Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
WEEK ENDING JANUARY IL, 1901.

The House Of Representatives rejected
| the Hopkins reapportionment bill, fixing the
| membership Of the House at the present
| figure. and passed the Burleigh BILL enlarg
| ing it to SS6: the Senate subsequently passed
| the bill without debate. The House started
work on the river and harbor bill. The
| Senate made the army bill the unfinished
| business and devoted the week to that meas
ure, adopting the House provision as to
the canteen and tabling amendment by
| Mr.. Hoar restricting the military forces in
| the Philippines to the status of a police
| force. Senator Teller sought to secure the
| printing document OF petition from
200 Filipinos praying for independence
| but objec lions were entered. President Nc
k,nley was attacked by the grip. but not
seriously; the diplomatic reception set for
Tuesday night was postponed. The Porto
Rican cases involving the application of
! the Constitution to the new possessions
were opened before the Supreme Court;
arguments We're delivered on both sides by
eminent counsel. Naval boards selected
Charleston, S. c.. and Olangapo. on Subig
bay, as sites for naval stations, Secretary
Leng asking Congress for an appropriation
| OF Sl,ooo,OW to begin the work at the latter
place. The State Department made over
lures to the governments Of Europe to Sc
cure the removal of subsequent CHI nese ne
golations from Pekin to Washington;
owing to the objections of some Of the
minor European powers the effort was
abandoned. Senator VIM. E. Chandler was
defeated for denomination In a caucus Of
the republicans of the New Hampshire leg
islature, Henry E. Burton being chosen
The new governors Of South Carolina. Flor
ida Colorado and South Dakota were inau-
gurated. Ex-Governor Pingree appeared
before the circuit court Of lngham county.
Michigan. to answer a charge OF contempt.
he having failed to secure from the supreme
court Of the state a writ to enjoin the pro-
ceedings against him. VIM. j. Bryan was
a 20 nEsnn a "a ~
quet in Chicago and delivered a speech in
which he announced his intention to re-
main in politics throughout his life. The
Tammany vice investigation committee an
nounced- the disclosure Of a combine" of
high Tammany men. who had been engaged
for years in Systematically extortng money
from the gamblers for protection from po-
lice interference: it was denied that Mr.
Croker or the Tammany organization receiv-
ed any of the money. Bishop Potter of New
York opened a crusade against vice and
municipal evils in Philadelphia Captain
c. NJ. King, U. S. ", in charge of govern
ment construction works at Mobile. was ar
rested on charge of receiving a bride
from contractor. Twenty-eght persons
persisted In a fire. which destroyed the
Rochester N. Y. orphan asylum. Eleven
persons were burned to death In fire at
the Harvard Hotel, Minneapolis. Among
those who died during the week were Rep
| resentative Frank G. Clarke of New Hamp-
shire. former United States Senator ]. W.
bradbury of Maine. Philip d. Armour. the
Chicago meat packer. and VIM. L. Tren-
holm of New York, formerly controller of
the treasury.
Foreign Affairs.
The French parliament resumed Its ses-
sions. An extensive canal scheme was
presented by Emperor William to the Prus-
sian diet. The Boer raid on Cape Colony
was advanced to such point that British
fears for the safety of Cape Town were
aroused and a force of sailors landed and
dug entertainments; Boer forces were re-
pulsed at various points in the Transvaal.
where they made attacks. The steamship
Russie went ashore off Faraman. France,
with 102 persons on board and after sever
al days of pounding on the reefs, during
which all efforts to rescue the passengers
and crew We're frutless, the weather abated
sufficiently to permit the landing of the en-
tire company.
In the District.
The Commissioners presented to Congress
bill providing for sufficient advance
from the federal treasury TO meet the def
ciencies IN the District revenues, caused by
the inroads of the street extension allot-
ments both committees approved the meas
ure A. Noel Brakeman of New York was
chosen as chief of staff to the grand mar
shall of the inaugural parade: bill appro-
priatng $4,000 for the preservation of pub
lie order during the inaugural proceedings
and providing for other features Of the oc-
casion. passed both houses. Adam Funk
was killed by Baltimore and Ohio train
at the crossing at Fl street and Delaware
avenue. Mrs. Carrie Semmes of Brookland
killed herself. Mrs. Elizabeth Place was
accidentally burned to death. Boyd Wallace
was convicted Of the murder Of Robert
Stafford The President committed to i'm
prisonment for life the death sentence.
which was to have been executed Friday
imposed upon Charles McUin. convicted of
tIo 1rfar nf nhorf
those who died during the week We're Pay
master Richard P. Thompson, U. s. N,
and David Graham Adee, the poet