Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE a, 1904.

President Roosevelt decided upon
sweeping investig ttion of charges against
Alaskan officials: he made an address
Gettysburg battlefield Decoration day, after
having made a short speech at Pen Mar.
Md. Upon the request of Secretary Hay,
France consented to use her good Offices
toward securing the release of Ion Perdi-
carts, the American captured by bandits in
Morocco; the State Department rejected the
terms upon which the Moorish bandit Of
fered to surrender the captives. The War
Department announced list of cadets
designated to enter West Point Military
Academy. A punitive expedition OF United
States troops were sent against Datto All
in Mindanao; the first complete census OF
| the Philippines was reported, showing q
total of 7,635, 426; 647, I40 were classified as
uncivil!Zed The United States Supreme
Court adjourned until October. after hand
Ing down decisions, among others, affecting
the administration of criminal laws In the
Philip pines and upholding the constitution
atty of the oleomargarine law. Decoration
day was observed with the usual cere-
monies in various sections of the country.
Four democratic state conventions were
| held. Georgia instructng for Parker and
Michigan. Oklahoma and Nebraska sending
uninstructed delegations to st. Louis.
Chas. 8. Deneen was nominated for gov
| ernor of Illinois by the republican state
convention. Judge ]. c. Pritchard dis
SHdISeu JOSepUuS DanlelS OF fds
/ leigh, N. c., who was fined for contempt.
The Lake Mohonk conference on internal
tfonal arbitration issued its declaration OF
principles. The ninety-eighth general synod
of the Reformed Church met at Grand Rap
ids, Mich. The first Wabash train entered
Pittsburg. Philip Robertson. a miner,
claimed to have found in an Alaskan min
ing camping camp a man who confessed
that he was TaScott, who murdered Smell
in Chicago. cavern In Troy, n. Y, kill
| ed three men. Three miners were killed by
| fire in mine near Prescott, Arz. Fire de-
Stroyed S4O0, 600 worth of property I'm Mont
| gomery, Ala. A family of four persons was
cremated in the burning of their home In
the Cumberland mountains Ky. Six per-
sons were killed and twelve others badly
injured In crash between trolley cars near
Norwalk, Ohio. Ten persons were killed in
a wreck on the Missouri Pacific railroad
twenty miles from Kansas City, Mo. One
| negro was lynched and two shot as the re-
suit of the murder OF two white men by
negroes near Greenvile Miss Robert M
McLane, mayor of Baltimore, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the head; he
was succeeded as mayor by K. Clay Timan-
us. president of the second branch of the
city council, republican. Among others
who died was United States Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania, at
Beaver, Pa.
Foreign Affairs.
The Japanese admit the loss of 4 .9o4 men
in the battle of Kin Chow, the Russian
| loss being officially stated at $50: the
Japanese captured seventy guns; Russians
admitted that the capture of Kin Chow
| practically opened the way for the Japa-
nese to advance on Port Arthur; Dalny
was reported to be practically evacuated by
the Russians; the japanese claimed the de-
feat of 1000 Cossacks at Al Yang Pien
Men, northeast of Feng Wang Cheng and
| were reported to have landed another army
of $1,000 men at Takushan. Raisuli the
Moroccan bandit, threatened to kill his
captives unless his demands were granted.
Russia settled several of the Boring sea
claims brought by British subjects Pope
Plus X received the graduating class OF
the American College at Rome. Miss
Susan b. Anthony was chosen president of
the International Womans Suffrage Assoc
citation, which was organized in Berlin.
Gov. B. B. Odell of New York was re-
ceived in audience by President Loubet of
France. Premier Giolitti declared In the
chamber of deputies at Rome that Italy
would not interfere in the difficulty be
tween France and the Vatican. Rear Ad-
miral A. s. Barker and other officers of the
north Atlantic squadron were entertained
at dinner by King Carlos at Lisbon The
Brazilian government annulled the exc
quator of the Peruvian consul at Para and
began warlfke measures. Communication
with the British mission in Thibet was
stored. Among those who died was Grand
Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-
StrelitZ.
In the District.
Decoration DAY was observed Win
pirate ceremonies at the various cemeteries
and battle grounds in and near the Dis
trict Col Charles s. Cromwell. corps Of
engineers, succeeded Col. Thomas w. Sy-
mons IL charge of public buildings and
grounds The plot of land occupied by the
cid Daniel Webster Law building on ID
street between 9Th ard 9th streets was
adopted as the site for the proposed new
Police Court building. The assistant con-
,n1la of ha Ne
GERS ana enlisted men OF the naval militia
were entitled to pay for the period OF the
annual cruise last year. DR.. Charles H.
Mccarthy of Philadelphia, accepted the
hair of American history 1T the Catholic
University. Many universities and colleges
held their annual commandments. The
odd Boys Club" made up of men who
voted tCr Fremont and Lincoln, was or
lanlzed A statement of grievances of the
employees of lie Government Hospital for
the Insane was submitted to the board OF
visitors The second annual conference or
state health authorities with the United
States public health and marine hospital
service and the 10Th annual conference OF
state cnG provincial boards of health or
North America were held. The 18th annual
southern championship lawn tennis tourna-
ment was held Willard III. Myers general
bookheeper in the banking department OF
the National Safe Deposit. Savings and
Trust ompany. disappeared from the city
after taking stock reported to be worth
SIT OOa Thomas M. Fields, a member of the
local bar, was alleged 10 be responsible for
the disappearance of $4,000 of the funds or
fine Washington Beneficial Endowment As
sociat:on William White was killed by
train on the Pennsylvania tracks near the
Iayy yard tunnel. Henry Brown, coloreds
was crushed to death by hosting engine
at the alteration plant. Frank Hillebrand,
an ex-sol0ier committed suicide by hanging
of the Soldiers Home; Herman s. Petit
bone son of ex-Represeltative Petuoone OF
Tennessee committed suicide by taking pol.
son: William II. Sheppard, baker, COM
mitted suicide by shooting.
Army Orders.
The leave of absence granted Col. Henry