Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1904.

conference on naval architecture with Sir
William White, formerly chief constructor
Of the British navy; the cabinet discussed
the seizure of American mail on the British
steamer Calchas by Russia and decided
that protest should be made to Russia,
this government opposing any suggestion
that mail is contraband: the Panama canal
commission made report TO the Presi-
dent on the progress of the work OF ex-
cavation; the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt attended the wedding of Senator
Knoxs daughter at Valley Forge. Pa. Sec
rotary Hay and the Chinese minister de-
cfded to draft new and more liberal Chi
nese exclusion treaty. 1t was stated That
officers of the administration were deter
mined to enforce a more strict observance
OF the statute prohibiting the giving and
receiving OF gifts by public officials. The
report of United States Treasurer Roberts
covering the operations of the treasury for
the fiscal year 1904 was made public. The
census bureau issued bulletin relating to
the executive civil service of the United
States. A mass meeting of Filipinos called
In Manila to consider plans for independ-
ence was postponed. The United States
Supreme Court began consideration of tho
fall calendar. The interstate commerce
commission started an investigation in Chi
cago into the relations of private car COM
panies and railroad companies and the ef-
feet on trade. Ex-Governor w. Murray
Crane was appointed by Governor Bates OF
Massachusetts to succeed the late George
F. Iioar in the United States Senate. The
letter of acceptance of Thomas F. Watson
pcrulist nominee for President was made
public. EX-President Cleveland consented
to preside over a democratic meeting IN
New York and to speak for Parker. Tho
international peace congress at Boston
adjourned after deciding TO investigate the
Congo charges The triennial general con-
vention of tile Protestant Episcopal Churcn
at Boston discussed the divorce question,
the amendment before the house of depu-
ties forbidding the marrying of any d.
vorced person being defeated: the conven-
ton decided to meet in 1907 at Richmond.V Va.
State committees of the Delaware republic
can factions agreed upon complete COM
promise ticket. Henry G. Davis. the demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee. started
on a ten days campaigning tour Of Mary
land and West Virginia. The battle ship
Georgia and the gunboat Paducah were
launched, the former at Bath. Me. and the
latter at Morris Heights. n. Y. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury left the United States
for England. The automobile race on Long
Island for the Vanderbilt cup resulted in
the death of Carl Mensel, mechanician for
George Arents. jr., who was also danger
ously injured by the overturning of his
car. Twenty-Five persons were killed and
sixty injured some fatally, in a wreck on
the Missouri Pacific railroad near War
rensburg, Mo-, between passenger and a
freight train resulting from disobeyed or
ders. Twelve persons We're drowned by
the wrecking of the schooner Wentworth
off Chatham, Mass Six men were suf-
located by gas in the st. Clair tunnel from
Port Huron, Mich. to Sarnia. Ont Nearly
twenty persons were killed In New York in
a few days by poison diluted with wood
alcohol. The funeral of Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne was held In Milwaukee. Among
those who died was General Matt W. Ran
som, former United States senator from
North Carolina, at Garyshurs, n. c.
Foreign Affairs.
General Kuropatkin decided to take the
offensive with an immense Russian force
and, dividing his army into two columns,
moved against the Japanese from Mukden:
the japanese at first fell back along the
tire front and the Russians crossed the
Schili river, about half way between Lao
yang and Mukden: reinforcements were
hurried to Marshal Oyama's aid and he. in
turn, assumed the offensive, driving back
the Russian right wing and capturing many
guns and forcing the Russian left and CEN
ter to also withdraw; at last reports the
battle raging with intense fury, the
Russian loss being estimated at 5000: dis
patches from Tokyo said that the Russians
were whipped, but admitted that they
might yet turn the tables If the Japanese
made any mistakes: rumor to the effect
that Port Arthur was in flames and that
supplies We're alarmingly low was circulate
ed; General Stoessei reported an increasing
~ violent bombardment October 5; three
of the warships at Port Arthur. it was re-
ported in Tokyo were sunk by Japanese
shells; it was announced in Tokyo that the
Japanese gunboat Haiyen struck a mine
and was lost west of Port Arthur. 2s5 men
being lost; the Baltic fleet sailed from Reval
for Libau; the japanese emperor in an adj
dress to the nation warned 1T that the end
of the war Is far distant; the British steam
er Fu-Ping, laden with munitions of war
was captured off Port Arthur. A Boxer out
break was reported at Taming-Fu and the
Chinese situation was said to be complicat-
ed by the sending of Russian forces into
Pe-Chi-Li, China entering a protest against
such action. Rumors of a secret alliance
-a1
at st. Petersburg. Jews desiring to emf
crate from Russia We've granted reduced
railway rates within the empire. Earl
Gray advised that conference of English
men and Americans be held to deal with the
race problem in South Africa. Lord Miner
resigned as British high commissioner in
South Africa. The Witbois in German
Southwest Africa revolted and attacked sta
tions, and fears were expressed that the re-
bellon might spread. Captain Amundsens
expedition which left Christiania in 1903 to
reach the north pole was reported in safety
from Davis Strait. Two coming papal con-
sistories We're announced; Archbishop Agius,
apostolic delegate to the Philippines, had
long conferences with the pope and the
papal secretary of state before leaving
Rome. italian reserves were called to the
colors and officers leaves We're stopped dur
ing the political campaign. The resumption
of work by the coal beavers at Marseilles
ended the dock workers strike. DIR. Leo
Vogel was appointed Swiss minister to the
United States. The revolution in Santo Do
mingO was reported to be spreading. Ono
hundred workmen were buried by a falling
wall at Santiago de Chill and fifteen were
killed and forty injured. Manual Quintana
was inaugurated president of Argentina.
Nineteen persons were drowned by the sink
ing of the steamer Call near New London,
Prince Edward Island. Fire in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, caused loss estimated at $7O0,-
GOO. Among those who died was King
George Of Saxony at Pillnitz.
In the District.
Reports were received by the Commission
ers from the assessor and the tax collector,
showing the assessed value of real estate
in the District to DE s217, $40 6s3; city. land,
SOS. 966, 1876; improvements, $50 9O1 ,016; total
SIG, S61, 112; county. land. S24, 9564 All: i'm
provements, S15. 1877, 100; total, $40, 1881.
The tax receipts were estimated at $685.
161- An appropriation of 50 All GO was
asked for the schools of the District for tho
next fiscal year by the board of education
The annual reports of the operations OF
the STRENGTHENING department and the Dis
trict surveyor were submitted. The health
officer in report showed a slight decrease
in the number of typhoid fever cases The
annual report of the Government Hospital
for the Insane was made public. The adj
jutant general of the National Guard SUBJ
mitted his annual report to the War De-
partment. The Court of Appeals affirmed
the Judgment of the lower court In direct