Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
WEEK ENDING FEB. a7, 1904.

The Panama canal treaty was ratified by
the Senate by vote Of 66 to IA: President
Roosevelt proclaimed the treaty and M.
Bunau-varilla resigned as minister from
Panama after ratfcations had been ex-
changed. Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis was detailed to investigate the po-
litical situation in San Domingo. The Sd
United States Infantry was ordered to go
to Panama to relieve the marines now sta
toned there Senator Kittredge offered a
bill providing for a form of government for
the canal strip; the Senate reached an
agreement. practically Gripping the pure
food law and passed the agricultural and
the legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bills. The House passed the
naval appropriation bill, Representative
Burton attacking the provision providing
for new battle ship. The United States
Supreme Court decided 1t had no jurisdic-
ton in suit brought to test the validity of
the suffrage clause of the Alabama consti-
tuition. census bulletin showed that the
total coal production for 1902 was 301 59O-
43S short tons. valued at 1861, 0}2, 069, and
that the anthracite output was 41.375. 595
short tons, valued at $76.173, $50. The will
or w. c. Whitney, leaving Harry Payne
Whitney in charge of the estate, was filed;
Senator Hanna's will showed an estate
worth over $7,OO0000. Two men were
asphyxiated, one was burned to death and
several injured in explosion of blast
furnace gas at Buffalo. N Y. A Chicago
fire cost three lives and destroyed the AL
hampra Hotel and Theater. Six lives were
lost by the wreck Of the schooner Benja-
min e. Palmer. of Bellport Long Island
serious floods were threatened by the con-
dition of rivers in Pennsylvania Five men
were killed at Ehrenfeld. Pa. by the ex-
piosion OF locomotive Six more work.
men were killed and many injured in an
explosion that wrecked sugar refinery at
Waukegan, Ill.
Foreign Affairs.
Viceroy Alexieff issued a proclamation
to Chinese in Manchuria warning them not
to oppose Russian military movements: Ko-
rea was reported to have Joined Japan in
active operations against the Russians:
Japanese forces landed at Possiet bay
eighty miles from Vladivostok; the Japan
csc fleet was repulsed in a second engage
ment on Port Arthur. following an attempt
10 close the harbor by sinking four stone
laden ships; Russia issued formal protest
against the invasion of Korea by Japan in
a note to all her representatives in other
countrfes' the Russian advance on the Yalu
river was reported to be driven back by the
Japanese with q loss of $500 lives. The
arbitration commission at The Hague
awarded to England, Germany and Italy
the right to preference of 30 per cent Of
the customs duties at La Guaira and Puerto
Cabello In the settlement Of the obligations
incurred in the Venezuelan affair. Slav stu
dents created disturbance at Prague and
were prevented from making a demonstra-
ton against the United States consulate by
force. Pope Plus in receiving Seth Low and
Archbishop Farley expressed great admira-
ton for the United States German war
office officials admitted the proximity of
war In the Balkans. Fourteen employees of
a celluloid comb factory In Paris were
killed in an explosion and fire. German
forces were attacked in South Africa by ma
tives who were repused with loss of
nf l1vyoS Loaf
bursting of dam on the Hwhang-Ho river
near Tien Tsin, China. The San Domingo
gunboat Presidente was injured in the
commandment of San Pedro de Macoris:
United States marines had a conflict with
insurgents at San Domingo. DR.. Manuel
Amador was inaugurated the first president
OF Panama at Panama. Among those who
died was Sir Leslie Stephen, a noted Eng
lish literary man, in London.
In the District.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported to the House, carrying a
total of $1O,059,071, as against IS. 753, 691 ap-
propriated for the current year. The House
committee on the District of Columbia
granted hearing on the bill proposing GER
tain amendments to the personal tax laws
Assessor H. H. Darneille submitted state
ment showing that 81. 1O7 per cent of real
estate in the District is either ''non-taxable'
or exempt from taxation. A new police
regulation governing the sale of standing
room tickets in theaters was adopted. The
jury in the postal trial case brought in a
verdict of guilty against A. w. Machen DIR.
George E. Lorenz and 8. A. and d. B. Croft
as indicted. The Board of Trade held its
annual reception. Washington's birthday
was appropriately celebrated by various
local societies and organizations, as well as
in the public schools. Lieut.. John Kenney
of the police force resigned. The decision
of the trustees of the Cecil Rhodes scholar
ship fund that the District of Columbia
not entitled to participate therein gave rise
to a discussion as to the exact status of the
District. The southern branch of the Ma
tional Dental Association met. The night
schools were enabled to reopen by the extra
appropriation by Congress. Harry o.
Brooks was killed by touching live wire
in Congress Heights. William Guy, thirty
five years old, was found dead in his room
as the result of a fall. Christian Excel a
pensioner died at the Freedman's Hopsital
as the result of exposure. James r. Living
ston twenty-five years, a former railroad
conductor, attempted to commit suicide by
taking poison. Among those who died were
John C. Parker, prominent stationer, and
Joseph A. Sparks, a well known employe of
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