Evening star., 1902-06-07
WEEK ENDING JUNE z, 1902.


Fhench government to attend the unveiling
OF the Rochambeau statue at Washington
returned home on the battle ship Gaulois.
sailing from Boston: the Count and Count
ess Roehambeau. together with their party,
started on tour of the west. The Senate
passed the Philippine civil government bill
by a vote of 4S to 30 and took up the 18TH
mian canal bill as unfinished business; the
Senate passed the West Point Military
Academy appropriation bill: the House
adopted the joint resolution extending the
thanks OF Congress to Secretary Hay for
his Mckinley memorial address; the House
considered the anti-anarchy bill and decided
to take up the Philippine civil government
bill June IS; the House commerce commit
tee decided to report favorably the bill
creating department of commerce: the
House tabled a resolution of inquiry into
the salary and other compensation paid
General Wood while military governor of
Cuba. 1t was announced that Michael Hen
ry Herbert had been appointed British
ambassador to the United States. The
Duke dArcos, the Spanish minister 10
the United States, was transferred to Brus-
sells. The Supreme Court upheld the con-
stitutionality OF the national bankruptcy
law. The New York supreme court issued
an injunction against the alleged combine
of western beef packers. 1t was decided
to conduct the autumn maneuvers Of the
navy on a larger scale than ever before at
tempted. Four briganGs were garrottd in
once, f1pFlo fklCc. Tor the N1Orutr OF one OF
their countrymen. The anthraci coal
miners continued on strike and many minor
disturbances between strikers and workers
occurred in the Pennsylvania anthracite re-
gion: 10O3o miners went out on strike I'm
the West Virginia coal fields. together with
80 per cent of the pump hands in the Penn
sylVanta fields, threatening Sol1.509, ,o3 worth
of coal mines by water. Many persons
were injured. several of thsm probably
fatally, in fights in connection with the
teamsters' strike in Chicago between sym
pathizers with the drivers and police: the
strike was declared off after a conference
attended by Mayor Harrison and the state
board Of arbitration. Admiral John c.
Watson and Gen. ]. II. Wilson sailed for
London, where they will represent the
United States army and navy at the coro-
nation of King Edward. Indiana democrats
nominated their state ticket and adopted a
platform without mention of w ]. Bryan
or silver. Mount Blackburn, in southeast
ern Alaska, was reported to have been in
eruption April IL. Four persons were
burned to death and two large blocks were
swept away in a fire at Rockaway Beach,
Long Island. Twelve out of a party of
forty Galician immigrants were drowned
by the capsiZfng of raft the Sas-
katchewan river, about twenty miles be-
low Edmonton. Floods, caused by exces-
sive rains. caused great damage in South
Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. Wennie H.
Nespor and his two young sons were
drowned in a lake at Oakdale, Long Island.
cyclone-stricken town of Go!iad. Texas. and
a number of other persons were reported TO
be suffering from the disease. Joliet, H..
was inundated by cloudburst, three per-
sons losing their lives and a vast amount of
property being destroyed. One person was
killed and many were injured by a freak
automobile, which became unmanageable
during a speed test on Staten Island, y. Y
A carriage containing six persons was
struck by train on the Erie railroad at
Sugar Grove, Pa, three Of them being killed
and the other three injured one Of them
fatally. turtle-back engine on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad exploded near Pied
mont W. Va, killing two firemen fatally
injuring a brakeman and seriously injuring
the engineer. One man was killed and
two injured in railroad wreck on the Big
Four road near Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Foreign Affairs.
Peace terms were signed by representa-
tives of the Beers and British in South At
RIGA; the news was received in London with
every demonstration of joy, the scenes in
the streets of that city being only equaled
by the Mafeking celebration; the peace
terms included the return OF Boer prisoners
10 Africa without punishment, except IN the
cases of those who had violated the rules
of war: exemption of the Beers from war
tax and the restocking of Boer farms az
British expense; Lord Kitchener was Great
ed viscount and given grant of $3.50 o1D:
IL Was Sldteu III lDdl the tOtai
number of Boer prisoners was 25.5G5. The
American shipping syndicate was reported
to have offered S55.5o0,O0 to the Cunard
line for its feet. Mont Pelee and Mount
Soufriere both continued in active eruption
without, however, the fall Of ashes and
stones. The pope received the special Amer
lean commission to consider the question of
friar lands in the Philippines. NJ Waldeck-
Rousseau rendered the designations of him
self and the entire French cabinet; NJ Bris-
son declining the task Of forming a new
ministry, Senator Combes chose the new
cabinet Soldiers charged a party of strik-
ers at Lemburg, Austria, killing three and
Woundlng forty persons. Riots We're report
ed in various provinces in Spain. The re-
port of the divorce of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Monaco was confirmed. The Cusy-
gran, volcano near kobi, Caucasia. was
reported to be in eruption. The wreck of
the steamship Camorta. which sank with
over 100 persons on board was found at
Barabua Flats, Burmah. Earthquake
shocks were reported from various parts of
Mexico. Haqui Indians defeated Mexican
government troops in a bloody battle near
Hermosillo. A new Boxer outbreak was
reported in Chi Ii, China, WHERE several
missionaries and a large number of con-
VertS and officials were slaughtered A fam
Inc in Corea forced many natives to eat III.
bark OF trees, and in several instances their
own children. King Albert of Saxony was
reported to be dying at Dresden.
In the District.
The United States Supreme Court handed
down decision In the case of Manning VS.
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, involving telephone rates in the
District Of Columbia, the result of which
will be new trial on an issue raised bv
the court involving the quality Of the sery-
Ice to be given for the rates specified bv
congress, In effect, postponing considera-
ton of the case by the court again for
probably four years. The suits instituted
by the Great Falls Power Company against
the United States to recover s625o 600 for
taking and using certain riparian property
belonging to that company a Great Falls
were compromised for the sum of s63 766
The Commissioners forwarded an unfavor-
able report to Congress on the bill to per-
NIT the Capital Traction Company to ex-
tend its tracks east on Florida avenue
from 7th street west. The conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill provided
for an appropriation of S150,0o0 for the
improvement of the Anacostia river The
Association of Military Surgeons Of the
United States. the Laryngological, Rhino-
logical and biological Society and the
Southern Railway Company surgeons held
annual meetings The Maryland State Den
tai Association and the District of Column
bia Dental Society met in joint session at
Georgetown University. The Daughters of
the American Revolution decided ,,rop