Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 80, 1904.

The Senate adopted the Culberson reso-
luton calling for all the papers in the Ca
nal negotiations after amending II so as to
make the disclosure of information COM
patible with public interest. The House
passed the army appropriation bill. carry
ing approximately $75.O00,0O0, and debated
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill;
the Constructive recess" between the ex-
traordinary and regular sessions of the
Congress was discussed, and an attack was
made on the proposition to pay mileage TO
members of Congress on its account; Chair
man Hemenway of the House appropria-
tons committee stated that the coun-
try is facing deficit of 1880. 900. United
States Minister Powell cabled that he had
recognized the Morales provisional govern
ment in Santo Domingo. Judge William
ii. Taft arrived in Washington from the
Philippines and it was arranged for him
to take the oath of Office as Secretary of
war February l. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson outlined his plan to exterminate the
cotton boil weevil in southern states. Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw prepared
circular affecting the free importation of
personal effects of travellers returning from
abroad. United States Senator John w
Daniel was reelected to the Senate from
Virginia. Additional ballots were cast by
the Maryland legislature for senator with
out result The Interstate National Guard
Association met at st. Augustine Fla
Stock of the American Steel Foundries
Company was blacklisted on the New York
stock exchange. Cotton prices fluctuated
greatly on the various exchanges. A poll
of 211 democrats in Congress on Mr.
Bryans proposition to reaffirm the plat
forms of 1896 and 1900 showed 162 against
for and AZ non-committal The deepest
snow ever recorded fell in several of the
southern states. The coroner's Jury investi-
eating the responsibility for the Iroouois
Theater fire in Chicago returned verdict
holding Mayor Carter II. Harrison, mayor
OF chicago, several other city officials and
attaches of the theater; Mayor Harrison
was subsequently released from the
charges. Mrs. Catherine Bechtel was ac-
Quilted of the murder of her daughter Ma
pei. at Allentown. Pa. Senator ]. r. Bur-
ton of Kansas, charged with receiving
money for his official Influence. pleaded not
guilty in st. Louis, Kan. One hundred and
seventy-four coal miners were killed by an
explosion. caused by a faulty shot. in the
Harwich mine near Pittsburg Sixteen men
were killed by falling cage in a gold mine
at Victor. Col. Four men were drowned at
the Sharpsville bridge near Sharon Pa,
Whlch was carried away by the flood Four
men We're crushed to death in an air-shaft
OF a coal mine near Brownsville, Pa. The
mood In the Ohio river caused great suffer-
ing along its banks, and the same condi-
ton was experienced along rivers In Penn
sylvania and neighboring states Three
persons were killed and eleven injured in a
rear-end collision on the Burlington rail-
road at Gardeene Creek, Mo.
Foreign Affairs.
Japan intimated to Russia that an early
reply to the formers last note should be
made. but it was stated that Russia would
not make her reply until next week; it was
announced that the reply would be salts
factory to Japan; Russia was reported to
be seeking to secure the neutrality of the
Straits of Korea. Riots in Seoul caused by
an accident on the electric railway were
suppressed by the U. S. marine guard. A
number of Americans We're presented at
queen Helena's annual drawing room in
Rome. The university library at Turin,
Italy, was burned with a loss of 1O0.009
volumes. Inc U; s. fleet of torpedo boats
on its way to the Philippines arrived at
Gibraltar Joseph Israels, the famous
Dutch painter, celebrated his eightieth
birthday. The forty-fifth birthday of the
emperor of Germany was observed. Fire
destroyed every building in the town of
Aalesbund, Norway, compelling the in
habltantS to the number of II 600 to live
in the open fields. A mob in Morocco desc
Grated the christian cemetery there and
carried the heads Of corpses on poles Ger
mans lost heavily in attempting to relieve
OkahandJa. southwest Africa under siege
by the Herreros. The British expedition
10 inlDet was warned that its members
would be attacked unless they turn back
Arthur Barclay was inaugurated president
OF Liberia. A severe hurricane" swept over
the Fiji Islands, sweeping away whole vii
id6So anu CeluSiilS the loss OF SIX lives. A
hre in Progreso, Yucatan, DESTROYED prop
erty to the amount of s2,OOO00O Whitaker
Wright the financier, committed suicide nv
taking poison shortly after he had been
convicted in London of fraud and sentenced
to seven years imprisonment Among those
who died were Duke Frederick of Anhalt
and the Earl of Devon, the oldest clergy
man of the Church of England in active |
work
In the District.
The Commissioners sent to Congress n |
statement showing the number of horses
and vehicles used by the officials of the
District. The Commissioners reported that
the Washington theaters were reasonably
safe. The Senate passed the bill for the
construction of the memorial bridge across
the Potomac; the Senate committee on the
District decided to make an adverse report |
on the bill placing the District government
under the civil service. The urgent dell |
cheney bill was reported to the House car
rying but $500 for the District; bill was
introduced in the House appropriating $j9,- |
coo for the extension of 18th street: a tenta- |
tive plan for a hall of records was sent TO |
the Senate by Supervising Architect TAYLOR: |
the District subcommittee of the House |
appropriations committee began consider |
alton of the District appropriation bill and |
granted the Commissioners several hear
ings. The health officer sent to the Com |
missioners two bills to serve as substitutes
counsel submitted an opinion |
holding that private banks in the District |
are required to pay the personal tax In |
addition to the license tax. An order was |
issued directing that all public halls must |
be inspected before entertainments can he |
given in them. The District entered suit |
to recover 5000 paid John c. Parker for !
maps by the school board on an alleged |
Illegal voucher. The National Good Roads |
held three-days' session. The |
trustees of the Catholic University, the |
trustees of the Peabody educational fund !
and the board of regents of the Smith |
sonian Institution held their annual meet |
ings. The remains of the late Alexander |
r. Shepherd were laid finally to rest in the |
Shepherd mausoleum in Rock Creek ceme- |
terry. Mr.. Henry Phipps of Pittsburg gave
81 600 to aid the local committee on the pre- !
vention of consumption. An investigation of /
the charges made by DR.. w. II. Hawkes., rela- |
tive to the nagement of the Emergency |
Hospital, was ordered to be. made py the |
board of charities. Members of the Michi- |
gan Press Association visited the city The |
on Pennsylvania avenue between |
18th and 14th streets was chosen as the site |
for the Pulaski statue The remains Of |
James Smithson were placed in the Smith |
sonian Institution. The government in The |
trial of A. w. Machen and others indicted |
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