Evening star., 1904-03-19
WEEK ENDING MARCH 10, 1904.

The United States Supreme Court de-
cided the Northern Securities merger case
in favor of the government The Presf-
dent nominated Charles H Robb to be as
sistant attorney general. to succeed Henry
M. Hoyt appointed solicitor general Of
the Department of Justice. Commissioner
Ware ruled that all civil war veterans
over sixty-two years of age are entitled
to pensions without examination. Special
Commissioner Charles NJ. Pepper reported
to Secretary Hay that the proposed Pan
American railroad is steadily approaching
q reality. The Senate passed the fortifica-
tfons appropriation bill, ratified the trade
treaty with Abyssinia and confirmed the
nomination of Leonard Wood to be ma
5or general; Speaker Cannon named the
committee to investigate charges involving
members of the House in the post office
scandal, which met and heard a state
ment from Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow; the Smoot investigation
was temporarily adjourned on account of a
lack of witnesses. The steel trusts an
nual report showed earnings of $109, III 152,
against $133. .30S, 103 for the previous year.
Mine Workers officials estimated that Ss.-
800 miners voted to accept the scale and
46,5O0 voted for rejection, thus precluding
a strike. Daniel ]. Sully announced his
inability to meet his engagements, caus-
ing wild panic in cotton. Open warfare
was declared between Senators Foraker
and Dick over Ohio patronage. Sharp
earthquake shocks were felt on the north
Pacific coast. Three persons were killed
and eight injured by the explosion of toy
pistol caps, which also destroyed build
ing in Chicago. Among those who died
were Henry T. Thurber, once secretary to
President Cleveland, at Detroit, and Oliver
Hartman, the New York millionaire mer-
chant.
Foreign Affairs.
Russians decided to avoid decisive en-
gagement until 100000 troops shall have
been concentrated in the far east; con-
tinued attacks Of the japanese forced prac-
tically all the Russian forces across the
Yalu and into the Liao-Tung peninsula;
the Russians evacuated Wiju after burning
the town; General Kuropatkin left st. Pc
tersburg for the front to take command OF
the Russian forces, announcing that MS
headquarters would be at Liao-Yang; a
Russian torpedo boat was blown up by
Russian mine at Port Arthur and Destroy
ed; American missionaries near Ping Yang
refused to send their women and children to
a place of safety on the cruiser Cincinnau;
Marquis Ito arrived at Seoul, where he was
given a royal welcome: China sent addl-
tional assurances to the United States gov
ernment that 1t would observe strict neu-
trality In the war Russian cruiser board
ed a British steamer in the Red sea ana
stopped and examined German and other
ships. The German emperor inspected Span
ish ships at Vigo and lunched with the
Spanish king. Herr Bebel, the socialist
leader, denounced the German government
in Africa; Germans in that section of the
continent were reported to have been terri
bly, tortured by the natives in an uprising.
Indignation prevailed in the Grand Duchy
of Oldenburg against its sovereign for max
ing secret visit to the United States. Pope
Plus publicly protested against the persecu-
ton of the religious orders by the French
government. The Balfour government was
beaten in vote on the Irish education es-
Inmates through coup carried out by John
Redmond and the Irish party; the British
expedition against the Mad Mullah in So
maitland was reported to be failure; the
British submarine boat No.A1 was run down
by steamer and destroyed, eleven men be-
ing killed. An infognal machine exploded at
Liege. Belgium, killing artillery officer
and wrecking house. The son of Rev. DIR.
Benjamin w. Laboree, Presbyterian mis-
sionary, was killed In Persia. The Colom-
bian government issued decree reducing
its standing army from II 600 to 5000 men
and declaring that peace exists throughout
the republic, except Panama. The fu-
neral of the Dowager Empress of Korea was
held at Seoul Among those who died was
the Duke of Cambridge, a cousin of Queen
Victoria and field marshal in the British
army, in London.
In the District.
The Commissioners sent to Congress their
report on the proposed cross-town railroad.
Several bills of local interest were passed
during District day-Monday-in the House;
a bill to incorporate the District Telephone
Company and permit it to operate in the
District was introduced in the Senate;
bill was introduced in the House to incor-
porate the Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton. The report of the superintendent of
parking Was submitted. The corporation
counsel reported to the Commissioners on
the draft of bill to regulate fire escapes.
The new Providence Hospital was opened.
Ground was broken for the Pythan Tenn
pie. Policeman Samuel A. Croft appeared
before the police trial board in connection
with his conviction one of the post office
conspirators. Charles Barnes, colored, died
from the effects of blow dealt him by
Policeman Hilton while the former was re-
sisting arrest; Policeman Hilton was held
blameless by a coroner's jury which con-
Quoted an inquest. Caroline Davis commit
ted suicide by taking morphine. Ada Cross,
colored tried to commit suicide by hanging
herself in a police cell Dr. Robert Reud
of Hickory, n. c., tried to commit suicide
by inhaling gas. Mrs. Margaret Doyle was
accidentally asphyxiated by gas while
asleep in her ROOM Among those who died
were DR.. William II. Hawkes., a WELL
known surgeon, and John Henry Wilson, an
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