Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
WEEK ENDING JULY s, 1902.

President Roosevelt spent the Fourth OF
July in Pittsburg. where he made a notable
speech, advocating reciprocity for Cuba; it
was announced that the President would
spend the summer at Oyster Bay, return
ing to the White House in the fall; proc
lamation granting amnesty to political Of
tenders in the Philippines on the Fourth
Of July. was issued; the cabinet considered
the isthmian canal situation and announced
that negotiations would be begun at once
for the acquisition of the Panama Canal
Company's property. The first session or
the Fifty-seventh Congress adjourned at
$50 o'clock July 1: the House and Senate
adopted the conference report on the Phil
ippines civil government bill; the commit
tee which investigated the charges OF
bribery In connection with the Danish West
Indies sale reported that there was no evil
dence to sustain the allegations; resolu-
ton offered by Senator Morgan calling for
an investigation of the status of American
stockholders in the Panama Canal Com
pany was sent to the calendar after live
ly debate; the House declared vacant the
seat occupied by ]. j. Butler, democrat,
from Missouri, twelfth district; personal
encounter occurred after the adjournment
OF the Senate between Senators Bailey and
Beverage over statements made by the
former against Solicitor Penfield of the
State Department.; Solicitor Penfleld subSe-
Quently issued an open statement denounc-
ing Senator Bailey and his allegations in
strong language. President RooSevelt's
amnesty proclamation was puDl1cly Tedu at
Manila and about 600 prisoners, including
Agunaldo were released; Governor Belts
reported perfect peace in the province or
Albay, and that commercial interests were
never in more prosperous condition; Gen
eral Smith and a part Of the 18th and 10Th
regiments were detained at Manila on the
transport Thomas by cholera. The surplus
in the treasury of the United States for
the fiscal year ended June 30 was an
nounced to stand at 49, 195, SAG. Over AGO.
600 immigrants arrived at New York dur
ing the fiscal year, an Increase over the
preceding year of about 10000. John NJ
Burke Of New York gave 100000 to found
a convalescents' home. The keel of the
battle ship Nebraska was laid at Seattle
Wash. The earnings of the United States
Steel Corporation for the first six months
of this year were placed at S94, 407, 153. Geor-
gia decided to place statue of DR.. Craw-
ford w. Long. the discoverer of anaesthesia,
in Statuary Hall of the Capitol building at
Washington. Minnesota republicans in con-
vention at St. Paul renominated Governor
Samuel r. Van SAINT. The Georgia demo-
cratic state convention nominated Joseph
Terrell for governor and omitted reference
to VIM. j. Bryan and the Kansas City plat
form. The first life was lost in the anthra-
cite coal strike in the killing of an Italian
by special officer at Duryea, Pa. Eleven
thousand miners went on strike in the Ala
bama coal region. Heavy rains over the
entire middle west caused millions of dollars
damage to crops and some loss of life; the
price of corn went up to IS in the Chicago
board of trade on account of bad crops.
Five persons were drowned in the wreck
of the tug J. L. Patterson, near Washing
ton, N. c. Four lives were lost and several
persons seriously injured in a violent storm
in Baltimore Md. Six men We're drowned
by the laundering of the steamer George
Dunbar in Lake Erie. One person was
killed and nine injured in a collision be-
tween electric cars near indianapolis. Fiji
teen persons were killed and Twenty-Five
injured in a collision between two cars near
GlOEerSVille- N Y Louis DiShrOW under
suspicion of having caused the death of
Clarence Foster and Sarah Lawrence at
Riverhead, L. L., surrendered to the police
for examination. Two negroes were shot to
death by mob the elimination of
race riot on a train near Langley, S. c. L.
L. Richman and his wife of New York Were
arrested charged with stealing So, 900 worth
of jewelry at an Alexandria bay hotel. A
convict named Tracey, who escaped from
the Oregon penitentiary, killed three guards
at the institution and then shot seven men,
bers of the posse sent after him, killing
four and fatally wounding two.
Foreign Affairs.
Americans generally observed the Fourth
of July In London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and
other foreign cities. Judge Taft presented
the final American note to the Vatican, pro-
posing commission to determine the value
Of the friar lands, and providing that the
friars are to leave he Philippines within
two years. A treaty of trade, commerce
and amity between The United States and
Spain was signed at Madrid. Emperor
William entertained ]. Pierpont Morgan on
board the royal yacht at luncheon. The
United States transport Salamanca with
three companies of the 9th Regiment on
board, was reported ashore on the ZambaleS
coast King Edwards condition continues
to improve and thanksgiving services were
generally held in Scotland and England
Special Ambassador Reid and Mrs Reid were
received in a private farewell audience by
Queen Alexandra; a brilliant reception to
the East India princes was given in Lon
don; Queen Alexandra and the Prince of
Wales attended review Of colonial troops
in London: General Cronje took the oath of
allegiance to King Edward on the Island Of
st. Helena. A renewal Of the triple alliance
was signed by representatives of Germany
Austria and Italy. The Swedish cabinet
resigned. An automobile race from Paris
to Vienna, s25 miles, was won by Marcel
Renault in 10 hours and % minutes
Bulgaria demanded satisfaction from
Turkey in three days for the removal of the
flag from the Bulgarian agency at Sevres
Sumelia. Scientists who assembled Mont
found a great crater on the former site of
Lake Pamistes. The Haytian fleet bonn
barded Cape Hayden without notice to for
eign consuls; the northern revolutionists
dislodged General Firmen's troops from
their position. Venezuelan insurgents cap
tured Barquisimeto. capital Of the state of
Lara. A train on the East Indian railroad
near Ramputha was blown down an en-
and fifteen injured. China refused to pay
the indemnity installment for July except
under exchange rate of April 1. 1901, and
was supported By the United States
In the District.
The conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill as accepted by
the House and Senate carried appropria-
tons aggregating SSH. 525.97; this is $40
251.03 more than the current law S221991l
less than the estimates of the Commission
ers, $1.346,S47 less than the bill carried as
passed by the Senate and an increase of
$65O317 over the House bill. The CAPITAL
Traction Company made an offer to the
Treasury Department to sell the old power
house square as a site for the proposed
municipal building for $3.50 900 the amount
provided for its purchase in the act of Con-
gress; the Attorney General was immedi-
ately requested by the department officials
to inquire into the title to the property.
President Roosevelt placed the corner stone
Of Grace Memorial Church The 4th of
July was celebrated in a comparatively
quiet manner, there being very few acct
dents and none of a serious nature The
total value of building operations in the
District during the month of June was an
nounced to be 1864, 200. A tablet to the
memory of President Mckinley was unyeil-
ed in the Metropolitan Methodist Episco-
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