Evening star., 1901-11-16
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER "a 1901.

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President Roosevelt announced mai civil
service rules would govern his appoint-
ments In the insular possessions OF the
United states. delegation from the COM
mercial organizations of Baltimore. New
YORK, Boston. Buffalo. Pittsburg. Cleve-
iand, Indianapolis and Cincinnati called
upon the President TO urge the importance
or reciprocity with Canada; a Chicago dele.
sation urged upon the President the need
OF department OF commerce and industry.
with secretary in the cabinet Rear Ad-
mlrai Rooiey ID. Evans was ordered 10 the
Asiatic station To command one of the two
squadrons in those waters Under tha Ar
rection OF j. Pierpont Morgan A combina-
tion or all the transcontinental railroads
va. was erected and company. with $500 COO
Vo capital, was formed to finance the
scheme. Ex-Gov. David b. IIm and ex-o,oy.
Frank s. Black OF New York smoke
on opposite sides I'm the opening OF the nep
trial OF Moiineaux in New York CITY Sem
ator Lodge. in a speech before the Middle
sex Club In Boston. said that the Monroe
doctrine must be defended at all cost The
twenty-hfth general assembly OF the
knights OF Labor WAS held at Indiana po,,s
senator McLaurin. in a speech to the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Association, de.
clared for the isthmisn canal and the build
ing up OF a merchant marine. Andrew
Carnegie added S2.aOa 900 TO the endowment
fund OF Carnegie Institute and his new
technical school at Pittsburg. William D.
Foulke, who succeeded Mai. John B. Har-
low as a member of the civil service COM
mission was sworn in. The net liabilities
or the Buffalo Exposition Company were
announced TO be S3.32S. ia. assuming that
assets or Sl48. f,4 can be collected. Severe
earthquake shocks Were felt in Utah Fire
did damage to the amount of $4,000 in
Cleveland. Ohio. and s25o.oo I'm Boston: one
person was killed many seriously Injured
ana an number forced TO jump from the
fifth story ha Ian O., ~, f,l..
confiagration. Among those who died was
MAJ Hugh X. Belknap, former representa-
i've In Congress from Illinois. and at the
time OF his death major and paymaster in
tne army at Calamba, LuZon.
Foreign Affairs.
Consul General Dickinson announced that
negotiations for the release of Miss stone,
the kidnapped missionary. were proceeding
satisfactorily, and that he expected that
she would be at liberty within short time;
Mr.. Dickinson notified the Bulgarian gov
ernment that 1t would be held responsible
Tor Miss Stones safety: Nine Tslka wrote
to her husband that she expected herself
ana Miss Stone to be liberated at Salonica
The coast OF England was swept by a
severe gale. followed by snow and FROST
which caused great damage to shippinR and
destroyed nearly two hundred lives Gen.
eral Kitchener reported sixty-three Boers
Killed, 100 wounded and 1o4 taken prisoners
since November 4: the British secretary OF
war accused the Beers of numbering Eaf-
mrs. Changes affecting American goods
were made In the new German tariff The
sultan of Turkey, having acceded TO ALI
the French demands. the latter country re-
sumed diplomatic relations with the porte
ana withdrew it's fleet from the Island OF
Mitylene A Colombian sentinel declined 20
honor the passport of United States Min
lister Charles Hart and shot at him. miss
Ing him: the Colombian government
promptly punished the offender. A Portu-
guese gunboat seized an American schoon-
er at the Azores for violating the laws Both
Colombia and Venezuela were reported IN
nave accepted the mediation of Chile in
their conflict. Fierce fighting was reported
between tribesmen OF Morocco Among
tGose who died was Col ]. H Mapleson
the well-known operatic manager. In Ion2
don.
In the District.
Under the new law regulating judicial
matters in the District the President an
pointed the following justices OF the peace:
Thomas H. Callan. Luke C. Strider, Charles
s. Bundy, Samuel c. Mills. Lewis l. ONeal.
Emanuel Hewlett (coloredD, Samuel r.
Church, Halbert f. Paine Henry Randall
Webb and Robert III. Terrell (colored) The
Commissioners received an opinion from
the attorney for the District in which he
holds that the Commissioners are without
authority to change the names of streets
IN the cases OF subdivisions included IN
section 1 of the highway plans, except in
cases where there is duplication, when
such subdivisions existed prior to June 2S,
1898; outside OF section l the Commission
ers are adjudged to have full authority TO
change and designate the names of thor
oughfares. Major Sylvester, superintend-
ent OF police. submitted his annual report:
In a special report he warmly advocated
public play grounds for children. The leg
islative committee of the Fort Stevens
Lincoln National Park Association set on
foot a movement to have a boulevard con-
structed along the line held by confederate
troops when the national capital was
threatened, and a bill was also reported
providing for a national park on the bat
tlefield of Fort Stevens. The corner stone
was laid for Rust Hall. The fifteenth an
nual convention of American agricultural
colleges and experimental stations was
held. The Association of Official Agricul-
tural Chemists held its eighteenth annual
meeting. William Beckett, thirty years of
age, colored, was found dead on the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania railroad at Virginia
and Delaware avenues, having been run
over by train. VIM. j. Pagan, two and
one-half years old. died of an overdose of
paregoric. ]. F. Pfetch, about forty years
o. age, shot himself with suicidal intent
at the st. James Hotel. and died soon
afterward at the Emergency Hospital.
Among those who died was DIR. George II.
Marmion, a wellknown oculist.