Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07
THE WEEK ENDING NAY 2, 1904.

The President appointed Russell p. Good
win of Illinois 20 be assistant attorney gen.
eral for the Post Office Department. The.
Court OF Claims upheld the collection of
duty on goods sen: from this country to the
Philippines during the military administra-
ton, thus saving the government about
Si,oO0,00C. The United States Supreme Court
directed Federal Judge Wing of Ohio to file
papers in Chinese exclusion case with the
clerk OF his court and affirmed the decision
o. the lower court in releasing Thomas
Lynchehaun, an Irishman arrested In In
dana and for whom eNtradition was sought
by the British authorities. Secretary Shaw
Eeld conferences with bankers relative to
the final details of the Panama canal pay
ment. United States Treasurer Roberts
stated that there will be a substantial bal
ance In the treasury ut the end of the fiscal
year. Two battle ships and three cruisers
left for n cruise OF the European ports. The,
31st general conference of the Northern
Methodist Episcopal Church opened in Los
Angeles, Cal. American financers agreed
to take one-half of The Japanese loan Of
S50,OO0,0c0. the British taking the other half.
Many state buildings were dedicated at the
st. Louis exposition c. M. Schwab was
dropped from the finance committee Of the
United States Steel Corporation. being sue
ceeded by Henry Phipps. Ten thousand men
went on a strike on the Sante Fe rail-
road; many May day strikes We're started
by various trades unions In different sec
tons of the country. Socialists nominated
Eugene V. Debs for president. EX-Presi-
dent Cleveland, in an address. explained his
action IN sending federal troops to Chicago
In the railway strike of 1894 and in a maya
zne article discussed tie bond issues of his
second administra ton. A plan was propos-
ed for the reorganization of the Red Cross
Society. Tornadces in northwest and CEN
trail Texas caused much property damage
and the deaths OF over thirty persons and
injured many more. Fire in the Union
stock yards in Indianapolis. Ind. caused 9
loss of SS00,O00; Providence. r. l.. suffered
loss Dy fire of $G00,0O0. Four men were
killed by an explosion in powder mill at
Newport, Ind. Five miners were killed by
q fire in a mine 81 Shamokn. Pa. A special
train on the Iron Mountain railroad was
wrecked near kimmswick, Mo-, and nine
persons were killed and twenty-seven In
jured.
Foreign Affairs.
The isolation OF Port Arthur was de-
clared to be complete, the Japanese having
landed troops at three points on the Lao
Tung peninsula-at Pitsewo Kinchau end
Port Adams-and cut off communication
with the port by breaking the railroad;
Vice Admiral Alexiefr left Port Arthur TO
confer with General Kuropatkin, who left
Lao Yang for the front: the Russian forts
and ships at Port Arthur destroyed two
Japanese torpedo Soats and eight other ves-
sells sent In anunsuccessful attempt to
block the channel; II was stated in St.
Petersburg that Port Arthur was fitted to
hold out year; general attack on the
Russian position on the Yalu was begun
by the Japanese. a fierce battle taking
place at Kulien Cheng, in which the Rus
slams lost 1900 men and twenty cannon;
the Russians retreated to Feng- Wang
Cheng, inf1icting considerable loss upon the
japanese who followed the retreat. The
visit of King Edward and Queen Alexandra
to Ireland ended; Tibetans in ambush again
attacked Colonel Younghusband's British
nv nod b.,f fl,.,,t f.,lf 1ts.
the Spanish steamer Zazpirak-Bat was surk
off the Scilly Islands in collision with the
British steamer Cresyl and thirteen men,
bers of the crew of the former were
drowned. Anti-Jewish riots occurred at
Bender. Russia, and Lemberg, Austria
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy visited
Rear Admiral r. D. Evans at Naples. and
later Admiral Evans dined with the King
at Rome. President Loubet arrived at
Marseille on his return from his Italian
trip; the French government declared void
the protest of the Vatican against the
manner of President Loubets recent visit
TO Rome, Six persons in an automobile
were killed by train near Paris, France.
Serious fighting. between the Armenian in
surgents and the Turkish troops took place
In Asia Minor and twelve villages were de-
stroyed. The new constitution making the
presidential term six instead of four years
In venezuela was passed by the assembly,
and the congress conferred dictatorial pow-
ers on President Castro for one year. Col
cnel Monies, the liberal candidate was
elected president of Bolivia. The Acre dis
pute was reported to have broken out again
and crisis imminent. The Halifax schooner
Onoro was wrecked near Halifax six mon
being drowned. EX-Premier Waldecl<-Rous-
seau of France was operated upon: his con-
dition pronounced critical Among those who
died were Maurus Jokai, the famous Hun
garian novelist: Pan Antonin Dvorak, the
noted composer, and Prof Maxwell Som
merville, the distinguished glyptologist of
the University of Pennsylvania at Paris
In the District
1t was stated that the officials of the rail-
road companies interested I'm the union sta
ton will seek legal proceedings to compel
the Commissioners to approve the plans for
the terminal. Controller Tracewell rendered
a decision declaring Saturday was not a half
holiday in the District in an official sense
The joint commission in charge of the extern
sion of the Capitol decided upon the WAL
ter plan of 1865 The Court of Appeals re-
versed the order of Justice Wright of the
Supreme Court of the District committing
Henry Elliott to Jail for contempt The
republicans of the District elected Dr. Rob-
ert Reyburn and Mr.. John F. Cook as dele
gates to the rep iblican national convention.
In the democratic primaries for the cleo
ton of delegates to the democratic nation
al convention Mr.. james l.. Norris secured
fOrty-five out of total of sixty-siX dele
gates to the local democratic convention.
The National Society of Colonial Danes
and the Philosophical Society of America