Evening star., 1902-04-12
WEEK ENDING APRIL 12, 1902.

President Roosevelt accompanied by
| Mrs Roosevelt and a large party, visited
( the Charleston Exposition, where he re-
| ceived an ovation. Gov Sanford b. Dole of
Hawaii arrived in Washington and con-
| ferred with President Roosevelt on the con-
I ditfons In that territory. Robert J. Wynne
was nominated by the President TO be the
| first assistant postmaster general. f. F.
Ware of Topeka. Kan, was selected to sue
| ceed III. Clay Evans as commissioner of
| pensions. Debate was begun in the House
| of Representatives OH the Cuban reciproci-
| " Dill; speeches made by Representative
Grosvenor and other ways and means lead
/ ers are taken to imply that the republicans
VIII agitate tariff revision at this session
| OF congress; the House passed the Chinese
| exclusion bill and adopted the conference
| report on the war revenue repeal bill; the
| House committee on insular affairs rejected
the democratic substitute for the Philip
| pine civil government bill; the Senate
adopted the conference report on the war
| revenue repeal bill, the Indian appropria-
| ton bill, and discussed the Chinese exciu-
sion bill passed by the House, deciding to
vote on the last named measure "Wednesday
| next 1t was announced that during the
| nscal year 1901 the exports of agricultural
| products from the United States amounted
| TO S952.W0000. the heaviest on record, and
an excess of S5G0,0o0,0o0 over imports Col.
| T. IL. Crowder, u. S. A. arrived at New
| Orleans from Chicago to investigate the
| alleged British military camp Louisiana.
! The state of Washington asked to be al
| lowed to bring suit in the United States
| supreme Court to prevent the Northern
faclnc-Great Northern railroad merger. A
lockout in the cotton mills of the Augusta,
Ga. district threw nearly 10000 employees
out of work. NJ Santos-Dumont the noted
areonaut, and Miss Ellen NJ. Stone the kid
| mapped missionary, arrived in New York
A severe blizzard ragged in the northwest
erh states. One person was killed and five
hurt in a Grand Trunk passenger train
wreck near Lansing. Mich. In an attempt
| to arrest Jim Wright, wanted for murder
In scott county, Va, five of the sheriffs
posse were killed and two wounded by
| Wright $ party; Wright was wounded and
captured. A negro at Tuscumba Ala.
| IN resisting arrest, killed two persons IA
| tally wounded three and seriously wounded
| four more; he was then shot to death
Among those who died during the week
| was Gen. Wade Hampton, a lieutenant
general in the confederate army and an ex-
United States senator.
Foreign Affairs.
The government of France decided to
| send prominent army and navy officers as
well as representatives of the foreign office
| TO this country to participate in the unveil-
! ing of the Rochambeau statue in Washing
| ton. Commandant Kritzinger the noted
Boer prisoner, was acquitted of the charges
OF murder brought against him by the Eng
| lish. Twenty-one persons were killed and
| many hundreds injured in the coIlapse of
GLASGOW. The upper house of the Danish
| parllament voted for the sale Of the Dan
Ism West Indies to the United States after
| llmited popular vote of the islanders.
austria and Italy agreed to a renewal of
| the triple alliance with Germany King
| Christian TX of Denmark celebrated his
| elshty-fourth birthday. A third attempt to
assassinate General Trepoff, police prefect
OF MOSCOW was made. Sharp fighting be-
! tween socialist rioters and soldiery oc-
CURED at Bracquegnies. Belgium. while
| mobs created much disturbance in Brussels
threatening King Leopold himself; the Bel
gan government announced that it would
| proclaim martial law next Monday unless
order Is sooner restored. Haitian revolu-
tlonlsts captured the town of Jacmel and
released the prisoners held there. revolt
or natives broke out in the French Congo
Inc Manchurian agreement was signed at
Fekln. chinese imperial troops inflicted
| severe defeat on the Kwang-Si rebels
Among those who died during the week
was Lord Kimberly, liberal leader in the
| house of lords.
In the District.
| Representative Cannon, chairman Of the
House appropriations committee, announced
| IN the House that with regard to the pro-
posed improvements of the national capt.
tai the national government would go only
SO FAR as the people of the District went
| and no further his statement was criticised
| by many who look forward to seeing Wash
| ington the most beautiful capital In the
! world The Commissioners forwarded to
the House favorable report on the bill re-
quirlng the Anacostia and Potomac River
| Railroad Company to extend its 11th street
line 20 Columbia Heights and Holmead
Manor. Senator Mcmillan reported the per-
! sonal tax bill from the committee on the
District OF Columbia to the Senate Mr.
Fairbanks made a favorable report to the
Senate on the bill providing for a hall OF
records The report Of the committee on
| of nf Nn1t rrohi l>t1r
| Ing the consolidation of the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Companies was made
| to the House. The Senate committee on
| commerce agreed upon an amendment to
| the river and harbor bill, appropriating
Sl5O.cOO for improving the Anacostia river
| Justice Hagner of the District Supreme
Court decided against number of applca-
| lions for divorce which were filled before
the new code went into effect holding that
decree could now be granted but for one
cause. jury, under Instructions from
| W. Ctermehle. A Washington branch of
| the archaeological institute of America was
| organized with distinguished membership
| The NTH annual meeting Of the Washing
ION sanitary Improvement was held. The
second annual automobile show was opened
at the Washington Light Infantry Armory
A number of carriage and wagon builders
! as well a great many plumbers went out
on strike. Winifred Burton, nineteen
! months old. sustained burns while playing
| with matches that resulted in her death
HaTTy Sree.l, the negro coachman of Sena-
| tor Bla ckburn was found dead from asphyx-
! iatfon in his room. ]. A. Perrine of Brook
| lyn, n. Y. committed suicide in the wash
! room of the st. James Hotel by shooting
| himself in the head with a revolver. Among
| those who died during the week were the
| Rev. DR.. 7. De Witt Talmage, a noted di-
| vine; Mr.. William Harrison McKnew a
| prominent business man; DR.. Robert H.
Gunnell, past assistant engineer, U. S. N,
| retired, and a well-known dentist, and Mrs
! Mary Edwards Beale, widow of General
| Edward F. Beale, former minister to Aus
| tria, and a one time a noted leader of So
| ciety in this city.
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