Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-02
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2. 1901.


Leon f. Czolgosz. the assassin of Prssf.
dent Mckinley, was electrocuted at Au.
burn prison; while In the death chair he
declared he had no regret fer his act: an
autopsy revealed healthy condition of his
! BRAIN In the Schley court Of inquiry NE
cross-examination OF Rear Admiral schley
was concluded and number of witnesses
were called In rebuttal. General Hughes
reported the insurrection in the Island OF
Cebu to be practically ended; General Nal.
var proclaimed himself captain general OF
the Philippine Islands: twenty-five insur-
gents were killed In fight with constab-
ulary near Passi, Island OF Panay Con.
/ Bartalome Maso declared himself a candi-
date for the presidency Of Cuba. The re.
port OF United States Treasurer Roberts
showed that the transactions OF the tress-
ury run over a billion dollars I'm receipts
and expenditures. and that the circulation
Is now $2S5o per capita Gen. Nelson A.
Miles submitted his annual report on the
army. The Secretary OF Agriculture SUBJ
mitted his annual estimates for that de-
partment, asking for 81, 1Sl, $40; the POST
master General In his estimates asked for
the postal service SIS. SS5. 500. Advices by
steamer from Nome showed that over htO
persons are penniless at the camp and that
troupie is expected the coming winter DR..
+. M. Rixey issued an exhaustive report
on the woundfng and subsequent death of
PRESIDENT Mckinley. The Pan-American ex-
a
about $2,000.O0o was estimated. Three
whites and thrty-one negroes were Killed
IN a race war at Balltown, La Caleb Pow
ers, eH-secretary OF state of Kentucky, was
again convicted of alleged completely n
the Goebel murder and sentenced to life
imprisonment. Six persons were Killed and
| ITnlrteen injured in railroad wreck near
donaldson. Ind. Fire at Delmar. Del.
burned ten acres OF buildings and caused
loss OF over $1,000 Half of the bust
burned.
Foreign Affairs
Reports OF the bad condition Of King Ed
wards health were persistently renewed.
Lord Kitchener reported a disaster to the
British near Bethel, in the eastern Trans
vaal in which two guns were lost, sixty
SIX men killed and 169 wounded: Beers at
tackled British column near the Great
Marco river and Were repulsed after Sc
we're lighting, forty Beers and twcnty-eight
British being killed. France sent n strong
naval detachment to Turkey TO make a
demonstration to enforce pending claims:
the turkish government was reported to be
making every effort to be in readiness 10
resist The strike of 100000 French miners
was averted- Emperor Francis Joseph at
the opening of the Hungarian diet, advised
the passage OF new tariff bill. Turkey
was notified that the annexation of Crete
TO Greece was inevitable. Earthquake
shocks were felt in many cities in italy.
Efforts to open the negotiations with the
! sionary, in order to pay over the ransom
for her release, Were pushed with activity;
apprehension was felt in official circles con-
corning Miss Stones safety after the ram
som shall have been paid. II was officially
announced that Archbishop Diomede Fall
COMO, now papal delegate to Canada, is to
succeed Cardinal Mar1inelli as papal dele
gate to this country. Many persons in
GLIDING a number of women and children,
were killed and wounded in a bread riot at
Burungueo, Mexico.
In the District.
The new Engineer Commissioner of tho
District. Major John Biddle who succeeds
Captain Lansing ii. Beach, was indicted
into office The Commissioners submitted
their annual estimates OF the expenses OF
the District for the fiscal year 1903: a to-
tai of $40, 4S9 ISIS was asked for. as
5l9.S1 appropriated for the current year.
MIR. Edward II. Thomas was appointed as
slstant attorney fer the District to succeed
Mr.. Clarence A. Brandenburg, resigned.
DIR. William c. Woodward, the health Of
ficer of the District. submitted his annual
report General Gillespie. chief Of engi-
neers, L. s. A, submitted his annual re-
port on public works in the District of Co.
lumbia- Justice A c. Bradley decided that
the District authorities have no authority
to levy tax on the capital stock of ma
tlcnal banks. The eighth annual conven-
ton of the Sunday School Association of
the District of Columbia was held. The
Chevy Chase Club held its annual golf tour
nament. The Mckinley National Memorial
Arch Association was Incorporated. The
franchise of the Washington Base Bail
Club of the American League was sold by
Mr.. James F. Manning, it's former man.
ager. to Mr.. Fred Postal of Detroit. Fire
did damage to the extent of $4,000 in the
furniture and clothing house of Mayer &
Petit, AIS and Az eth street. Charles
Doyle. colored, who killed Hallard Dent,
July IS. by cutting his throat with razor,
mo nrx-iat tod Of ella o
ficer. colored. twenty-three years old, was
killed by being hit on the head with a
piece Of gas pipe; coroners jury held
Charles Coleman, about seventeen years
old, also colored, for the grand jury as
being connected with the crime. Miletus ].
Wine, a prominent resident of North Ia
koma. was instantly killed by being run
over by a train on the tracks of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad near the Chestnut
avenue crossing at Takoma Park. Frank
Ferraro, native of Italy, committed sui
eide by throwing himself in front of
express train on the Pennsylvania railroad
near South Capitol street