Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 5, 1904.

THE WEEK ENDING DEC. s, 1904.
President Roossvelt returned to Wash
irgton from his trip to the st. Louis expo
sition; he appointed Rear Admiral Charles
H. Davis as the American member of the
international commission to inquire into
the Dogger Bank affair. The Secretary of
War and the Secretary OF Agriculture SUBJ
mftted their annual reports. The commits
sicner Of internal revenue In his annual re-
port estimated the receipts for the present
eral Moody declared that guessing contests
conducted by publications are forbidden by
the anti-lottery law. The hearing of testi-
nony In the impeachment case OF Judge
Swayne of the Florida federal court was
brought to close. The Supreme Court
heard argument In the appealed case OF
Senator J. r. Burton The coal hearing was
resumed by the interstate commerce COM
mission. Vice President-elect Fairbanks
declared in a speech in Boston that the
tariff would be altered when necessary.
Kansas contributed statue Of John J.
ingalls, for statuary hall IN the Capitol.
The Louisiana purchase exposition which
opened May /, was closed at midnight No
vcmber 80: the total attendance was 49,
81, 457. The armored cruiser Tennessee
was launched at Philadelphia. The strike
of the miners In the Telluride district OF
Colorado was declared off. Joseph Letter
and his attorney were indicted for bringing
Imeu men INTO the state OF lIllnOiS 10 SCI
tie labor troubles at Ziegler. The New
York state court of appeals declared the
eight-hour law unconstitutional. The trial
OF Nan Patterson in New York for the
murder of Caesar Young was declared
mistrial because If the Illness of Juror.
and new trial was ordered. Among
those who died we're Mime. Francesca
Janauschek and Mrs. George Henry Gil
mer at Amityville. L. l., and the latter at
Chicago; DIR. w. l.. Coleman, an authority
on yellow fever, at Houston, Tex, and
CEauncey F. Black, at one time democratic
York, Pa.
Foreign Affairs.
A general assault on Sung-Shu Hill and
the forts lying to the east Of that position
at Port Arthur by the Japanese resulted in
the capture and subsequent occupation OF
209-Meter Hill, highly important position
which Will enable their guns to dominate
the entire harbor: the Japanese also Sc
cured strong positions at Rihlung and
Keekwan mountains: it was reported in
scarcely a hope that Port Arthur would be
able to hold out but 1t was believed that
Gen. Stoessel will not surrender even IL or
dered to do so; Gen. KurOpatkin reported
an action in central Manchuria lasting four
days. the Japanese attempting to turn the
Russian left, attacking at the same time
the center; the movement was reported to
be failure. and 1t was also stated that
tUe movement ndQ ceased, lHc
Russian war Office claimed that Field Mar
shall Oyama had drawn from his forces In
Me nchuria to reiEfo the troops at Port
Arthur, end that he had about 1J9.O00
against Gen. Kuropatkin's 100000; Admiral
Rojestvensky's main division Of the Baltic
feet arrived at Swakopmund, German
southwest Africa. Russia and Italy accept
ed the invitations of the United States to
sign arbitration treaties. The Reichstag
began its annual session in Berlin: the Ger
man government was reported to be facing
a deficit of $73,26i,4 ALB Socialists In Vienna
made a demonstration against the govern
ment. Queen Alexandra Of England cele-
brated her sixtieth birthday. King Victor
Emmanuel opened the Italian parliament.
The French chamber Of deputies began de-
bate on the question of establishing an in
come tax; Admiral Fourier was appointed
to serve on the Dogger Bank commission.
The Servian cabinet resigned. Secretary of
War Taft arrived at Colon, where a BAN
quet was given in his honor. Gen. Por-
firio Diaz was inaugurated president and
Ramon Corral vice president of Mexico.
The revolutionists in Paraguay captured
Villa Eucarnacion, the second city of the
country, after having taken the capital.
Among those who died was Sir Matthew
White Ridley former British home secre-
tary.
In the District.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. U. s. A.. retired,
was appointed chairman of the Roosevelt
inauguration committee; he selected Col.
George Truesdell as first vice chairman;
Henry L. West, as second vice chairman;
Milton E. Allies, treasurer, and Frank II.
Hitchcock, secretary: the executive COM
mittee and the chairmen Of the various SUBJ
committees were also announced; Lieut..
Gen. Adna r. Chaffee was appointed grand
marshal of the inaugural parade. Officials
Of the District health department decided
to cooperate with those Of the United
to determine whether the waters of the
Potomac river are being injuriously con-
taminated. The committee appointed by
the Commissioners to examine into the bust
branches of the District government was
presented. The Secretary of the Interior
recommended that certain institutions in
the District now under the supervision of
the Interior Department be turned over to
the supervision of the District Commission
ers. The controller OF the treasury decided
to permit the receiver of the contractors
for the construction of the filtration plant
to go on with the work. The closing session
Of the inquiry into the charges against
Warner Stutler, superintendent of the
street cleaning department, was held. The
board of education considered plans for
celebrating the centennial anniversary of
the establishment of the public school sys-
tenn in the District. Bids for the purchase
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal were
opened at Annapolis. The Business Mems
Association held it's annual meeting. Henry
HUH. on trial for the killing of Agnes
Levy was convicted of murder in the Sec
ond degree. The construction works at the
filtration plant were destroyed by fire. Miss
Ellen Bowden died from an overdose of
morphine, taken accidentally. J. M. Coates,
a brakeman, fell between cars on the Penn
sylvania tracks on Virginia avenue, and
was killed. Frank Green, two years, col
ored. was drowned In a bucket Of water at
his home. Charles ]. Kellogg, law clerk
in the Treasury Department, died from the
effects of fall from a street car. James
Henry Kirby committed suicide by inhaling
Illuminating gas; Mrs. Ernest r. McComas,
wife of an employe of the Post Office De-
partment, committed suicide by cutting her
throat with a razor; Charles Baker, a
butcher. committed suicide by inhaling gas;
DR.. r. o. Pinkard, formerly of Washington,
committed suicide at Charlottesville, Va,
by taking poison. Among those who died
were Jonathan R. Mann, deputy fifth aud
itor of the treasury; Franklin H. Mackey.
well-known lawyer. and, at Cleveland, Ohio,
Rev. J. E. Rankin, for many years presi-
dent Of Howard University.