Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
WEEK ENDING MARCH IA, 1908.

canal treaty Tuesday; the Senate foreign
relations committee adopted an amendment
to the Cuban reciprocity treaty giving the
House voice in passing upon that instru-
| ment. The State Department was advised
that Venezuela had raised the blockade of
the Orinoco river. Frank H. Hitchcock OF
Massachusetts, was appointed chief clerk
and William L. Soleau of Michigan dis
bursting officer Of the Department OF Com
merce. William r. Merriam, director OF the
census, resigned. The Argentine legation
made public a note from that republic OPP
posing the forcible collection Of public debts
by European powers in South America.
Representatives of the three Americas met
at the State Department to consider the
project of pan-American railway. George
Uhler, president of the Marine Engineers
Association of the United States, was APP
pointed to succeed Gen. James A. Dumont.
chief of the steamboat inspection service.
William ]. Bryan In interviews commented
! caustically on David B. Hill and criticised
eX-President Cleveland. The stockholders
of the Pennsylvania railroad voted 10 in
crease the capital stock of the company by
$15o,C00,OO0, making the authorized capital
$4O0,000,OO0. Six strange deaths on the
steamer Karamania. which arrived in New
York from southern Europe, were charac-
teriZed from cholera, and all on the ves-
sci were detained in quarantine. Flood con-
| ditions prevailed in the Mississippi and Ohio
river sections, thousands being driven from
lnelr MONIES IN the lOWldnQS. persons
were burned to death in hotel fire in Lei
ter, w. Va. Seventeen men We're drowned
at Glen Falls, N. Y, by the capsiZing OF
ferry boat. Fourteen persons were killed
and number seriously hurt by eXplo-
sion of oil, following a wreck, on the Erie
railroad near Olean, n. Y. Three boys were
killed and two injured by explosion OF
dynamite in Buffalo, N. Y. Four men were
killed and four were reported missing as
| the result of rush of water in a mine at
| Iron Mountain, Mich. Arthur r. Pennell.
correspondent in the divorce suit of Edwin
L. Burdick, who was mysteriously MUIR
dered In Buffalo, and Mrs. Pennell were
dashed to death in automobile in that
city. A special policeman was killed during
the car strike in Waterbury, Conn. August
Krauss killed his wife and six children with
a hammer and committed suicide at Bell
fontaine, Mo. Six passengers and the driver
OF stage were killed by highwaymen near
Sonora, Mexico. Among those who died
were James H. Blount, commissioner 10
Hawaii under the second Cleveland admin
istration. and Maj. Gen. William ID. Frank.
lin.
Foreign Affairs.
The Gear Of Russia issued decree grant,
ing religious freedom throughout his do
mains and ordering other reforms. David
r. Francis, president OF the st. Louis expo
sItion, was cordially received at a number
Of European courts. The British navy es-
Inmates for 1903-'O4 were the heaviest in
the history Of the country, providing for
Der Of deputies voted confidence in the pol
icy Of the foreign minister, NJ DeIcasse.
Pope Leo received 5000 pilgrims In audience
In Rome. Turkey conceded the right OF
Armenian women whose husbands are In
America to Join them. The troops of Pres-
dent-elect Bonilla of Honduras captured the
port OF Ceiba. Corea refused a request by
Russia for a concession to construct a rail-
way between Seoul and Win. Bourke Cock
ran was reported seriously i'll with pneu-
monia at Assouan, Egypt. Among those
who died was Princess Bernard of Sake
Weimar.
In the District.
The commission to select a site for the
proposed Office building for members Of the
House chose the square bounded by B
street, New Jersey avenue, c street and 1st
street southeast, and immediate steps were
taken to acquire possession. A hitch oc-
CURED in the matter of the award of con-
tracts for the construction Of the filtration
plant. About 10000 pieces of property re-
corded as in arrears of taxes were offered
at the annual sale. The building inspector
announced that he was prepared to enforce
the new law regulating the height of build
ings. 1t was reported that Chief Justice
Edward F. Bingham of the District SUI
preme Court contemplated retiring in the
near future The Supreme Court of the Dis
trict decided 1t without Jurisdiction in
the case of marine seeking release from
Guam. A party of English railway men
inspected the block system used on the
Long bridge and plans adopted in handling
large crowds at the railroad. stations. Ii
was stated that the great Wabash railroad
system sought an entrance into Washington
as the result Of recent legislation by Con-
gress in relation to the union station
project. Rev. Robert NJ. Moore of Balti-
more accepted a call to the pastorate of the
consolidated congregations of Foundry aad
ST. Pauls NJ. E. churches. Bishop Thomas
]. Conaty, formerly rector Of the Catholic
University, was designated to succeed Bisn-
op Montgomery Of Los Angeles. Nine horses
were killed in fire in stable belonging TO
William H. NARROW, PIG street northeast.
T. j. Griffin, an octogenarian commission
merchant, was asphyxiated by Illuminating
gas. Henry Miller, sixty years old. PEN
sioner, committed suicide by taking lauda-
mum. Among those who died were Gen.
James Winning Mcmillan, q veteran Of the
Mexican and civil wars, and Hugh A.
Campbell, a well-known architect. '.ss