Evening star., 1904-03-12
WEEK ENDING MARCH IL, 1904

President Roosevelt issued executive
order warning all government officials to
exercise the greatest care to preserve neu-
trafity as between the warning nations in
the far east; the President appointed John
Barrett minister to Panama, w. w. Rus
sell minister TO Colombia and Arthur NJ.
Beaupre minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie; the President fixed the salaries Of the
canal commissioners at sl2. 600 yearly, with
SIS additional per day while they are on
the isthmus. The special report regarding
the public service in the Indian territory
was made public. The Bristow report i'm
plicating members of Congress in the postal
scandal was received by representatives
with storm of indignation; a resolution
calling for an investigation of the conduct
of members of the House by select COM
mittee was passed. but a sweeping congress
siOnal investigation of the Post Office De-
partment was voted down.. the House
passed the Indian appropriation bill; the
Senate passed the naval appropriation bill,
several bills relating to Alaska and con-
sidered the army appropriation bill and the
nomination of Brig Gen. Wood to be major
general; the senatorial inquiry into the
charges against Senator Dietrich was be-
gun; the House committee on ways and
means heard arguments on the bill pro-
posing to stop the killing of seals; the In
vestigation into the charges against Senator
Smoot Of Utah was continued. Floods in
Pennsylvania caused damage amounting to
millions of dollars. Earthquake shocks
were experienced In east Tennessee. A
storm on the Pacific coast caused much
damage In California. An explosion Of
dynamite near Latrobe. Pa, killed one man
injured nearly fifty and caused much prop
erty damage to houses within radius OF
two miles, Six men were drowned and
four others injured as the result of the
collapse of bridge spanning Yellow creek,
near Irondale. Ohio. Four men were burn
ed to death in an explosion in moving
freight car near Harrisburg. Eight more
bodies were reported to be in the ruins of
the Darlington hotel In New York. swelling
the death list to thirty. A mob, after
lynching negro at Springfield, Ill. burned
the negro section of the town. the militia
being called out to restore order.
Foreign Affairs.
The Russian government made firm rep
resentations to the Chinese government at
Peking concerning the activity of Chinese
troops along the Manchurian border; the
Japanese advanced into Manchuria and
drove back the Russians until confronted
with an intrenched force: the Japanese feet
bombarded Dalny and attacked Port Ar
thur again; five Japanese battle ships and
two cruisers bombarded Vladivostok with
out material injury to either side; Japanese
troops continued their advance in Korea,
the Russian troops being driven back; Rus
sian torpedo boats attacked the Japanese
fleet at Port Arthur, each side losing IL tor
pedo boat; an imperial ukase was issued
forbldding the expectation of horses from
Russia. The opposition to Premier Tiszas
policy In the Hungarian parliament was
abandoned. The repeal of the anti-Jesuit
law by the German reichstag was assented
to by the bupdesrath in Berlin; the German
emperor left Berlin for an extended pleas
ure tour. Another insurrection broke out
in Albania. and much turbulence was re-
ported in the Balkan states. Twenty per-
of the Jews at kisheneff Gen Manning of
the British force in Somaliand surprised
the Mad Mullah's band killed $50 and cap
tured 5000 camels. Fire at Bocas del Toro
colombia, destroyed 100 buildings includ-
Ing the American consulate French
steamer was reported wrecked off the coast
OF Cochin-China and 100 persons to have
perlshed Lieut.. Carl Beseke, formerly of
the German army. poisoned his wife, daugh-
Ter, TWO sons and himself. Among those
VINO died were Count Won Waldersee conn
mander-in-chief of the German army. and
mate of Canada f
In the District.
The bill to regulate electric wiring in the
District was passed by the Senate and dis
eussed by the House District committees;
the senate committee on the District
granted hearing on the proposition to
place the control of the street railways of
ers; the Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds reported favorably the
Dill TO buy the square Immediately south
OF the Post Office Department building as
a site for a mail bag repair shop: a bill
was introduced in the Senate providing for
an advisory board to assist in improving
the city; bill was introduced in the Sem
ate providing for an S00-foot building line
through the mall; the Senate committee on
the District granted a hearing on the prop
osition. The Commissioners made favor
able reports on bills to aid in the construc-
ton to the extent of 100000 of a building
for the National Homeopathic Hospital
Anacostia river and for a public park in
Columbia Heights. The controller of the
currency decided that the expenditure Of
money appropriated for the National
Guard is wholly in the hands of the Com
missioners and the general commanding
several boards in connection with the Of
flee of the assessor of the District. Fire
department officials pronounced the Senate
annex unsafe. The Emergency Hospital
was charged with gross neglect by the
committee of the board of charities which
investigated the death of Henry T. Ofutt
GuStave b. Turner attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat and leaping
from a window. Joseph Clay Hilleary.
fourteen years old, disappeared from home
and his relatives suspected suicide. The
body of Andrew p. j. Higdon, who disap-
peared from his home November 90 was
found in the Potomac river. Among those
who died We're David D. Stone prominent
ly identified with real estate interests;
Representative George w. Croft of South
Carolina and Miss Myrtle Babson, we'll
known charity worker.
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Unity Club Committee.