Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 20, 1905.

tee of the interchurch conferences on mar
riage and divorce, and promised co-opeta-
ton in their work. The State Department
issued a detailed statement of the plans of
the government in regard to Santo Do
mfngo. Chira's reply to Russas charges
of violation of neutrality, presented to
Secretary Hay, was gen. raj denial. and
set up counter charges against Russia. The
Senate was organized as a court to try the
impeachment charges against Judge Chas.
Swayne. and gave him until February
to present his answer, the beginning of the
trial being set for February 10; the Senate
passed the army appropriation bill and the
Notifications bill; The House of Represen-
tatives passed the District of Columbia:
the Military Academy and the agricultural
appropria ton bills, and sent the army APP
preparation bill back to committed; the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was reported to the House; Senator Smoot,
before the Senate Investigating committee,
refused to testify concerning the endow-
iment ceremony. The petition of \ e. II.
Hartman and Winslow s. Pierce for
writ of certiOrari in the Northern Securi-
ties case was filed in the Supreme Court.
After short conference in Philadelphia it
was announced that an agreement had
been reached between the Pennsylvania
railroad and the disaffected trainmen. The
southern interstate cotton convention
opened in New Orleans. A blizzard ragged
in the Atlantic coast states, and extreme
cold prevailed iE the west and south. Gov:
H. NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin was elected
United States senator; the deadlock in the
Missouri Legislature on the senatorial stu
alton continued the deadlock in Delaware
over the organization of the legislature
was broken by the election of an Addicks
man as president pro tempOre Mrs. Cas-
sic L. Chadwick was adjudged a bankrupt
by the United States district court in Cleve
land. Charles l.. Tucker was convicted of
murder in the first degree at Cambridge.
Mass, for the killing of Mabel Page on
March 81 1903. collision between two
freight trains at Shawnee, Tenn, resulted
in the death of four men and the injury of
four more. Frank Croker, son of Richard
Croker. died at Ormond. Fla. of injuries
received in being thrown from his auto
mobile.
Foreign Affairs.
An instruction which, in European CAPT.
tails, was likened TO tie French revolution,
began in st. Petersburg. the striking work.
men, led by Father Gopon. were swept
away by volleys fired by soldiers after a
vain attempt had been made to reach the
winter palace and present their grievances
to the emperor; five hundred persons-fve
Thousand, according to some reportS-were
Killed or wounded by the soldiers. most of
whom remained loyal and obeyed orders,
although one regiment was reported as
throwing down its arms the strikers, in
furiated by the shooting barricaded the
streets and desultory fighting was reported
over the entire city; General Trepoff was
appointed governor of the city and the mill
tary forces We're increased, the Russian
capital being officially declared to be in a
state of siege: the strike extended to Mos
cow, Saratoff, Reval, Narva, Libau, Reval.
kieff. Odessa, Miatu. LODI, Warsaw and
Riga; at Riga there was an affray in which
the total casualties We're placed at 49, late
reports stated that the situation in ST. Pc
tersburg was we'll in the hands of the gov
eminent: General kuropatkin reported the
capture of Sandepas, strongly fortified
village. and of positions near Shakhe. Jap
anese attempts to recapture these positions
having been repused; British witnesses
were heard before the internationa COM
mission on the North sea case. Premier
GatSch said in the reichstag. a. Vienna
that the cabinet would seek an understand
ing between the Czech and German races
but would maintain authority over both
Action looking toward the settlement of the
coai miners strike a Essen, Germany, was
taken. NJ. Rouvier accepted the offer to
form new French cabinet and announced
the names of its members. The foreign rep
resentatives at Tangier refused to advise
the withdrawal of foreign residents from
Morocco owing to the danger there Among
those who died was Prof. Rudolph Siemer-
lng' noted sculptor, at Berlin.
In the District.
The Commissioners of the District, in
report to Congress, opposed the proposed
amendment to- the existing smoke law. The
Rouse OF Representatives passed the Dis
trlct of Columbia appropriation bill, the
House also passed number of measures
o. local interest, and the District commit
tees on both Senate and House authorized
favorable reports on District measures The
District building commission forwarded TO
congress formal request for an increase
in the cost of the proposed municipal build
Ing from 100000 to 50, 100000 Architect
b. Stanley Simmons was awarded first
prize for plans for the proposed Police
Court building. The Associated Charities
and the Citizens Relief Association made
an urgent appeal to the public for funds.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
American Association of Masters and
Pilots of Steam Vessels was held Justice
Wright adjudged Benjamin F. McCaulIy to
be guilty of contempt of court for attempt
ing to influence a juror. Rosa Craig was
found guilty of manslaughter for killing
her mother, Aunt Jennie" Williams Geo
Neville, jr., and a woman known as Vivian
Naun were found dead from asphyxjation
in a house Ohio avenue Mrs. Elmira
Powers committed suicide by hanging in
the Government Hospital for the Insane.
VIM. Burge, colored, shot and killed his
wife, Daisy Burge and attempted to kill
Lena Lawson, and Mrs Mary Jordan. his
mother-in-law. Among those who died
We're Perry Benjamin Pierce, an examiner
in the patent office; VIM. H. Veerhoff a
Well-known art dealer, and John F. Glib
son, an old resident of Washington
Donated to Charity.