Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER IL, 1904

| Theodore Roosevelt was elected Presidents
Of the United States over Alton B. Parker.
the democratic candidate. by 343 electoral
votes to 1s3 for the latter, provided the
| electoral vote Of the state of Maryland 10
preserved intact for the republicans.
his popular plurality exceeding 1.S0o.OO0
votes; the indications were that Mary
| lands electoral vote would be split;
| besides securing all the northern and
western states The republicans made
their first inroad into the solid south by
| capturing Missouri, which also gains them
senator In that state. they Increased
their majority in the House of Representa-
| yves TO over 100; the democrats Immediate
| ly began a discussion Of ways and means
| Tor reorganization of the party; President
| Roosevelt decided to visit the st. Louis
exposition November 20; he announced
| that John Hay would continue as Sew
| rotary OF State throughout the next admin
| istraton The State Department received
| advices that Great Britain, Mexico and
| Denmark would favor arbitration treaties
with the United States. A protest was filed
| with Secretary Hay against the alleged
| condition OF the opium trade in China. for
| which England was blamed. The chief OF
| the bureau of construction and repair of
| the navy submitted his annual report
showing 321 vessels now In the navy; the
annual estimates for the navy called for
| three battleships, five scout cruisers six
| torpedo boats and two squadron golfers al
a maximum cost of SAL 300, 600: the battle
| ship New Jersey was successfully launch
| ed at Quincy, Mass: Rear Admiral William
1 c. Wise was retired under the age limit.
| The Department OF Commerce and Labor
submitted annual estimates of $14,329. 52g.
| Military Secretary Ainsworth submitted his
| annual report, showing the army strength
| to be 1871 officers and 6S, 946 enlisted men.
| Commissioner of Corporations Garfield
| completed his investigation into the beef
| situation. The postal revenues deficit the
DlaCed
The Wisconsin antitrust law was upheld
| by the United States Supreme Court. Prince
Fushima, cousin of the Japanese emperor
landed at San Francisco on his way to
Washington. The general missionary COM
| mittee Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
| met at Boston and voted Sl,22O,OOO for mis-.
| sionary work ]. Samuel McCue. former
| mayor of Charlottesville, Va, convicted or
| the murder of his wife, was sentenced Ia
be hanged January 70. Julius Weber. his
| wife and two children were mysteriously
| murdered at Auburn, Cal, and their home
| set on fire. Lou Dillon lowered the worlds
| trotting record at Memphis to POI fat.
Among those who died was Archbishop
| william ii. Elder of Cincinnati.
Foreign Affairs.
1t was reported from London that Japan
unofficially had made representations TO
Russia looking to peace and that the good
Offices OF this country. England and France
would be sought; 1t was stated that Rus
a
prestige before accedng to any proposition
Tor intervention; Russia accepted the con-
ventfon which provides for the appointment
OF an International commission TO fix re-
sponslbfiity for the attack by Russian war
ships on trawlers in the North sea; Ger
many asked for an explanation from Rus
STA of the alleged firing on the German
trawler Sonntag; a report was received in
st. petersburg to the effect that the Rus
sian warships off Dogger Bank mistook
some of their own vessels for the enemy
and fired upon them; the admiral I'm COM
| mand of the Russian Black Sea fleet SUBJ
mitted report roundly criticisng the con-
dition Of the fleet and its personnel; Gen
Nogi, the Japanese commander before Port
Arthur. sent a letter into the fortress offer
Ing terms to surrender; Tokyo issued un-
confirmed reports that Gen. Stoessel irf
command at Port Arthur, had asked for an
armiStice; reports from Port Arthur show
that the Japanese have made substantial
gains, capturing forts on Kekwan, Paniung
and Rfhlung mountains and sinking three
steamers in the harbor; Wantai Hill was
also reported captured by the japanese;
outpost lighting continued around Mukden.
where the opposing armies continued in
close proximity; the japanese, at last re-
ports, were described preparing for a
general attack on Mukden which they wish
ed to use for winter quarters; a corrected
list of the Russian losses in the battle OF
the Shakhe put the total at 33 30 men; the
Baltic fleet sailed westward from Tangier.
Lord Lansdowne in a speech In London,
made a strong plea for arbitration, which
was regarded in some quarters as a bid for
Intervention I'm the far east; the birthday
of King Edward was celebrated France
agreed in principle to the proposal for a
conference at The Hague and Denmark, 1t
was reported, will accept President Roose-
velt'S invitation. In various European capt.
tails satisfaction was expressed at the result
of the presidential election In the United
States. The Thalia and the Neptune, both
from Hamburg, foundered In the North
sea and all hands were drowned. Definite
returns from the Italian elections showed a
defeat for the extremists and the re-elec-
ton of all cabinet officers. THE American
legation at Constantinople demanded from
the porte reparation for the attack on a
caravan belonging to an American firm. A
corporal in Italian regiment confessed
to killing the artist, Prezzy during the riot
ing at Innsbruck; further rioting was queli-
ed by the soldiery. The winter session OF
the Cuban congress opened at Havana.
In the District.
A movement for the publication of the
Districts water supply was undertaken by
Mr.. NJ. o. Leighton, chief of the division of
hydro-economics in the United States geo.
logical survey, who made an inspection trip
to Harper's Ferry, accompanied by Com
missioner West and others. Annual reports
were submitted by the assessor and col
lector of taxes of the District and the board
of education. The boss merchant bakers Of
the city decided to again sell bread at
cents a loaf retail and cents wholesale.
trict police and fire departments was held.
Mr.. Samuel w. Stratton, director of the
bureau of standards, accepted the command
of the District Naval Battalion. The i'm
provements at the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital were completed. Five colored girls
made their escape from the girls reform
school, the escape being followed by a mu-
tiny of those who were prevented from get
ting away: an investigation into the affairs
of the institution was ordered William III.
Fftton who had his arm torn from his body
by machinery in South Washington
phalt works, died from his injuries. George
Bush an engineer dredge in the Po-
tomac river, drowned. Two unidenti-
fled men were killed by railroad trains, one
at the crossing at Virginia avenue south
west, and the other near Ivy City on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Among those
who died were Frederick May Detweiler.
Washington's veteran printer; DIR. Reuben
b. DERRICK, an old business man. and Rev.
DIR. Chastin C. Meador pastor emeritus of
the Fifth Baptist Church.