Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY s. ,eot

Congress reconvened Thursday and re.
stunned work where it was stopped by the
holiday adjournment: the House heard
arguments on the southern apportionment
question and referred the matter to the
census committee and proceeded with the
Of the reapportlonment bills
the Senate voted to make the army reor-
ganization bill the unfinished business. dis.
placing the ship subsidy bill. The Presi-
dent in a message to the Senate declined to
furnish that body with the report submit
ted by Deputy Auditor Lawshe on the
Cuban postal frauds on the ground that
such action might prejudice the govern.
ments case against Rathbone and Medley,
charged with fraud in the Cuban postal
service. The congressional committee
formed to investigate the Booz hazing at
West Point began work at the home OF
the dead cadet at Bristol Pa. Governors
were inaugurated in New York Michigan,
Nebraska, Massachusetts,, Maine and New
Hampshire. In his retiring address Gov
ernor Pingree Of Michigan made a scathing
attack upon the coercion of public officials
by corporations. The Delaware legislature
was organized by combination Of the
union and regular republican factions.
Former Senator Quay secured the caucus
vote of the stalwart republicans in such
force as to indicate his reelection to the
United States Senate. Senator Lucien
Baker withdrew from the race for re-elec-
ton in Kansas. The common council OF
Omaha, Neb., offered a reward Of $4,000
for the capture of the Cudahy kidnapers:
no progress was made In the search for the
miscreants. Among those who died during
the week were Bishop VIM. X. Ninde OF the
NJ. E. Church, at Detroit. and Isnatius Dom
nelly, candidate for Vice President on the
''mid-road" populist ticket in 1900.
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Roberts returned to England from
South Africa and was received with rejoice
fpo III hos
descend to his daughter. The appoint
ments of Sir Alfred Miner as governor Of the
Transvaal and Major H. ]. Gould-Adams as
lieutenant governor Of the Orange River
colony were announced in London; there
was unimportant fighting In Cape Colony.
Storms and floods ragged in various parts OF
Great Britain. Emperor Kwang Su directed
the ENJOYS for China at Pekin to sign the
joint note presented by the powers: Su Hal,
the soldier who killed Minister Won ket-
teller. was beheaded IN Pek'n. Tne states
general of the Netherlands declined to con-
fer the title Of prince consort upon Duke
Henry Of Mecklenburg- Schwern, who is to
marry Queen Wilhelmina.
In the District.
The Commissioners appeared before the
House committee on appropriations to ex-
plain their annual estimates. The Senate
District committee. through subcommit-
tee, inquired In New York into systems OF
water filtration. Citizens Of Anacostla or
ganized to press the fight for an approp!ia-
ton for the reclamation Of the Anacostia
flats The fight for the Incorporation OF a
telephone company to rival the Chesapeake
and Potomac company was resumed vigor-
ously Bids were opened for the new De-
partment of Justice building. but were
found too high. and the Attorney General
declared that he would leave the matter
to Congress Numerous changes on the
police force were announced. Among Inose
tha n. Is, N.
Batchelder, U. S. A. retired, and James b.
Edmonds. formerly District Commissioner.