Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
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WEEK ENDING JUNE 10, fo0Z

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excursion variously estimated at from 800
to 1000 members Of st. Mary's Lutheran
Church Of New York city up the East
river, caught fire and was completely de-
stroyed above He'll Gate; $50 bodies were
recovered. DIT Of which were identified. and
400 persons were reported missing; rigid
investigation into the cause of the accident
and the alleged lack Of proper safeguards
on the boat was ordered by federal author
tiles. An American squadron was ordered
to proceed to Turkish waters to be present
when Minister Leishman renews his de-
mand for the protection Of American citi-
zens in Turkey. Maj. Gen. Henry c. Cor
bin was designated to command the Philip
pine military division after October l. The
State Department was advised that the Sui
tan of Morocco had acceded to the latest
demands Of Raisoul, the bandit captor of
Perdicaris. Special Assistant Attorney
General w. A. Day was detailed to investi-
gate the alleged scandals In the Judiciary
OF Alaska The ST Louis exposition paid
the first installment of s195 ,O57 to the gov
eminent. Ex-Surgeon General w. K. Van
Reypen was elected president of the reor-
ganized National Red Cross Society. The
United Confederate Veterans annual re-
union took place at Nashville, Tenn. The
national conference of charities and correc-
ton held its thirtyfirst annual meeting at
Sortiand, Me. Postmaster General Henry
C. Payne was taken i'll and was unable to
preside at the meeting of the republican ma
tional committee, which began in Chicago.
Four democratic state conventions were
held: Illinois instructed for Hearst and
Mississippi and Arkansas instructed for
Parker; indian territory, while favoring
Parker, did not instruct. United States
circuit Judge Thayer issued a writ of ha-
beas corpus for c. H. Mayer president of
the Western Federation of Miners return
able July 5; Gov. Peabody and Adjutant
General Bell of Colorado were summoned to
appear at the same time; Gen Bell stated
IN tln
pens would be hanged for the Independ-
ence dynamiting; 81 union men were de-
ported and left on the prairie near the Kan
sas line: the Portland Gold Mining Com
pany sued Gov. Peabody and Others fc,
100000 for closing the Portland mine. An
explosion OF sewer gas in Chicago killed
lour men, including the city engineer. Three
men were Killed, another fatally wounded
ana NTH shot twice In a street fight at
Bryantsville, Ind. Two men held up the
North Coast express on the Northern Pa
enc S,i,c Ialiroad near Bear Mouth, Mont,
$65, 600. GU
Foreign Affairs.
An engagement took place between lam
aLese and Russian troops at Vafangow on
.he Lao Iung peninsula, the japanese OBJ
Ject being to drive back the Russian force
which threatened the rear of the Japanese
army In front of Pert Arthur; the Russian
Itss was reported to be very heavy; in an
a..emptea nank rovement by Japanese
troops between Feng Wang Cheng and Hal
Cheng two battalons were caught in am
bush and almost annihilated; the Japanese
innlcted a loss Of 800 men on the Russians
IN an engagement near Pu Ian Tfen: the
Russian Vladivostok squadron left that
port and sailed southwark firing on a num-
Der OF merchant ships; the squadron en-
countered three Japanese transports in the
korean straits and the sinking of two of
them with Japanese loss of 1000 men
was confirmed: 1t was announced in St
petersburg that the total Russian losses
during the war have been 1850 killed 24I8
wounded and 716 prisoners a total of & l12:
the jury which investigated the killing of
Lewis Etzel the American correspondent
by Chinese soldiers. found that there was
not the slightest cause for the murder and
submitted Its report to United States Con-
sui General Miller. Another hitch occurred
in the negotiations with Raisouli for the
release of Perdicaris and Varley, owing to
the increased demands of the brigands
which were finally agreed to by the Sultan
of Morocco. Earl Percy, under foreign sec
rotary, declared In parliament that Great
Britain regarded Korea as sovereign and
independent; Lord Landsdowne declared in
parliament that British trade would be in
jured by the proposed coastwise regulations
for the Philippine Islands; it was an
nounced that Earl Grey Will be appointed to
succeed the Earl of Mimic as governor gen.
eral Of Canada. The international women's
congress met in Berlin. King Victor EN-
msnuel's award In the Anglo Bra lillian ar
btu alton regarding the frontiers of British
Guiana favored Great Britain. Governor
General Bobrikoh of Finland was killed by
Lawyer Schuemann, a Finnish patriot, at
Helsingfors. British consular reports con-
flrmed the destruction Of many Armenian
villages In the Sassun district with an esti-
| mated death list of 1900 persons. cy-
clone and flood in Santiago de Cuba dis
trict Cuba. resulted in much property loss
and the killing of 100 persons. Quintana
Flu was elected president of the Argentine
Republic. Five persons were drowned by
the sinking of the Steame Canada in col
lision with the collier Cape Breton near
Sorel, In the ST. Lawrence river.
In the District.
The District Commissioners decided to APP
peal to the Supreme Court OF the'Cnited
States from the decision of the Court OF
Appeals declaring the snow and Ice law
invalid. Proceedings for the condemnation
of land necessary for the extension of 18th
street were ordered begun. Plans for the
union station subway walls at III and X
streets were formally approved. Work on
the construction of the foundation for the
municipal building was commenced. Flag
day was observed in the District schools
| and by many organizations with appropri-
ate ceremonies. The statue or Or. Ben1a-
min Rush was unveiled on the grounds OF
the United States Naval Museum of Hy-
giene and Medical School, distinguished
company including the President, being
present The Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, Chesapeake and Ohio and
Southern railroads were sued for $4,000 by
the executor of Robert l.. Smith. 1t being
alleged that his death was caused by negll-
gence the part of the companies in de-
laying an ambulance carrying him. Angus
tus L. Shaffer was placed on trial. charged
with the murder of his wife; Eva De Veal,
colored, charged with the murder of her
baby was convicted of manslaughter Will
lam Jenkins was committed to jail, charged
with causing the death of John M Hooper.
bv knocking him down and fracturing his
skull John Godfrey Gobel was stabbed
and seriously wounded by an unknown
man Ernest White, a brakeman, was
killed by shifting engine at Virg nia ave-
nue. and 1st street. w. G. Cunningham,
colored was killed by cave-in while at
work in sewer. Among those who died
were Rear Admiral James A. Greer, United
States navy, retired, and DR.. Waterman F.
Corey a prominent homeopathic physician.