Evening star., 1902-03-08
WEEK ENDING MARCH 8, 1909


returned to the east. visiting Boston and
Albany and inspecting West Point; at
Cambridge the honorary degree of doctor
of laws was conferred upon him by Har-
ward University. The President held
conference with republican leaders of the
House on the subject of tariff concessions
to Cuba, after which 1t was officially an
nounced that the Presidents attitude on
that question had not changed. The Pres
ident signed the bill creating q permanent
census bureau and sent letter to the Sec
retary of the Interior instructing him to
act in accordance with it's provisions Mr..
Roosevelt informed committee from
Charleston, S. c., that he would visit the
exposition there. MesSrS. WolmoranS and
vessels. Boer representatives, were re-
ceived unofficially by the President and in
formed that the United States could not
interfere in the war in South Africa. A
note was presented by this government to
Turkey asking for the punishment of the
abductors of Miss Stone the missionary.
A report prepared under government
pervision showed that there are about 2S6,-
3s1 square miles of coal lands in the United
states. The commission appointed for the
purpose of revising the laws of Porto Rico
made it's report to the Attorney General.
insurgents defeated the native constabu-
larry of Morong, ten miles from Manila.
ana eleven constables were reported miss
Ing. Gen. Smith ordered concentration
camps established in the Island of Samar
gents court-martial was ordered in
Manila to try Major L. w. T. Waller and
Lieut.. j.. H. A. Day of the Marine Corps
for cruelty toward Filipino prisoners; it
was reported that the minds of both the
accused had become affected through pri-
vations suffered in an expedition through
Samar The North Atlantic squadron
sailed from Cienfuegos, Cuba. for Colon,
on the Isthmus of Panama. The action of
the governments of Costa Rica and Mica
| ragua in withdrawing the protocols for
canal concession was regarded as merely
an effort on their part to gain greater con-
cessions from the United States. Repub-
lfcan representatives and senator's held
three fruitleSs conferences on the subject
OF granting tariff concessions to Cuba with
out coming to any agreement: 1T was an
nounced that the beet sugar men We're
strenuously holding their position. and that
they would fight any proposition looking to
a reduction of the tariff on sugar to the end,
Notwithstanding the expressed desire of the
administration to the contrary The Senate
passed the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, the diplomatic ard con-
sular appropriation bill. the omnibus claims
and irrigation bills and agreed to the con-
ference report on the Philippine tariff bill.
The Senate also discussed the ship subsidy
bill and agreed upon March II as the day
on which to vote upon the measure. The
House adopted the conference report on
the Philippine tariff bill and continued the
debate on the bill to classify the rural free
delivery service. The Spanish treaty
adverse to the claimants on account of
death and injuries received in the blowing
up of the battle ship maine. Floods in the
Mohawk valley. in New York. and Passaic
river valley, New Jersey, following one of
the severeSt snow storms of the winter in
those sections of the country, destroyed
much property and drove many families
from their homes; the flood in western
Maryland was one Of the severest ever
known. many towns suffering the loss Of
property to the amount of many thousands
of dollars. An explosion in mine near
Monongahela. Pa, resulted in the death
of five men and the entombing Of twenty
or thirty others. Fifteen persons were
killed and many more injured in a wreck
caused by broken rail on the Southern
Pacific railroad near Sanderson Tex
Among those who died during the week
We're Charles Broadway Rouss millionaire
and philanthropist. Of New York city, and
Representative r. K. Polk of Danville, Pa.
Foreign Affairs.
It was reported in London that Alfred
Lyttleton would succeed Lord Pauncefote
as the English ambassador to the United
States; the army budget calling for an ap-
preparation Of $346 5JO, 600. was presented to
| the house Of commons; General DeWet was
reported to have been shot in the arm
while trying to break the blockhouse line
In the Orange River colony; Lord kitche-
ner in an official report admitted that the
British loss at Vondonop was 632. The
steamship Etruria was sighted 500 miles
northwest Of the Azores, with her propeller
gone. in tow Of another steamship. The
American line steamer Waesland from Liv-
erpool for Philadelphia, was cut in two and
sunk by the British steamer Harmonides,
bound for Liverpool; the Harmonides res
cued all hands except two carrying them
back to Liverpool The Brussels sugar
treaty was signed by all the nations inter-
ested. It was announced that the Aus
trian legation to the United States would
on
celebrated the tWenty-fOurth anniversary
of his coronation and his ninety-second
birthday. A follower Of Prince Karageorge-
vich. pretender to the Servian throne was
killed in daring attempt to start a revo-
luton. The Baldwin-Ziegler expedition to
the north pole reached Franz Josef land
In good condition General Chakir Pasha,
brother of the late grand viZier of Turkey
was arrested by order Of the sultan after
having been promised amnesty if he re-
turned to Constantinople, and was con-
demned to death. his sentence being after
ward commuted to life imprisonment. Alb
captured the City Of E. Rad. central Ara
bia, and inaugurated a serious revolt. The
plague was reported to be serious at Sid
ney, N s. w. The Chinese rebellion in
kWang 81 province was reported to be
gaining in strength in it's effort to over
throw the Manchu dynasty; the failure Of
the powers to accept the February install
ment of the Chinese indemnity was regret
tion increasing the difficulties attending the
collection Of future installments.
In the District.
The Commissioners reported favorably
on the bill to extend 14th street. stipulat-
ing however. that the work should not be-
gin until IS per cent of the land necessary
for the extension had been donated and
reiterating their recommendations that
one-half of all such cost should be borne
by the United States; the Commissioners
transmitted to Congress the annual re-
port of the excise board the Commission
ers approved an adverse report to Con-
gress on the Senate bill providing for $780,
OG0 for the reconstruction of the Aque-
duct bridge. recommending that the bridge
should be of commensurate beauty with
the plans of the park commission. Copies
of the revised building regulations which
recently went into effect were distributed
A meeting of the committee manufac-
lures of the Board of Trade met and con-
sidered a bill to regulate the smoke nui-
sance, which it is proposed to present to
Congress to be substituted for the presen.
law. Secretary Shaw made an earnest
recommendation to Congress for hail Of
records. William Redmond and Joseph
Devlin. members from Ireland of the Brit
ish parliament. visited the city and met
President Roosevelt. An opinion adverse
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