Evening star., 1901-10-12
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER IL, 1901.

The United States and Great Britain
agreed upon a new isthmian canal treaty.
making the proposed waterway ail-Ameri-
can in ownership and control; the Clayton
Bulwer pact was abrogated and the United
States agreed TO guarantee the neutrality
of the canal in time of peace and take such
steps to control II in time of war as 1t may
deem proper The Schley court of inquiry
continued its sessions throughout the week.
Surgeon General Sternberg made a favor
able report on the health conditions In the
Philippines. Filipinos defeated a company
of Macabebes near Lipa, Batangas, killing
a lieutenant; insurgents abducted the en-
tire police force of Cantang, eleven men;
the military and civil authorities clashed
in the Philippines, the former refusing to
obey writ of habeas corpus issued by the
insular supreme court. Six men were killed
and two wounded In a fight between the
Morgans of Virginia and the Chadwells of
Tennessee. Among those who died during
the week was Alonzo Snow. president Of
the Mormon Church, In Salt Lake City,
Utah, aged eighty-seven years.
Foreign Affairs.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the kidnapped Amer
lean missionary, was located on a mountain
on the Turkish frontier; the president OF
the Macedonian committee denied the
charge that his committee was implicated
in the abduction and asserted that the
missionary was kidnapped by Turks. 1t
was reported in Berlin that Emperor Will
liam had authorized the Kiel Yacht Club to
issue challenge for the America cup The
deficit in the accounts of the Mecklenburg-
Strelitz Mortgage Bank of Berlin was
placed at S2,500,000. Lord Roberts, in an
address in London, said that every request
by Lord Kitchener for men, horses and
stores had been complied with; the South
African war entered upon its third year:
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar and Theodore
jackson were placed on trial in London for
obtaining money through gigantic scheme
of false pretenses Frances deficit for the
first nine months of 1901 amounted to S27.-
100000 The death of the Ameer OF AZ
ghanistan, Abdur Rahman Kahn. was re-
ported also that Habibulah Kahn had
been officially proclaimed ameer. The new
Australian tariff as presented to the house
OF representatives showed it's purpose to
stimulate and protect home Industries
The Chinese imperial court pursued its way
to Pekfn. Venezuelan and Colombian
troops were drawn up on the Colombian
frontier ready for war to be pronounced;
Colombian revolutionists fired on British
merchant vessel, and party of German
seamen was attacked by Venezuelans at
Port Cabello. Steps were taken to declare
gold the only unlimited legal tender in
Peru.
In the District.
The attorney for the District decided that
semi-annual payments Of taxes instead of
force. The attorney for the District was
requested for an Interpretation of the act
OF February 21, 1901. regulating assess
ments for water mains In the District of
Columbia. The engineer of bridges sub
mttted his annual report. The fourth an
nual report of the board of medical super
visors was submitted The board of educa-
ton submitted its annual estimates for the
public schools, asking for 81, S51 ,66S, as
against 81 ,SS7 ,S01 appropriated for the cur
rent year. A Baltimore and Ohio railroad
official stated that project was on foot
for a grand union station for the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
In this city on the present site of the pas
senger depot of the latter road. The 4th
Battery of Field Artillery moved from the
washington barracks to temporary quar-
ters at Fort Myer, to make way for the
engineer companies who are to be quarter
ed here; Major VIM. NJ. Black will COM
mand the new engineer station. A mass
meeting Of citizens was held, under the
auspices of the National Memorial Bridge
Association. at which the project for
William Mckinley memorial arch to be
erected in Washington was successfully
launched. Memorial services in honor of
the late President Mckinley were held by
the Ohio Republican Association. Allen L.
McDermott was appointed receiver for the
City and Suburban Railway Company by
Justice Bradley as the result Of suit
brought by judgment creditors of the road.
The nineteenth annual convention of the
ISOLATION was held. Albert Smith. sixty
years Of age, committed suicide by iuhal-
ing Illuminating gas. Among those who
died during the week was Walter d. Dav-
idge a prominent practitioner before the
Washington bar