Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-08
WEEK ENDING NovEmpEn 8, ,sos.

Elections were held in forty-two states;
IN twenty-five governors and state oficers
were chosen: in eleven minor state officers
and congressman, and in nine congressmen
only, but the fate of twenty-five United
states senators was determined by the re-
suit; the latest reports placed the republic
can majority in the House Of Representa-
tfves at about 30: Gov. b. B. Odel was re-
elected governor OF New York President
Roosevelt was the principal speaker at the
celebration in Philadelphia of the one hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary OF Washing
tons Initiation into the Masonic order The
o ftI states treasury surplus at the close
OF the last fiscal year was s91, 2S7 $40 The
annual report of Gen. Nelson A. Miles was
made public. The annual cost of the free
rural delivery service was placed at APP
proximately $24,000,0oo. The general land
office the last fiscal year disposed of 1904
i92 acres of land. The Philippine commits
sion bought 10000 tons of rice to prevent n
rice FAMINE in the provinces of the Islands:
!-auToheS on Leyte Island killed the presi-
dente. suspected of friendliness to Ameri-
cans and his wife. abducted their children.
ana burned the town; forty-fiye Japanese
were rescued from burning collier by the
transport Crook. The anthracite strike
commission left the coal fields and viii re-
assemble November II in Scranton 10 hear
the miners side Of the controversy; the in
dependent coal operators in the Lackawan-
the strike commissions decision Official
hotihcation of the appointment of Mgr Dio-
meue FaIconlo as apostolic delegate TO the
oHiteu states mas been received. Two per-
sons were killed and six injured in an acci-
dent to a runaway trolley car at Kansas
City. locomotive. drawing a freight train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ex-
pioueo al Holethorp, about seven miles from
baltimore, killing three men, Thirteen per-
sons We're killed and over eighty injured in
an explosion Of fireworks on the street In
New York city; the man in charge Of the
exhibition was placed under st, charged
with manslaughter. A train on the North
western railroad killed four young men at a
crossing near Algonquin. Ill. Three men
Texas.
Foreign Affairs.
London stock buying was not affected by
the american election: President Roose-
welt was credited with delivering his party
from threatened reaction by his courageous
attitude toward trusts and coal strike The
mouse OF commons voted grant of $4,000
700 in aid of Transvaal and Orange River
colonies during the present financial wear
Inc scotch antarctic expedition sailed from
tne clyde on its explorations William
teumond has been sent to Kimainham
jail! to serve six months for an alleged in
cendlary speech Emperor William stated
tnat Germany will pe worthily represented
at the st. Louis exposition. The fact that
a rage syndicate provided the
Tor the Baron Won Muenchausen's trim to
America to hunt a rich wife was brought
out In Berlin court. The Hungarian gov
eminent planned emigration reforms of a
sweeping character: Anti-Semite riots took
place at Vienna election. At the interna
nonal Photographic exhibition at Turin.
Italy, United States exhibits took the
non share of the prizes Turkey.
at Great Britains demand. agreed TO
sultan declined to permit American
researches at the repued tomb of Abraham.
Flgntlng occurred in the streets of Port au
IIihce threatening new civil war The
colombian government and revolutiouists
negotiated for a ninety-day truce: Ameri-
can troops still guarded the Panama rail-
ROAD. The Venezuelan governments re-
ported victory over the insurgents was de-
cared incorrect; it was stated the latter
Withdrew with 1908 men toward Qua. The
new Peruvian cabinet was announced.
thousands of Shans In Siam rose In rebel
non against overtaxatfon and massacred
the Siamese al Laos. The French town or
St. Pierre, off the Newfoundland coast. was
devastated by fire. which was declared TO-
"os-9f incendiary origin.
" In the District.
fTes1dent Roosevelt. with his executive.
forfe' returned to the renovated White
Hofse Mr.. John r. Mclean bought the
olu| Riggs Bank property and also a block
OF the bank stock for more than 81 600
w" 1t was decided to formally open the
washington Public Library building on
tuesday, December 10, at 2:3O O'Clock in
the afternoon, with simple exercises The
Nomans Board of Missions held it's thirty
n1th annual meeting. The Second Seventh
LAY AdVentiSts congregation bought the
puldlng or the Central Methodist Protes--
tent church. The will of the late Col Ma
thaniel Mckay, dated at Atlantic Citv July
last, was offered for probate. w H
StoutenDurgh, intendant of the Washington
Asylum institutions, was reprimanded by
the District Commissioners for allowing.
tnree desperate characters to escape from
the workhouse the night of October H.
John l.. OBrien, former collector for Mr.
FRANK Hume was accused of embezzling
So,foo from the latter, and was arrested in
san francisco; it was stated that he would
enter upon habeas corpus proceedings
Daniel Webster Bowie, thirty-four years.
old, died at the Emergency Hospital from
the effects of an injury to his head received,
while attempting to board a moving cleo
tric train at 18th and E streets northwest
ROBERT hurry, thirteen-year-o lad liv-
ing near Chesapeake Junction accidentally
shot and instantly killed himself with a re-
EoIVer George G. Vest, jr.. son of United
States Senator Vest, was found dead in
room IN downtown hotel: the cause of
death was stated to be lung trouble. Can't
Ferdinand McDonough, a clerk In the pen
s1on office, dropped dead OF heart disease
while going to work. Among others who
veyor of the District of Columbia and prom
fnently identified with the regime of i'm
provement inaugurated by the late Alexan-
der r. Shepherd. Col. Litt'eton Quinton
Washington, who was chief clerk and as
sistant secretary of state of the confeder-
acy, and Henry Brock proprietor of the
Congressional Hotel
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