Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
rHr WEEK ENDING NOV. 10, 1904

THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 10, 1904.
| President Roosevelt dismissed Frank H.
Richards, United States marshal for the
Nome district Of Alaska, from Office and
asked for the resignation of Judge Melville
| c. Brown of the Juneau district on charges
| Of improper official conduct; he issued an
order extending the civil-sarvice rules to
cover places in the isthmian canal service
Commissioner Of Pensions Eugene +. Ware
resigned. Secretary Taft started for the
Isthnus of Panama. Col Frank J. Hecser
resigned from the Panama canal commits
sion. The chief of army ordnance com
planned Of the lack of inducements TO ON
GERS to enter that branch of the service
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador at
Washington, made statement that RUSSIA
would fight until she has conquered. The
Colorado supreme court ordered the can
vass Of votes stopped and 1t was claimed
that enough votes would be thrown out to
elect republican governor. Thomas E.
watson announced that in the next four
years he will try to organize political
party to defeat the republicans. The
American Federation of Labor met at San
Francisco; the National Wholesale Drug
gists' Associate were in session at New
Orleans and the National Association o.
Railroad Commissioners held its annual
| meeting at Birmingham, Ala The Stand
ard OIL Company declared dividend of ~
q snare, making a TOTAL OF per cent lOl
the year, against a per cent for last
year. Heavy storms, accompanied by rain.
snow and wind struck over the middle west
and south, destroying electric wires and
tying up traffic; a number of lives were
lost through wrecked vessels on the coast.
Four men were killed and score injured
by gas explosions in Chicago Fourteen
persons were killed and several injured III
a wreck on the Oregon Short Line railroad
near Granger, Wyo. The trial of Nan Pat
terson for the murder of Caesar Young was
begun in New York.
Foreign Affairs.
United States Consul Fowler at chefoo,
China stated that the situation of the Rus
SLAMS at Port Arthur was extremely critical,
the Japanese holding the outer forts; Gen.
Stoessel sent word to the ear that he could
hold the place for several months longer:
the fighting at Port Arthur continued, the
Japanese claiming to have blown up an
OTHER arsenal: il was announced that Gen.
Stoessel had been wounded in the head, but
that he still retained command of the Rus
sian troops: the main Russian forces were
still encamped north of the Shakhe river,
with Marshal Oyama distributing his army,
recently reinforced by 10000 fresh troops,
to the left, in preparation for thanking
movement in that direction; the resumption
of the advance upon Mukden by the Japan
eSc was TepOTleU lNfu1lleHl, INC huSsidH
torpedo boat destroyer Rostoropny was
blown up by her own crew in Chefoo har-
Dor, where she arrived from Port Arthur
with important dispatches for the car, to
keep her from falling into the hands of the
Japanese; the British inquiry into the Dog
ger Bank affair was begun; 1t was reported
from ST. Petersburg that Russia had raised
objection to the terms relating to RESPONSE
bility in the North sea case, and both sides
agreed to prepare and submit new texts;
the second division of the Baltic fleet
sailed from Libau, Russia, for the orient;
four battle ships. five cruisers and trans
ports belonging to the Baltic fleet arrived
at Dakhar. on the west coast of Africa An
ARRAY between Russians and Afghans near
the frontier was reported from MOSCOW,
many Russian soldiers being killed The
liberal movement In Russia was reported to
be gaining ground steadily, although meet
ing with serious opposition; the meeting of
the presidents of the zemstVos was post.
poned, which was taken to mean a decisive
defeat for Prince Sviatopolk Mrsky, Rus.
sian minister of the interior. and liberal.
ism's strenuous advocate. Two policemen
and eight civilians were killed and thirty
one persons injured in riots which were sup
pressed by troops in Warsaw. Discussion
Of the Innsbruck riots led to violent scenes
IN the reichsrath at Vienna; negotiations
were opened at Vienna for an arbitrat ton
treaty between the United States and Aus
ria. The King and Queen of Portugal Wis
tied King Edward, and treaty of arbi-
tration between Great Britain and Portugal
was signed at Windsor castle. Gen. Andre
the French minister of war, resigned. and
Henry Maurice Berteaux was appointed to
succeed him. 1t is reported at Aleppo that
Turkish troops had severely beaten the Ger
man consular agent at Urfa. Dutch wo-
men and children arriving on the British
frontier In South Africa told Of Hotten-
tot uprising against the Germans and
massacre Of settlers. Seven persons were
killed In riots at Rio Janeiro, caused by
opposition to compulsory vaccination. Gen.
Huertes. war minister of Panama, resigned
nP l,o
office, was chosen to succeed him. Rebels
defeated imperial troops in Kwansi prov
ince. China. Among those who died was
Cardinal Mocenni. at the Vatican, in Rome.
In the District
Col. John Biddle, Engineer Commission
er OF the District. submitted his annual re-
port Of the operations of the engineer de-
partment: the Commissioners decided that
Architect Henry Simpsons plans for the
proposed new Police Court building were
entitled to first place. The eleventh annual
report of the board of children's guardians
was submitted. Prince Sadanaru Fushimf
special envoy Of the Emperor of Japan.
with his suite arrived in the city and paid
his respects to President Roosevelt The
creditors of Thomas E. Waggaman elected
George Truesdell trustee and fixed his bond
al S100, 600 The trustees of the Catholi,
University held their annual meeting; 1t
was stated that the Marquise de Monsters
formerly Miss Mary G. Caldwell, and one
of the founders of the university, had re-
nounced the Catholic faith. The American
Civic Association Endorsed the project of The
commission appointed by the Senate COM
mittee on the District to devise a plan for
the Improvement of Washington. The
Knights of Pythias of the District dedicated
their newly-completed Pythian Temple
Mrs. Henrietta Sands Anderson petitioned
the District Supreme Court to remove ner
father. Francis P. B. Sands, as trustee of
the estate of her mother. The fall meeting
of the Washington Jockey Club was begun
at Benning. Two negroes were burned to
deal tn, one man had both legs broken and
two women were badly injured in a fire at
10Th and streets northwest. Frederick A.
1mhof, an electrician, was killed by live
wire blown down by the STERN at the
Brightwood car barn; the coroner's jury