Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
WEEK ENDInoFEBRuARY a, 1905.


vorce. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles II. Darling rendered his resigna-
ton The Senate reached an agreement to
vote on the statehood bill February {; the
Senate discussed the agricultural apprnprfa-
ton bill and received the reply of Judge
Charies Swayne to the Impeachment pro-
ceedings brought against him; the House
passed the post Office appropriation bill and
ADOPTED the conference report on the legis-
IatfVe Dill as well as a resolution authoriz-
ing an investigation of the iron and steel
Industry by the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor; in caucus the House republi-
cans decided TO support the Townse nd Esch
railroad rate bill: democrats In the House
refused to support the leadership of John
Sharp Williams as minority floor leader on
an amendment to the army bill; Rev. w. H.
ketcham, director of the bureau of Catho-
lie Indian missions, presented to the Senate
committee on Indian affairs letter from
the Attorney General justifying President
RooseVelts connection with the diversion OF
Indian trust funds. The interstate COM
merce commission sent to the Attorney
General testimony indicating that the Elkins
anti-rebate law had been violated by the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
The United States Supreme Court declared
the beef trust Illegal. affirmed the con-
viction of Machen and others in the post
office fraud cases and granted the petition
OF the Hartman interests for a review of
the decisions of the lower courts in the
Northern Securities case. The exports of
American manufactures in 1904 were placed
at over s500O000 600 in value. Senator Nit
chell of Oregon was again indicted six
counts for alleged bribery in connection
with the land fraud cases. Rev. l. n. w.
Irvine issued statement attacking Bishop
Talbot, but saying that for the sake of har-
mony in the church he would drop charges
that had been preferred by him against the
latter Intense cold weather prevailed gem
orally in the country. sun spot about
10000 miles in diameter was observed by a
Chicago astronomer. Fire destroyed prop
erty worth 100000 in Omaha, Neb Gesser
Resseau, arrested in Philadelphia. charged
with placing an explosive near the statue
of Frederick the Great in this city, was
remanded to prison in New York without
bail. Frank Croker son of Richard
Croker, was killed at Ormond, Fla, by the
breaking down of his automobile. \ sleigh
containing thirteen women was struck by
a railroad train near Hornellsville. n. Y,
and seven We're killed and the remainder
badly injured. Mrs. Mary Rogers. SEN
fenced to be hanged at Waterbury, VT, for
the murder of her husband was reprieved
until June 2. Johann Hoch was arrested in
New York charged with bigamy, it being
alleged that his wives number thirty-two.
Foreign Affairs.
While the situation in st. Petersburg was
reported to be quiet ana the city well in
the hands OF the authorities, rioting con-
tinued at other points in Russia. notably In
ers and soldiers in Warsaw, Cracow and
LODI being especially severe: NJ Gallo
vine, chief of the Odessa police, was shot
but not dangerously wounded; during the
rioting in Warsaw the British consul and
pro consul were attacked and the British
ambassador at st. Petersburg asked for
immediate redress; Prince Sviatopolk- Mir
sky. Russian minister of the interior,
tired; the car received a deputation of
workmen at TSarSkoe Selo and promised
reforms. Amounting committee Pms
sian ministers to devise the best means
for their execution; the committee reco;n-
mended increasing the power of the senate
over the ministers and providing FOR "A
first president of that body with ;hc right
of personal relations with the emperor.
The lighting along the Shakhe river. whit
was at first reported Russian victory.
turned out to be a Russian defel. The
japanese repelling the Russian advance
with loss of 1000 and inficting a loss
of 10000 on the latter; General Kuro?atkin
reported that the Russians had been Gr:ven.
out of Sandepas and Marshal Oya:na mat
all of the Russians on his left had been
driven back across the Hun; it was stated
that owing to dissensions among high Rus
sian officers. General Grippenberg will be
succeeded by General Myloff as comman Ter
of the second Manchurian army; Russian
officers at the Dogger Bank inquiry to<ti-
fled to the presence of torpedo boats in the
North sea. The German bundesrath
cepted all the new commercial tread
Stefan Tisza resigned as premier of Hun
gary and Count Julius Andrassy was as
signed to form new ministry. 1t develop
ed that Colonel Younghusband's original
plan provided for the British occupancy of
Thibet for seventy-five years, instead OF
three, as the present treaty provides. An
operation for appendicitis was performed
on Princess Victoria. daughter of King
Edward VII. Prince Ghica recently elect
ed chief of the Albanian revolutionary COM
mittee, said he would head an army ct
liberation. Anthony M. Kelley, an Ameri-
md ind <Nft 10 toto
at Cairo, Egypt, was run over and killed in
Paris.
In the District
President Roosevelt sent a message to
Congress characterzing the existing law
on the Incorporation of concerns in the Dis
trict as "hopelessly vicious;'' the Senate
passed the House bill amending the section
of the code referring to corporations, and
Commissioner Garfields bill aimed at
wildcat corporations already in existence
under the present law. was introduced in
both Senate and House; Representative
Adams advocated the passage of the whip
ping post law before the House committee
on the District The Commissioners made
a favorable report to Congress on the bill
providing for cross-town railway on NJ
street to be built by the Capital Traction
Company. A committee was formed to pro-
vide for the construction of a building suit
able for future inaugural balls and public
functions Inc washington Board OF Trade
authorized the appointment of a committee
TO arrange for the holding of a conference
in this city March of representative men
of the south interested in the development
of their states. President Roosevelt deIiv-
cred an address at the rededication of the
Luther Place Memorial Church. The pro-
gram of the competition for plans for the
new buildings of the George Washington
University was issued. Charles L. Freer of
Detroit offered a collection Of works of art.
worth approximately million dollars to
the Smithsonian Institution, the collection
to be placed in 100000 building, to be
also provided by him. The sale of Thomas
E. Waggaman's art collection was conclud-
ed in New York, total of S341 ,53S being
realized. The high schools of the city held
their annual indoor athletic meet Miss
Harriet L. Dalymple, seventy-one years of
age, died from the effects of inhallng illu-
mnating gas. Richard Lee, nine years old,
was drowned while skating on the river.
Andrew B. Davidson, a member of the
United States Marine Corps, committed sui
eide by shooting. Among those who died
were Major Alexander H. s. Davis, welt-
known citizen of Washington, and Hedge G.
prominent business man.
Army Orders.
BY direction of the President, Capt Fred
II. Gallup. Artillery Corps, has been de-