Evening star., 1902-01-04

and four badly injured in a wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Johnstown. Pa.
Foreign Affairs.
II was announced unofhcially that the re.
lease OF Miss Stone. the kidnapped mission.
ary, was near at hand, and that nesotis.
aons were progressing favorably with the
brigands. The Danish government stated
that the treaty Of sale of the Danish West
Indies would be signed despite the protests
or the people. which were characterized an
Trivial. european powers gave notice that
they VIII Increase their claims for COM
pensetioa against China II the United
states returns portion OF the indemnity
wealthy Easiishman placed a fund of
x1Wu.ooo at the disposal of King Edward
LOT LOT .ne estapiisnment Of sanftartum for
consumptives; negotiations for peace were
announced TO be under way between Gem
erai Kitchener and the Boer leaders IN the
neid; General Kitchener. IN giving details
OF the boer surprise at Twefontein, statsd
tnat hfty-seven British were killed. the
Bfitish war Office issued further list OF
the British casualties at Zeefouteiu show
my Ihat nity men were wounded and 24o
taken prisoners; the Beers under De Wet
were reported to have lost go men in two
recent engagements: a letter written at the
instance OF Lord Roberts denied that Boer
women and girls have been mistreated nv
British soldiers; the London Saturday Re-
view advocated an alliance between Great
Britain and Germany to check the United
states policy In South America; NJ. de
Blowitz resigned as Paris correspondent of
the London Times, and will be succeeded
by Arthur Fullerton. an American; a fire IN
a a dig Dry goods house in Dublin caused a
loss of $3.50. eco. Emperor William OF Ger
many requested Miss Alice Roosevelt
daughter Of the President, to name his new
yacht now building at Staten Island; the
German court emerged from mourning and
emperor William received the amba ssadorr
Inc Zionist congress at Basic resolved TO
raise fund of 81 GOO. 600 to buy land IN
Palestine High officials OF Newfoundland
s.aIed that renewal OF the modus vivendi
regarding the French shore is not desired
turkey rescinded the recent order conpell-
ing naturalized Americans to leave the
country. twenty thousand workmen went
out on strike In Barcelona anu large forces
OF troops were called out to preserve order
New zealand decided to buy material FOR
future steel bridges in the United States A
Waterspout at Saffee, Morocco, drowned 200
persons. 1t was stated that the Chileans
expect a peaceful solution OF the difficulty
between that country and the Argentine re-
pubic, but the citizens of the latter coun-
try are incensed at the terms of the nrofo-
col recently signed. President Castro of
venezuela issued decree declaring the
revolutionary steamer Liberatador a nitrate
aha oHered $4,000 for its capture: he also
suspended the operation of the railroad
owned by German capitalists because n
refused to transport troops; German Of
hcials handed to President Castro a note in
Mhich Ierharys s claims against Venezuela
were clearly defined, and in which a time
limit for reply was set. General Reyes-
former minister OF war for Colombia de-
cllned to accept the offer Of the presi-
aency. te which was urged upon him in order
10 save the republic. The date for the re-
turn of the Chinese court to Pekin wss
SET Tor January Z. Russia Informed the
Chinese authorities that 1t will refuse TO
amend the Manchurlan treaty. IL was re-
ported from Shanghai that a misstonary
ana number Of converts were murdered
az Ming Sha Flu, where Prince Tuan re-
s,oes. japanese boarding house near
oteNenson' Is. c., was washed away nv the
sea and twenty persons were drowned
In the District.
conference on the present financial co,.
dition OF the District of Columbia was hels
at the Capitol between the chairmen OF IN.
House and Senate committees ON tho D,.-
trlct, the District Commissioners and ctt,-
zens. The department OF insurance added
to the District government by the new code
or laws, went into effect under the dfrec
tion Of Thomas E. Drake; many divorce
cases were filed before the new code of
laws went into effect January l. The con-
test over the will Of the late John w.
thompson was settled out of court The
Juslices or the District Supreme Court ap-
pcinted officers within their jurisdiction.
Inc directors OF the American Association
70 Promote the Teaching OF Speech TO the
Deaf decided TO open a summer school for
tne training OF teachers. Elijah Chapman,
colored stabbed Ida Simms. also colored
twenty-f five years old. at her home in Arm
DRY place, the woman dying a half hour
later; Chapman was held by a coroner's
Jury for the action of the grand jury Mary
Loulslne Benner, twenty-eight years OF age.
con mltted suicide in Chase's Theater by
drinking carbolic acid. dying almost IN
stantly. Ellenora Brown, colored thirty
years old, attempted to commit suicide by
swallowing hartshorn linament; she recoy-
ered after treatment. Miss Agnes Marcv
attempted to commit suicide by throwing
nersef under an electric street car in front
OF ner nome at % New York avenue north
east the young woman was severely
bruised. but will recover. Among those who
DIED In the District during the week were
Mt. James w Barker, a weli-known Wash
Rear Admiral Francs Roe
U. s. navy. retired; Mr.. James S. Van Ant.
werp and Col. E. W. Ayres both we'll.
known newspaper men at the capital ana
Gen. William H. Seamans, adtutant gem
eral of the state of California