paris. Edicts from Empe-
ror Kwang Su, authorizing the signing of
the Pekin protocol, were received by Ii
Hung Chang A widespread revolutionary
movement started I'm Persia. German and
Italian warships arrived at La Guayra,
Venezuela. Gen. Leonidas Plaza assumed
office as president of Ecuador. The semi
official organ Of the government Of Ven
ezuela at Caracas, in an inspired article.
declared for war with Colombia.
In the District.
The Commissioners received from the
British embassy, acting on behalf Of the
Australian commonwealth, a request for
the plans of Washington, to be used in con-
nection with the establishment Of a federal
city In Australia. The surveyor for the
District submitted his annual estimates.
asking for $23, ,415 for the next fiscal year.
trio of stockholders OF the City and Sub
urban Railway Company instituted pro-
ceedings in equity in the District Supreme
Court. asking for the appointment Of re-
ceivers to take charge Of the property and
dispose Of 1t at public auction; mismanage-
ment of the affairs Of the company was
alleged. District rif1emen, representing the;
local militia, visited Sea Girt to partici-
pate in the annual shoot held there: Dis
trict men won all team prizes but one. and
many individual tokens. Michael Davitt.
the leader Of the Irish nationalist party.
visited the city. Labor day was celebrated
in this city by various organizations, with
elaborate programs. District day at the
Pan-American exposition was celebrated
with appropriate exercises. majority Of
the paperhangers of the city went on strike
for higher wages: efforts were made by
the Master Paperhangers' Association.
without avail, to effect a settlement. Mrs.
Catherine e. Babcock. widow Of Col e. o.
Babcock, military secretary to Gen. Grant,
was committed to the Government Hospi-
tai for the Insane. pending an inquiry into
her sanity. Henry w. Supplee was ar
rested on the charge Of embezzling $5,O17
from his employers, the brokerage firm Of
Ffoulke & Co. Annie Brown. colored, was
drowned in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
under suspicious circumstances: a coroner's
jury. after an inquest. held Lawrence Nor
man, colored. for the action OF the grand
jury. The body Of Michael Thompson was
found in James Greek canal Among those
who died during the week was George Ma
son. president Of the Potomac Terra Gotta
Company.
New Plays.
From London Fun.
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