Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-01
WEEK S HAPPENINGS.
In The Country at Large and the
District of Columbia.

President Roosevelt attended the an
nual foot ball game held in Philadel-
phia between the teams Of the Naval
and Military Academies; an order plac-
ing the rural free delivery under the
classified civil service was signed by
the chief executive. The total re-
ceipts of the war revenue act from
June 10, 1898. were announced to be
S343 ,S38.634. The government bought
San Juan battlefield. near Santiago,
Cuba, and viii establish a national
park there. The submarine torpedo
boat Fulton stood successfully a test Of
fifteen hours immersion under the
water near New York. the officers and
crew suffering no inconvenience The
switchmen on all the principal rail-
roads running into Pittsburg struck,
but a general tieup was not affected.
A storm on the coast of Delaware, New
jersey and New York caused one mil
lion dollars DAMAGE and the loss Of
fourteen lives. The bodies and the
eight officials Of the Potohontas mine
no Bmefelds. W. Va: who were killed
by fire damp, were recovered by seach-
ers. Twenty-nine men were killed and
a number injured by the explosion OF
q boiler I'm the factory Of the Pen.
berthy Injector Company at Detroit,
Mich. From eighty to one hundred
persons were killed and one hundred
and twenty-five injured i'm a wreck on
the Wabash railroad near Seneca.
Mich At the Lambert mines, Mason
town Pa. eight men fell ZOO feet down
n mine shaft. all being fatally injured.
Stuart r. Young. the city treasurer Of
Louisville. committed suicide upon
learning that his shortage Of nearly
$4,000 had been discovered. Young
Corbett defeated Terry McGovern I'm a
fght for the featherweight champion
shin OF the world.
The commissioners appointed Thorn
as =. Drake. Of Ohio 10 he superin-
tendent Of insurance for the District
Of Columbia The board of charities,
submitted its first annaul report. The
auditor for the District in submitting
his annual report stated that for sthe
the first time in the mast decade the
revenues Of the District were found
10 he insufficient TO meet its expendi-
turee. In accordance with decree of
the United States court Of the eastern
district of Virginia, the Washington
Traction and Electric Company was
sold at Norfolk, Va, for $4,000 600, the
purchaser being Brainard Tolles. The
Washington acqueduct tunnel was put
into use and water began to flow into
the Howard University resrvoir. One
section OF the committee OF twenty
appointed by the last general assembly
Of the Presbyterian chourch to revise
the Westminster confession of that
church met al the Church OF the Cove
nant to begin the preparatory work.
The trial OF Mrs. Lola Ire Henry
Bonine for the murder OF James Sey-
mour Ayres, Jr.. was continuing during
the week Carl Fl. Hoffman. charged
with offering for sale a copy Of the
isthmian canal commissions final re-
port, was brought from New York TO
this city for trial. Thomas 70. Peddi-
cord. thirty-seven years Of age OF
GaitheTsburg, Md, was suffocated by
gas in his boarding house. Mrs. Ada
Harry, thirty-four wears old. attempted
to commit suicide by taking lauda-
mum, but her intention was frustrated
by prompt action. Col Alexander d.
Anderson, lawyer, commissioner Of the
Chicago worlds fair and a notable pub
lie man, committed suicide by drown
ing in the Potomac river at Mount
Vernon. Among those who died dur
Ing the week were John B. Brady. the
inspector OF buildings for the District
N Columbia and Lieut. Joseph A.
Carr, former member Of the Rough
Riders.