Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1905.

THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1905.
President Roosevelt authorized the an
nouncement that Charles ]. Bonaparte OF
Baltimore will be appointed Secretary Of the
Navy to succeed Paul Morton: Secretary
Merton retires July l To take charge of
plans for the construction Of the new sub
way system for New Nork city: the Presi-
dent visited Brooklyn and made two Me-
ana Clark exposition at Portland Ore by
starting the machinery from the White
House; the President decided to postpone
the extra session of Congress until after the
fall elections and to start on his southern
trip October Ii. he held a conference will.
the Russian ambassador, and expressed the
nope that Russia would forthwith make
pc ace with Japan The executive COMMITTEES
of the Panama canal commission fixed an
eight-hour law for labor for the canal zone.
The validity of the franchise tax law of
New York was affirmed by the United States
supreme Court. 10y which decision the city
of New York gains S2I sos. ssh The confer
ence on arbitration was opened at Lake Mo-
monk, \. \. Philadelphia councils unan-
nously recalled the gas lease ordinance
from Mayor Weaver and ratified his APP
pontment of directors. The Alexander and
Hyde factions in the directory of the Fquit-
able Life Assurance Society of New York
joined forces and voted down the report of
the Flick lnNeStiga Ting committee. causing
the resignation of three directors Proceed
1ngs to indict over thirty men connected
with the big packing houses in Chicago We're
begun by the federal grand jury. The presi-
dent OF the Arkansas senate at the last SEES
sion was arrested for alleged bribery. Tween
ty-four members of the so-called theatrical
trust Will have to stand trial for Conspiracy
IN New York. according to a decision of a
city magistrate. The Chicago strike con
uhued, with frequent acts of violence.
Foreign Affairs.
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vensky was almost annihilated by Admiral
Togo's fleet IN the Korean strait the Rus
slams suffering 4 loss OF twenty-five large
warships, over 1000 men and one admiral
killed and two captured. Tie Jaran s.
loss was placed at Thu ee torpedo boa and
ll3 onicers and men killed and t2i officers
and men wounded. Admiral Nebogatoff
commanding the second squadron surren-
dered his ships and 1909 men. Admiral
RojestNensky was dangerously wounded and
taken prisoner. Nladivostok sent out word
that the cruiser Almaz and the DESTROYER
Crosby had reached that port being the
only two Russian ships reported as abso-
lutely safe In appreciation of the serious
ness of the situation the car summoned tie
members of the imperial council and also
the ministers to confer with him as
TO whether the war should be continued or
not. HE st. Petersburg press became very
bitter IN denouncfng the beaurocracy, blam-
ing 1t for the Russian disasters Rear Adj
miral Nebogatoff was also bitterly crit
lclsed for surrenderng his ships and the
opinion was expressed that he should be
shot. Gen. Linevitch reported a japanese
advance and repulSe in the valley of the
Tsin river. King Alfonso of Spain arrived
in Paris, and during a drive with President
Loubet narrowly escaped death from a
Donb thrown by an anarchist at the car
rage Rt. Hon. William Court GleIly
speaker OF the house of commons resigned
because of i'll health. Count Stefen Kegie-
vleh of hungary was killed in a duel with
har! Hence. a member of the chamber of
deputies According to d repore received
IN this country, Norway had seeded from
Sweden on account of King Oscars refusal
TO sanction a separate consular service. A
pomb was exploded at the palace of the
governor general of Barcelona. \ Minis
try composed of extreme radicals was
formed in Servia. Servia demanded an
apology from Turkey for her violation of
the Servian consulate at Monastir, Mace
donia. Massacres of Armenians by Tartars
were reported in Nakhichelan. The Mo-
roccan question again assumed a serious
aspect by the acceptance of the report that
the sultan had refused TO carry out the
French plans unless they were approved by
an International conference. Among those
who died was Don Francisco Silvela one of
SPANS foremost statesmen and seve. al
times premier.
In the District.
Memorial day was observed with appro-
pirate ceremonies at the various cemeteries
The War Department sustained the action
of Brigadier General George II. Harries
in disbandng the 1st Regiment of the Dis
trict National Guard Justice Anderson set
June 10 instead of June as the day on
which transfers TO the City and Suburban
railway from other city roads were to be
stopped; the Washington Railway and
Electric Company stopped the transfers
on the latter date, but later the officials of
the road reconsidered this action and de-
cided to conform to the courts order. Va
rious universities and colleges held their
annual eradua ton exercises. The corner
stone of The Iane-JohnSton Memorial
building of the Washington Cathedral Choir
School was laid. Company f won the an
nual competition drill of the High School
Cadet Regiment; Company - won the
nual drill of the separate cadet battalion.
William f. LorenZ turned states evidence
in the postal conspiracy case against Will
liam G. Crawford Joseph Briscoe, colored,
accidentally killed while at work on
the steamer Manchester. +. J. Massino, a
coal passer in the navy, was drowned in
the river off the navy yard wharf; Wilburn
Enoch. q member of the hospital corps,
was drowned IN the river off the arsenal.
BERTHE West co,ored, probably fatally
shot by Edward Ferguson, also colored, on
the Hamilton road; her assailant escaped.