Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01
THE WEEK ENDING April. /, 1905.

The President asked for and received the
resignation of the members of the Panama
canal commission; he appointed w. r.
Gould of Baltimore as collector of customs
for Santo Domingo. Ii was stated that Sec
rotary Hay has decided not 10 return to the
State Department, but to retire from off,
cial life. The Department of State found
;hat Minister Bowen obeyed the text of his
instructions and did nothing to merit Presi-
dent castros Ill will In the Venezuelan
situation. The italian ambassador stated
that Italy would have taken drastic meas
ures to collect her part of the Dominican In
debtedness had the President delayed ac-
ton. The cruiser Brooklyn was dispatched
to Haiti to protect American interests
there. The report of the joint board 90
army and navy officers convened to con-
slider the physical training OF the military
and naval cadets recommended that tiu-
jtsu be Incorporated in the course at the
academies. The general counsel of the
Panama Railway Company succeeded In
purchasing for the government all but five
of the outstanding shares of the COM
pany. Coal miners and operators in the
central bituminous district OF Pennsyi-
vanta failed to reach a wage-scale agree
ment, and a result 5000 men may stop
work. j. Morgan Smith. the brother-in-law
of Nan Patterson and his wife. wanted as
witnesses in the Patterson case i'm New
York. were arrested in Cincinnati; they
decided to fight eXtradition to New York
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick was sentenced to
ten years in the Ohio penitentiary for con-
spiracy to defraud Thomas ]. Connors.
confidential man for Armour q Co.
arrested in Chicago on the charge of hav-
ing attempted to influence a witness i'm the
beef trust inquiry. Richard Creedon was
blown through the roof of the East river
tunnel in New York, through the bed and
water of the river and twenty feet above
the surface by the force of compressed
air. and escaped with slight injuries.
Foreign Affairs.
The indications in Manchuria were that
another big battle is not far distant: the
japanese were reported to be carrying out
wide turning movements. and sharp skir-
mishes occurred on the Russian center.
Admiral Rojestvenskys squadron of thirty
warships and fourteen Golfers was sighted
steaming east by a British vessel "a, miles
northeast of Madagascar II was am
nounced that through the good offices of
the United States and France Russia had
made known the conditions under which
she Is prepared to negotiate for peace, but
the japanese ambassador to London stated
that when the negotiations begin they will
be carried on directly between the two
powers without any Intermediary. The ter
rorist movement continued to spread In
ST. Petersburg, Governor General Trepoff
according to police reports. narrowly es-
Gaping an assassin. From all parts of Rus
s1a reports were received of renewed dis
order. with merchants and manufa cturers
Joining the liberal party. Baron Won Mol
Ken; chief of the Warsaw police. was serl-
ouSly injured by a bomb which DESTROYED
his carriage. Another meeting of zemstvo
representatives was called at St Peters
burg Tor the end of April. The allotments
OF the new Japanese loan were oyersub-
scribed many times in the various money
centers OF the world. The house of commons
passed a vote OF censure on Premier Bal
Tour Tour nseal policy. Emperor William was
welcomed to Tangier. Morocco where he
made statement in a speech that tba
sovereignty and integrity of Morocco win
DE maintained The Swiss bundesrath re-
lected the commercial treaty with the
United States owing to the Senate's ,oodi-
ncatlon. The new Italian cabinet was an
hounced At mass meetong of 1000 Gre
.aHs resolutions were passed demanding
uiloh with Greece The president of the
nishest court In Venezuela decided thar
,he French Gable Company had forfeited
It's contract by failure to fulfil its terms.
In the District.
The Attorney General advised the Pres
1dent that the members of the advisory
board appointed by him to confer with
ofhcials on sites for proposed public
buildings could not be remunerated
for their services and the executive or
der to this effect was rescinded The
contract for the stone for the municipal
building was awarded 1t was stated that
the tax of 81 on each transfer of 100
SHARES of stock. proposed at Albany, N.
Y, may have the effect of bringing much
stock-broking business to this city Def
mite plans were perfected by the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
for control of the ferry line between this
city and Alexandria. The 121st session of
the Baltimore annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was held.
The Washington automobile show for
1893 was opened. Capt. Frederick w.
Sowby, veteran of the civil war, was
killed by fall from his wagon, WHICH
went over an embankment in Ecking,
ton The body of an unidentified colored
man was found in the river near the
arsenal point. Robert Miller, fourteen
wears old, was killed by Baltimore and
Ohio train at Trinidad. Catherine Ellen
Duffy committed suicide by taking poison.
Among those who died were charles q:
Thorn, a prominent business man, anu
Rev DIR, George " Leech, a well-known
Methodist clergyman.