Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
WEEK ENDING JUNE FL, 1902.

construction by the Nicaragua route is au-
thorized. Senator S. B. Elkins of West Vsr-
glnia introduced a joint resolution in the
Senate providing for the annexation Of Gu
pa and making the island a state of the
union. The Senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the Military Academy APP
preparation bill, and. in executive session,
confirmed the nomination of Gen. William
CfoZler to be chief of army ordnance; the
House agreed to the Senate's request for a
| conference on the isthmian canal bills
the House passed the bill amending the ma
tlonal bankruptcy law. an amendment to
the general pension law raising from SD
to $50 per month pensions of persons re
| curing frequent attention, the general de-
Hclency appropriation bill and agreed to
lhe partial conference report on the sun
cry CIVIL appropriation bill; debate on the
Philippine civil government bill was begun
IN the House by Chairman Cooper of the
iiisuiar aHalrs committee; republican mem
perS OF the Senate committee on relations
win CUBA decided to accept the Spooner
Dill providing for reciprocity with Cuba; re-
pupican senators held two conferences but
lalied TO come to any agreement with r.
saru 10 TIE Cuban reciprocity bill. The
secretary of War assumed the Responsible
y Tor money paid by Gen. Wood to Gen
Gomez. Admiral Crowninshield in his re-
view OF the inquiry into the arrests of ma
va VA ot,lcers OF the Chicago at Venice
planned Capt Dayton Of that vessel for not
defending his subordinates and uttered
comments upon the way the Americans
were treated in the Italian jail; the Italian
anipdSsauor took exception to the report.
expressing his annoyance at the tone of the
innings. Secretary Root reported that I'D
20 Date the Philippine war has cost sl7o.-
S-o.oo9 II Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton in
uorSed Gen. Bells reconstruction policy IN
me fhllippines. Capt Charles Z. Clark
Napts. Yates Stirling and William c. Wise
were confirmed rear admirals of the
navy: flllplnos in Luzon boloed to death
o1,-x-,,
.ured' Pedro Feleiz, the leader of the la
drones who perpetrated the outrage was
subsequently captured, together with other
Important insurgents. President John
Mitchell called cOnventio of the United
WINE WORKERS TO meet in Indianapolis July
IL TO consider the complete suspension of
coal mining in the United States: repre-
sentatves of Iowa Indiana and Illinois
Soit coal miners unions conferred at
springfield, ILL.,, on the question of ordering
a soft coal strike. Strikers at Paterson,
N: j., led by Italian anarchists, attacked
silk mills, wrecked looms and overpowered
the city police. twelve persons being shot.
two fatally. Rioting was renewed in Paw
tucket, r. L., railway employees being in
Jured and cars destroyed. despite military
protection. Former President Cleveland
ex-senator David B. Hill and Gov Mon
tague of Virginia were the principal speak
ers at the Tilden Club dinner in New York
the remarks of the first named melting
much comment among democrats all over
the country. The Illinois democratic con-
vention In session at Springfield omitted
from its platform reference to the money
question or to William ]. Bryan. Over
1000 persons took part in the rush of
homeseekers on the Fort Hall reservation
lands in Idaho opened for settlement The
coming mill of the Cambria Powder Com
pany at Seward. Pa. blew up, killing three
men and ln1uring five others. three fatally.
Five persons were killed and Twenty-Five
injured in a collision between passenger
trains on the Northern Pacific road near
Staples Mimi Forest fires caused loss of
life and immense destruction of property
in the state of Washington. Mrs Louis
WeStrop, an insane woman, shot and killed
her six little children at Jackson, Miss,
and fled the country. Part of mixed
train fell through a trestle near Shelby. n.
c, killing one person and in1uring twelve.
Five trainmen were killed in a wreck
caused by a washout at MiddleseX, VT.
Gov. Aycock of North Carolina offered re-
wards of 500 each for seventy-five men
who lynched a negro in that state recently.
Among those who died was the Rev. Eu-
gene Augustus Hoffman. dean of the Cen
eral Seminary of New York.
Foreign Affairs.
King Edward was reported to be suffer
ing from lumbago and chill contra cted at
Aldershot while attending military maneu-
vers; it was also stated that the kings ILL
ness was feigned to keep him from public
functions until the coronation on account
of an anarchist plot against his life; Irish
members of the house of commons resolved
not to take any part in the coronation cere
monies: the United States battle ship MS
nois arrived at Southampton to take part in
the coronation naval review. in the house
of commons Lord Beresford made a fierce
attack upon the admiralty account of
DEFICIENCIES in the navy; it was stated that
all the Boer soldiers in the Transvaal and
the Orange River colony had surrendered,
making a total of 5000. France was re-
n have ata1 NJ
TALLY commands the entrance to the harbor
of Hong Kong; disorderly scenes occurred
in the French chamber of deputies, chal-
lenges to duels being made: DR. Gernaut
Of Paris inoculated himself with bovine
tuberculosis to disprove the Koch theory of
communicability. Emperor William in a
speech declared that he would keep his en-
pire planted on the foundation of religion.
a cold wave and snow storms caused dam
age to crops in Europe, the damage being
greatest in France, Germany and Austro-
Hungary. The Spanish government decided
to appoint minister to the Cuban republic
Prince Christian took the oath as regent of
Denmark. 1t was stated that the Vatican
accepted the main points in the propositions
of Judge w. H. Taft on the friar lands in
the Philippines but .dissented on minor
points. The betrothal Of the Grand Duchess
Helena of Russia to Prince Nicholas of
Greece was announced. Violent earth
quakes We're experienced in Morocco.
note found in a bottle on the Nova Scotia
coast stated that the missing steamer Hin
roman had turned over in the Atlantic
Venezuelan rebels captured the seaport town
of La Nela de Coro and made a fierce at
tack on La Guayra. Brazil threatened to
declare war on Bolivia over the concession
Of the territory of Acre to an American
syndicate. Mont Pelee continued in erup-
ton. burying the town of Basse Pointe I'M
der sixteen feet of mud and slime Rebels
bombarded Ranking, China, with sangu!-
nary results. although repulsed Among
those who died was King Albert of Saxony.
aged seventy-four years.
In the District
The District appropriation bill was passed
by the Senate, conferees on the part of
beth houses being appointed; the general
deficiency appropriation, carrying an appro-
rriation of So. 80 for District needs, was
passed by the House, a bill fixing telephone
rates was introduced in the House by MIR.
Cowherd; the conferees on the sundry civil
appropriation agreed to an appropriation of
5000 OO0. to be Immediately available pro-
viding for immediate work upon the pro-
posed municipal building: the House COM
mittee on the District of Columbia agreed
to report the union station bill, with an
amendment providing for the site &C be To-
Gated just north of G street, with its front
OF hot