Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
THE WEEK ENDING DEG. 81, 1904.

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President Roosevelt appointed J. Hamp-
ton Moore of Philadelphia chief of the bu-
reau of manufactures IN the Department of
Commerce and Labor he consented to act
as chairman of an American committee on
the excavation Of Herculaneum. The as
sistant attorney general for the Interior
Department held that the general laws of
the United States are not applicable to the
Panama canal zone. The Attorney Gen.
eral began a suit by petition in the United
States district court at st. Paul on behalf
of the United States against the General
Paper Company and other companies, ask
ing that they be enjoined from continuing
the combination. The director Of the GEN.
sus issued 4 statement defending the bu-
reau's cotton reports against attacks made
on them by southern ginners. Rear Admit
raj Terry retired from the navy on account
Of age. Gov Odell announced his intention
to support Senator Depew for reelection to
the United States Senate. Charges were
brought against the Rev. DR.. Ethelbert Tai
bot, bishop of the diocese of central Penn
sylvania, in connection with the unfrocking
by the bishop of Rev. Ingram N. w. Irvine.
Chief Justice Gabbert announced the de-
cision OF the Colorado supreme court to
grant the petition of Gov. Alva Adams for
the opening of all the ballot boxes used in
Denver at the late election and a full inves-
ngation OF all alleged frauds. In pursuance
OF a plan to raise the price OF cotton by
burning two million bales Georgia farmers
set fire to several thousand bales in that
state. The American Association for the
Advancement of Science met at Philadel-
phia. The Archaeological Institute of
America met in Boston. blizzard pre-
vailed In number of northwestern states,
interfupting traffic. Seven persons were
Killed in collision on the Southern rail-
way near Maud's Station, ILL.,
Foreign Affairs.
All the advanced Russian positions at
Port Arthur on the right wing of Gen
Nogf's besieging army, at last reports, had
been captured; the Japanese after blowing
up part of the Notifications, captured all
the forts on Rihlung mountain, enabling
them to cut off communca ton between the
eastern and western forts of the inner cir
Gle of Russian defenses; the Japanese also
captured Housanyentao, Siafantum and
Ialiuchiatun, villages northwest Of Port
Arthur; etter written by Russian on
the battle ship Sevastopol said that Port
Arthur cannot resist beyond December; it
was repored In st. Petersburg that Gen.
kurOpatkin had lost 700 men from expo
sure and that there was a lack of Russian
cOmmfSSary supplies in central Manchuria;
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamimura
were given an enthusiastic reception at
Tokyo. The car issued a manifesto in
which he promised to unity and enforce the
existing laws, but the plea of the zemstvos
for national assembly was not granted;
the Moscow zemstvo, followed by others,
suspended its sittings as protest against
this action; hundreds of representative men
met at Moscow and passed resolutions urg-
Ing the closing of the war; many thousand
Workmen in the Baku oil fields struck, and
the condition in that district was declared
to be grave. Great Britain assumed con-
troll of the legal and financial adminstra-
ton of the Tonga Islands, with the consent
OF the chiefs. Bulgaria notified the pow
ers that she will not accept responsibility
for reprisals made because of excuses
tt1I 1xyn x:~l-x
met was formed in Greece with NJ. DEFY
annis as premier. The Roumanian cabinet
resigned. The court at Port-au-Prince rem
dered a judgment in default condemning
ex-Prcsident Sam of Haiti and other Off
Gals to imprisonment for life in connection
with the fraudulent issue of bonds Among
those who died was Rev. John Mackenzie
Bacon, noted English scientist.
In the District.
Drastic action was recommended by
President Roosevelt looking to the sup
preston of the smoke nuisance in the city;
the Commissioners decided to enforce the
existing law and many cases We're brought
up in the Police Court and the offenders
fined; Commissioner mcfarland stated that
the board of Commissioners had not def
initely decided upon what amendment to
the smoke law they would propose to
Congress. The Commissioners while decid-
ing that Superintendent of Street Cleaning
Warner Stutler was not guilty of the
charges of maladministration preferred
against him and asked for his resignation
in view of certain developments of the in
vestigation; Mr.. Stutler rendered his resig-
nation to take effect at once; the Commits
sioners decided TO appoint Harrison Std
ham of this city to the position. Commits
sioner West recommended that the cor
poration counsel be directed to prepare
a snow and ice regulation and institute
prosecutions under an old ordinance of the
corporation of Washington on the subject.
The register of wills forwarded bill to
the Commissioners providing for an in
heritance tax. The grand jury for the Oc-
tober term of the Supreme Court favored
the whipping post for wife-beaters and
petty thieves. The Seventh Day Adventists
acquired a tract of land on Carroll avenue
between Willow and Laurel avenues
Elihu Getchell, seventy years old, was
found accidentally asphyXiated in bed.
George w. Spurrier was killed by Penn
sylvana train at Virginia avenue and Sd
street. VIM. L. Franzley, a Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman, was run over and killed
by car at I'd and L streets. Pendleton
Fillmore Taylor, colored, attacked his wife
with Ratchet and mortally wounded her
and then attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat and jumping from a
window after taking poison. Among those
who died was Mr.. William l. Cherry a
well-known merchant, and Mr.. Joseph w.