Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-15
WEEK ENDING NOV. IS, 1909

America toward other nations; the Presa-
dent started on a hunting trip. the grounds
being located at Smedes, Miss. An impor-
tant conference on the Cuban reciprocity
| matter resulted in Gen. Tasker II. Bliss be-
ing ordered to Cuba to study conditions
there and to make report on which treaty
| negotiations will be conducted. Seven sol-
diers of the 9Th United States Infantry died
from cholera near Manila and twelve others
were attacked by the disease; the Philip
pine commission passed act making
brfgandage when conducted by more than
three persons capital offense. Rear Ad-
miral Evans reported that abundant
food supply will probably prevent an i'm
mediate renewal of the Boxer troubles In
| China. Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the
navigation bureau, reported that the navy
| is short ST. line officers for immediate
needs. The gold production of the United
States for 1901 was placed at $751; 66 700.
| Australia being second with $763SG,2 200.
! The anthracite coal commission began ses-
Sions at Scranton, Pa, and heard testi-
mony by John Mitchell; the mine operators
| in their statement before the commission
| positively refused to recognize the miners
union. The trainmen's union of Chicago
| decided in favor of strike on eighteen rail-
ways, the switchmen's union opposing such
| action. The American Federation of Labor,
| the American Bankers Association and the
| United Daughters of the Confederacy held
annual conventions at New Orleans. La
The Central National Bank of Boston was
ordered closed by the controller of the cur
fire commission of New York issued an or
der forbdding the or sale of parlor
ma tches in that city after January / next,
1900 fires being caused by them in 1901.
Roland b. MolineuX was acquitted OF the
murder of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams. Nine
men were killed and forty injured by the
explosion of boiler in the American IRON
and Steel Manufacturing Companys plant
at Lebanon Pa. Thirty persons were IN
jured fourteen of them firemen. and one
man was killed by an explosion of gas dur
On, Nnur
York Composer Mascagni was arrested In
Boston upon complaint of his managers,
who sought judgment of $1,000,
Foreign Affairs.
Emperor William of Germany visited
King Edward of England on the occasion
Of his birthday; the lord mayors process
sion In London passed through the jewish
quarter for the first time in history; OK
ford University decided to retain Greek
as compulsory study. The Car OF Rus
STA showed his friendship for this country
by violating precedent and receiving Am
bassador Tower in special audience at his
castle in Livadia. The German reichstag
adopted a tariff bill clause allowing retalia-
ton against countries that impose dlscriml-
mating duties German goods. Violent
scenes occurred in the reichstag at Vienna,
owing to discussion of the election riots.
Fifteen thousand French strikers took
part In a riot at Lens; the chamber OF
French deputies was thrown into an up
roar by a man who discharged a pistol
in the lobby. Indignant comment was
made in Italy on the arrest of Mascagnf
In Boston. Senior Sagasta and the entire
Spanish cabinet rendered their designations;
the King of Spain gave Sagasta a Tree
hand in forming another ministry, but the
latter was unable to form new cabinet.
Serious disturbances broke out at Tetuan,
Morocco. Ninty-siX persons were reported
missing from the wreck of the steamer
Elingamte, off the coast of New zealand;
a raft carrying eight survivors of the ca
taStrophe and the bodies of eight others
was subsequently, picked up Caracas was
again proclaimed the capital of Venezuela,
President Castro entering 1t in triumph. A
peace conference was reported TO De I'M
minent between the Colombian government
officials and rebels leaders at Panama; on
account of the death of a marine from
yellow fever, the United states marines
were ordered from Panama to Colon; hlcn-
ard Kane of Washington was killed ana
several other Americans serving with the
Colombian navy were wounded In a hght
with insurgents near Panama Hundreus
of persons were reported to nave perisheo
In the recent eruption of the Santa Maria
volcano in Guatemala. Martial law was
declared in Bolivia. Seventeen hundred
converts were reported to have been mas
sacred in one place in southern CHINA oy
Boxers.
In the District.
The Board of Trade held its annual meet
ing at the New Willard, the event marking
decided progress in the organization. The
board of education announced that the Dis
trict of Columbia was beneficiary under
the educational requests by the will of the
late Cecil Rhodes. Inspector of Plumbing
Owen L. Ingalls, resigned to accept the po-
sition of inspector of sewers and waterWorks
at Manila The foreign visitors to the re-
cent celebration of the New York chamber
of commerce visited Washington and were
bandueted. By direction Of the President,
General Hamilton S. Hawkins, retired, was
detailed to duty as governor of the Soldiers
Home In this CITY as the relief of Brigadier
General George D. Ruggles, retired. The
new Langston (coloredD public school on
street. near North Capitol street was dedi-
Gated with appropriate ceremonies Inc
archbishops of the Catholic Church In the
United States held their annual meeting at
the Catholic University. John c. kalleen,
resident of Tennessee, was appointed su-
perintendent of the District reform schooi
by the board of trustees OF that institution.
The annual parade of the fire ana poilce
departments was held the police flag was
presented to the second precinct and the nag
trophy for firemen to Truck {. The board
of charities CT the District postponed uhtif
December l the formal investigation into
the management of the Washington Asy-
lum The administrative board of the Ma
tional Federation of Women's Clubs held its
vention Of the grand chapter of the Phi
Sigma Kappa was held. The work Of pre-
pairing plans for the enlargement OF the
Georgetown University Hospital was be-
gun. The fall meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club at Benning was opened. For
rest Pendleton, colored, accused Of the muir
der of Grafton Brown, also colored, was
found guilty of murder in the second degree.
BENJAMIN J. Hill, ffty-eight years OF age,
shot and killed his wife, Carrie Marsden
Hill, and also tried to kill his stepdaughter,
Bertha Marsden; Hill was held for the ac-
ton of the grand jury on the charge or
murder Chief Justice Bingham Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court dismissed the writ OF
habeas corpus in the case of Andrew
Beach one of what are known as the
Chesapeake Junction cases, and ordered
that the petitioner be turned over to the
MARYLAND authorities. Charles E. Faunce,
a painter was struck and killed by an ele-
yator weight while working in the patent
office Zachariah Thomas, freight con-
ductor on the Pennsylvania railroad, had
both legs cut off by a train near Bennfng,
dying of his injuries shortly afterwar6
Thomas Simpson, seventy years of age,
resident of Charles county, Md, died at the
Emergency Hospital the result of injuries
received in being knocked down by wagon
two weeks ago. Mrs. Susan H Talley, sew
enty-seven years old, was found dead in her
room, having been asphyxiated by illuminat-