Evening star., 1901-11-23
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER "a, 1901

secretary OF State Hay, in a speech at
the annual banquet of the New York cham
Der of commerce, defined the foreign policy
of the United States, saying that the Mon
roe doctrine and the golden rule are the
basis of it. The new Hay-Pauncefote canal
treaty was signed. The isthmian canal COM
mission recommended the Nicaragua route
on account of its being cheaper than the
Panama route. Aguinaldo applied to Gen.
Chaffee for permission to appear before
Congress and present the Filipino case. The
internal revenue collections for the last fis-
cal year were announced to be $:}06 Sc |, ,S62.
The governor of Minnesota announced that
he would take immediate action to prevent
the consolidation of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads. In observ-
ing Nova of Perseus, Prof. Ritchey of
Yerkes Observatory says he made discov-
cries which tend to prove the correctness of
the nebular theory. Fire destroyed the bull
lion tunnel of the Smuggler-Union gold
mine at Telluride, Col, shutting off the es-
cape of two hundred miners thirty of
whom were killed. Seven trainmen were
killed, seventeen persons injured and a
large quantity of mail matter was destroyed
in railroad wreck on the Sante Fe rail-
road, near Franconia, Ariz.
Foreign Affairs.
The brigands who kidnapped Miss Stone,
the missionary, demand immunity for
themselves as one Of the conditions OF her
release. King Edward decided that, ex-
cept in an official capacity, only British
subjects will be allowed to view the corona
tion ceremonies. Colombian rebels capIur-
ed the town of Colon and United States
marines were landed to protect the rail-
road; the Colombian government notified
the United States that it cannot guarantee
free transit across the isthmus of Panama;
President Castro of Venezeula caused the
arrest of Ramon Guerra, his minister of
war, whom he suspected of plotting. The
Hague court of arbitration decided that it
was incompetent to consider the Boer ap-
peal for Intervention. 1t was reported that
several thousand miners, some of them
Americans, were plotting to seize the Yukon
gold fields in Canadian territory, and to
establish an Independent government; the
Canadian police profeSSed to have authen-
tic information in regard to the reliability
of the report. An unconfrmed report was
circulated from Vienna to the effect that
Queen Draga of Servia had been assassi-
mated; later it was reported that she had
taken poison after quarrel with King
Alexander. Argentine Republic troops were
reported to have invaded Chilean terri
tory. Twenty thousand rioters in Athens
made demonstration against the trans
lation Of the Gospels into modern Greek;
the military in suppressing the mob killed
seven persons and injured many more. The
DoWager Empress of China instructed
Prince Ching to sign the Manchurlan
treaty. Serious conflicts between Mussel-
mans and Christians in Beyrout were re-
ported
In the District.
About 200 American business men met in
convention to further by their united ac-
ton the adoption Of additional reciprocal
trade relations between this country and
other nations, the meeting being the out
come of the annual convention of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers held
recently in Detroit. The Board of Trade
and Business Mems Association held their
nv, al ti,,rr-
being elected president of the former and
Mr.. Mitchell Dyrenforth reelected presi-
dent OF the latter organization. The an
nual meeting of the archibishops of the
Roman Catholic Church in the United
states was held at the Catholic University.
The Washington Poultry, Pigeon and Bel
sian Hare Association held its first annual
exhibition. Mrs. Lola Ida Henry Bonine
was placed on trial before Justice Ander-
son for the murder of James Seymour
Ayres. jr., at the kenmore Hotel on the
10Th of May last. Ross and Mary ida
Thompson filed caveat against the probate
Of ,ne will of their father, the late John w.
Thompson, whose estate is valued at two
and one-half million do-.ars. Fire which
resulted in the destruction of property
valued at $4,000 occurred in the flour feed
and grain establishment of w. H. Michael
at Delaware avenue and G streets north
east. Andrew Martin, plate printer died
from injuries received in being struck by a
Columbia street car at Massachusetts ave
nue. and 9TH street northwest. Jack Cole,
co.ored, was killed by being knocked from
a railroad train on Long Bridge. Charles
Mcintosh, painter, forty-four years of
age. was suffocated to death in a fire at
ig . street northwest. Patrick ]. Sulli-
van. an art decorator, of Boston. was over
come by Illuminating gas at his boarding
mousse 2il North Capitol street. and died
shortly afterward from the effects. The
body of an unknown colored man was found
in the Georgetown channel. William Clark
colored, make an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide by sashing his throat with
a razor Among those who died during the
week were Mr.. Milton c. Barnard a WELL
known attorney, and Sister Louise for
twenty-five years connected with Proyi-
dence Hospital and for the last two wears
In charge of the affairs of that institution,