Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16
THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 1e, 1901.

Ex-President Benjamin Harrison died at
his home In Indianapolis after a brief ILL.,
ness; a proclamation was issued by the
President directing that national honors
be paid in his memory; he went to Indian
apolis to attend the funeral. The British
government formally notified the State De-
partment Of its rejection of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as amended by the Sem
ate; it was informally announced that the
administration would prepare treaty alb
rogating or modifying the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty before the converting OF Congress,
with consideration for the attitude of the
Senate on the matter; conferences were
held at the State Department with repre-
sentatives of isthmian governments rela-
tive to canal propositions VIM. Cary San
secretary of war in place of George Meikle-
1ohn, the New York senators having with
drawn their pre-announced opposition.
CHARLES b. DUEL resigned commissioner
OF patents. The President named the men,
bers Of the Spanish claims commission.
headed by ex-senator VIM. Z. Chandler of
New Hampshire The Maryland legislature
IN special session passed the bill proposed
py democratic leaders restricting the suf-
frage. Demands for the resignation of u.
5. Senator McLaurin were uttered in South
Carolina because of his utilization with the
republicans in the matter of the ship SUBJ
s1dy measure. Governor Wells vetoed the
Dill restricting prosecution for polygamy
passed by the Utah legislature, declaring
that 1t would prove reactionary. Andrew
Carnegie. before departing for Europe.
gave 100000 for the support Of certain
Libraries around Pittsburg, 100000 for
the establishment of an old-age pension
and maintenance fund for the employees of
the Carnegie steel works and S. 200 900 for
the establishment of sixty-five branch IL
braries in the city of New York The
stockholders of the Pennsylvania railroad
o voted to increase the capital stock $780,
100000. The California supreme court
granted new trial to Mrs. Cordelia Bot
Kin, sentenced to life Imprisonment for
sending poison through the mails to cause
the deaths of. two women in Delaware.
John Henderson, a negro. was burned at
the stake at Corsicana, Tex, for assault
ing white woman.
Foreign Affairs.
Relations between the British and Rus
sian troops at Tien Tsin became strained
owing to the refusal of the Russians to
relinquish piece Of land upon which they
had established themselves; the ministers
at Pekin demanded the death of ninety
six additional reactionaries. 1t was re-
ported that General De Wet would reject
the peace overtures, but that Gen. Botha
would persist in negotiating for peace with
out regard for De Vets attitude; it was
announced for Kruger that he would is-
more the negotiations; the British cabinet
discussed the terms to be offered to the
Beers, and report was circulated that
Lord Kitchener had been ordered to modi-
fy his proposals. Lord Wolseiey criticised
the war office management, replying to
Lord Lansdowne's criticism of his original
attack. The British naval budget agere-
gated S154, 377 800. The Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York left London on their
tour to Australia. Strikers in Catalonia,
Spain, burned several factories. Count Boni
de Castellane assaulted NJ De Rodays,
editor of the Paris FIGARO and a d,al
was arranged in consequence. Signs of a
rcyalist revolutionary plot were discovered
IN Brazil and preparations were made by
the government to defeat It, NJ. Bogolie-
pof. Russian minister of public instruction
died from wound inflicted six weeks pre-
Vlously by student
In the District.
The Senate District committee named
Senators Mcmillan, Gallinger and Martin |
as subcommittee to conduct the investi- |
cation on the subject of developing the
District parks; at the first session Frank |
lin H. Smith argued for the adoption of
an elaborate scheme of adornment and
building Negotiations leading to the trans
fer of control Of the Baltimore and Ohio |
reported, and the possibility of a union
station resulting in Washington was ac-
lively discussed. The newly purchased |
water tower was tested by the fire depart |
ment and found satisfactory. Fire dam
aged the Merchants Hotel on Pennsylva-
ria avenue and caused the death of James |
w. Donohoe, clerk in the pension office |
Charles Moreheiser, a pensoner, killed his |
wife and himself at the lodge of gate |
man at the Soldiers Home Daniel P
Leech, bookbinder, and John w. Keleher |
a liveryman, committed suicide. Among |
those who died was Caesar Celso Moreno, a |
conspicuous 1talian-American character |
once prime minister Of Hawaii for a few |