Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 2, 1904.


debates in each body Secretary Hitchcock
replied to a resolution of inquiry passed by
the Senate relating to tie service pension
order explaining the grounds of its issu-
ance and stating that tie execution of the
order would cost the government about So
la9 otsb annually. The House committee on
labor concluded its hearings on the eight
hour bill. The Panama canal commission
| sailed from New Yo.k for the isthmus;
| Chicago lawyer brought suit in the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia to enjoin
Secretary Shaw from ma king payments to
Panama and the Frenep canal company; the
civil court In Paris rejected the suit OF the
government of Colombia to prevent the
transfer of the canal property TO the United
States. United States Senator Burton OF
Kansas was found guilty by a jury at St.
Louis of accepting compensation to protect
certain interests before the Post 0tfice De-
partment. \ naval court OF inquiry on the
| collision between the battle ships Illinois
and Missouri recommended that no action
| be taken. Lieutenant Commander +. T.
| Warburton, chief engineer of the battle
ship Maine. killed himself on board that ves-
sci off Pensacola, Fla. Miss Clara Barton
and her associates In the management of
| the National Red Cross flied with the spe-
cial committee of inquiry, headed by Sena-
tor Proctor. an answer to the statements of
| the remonstrants" against the administra-
ton of that organization. f.. Augustus
Heine the Montana mine owner, vas fined
to the alleged footing of the Michael Davitt
copper lode. w. j. Bryan was defeated In
the Bennett will proceedings at New Haven,
Conn. The primary elections for governor
of Arkansas were held, both Governor Da-
Wis and Judge Wood, the competitors for the
nomination. claiming tine victory, with indi-
cations apparently favoring the former.
Many persons were damaged by a severe
storm which devastated Kentucky and other
southern states A race riot In Arkansas
resulted in the death of thirteen negroes
A fire in the down town business district OF
New York city did damage to the extent OF
100000 and created intense excitement.
leading to a speedy approval OF plans Tor
tie installation of sea water IRE service
system. B-icklayers went on strike In new
York tying up about 80 per cent OF all con-
structon work in that city. Among those
who died was Dan Daily, the comedian.
Foreign Affairs.
Admiral Togos squadron Of japanese
warships made another attempt to bottle
up the Russian feet in Port Arthur by sink
ing vessels in the channel; the Russians dis
played great gallantry; the torpedo-poat
destroyer SLIM checkmating the move by a
daring dash at the Japanese vessels Tor
this her officers were decorated by the car,
Admiral Togo's report Indicated some dc.
gree of success, claiming that the channel
had been made impossible for battle ships
but Admiral Makarof reported to 81 Pe-
tersburg that he had subsequently LETT the
port in force, but that the japanese re-
fused to give battle; Gen. Kuropatkin
rea ched the front and took immediate
charge of the whole Russian land forces.
the outposts of the two armies met at
Chong Ju, Korea, the japanese driving the
Russians back from their position with
slight losses on each side; small japanese
coasting steamer WIS sunk by Russian
warships near Port Arthur: an uncon-
fr.aed report was to the erect tnat the
Russian squadron had returned to Vladivo-
| stok with several prizes inciuding JapS-
h s,,. he a
journed after completing the financial plan
for the conduct of the war; Russian orders
were issued declaring the port OF New
chwang under martial law and requiring the
withdrawal of American and British con-
suls: the consular flags were forcibly re-
moved from the consulate of those two
countries. but before an official protest had
been made they were restored; MARQUIS ITO
left Seoul having accomplished his mission
Emperor William visited King Victor EN-
manuel at Naples, and was received with
royal honorS; reports circulated ana were
officially denied that the kaiser's throat
| trouble had become malignant. a great
demonstration was held in London against
the introduction of Chinese labor into South
Africa; Premier Balfour in the House of
Commons refused to give details of his MS
cal policy: the bill to restrict immigration
was passed by that body; Lord Cnrzon.
viceroy of India, was granted permission to
return to England, thus formally closing
his official term. but with the understand
ing that he would later return; he was
succeed Lord Salisbury: in a speech at Cal
cutta he referred to the necessity of pre-
serving the buffer states on the Indian from
tier and indicated that vigorous policy
would be pursued toward 'Thibet; reports OF
the first fighting between the expeditionary
force in Thibet and the native troops were
received, indicating easy English success
in the advance toward Lhasa. King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra visited Copen-
hagen to attend the celebration of the
eighty-sixth birthday anniversary of King
Christian. The opponents of the French
ministry failed in the effort to embarrass
the government, 1t receiving a majority OF
eighty on a test vote. The latest returns
from the progress of the bubonic plague In
India indicated total mortality of more
than 10000, showing an increase in the
death rate. The Island of Reunion in the
West Indies was devastated by a cyclone
March u and -, twenty-four persons being
killed and thousands rendered homeless.
In the District.
The Senate passed the District appropria-
ton bill. 1t also passed the Newlands bill
for the preservation of vista $40 feet wide
on the mall The Fairbanks bill for the
erection of triple department building
west of Lafayette square was debated with
out result The Senate District committee
voted to report favorably the bill for
cross-town- line to be built by the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Company along Nj
street without the privilege of reciprocal
transfers: the committee granted a hearing
on the bill to change to Samson street the
name of the street now variously styled
Madison. Samson and Sampson. The Com
missioners, after a hearing of protests
against the construction of the new hail
of the knights of Pythias on 9th street.
refused TO revoke the permit already IL
sued; they adopted police regulation de-
signed to prevent the crowding of aisles
and exits in theaters and such places. on
ciaI reports by inspectors indicated that
there is not single public hall or place OF
assemblage in the District properly heated
and ventilated. James Tanner, the new reg
lister of wills, assumed charge of the Office
and appointed William Taylor his chief dep
uty. Announcement was made of the or
ganization of the teachers of Washington
into an association to secure larger APP
propriations for salaries from Congress.
The Henry p. Montgomery school for col
ored children was dedicated. The Eastern
Presbyterian Church refused to accept the
resignation of its pastor, Rev. DIR. T. c.
Easton. The special committee named by
the national democratic committee to adj
just the contest over the District member
ship in that body decided in favor of James
L. Norris. Charles G. Forster. clerk at
the White House, killed his wife and him