Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
TILE WEEK ENDING nov. ee, 1904.

will remain in the cabinet throughout tho
next administration. A representative dele
cation asked the President to urge Con :.
gress to empower the interstate commerce
commission to fix railroad freight rates.
Arbitration treaties between the United
States and Germany and Portugal were
signed. A parcels post convention between
this country and Belgium was signed. Sec
rotary OF War Taft sailed from New Or
leans for Panama. Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee.
chief of the general staff of the army, in his
annual report, declared the absence Of the
canteen had a pernicious effect. The naval
estimates for the next fiscal year aggregat-
ed STA $50 ,63S; the chief of the bureau of
navigation, In his annual report. recon-
mended the creation of general board for
the navy. The new armored cruiser Penn
sylvania, on her official trial trip, averaged
Z2.43 knots an hour. A subcommittee of
the House judiciary committee resumed the
hearing of charges against Judge Charles
Swayne of the Florida court: the merchant
marine commission held its last hearing on
the ship subsidy question. The American
Federation of Labor met at San Francisco.
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston was sued for
$35O,O0O by Frederick c. Coudert and Paul
Fuller of that city. Twelve persons were
suffocated at a tenement house fire in New
York. A fire in Cincinnati caused a loss
Of 100000. The Missouri building at the
st. Louis fair was destroyed by fire. The
trial of Nan Patterson for the murder of
Caesar Young was continued in New York.
Among those who died were ex-Represen-
tative w. c. p. Breckenridge, at Lexington.
KY, and Hugh s. Thompson, former gov
ernor of South Carolina and ex-assistant
secretary of the treasury.
Foreign Affairs.
The japanese made renewed attacks on
Port Arthur and it was reported Gen. Nogi
had been ordered to carry all the main for
tifications at any cost; coal set on fire by
To non 1,alI
and the capture of the steamer Tungchow,
with 10000 tins of meat. while trying to en-
ter the port, was confirmed; Da Pass, on
Marshal Oyamas right flank. was taken
by the Japanese, who were reported to be
preparing for turning movement against
the Russians on Siu-Tsin-Tin, east of Muk-
den; the Japanese tested the strength of
both the Russian TANKS, but fresh attack
on Lone Tree Hill Was repulsed, according
to Russian advices, with heavy loss; the
Russians added to Vladivostok's already
strong Notifications In preparation for an
attack at that point should Port Arthur fall;
the first division OF the Baltic fleet passed
into the Suez canal the second being re-
ported at Cape Skagen. Denmark; it was
understood in Russian financial circles that
there will be issued next January Russian
bonds for 100000, 600 for five or seven
years; Car Nicholas sent for deputation
OF zemstvO representatives and conferred
with them after memorial prepared by
them and asking for constitutional as
sembly and a popular voice in the govern
ment had been presented to the Russian
minister OF the interior; talk was heard at
st. Petersburg of a compromise of the gov
eminent with the Zemstvoists by giving
them voice, but no votes In the council
Of the empire, the law-making body.
Thanksgiving day was generally observed
by Americans abroad at legations and else
where. German newspapers highly praised
President Roosevelt's address at the unveil-
ing Of the Frederick the Great statue In
Washington V1nnrpcpdpnfod SnOWfallS n
tinue In England. The Italian government
agreed to take part In The Hague peace
conference, proposed by President Roose-
welt, and directed its ambassador at WASH
ington to sign treaty of arbitration with
the United States A mob at Rome made a
demonstration against Austrians and was
dispersed by troops; the agitation in Italy
was reported to be spreading. Serious
strikes prevailed in a number of French
government arsenals. Brazilian troops mu-
tinted at Bahia, but were suppressed by
force. The chief of the department of
health and sanitation of Cuba denied that
there were any cases Of yellow fever in
Cuba, as reported, but officials admitted the
bad sanitation condition of some of the
eastern cities.
In the District. So 80
The bronze statue of Frederick the Great,
the gift of Emperor William to the Ameri-
can people, was unveiled on the Army War
College grounds with imposing ceremonies.
The Commissioners Of the District approx
ed the plan to locate building on the
monument grounds to contain the railway
appliance exhibit to be opened here in con-
gress next May. The Commissioners de-
cided that all the plans for the proposed
Police Court building be rejected and new
held, limited to local archi-
tects The District auditor submitted his
annual report. The Department of Justice,
1t was stated, has absolute control Of the
Girls Reform School. charge of black
mail against Superintendent Stutler of the
street cleaning department by the firm of
Lilly & Robinson was sensational devel-
opment Of the inquiry into the charges
against Mr.. Stutler, resumed before the
Commissioners; the hearing was subse-
quently interrupted, owing to the serious
illness of Mr.. Royal Robinson. The COM
mission in charge of the proposed Senate
Office building approved the condemnation
proceedings relating to the purchase of
by King Menelik as a gift TO President
Roosevelt were received at the Geological
Park. Col. George Truesdell declined to
accept the trusteeship of the estate of
Thomas E. Waggaman. Francis p. B.
Sands filed his answer to the suit of his
daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Sands Anderson,
petitioning for his removal as trustee of her
mothers estate. st. Patrick's Church en-
tered upon a weeks celebration of its 10th
anniversary and the completion of it's new
parochial building and rectory; President
Roosevelt, Cardinal Gibbons and Commits
s1oner Mcfarland participated In the open
air celebration at the beginning of the
week. The Peoples Mission celebrated its
fifth anniversary The new knights of
Pythias Temple was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Riffina Raffale died as
a result of injuries received in falling from
a bicycle. Charles Crawford, colored. was
killed by an explosion of gas tank. Ed
ward Winfield, a car inspector, was killed
by train at Benning. The body of the
man found on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
at Ivy City was identified as that of Thos.
Hughes, a government printing Office en-
ploye. Wilbert Davis, four years old, COL
ored, died from the effects of drinking
whisky. John o. Grimes of this city COM
mitted suicide in Asheville, N. c., by taking
poison. William Jenkins on trial for kill
ing James Hopper with blow of his fist
was convicted Of manslaughter. Among
those who died were William H. Frazier
past grand patriot of the District Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows; Grand Prelate Henry
Yenney of the Grand Lodge, knights of
Pythias and Moses Cohen, well known in
business, fraternal and Hebrew circles.
Companies Incornorated