Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
WEEK ENDING JULY 10. 1902

placed him on the retired list because of
his burn and kill' order in the Samar
campaign; Secretary Root went to Oyster
Bay, L. l., for conference with the Presi-
| dent. Secretary Moody decided to curtail
the privileges granted foreign attaches to
visit United States naval stations Sweep
| ing changes in the uniforms of the army
were agreed upon to take effect January /.
| 1903, the most notable one being the SUBJ
stitution in color Of olive green for blue,
Major General Lloyd Wheaton was re-
| tired on account of age Major General
| Chaffee was relieved Of military command
| in the Philippine Islands and placed in
charge of the Department Of the East;
General Chaffee strongly disapproyed the
| findings or the court in the Waller case
| styling the verdict miscarriage of tus-
| tice." severe typhoon swept over the
| southern Philippines and the United States
| customs steamer Shearwater was lost off
| the Island Of Marinduque nineteen of her
| crew, including three Americans. being
drowned. Much criticism was caused by
the remarks of General Bragg, consul gen
eral in Cuba, in a letter to his wife In
| people. and which were made public. Cen
sus figures placed the value of wooden
manufactures in this country in 1900 at
S392. 413,O5n The number of Immigrants
entering the United states during the fiscal
year just ended was 73o,79S. an Increase of
1G0,S25 over the previous year Governor
Robert NJ. LaFollette was renominated bv
Wisconsin republicans for governor. Chas.
NJ Schwab, in an answer filed in the steel
trust suit at Newark N. j., stated that he
valued the assets of the CORPORATION at
81 400. 291 900. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians held its national convention in
Denver, Col. The Chicago corner in corn
ended with large profits for John w Gates
and his associates. The new battle shin
Maine made its builders trial trip. develop-
ing a speed of 1895 knots, breaking all
records for ships of this class. The United
Mine Workers assembled in convention ar
indianapolis and voted against general
strike being called; President Mitchell pre-
sented plan for a national strike defense
fund; coal washery was started up at
Shamokin Pa, under police protection
Freight handlers and truckmen went out
on strike In Chicago, causing a loss Of
Sl,ooo,oc0 day, but returned to work after
a few days at practically the companies
terms. The entire street railway system of
Richmond, Va, was tied up by strike
the men returning to work after securing
concessions from the companies The
steamer Windward, with the Peary relief
expedition, sailed from New York for the
north. The revised list of the dead at the
Cambria mine Johnstown, Pa was given
out as 112. At least 81 and possibly 20
lives were lost by an explosion in the Italy-
West silver mine at Park City, Utah Two
persons were drowned and eight had a
desperate fight for life by the capsizing of
yacht In the lake near Chicago. Hail
and wind storms created much damage in
North Dakota, Minnesota and Illinois.
while floods caused damage estimated at
ScO,o00 to crops. in Iowa and Missouri.
The cruiser Michigan was run down and
greatly damaged by the NJ. B. Grover. a
| lake boat at Erie, Pa. Fifty passengers
were injured many seriously, in trolley
accident in New York Two men were kill
ed and four injured In the wreck of a CON
struction train the Toledo, Peoria and
Western road near Washington, H. A. l..
beidlns, bartender killed his wife,
mother-in-law and Frank Woodwork a
boarder, of whom he was Jealous and
fatally shot his father-in-law in Portland.
ore. william Ody, negro who ATTEMPTED
to assault a young white woman, was
burned at the stake near CLAYTON Misc
Convict Tracy continued atzlarge. terror
izing wide range of country: he was re-
ported TO nave been shot and suffering
nom weakness. Among those who died
was Mgr Patrick A. Feehan, archbishop
of Chicago.
Foreign Affairs.
Judge Taft presented final proposition
to the Vatican and announced that he
would proceed on his way to the Philip
pines; cardinal Rampolla in an answering
hote' SAID that an understanding about the
friar lands had been reached which can he
perfected later; 1t was also reported that
the Pope was dspleased with the way the
cardinals had handled the question, had
d1ssolved the body and was preparing to
take take up the question himself. The battle
snip Illinois struck bottom and had a hoe
punched In her hull in the harbor of Chris
tiana, Norway. Sir Liang Chen Tung was
appointed Chinese minister to the United
states stat s. succeeding Ec WI Ting Fang. Benja-
de ,h r. greene tha in an aidavt at Quebec.
oHered to try to silence the criminal pro-
ceedings against him for $685. and Mr..
Erwin In another affidavit. denied it. The
me lqhiS OF Il, salisbury Gsbu resigned the pre-
Balrour, government leader in the
mouse of commons. was appointed to suc-
ceed him; Earl Cadogan resigned as lord
u uGaseh ant OF ireland. while Sir Michael
HICKS Beach resigned as British chancellor
OF the exchequer; King Edward improved
suftclently to allow his removal to his
!acht' on which he made trip to Cowes;
t a date or his coronation was fixed for
august y; the body of Lord Pauncefote ar
rived on the cruiser Brooklyn and was in
TERED with all honors; Lord Kitchener ar
rived from South Africa and received a
tremendous ovation. Signor Marconi, who
was on the Italian flagship Carlo Alberto
at kronstadt, Russia. received wireless
signals from lis Cornwall station about
l,4oo miles distant. King Victor Emmanuel
visited the Car % Russia reviewing $4,000
troops at St. Petersburg The anniversary
of the fall of the Bastile was marked by a
notable parade of French troops at Long
champs. The historic Campanile ST.
Marys piazza in Venice, 1923 feet high, col
lapsed after weathering ten centuries; SUBJ
scrlptlon lists were Immediately opened for
It's restoration. A severe earthquake was
felt at Bunder Abbas, Persia. great fire
in Guayaquil, Ecuador. destroyed property
amounting to $60O0,0GO The Island of ST.
vincent was shocked by terrific earth
quakes Venezuelan revoutionsts threat
ened Puerto Cabello; Nicaraguans at Blue
fields drove back party of Colombian
revolutionists who attempted to land. Tire
mendous explosions occurred in the vol
| canlc region Of New Zealand, one geyser
spouting from 800 to 900 feet high. By an
imperial edict from the Chinese emperor
the American-China Development Company
is given the right to complete road from
Canton to Hankow and to issue $40 100000
In bonds; Boxers were reported to be pour
ing into Mongolia. A son was born to the
Crown Prince of Japan. Two American
missionaries were stoned and beaten by
Japanese laborers in Corea. Among those
who died were Hamoud Bin Mohammed
Bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar, and Mrs.
Annie Alexander Hector, the novelist, who
wrote under the name of Mrs Alexander
In the District.
Secretary Hay announced that the Dis