Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER es, 1902.

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER e5, 1909.
The convention Of United Mine Workers
at Wilkesbarre. Pa. voted to call of the
| hard coal strike, about $1,000 men return
Ing to work; President Roosevelt called the
strike arbitration commission to meet in
washington, which 1t did, and organized
with Judge Gray as president; the Penn
sylvania troops in the enthracite region
were ordered home. Senior Don Emilio de
Ojeda presented his credentials to the Pres
ident as minister from Spain. The War
Department issued an order reducing the
enlisted strength Of the army to the mini
mum-56.9S men. In his annual report
| Chief Engineer George w. Melville said
that the navy Is weak in original work. and
research In engineering During the last
the United States. The number of pupils
attending the schools of the country dur
ing the last fiscal year was given at H.
2s9 go During the last fiscal year the
| United States fish commission distributed
1,495 543,3I4 young fish. The general land
office receipts from the sale Of homesteads
IN the last fiscal year aggregated $1,000 900.
FORMAL complaint was filed with the inter-
| state commerce commission against the
proposed combination Of the principal rail-
| roads of the south In their report on the
Pittsf1eld accident to the Presidents car
riage the Massachusetts, railroad commits
sfoners held Motorman Euclid Madden re-
| sponsible. The Crown Prince of Siam was
| entertained in New York. An explosion on
| a Mississippi river tugboat killed two per-
| sons and injured four. Three men were
killed in a blast-furnace explosion at Ben
wood. w. Va. ten being reported fatally
| injured. Five persons were burned to death
and others fatally injured in fire in
chicago, which DESTROYED million dollars
worth OF property Two workmen were
| killed and three injured by the fall of
girder at Steelton. Pa. The number of
| persons killed in train accidents during
| the months of April. May and June last
| shown by an interstate commerce COM
mission bulletin was 40. 1910 being
| injured. Single-handed. a robber held up
a Northern Pacific train near Drummond.
| Mont, killing the engineer and rifiing the
| express car.
Foreign Affairs.
King Oscar of Sweden, acting as arbitra-
tor In the controversy between the United
States. Germany and Great Britain growing
| out of the Samoan rebellion in 1885, decided
in favor Of Germany. The bill for the sale
OF the Danish West Indies to the United
| States was defeated in the landsthing at
| Copenhagen. King Edward and Queen AL
| exandra made royal progress through the
| streets of London. Andrew Carnegie in an
| address at st. Andrews, Scotland urged
| Emperor William to lend his aid toward a
| union of Europe; British expedition
| against the Mad Mullah of Somaliland was
| surprised and defeated; reinforcements
were requested and Indian troops were dis
! patched to that locality. Conservatives and
| centrsts in the reichstag defeated the Ger
man government in test vote for raise
| in wheat and rye duties In the tariff bill. A
| bill to separate church and state was in
troduced in the French chamber Of deputies:
| the town Of Dunkirk, France, which was
| terrorized by striking dock laborers, was
| placed under martial law, several workmen
| being killed in encounters with the troops.
President Castro claimed a sweeping vic
| tory over the Venezuelan insurgents at La
| Victoria after seven days hard fighting, in
which the losses were reported to be 5000
men, but later events developed that the
| battle ended practically without result Gov
eminent troops. after hard fighting, took
Monte Cristi, San Domingo, and captured
the chief of the revolutionists. Marines
! landed from foreign warShipS at Gonaives,
| Haiti, were withdrawn. A hurricane swept
over port Diamante, Argentine Republic.
| wrecking many houses and killing fifteen
| persons The powers agreed to evacuate
| Shanghai China, also agreeing to open the
| entire Iangtse valley to foreign trade.
In the District.
Mr. Henry Litchfield West, the new Com
missioner of the District, was rendered a
| reception by the Business Mems Assoca-
| ton. The supervising architect of the
treasury stated that in all probability the
| District Commissioners will not be able to
! occupy the new municipal building for four
| years. The estimates for the District mi
| litia amounted to SIS, 800. The board of
| childrens guardians submitted its annual
| report. Col. Charles ]. Allen, in charge Of
| improvements of the Potomac river, COM
| pleted the revision of the plans for the pro-
| posed new highway bridge across the Po-
| tomac. Important changes were announced
| with regard to the organization and plan
| Of the Columbian University, the bachelor
| of arts degree course being reduced from
| four to three years. The Armstrong Man.
ual Training School for colored pupils was
dedicated, Booker T. Washington making
| the principal address. The United Textile
| Workers of America met in annual con-
| vention. The annual rifle competitions of
| the District National Guard were held at
| the Ordway range. Police Lieutenant Lewis
| II. Holinberger was retired at his own re-
quest Arrangements were made for the
annual inspection of the police department
In November. Thomas F. Holden, superin-
tendent of the Washington Gaslight Com
| pany, was placed on trial, charged with al
lowing waste products to flow into the Po-
tomac river. John Noel, ten years old, fell
from an electric light pole, and was killed.
Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, who was
sauted December 10 last by an unknown
person in her room, died at Garfield Hos
pital where she was a patient since the
crime was committed; an inquest was be-
gun over her remains William Johnson, q
young negro, attempted to commit suicide
twice by strangulation in a cell under the
Police Court building. Miss Linnie Schaefer,
thirtyone years of age, attempted 10 COM
NIT suicide by taking laudanum but prompt
efforts saved her life. Among those who
died were William E. Chandlee, one of the
Oldest active business men of Washington,
and Representative Charles A. Russell Of
Connecticut at DanielsOn. that state