Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-27
THE WEEK ENDING MAY 81, 1905.


lots 80 and 81, square 626; $40.
THE WEEK ENDING MAY 81, 1905.
Secretary of War Taft announced that
the administration would not recede from
its announced policy to. buy material for
the Panama canal construction in the open
market. The President issued an order pro-
hibiting the employment of convicts on
work for the United States government.
The inquiry into the Bowen-Loomls contro-
versy was suspended pending the arrival of
Minister Russell from Colombia. Dominic
/. Murphy was appointed consul to Bor-
deauX to succeed the late Albion w. Tour
gee. Charles G. Magoon took the oath of
office as governor of the Panama canal
zone and outlined the plan for it's govern
ment. United States Minister Barrett, just
returned from Panama, declared that the
problem of sanitation was more important
in the canal zone than the engineering
question. The Senate committee on inter-
state commerce concluded its hearing in
the railroad rate question. Ohio republic
cans nominated Myron T. Herrick for gov
orner. Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia re-
moved the director of public safety and the
director of public works as a step in his
fight to prevent the lease of the gas works
to the United States Improvement Com
pany; the deposed officials We're subse-
quently restored to their positions by in
junction; the mayor announced that he had
satisfactory assurances from councilmen
that they would change their votes on the
gas lease. The report of the special COM
mittee named by the general assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian Church at Fort
Worth, Tex, provided only for a form of
federation with the northern church, each
/ to retain Its own individuality. The Bap-
fist publication Society began its sessions
at ST. Louis Two men were killed in a riot
during the Chicago strike, and it was re-
ported that the agitation would extend to
the lumber yards; both the strikers and the
employers gave up hope for an amicable
settlement Six men were killed by the ex-
plosion of locomotive at Columbus Ohio.
Boutwell, Pulford, a wealthy resident of
Savannah, ILL.,, committed suicide when he
received intima ton that he was suspected
of the murder of Daniel S. Berry. Fire de-
stroyed 100000 worth Of property in
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Among those who died
were Albion W. Tourgee, American consul
at Bordeaux, France, and well known as
an author, and Mrs. Mary Livermore a
well-known writer and reformer, at Mel
rose. Mass.
Foreign Affairs.
1t was reported from Shanghai that the
Chinese cruisers had cleared for action,
following demand that the Russian YES
sells depart; the warships off the Saddle
Islands were reported to have moved north,
the main Russian fleet being sighted off
reported the repulse of two Russian at
lacks; Manchurian reports indicated that
Oyama had begun a general advance on the
RUSSIAN positions. Eight persons were
Killed and ten injured in riotfng In Warsaw;
the governor of Baku was killed by a
bomb; the liberals established national
headquarters at Moscow, the organization
having been extended to all classes and
races in Russia; the ear ordered the estab-
lishment of national council of Difference.
which merges the departments and super
sedes the present council of war. Scenes
OF wild disorder were witnessed in the Brit
lsh house of commons when Premier Bal
TOUR declined to take up the colonial pref
erence question; the premier fixed Nav so as
the date for the debate on the proposed
vote of censure in commons, but failed to
secure a pledge that disorder would not be
repeated. The Servian cabinet resigned
Labor agitators in Paris threatened to
make demonstration against King Alfonso
OF Spain when he visits that city Eight
persons We're Killed by lightning in Silesia.
The Roumanian government threatened to
break relations with Turkey unless de-
mands for reparation We're met. Cuba cele-
brated the third anniversary of its freedom
Inc Venezuela tribunal of first instance an
nulled the contract of the New York and
BermudeZ Asphalt Company. Among those
who died was the Baron Alphonse de
Rothschild head of the French branch of
the hothschlld banking house, at Paris.
In the District.
Justice Stafford in the Equity Court de-
cided that the Commissioners of the Dis
tr1ct have ample power to widen or narrow
streets. The District Court of Appeals In
an opinion said that District merchants
nave the right tQ, use in reasonable man
ner abuttng streets for business purposes
The Board of Trade enjoyed its annual
shad bake Company F of the Eastern
High School won the annual competitive
drill Of the High School Cadet Regiment
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew, the Ma
tional Association of Police Chiefs, the sec
ond and third class postmasters of the
country and the southern industrial par
Lament held annual conventions. The cor
nerstone of the new lexington Presbyte-
rian Church was laid with Masonic ceremo-
MES A. w. Machen pleaded guilty to the
charge of conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent In conjunction with the Crawford
Lorenz-Machen case and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary. Miss Kate
Miller jumped from thrd-story window
of 713 18th street during a fire which de-
stroyed property amounting to $1,000 and
died from the injuries she received. Mag
gle Lawson, colored, attempted to commit
suicide by jumping into the James Creek
canal. Among those who died were DIR.
A. II. A. kleinschmidt, a well-known prac-
titioner of Georgetown; LIE Droit Langdon
Barber, at West End, n. j., and Herman
Baumgarten, well-known business man.