Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 10, 1905.

The peace conference at Portsmouth, hav-
Ing considered all the articles in the Japa-
nese proposals, adjourned until Tuesday;
four OF the proposals were laid over and
eight accepted: the feeling among the en-
voys In regard to peace seemed pessimistic.
The diplomatic and consular officers of this
country were directed to investigate and re-
port upon the Chinese boycott Of Ameri-
can goods. Chairman Shonts of the Panama
canal commission returned from the canal
zone and stated that provision for the hous-
ing and supplying of the workmen must pre-
cede the actual work OF construction. The
interstate commerce commission. on It's
own initiative, began an investigation OF
combinations between railways and private
car lines; the report of the commission
showed that in 1904 there were 297 ,973 miles
of railroad track in the United States. Elk
ports OF manufactured articles from this
country in the last fiscal year amounted to
53,62O,291. the largest on record. The
reciprocity congress began its sessions in
Chicago. The Mississippi congress
began its sessions at Portland, Ore. The
National Negro Business League at Phila-
delphia reelected Booker T. Washington
president. Cornelius P. Shea reelected
president of the International Brotherhood
of Transfers at its meeting in Philadelphia.
The International Typographical Union at
it's convention in Toronto formally declared
for an eight-hour day. The battleship Kan
sas the largest war vessel built In the east,
was successfully launched at Camden. N. J.
The latest report showed a total Of 1,2S5
cases of yellow fever at New Orleans, with
a total of 1873 deaths. Secretary Taft and
his party sailed from Manila on the trans
port Logan to visit southern ports Of the
islands. American surgeons in Manila
claimed to have found cure for leprosy.
Twelve persons were killed and over TWEEN
ty-five injured In head-on collision on the
Nickel Plate railroad near Lorain, Ohio.
An excursion train on the Atlantic Coast
line ran into an open draw at Bruce, near
Portsmouth, Va, and fourteen persons were
known to have been killed; various esti-
mates of the fatalities placed the number
as high as 100
Foreign Affairs.
The Russian emperor issued a manifesto
proclaiming a national consultative assem-
bly,: the body will possess no power to
make new laws. 1t can be dissolved by
order Of the emperor and can be overruled
by the council of ministers. which con-
stitutes the upper house; conditions in Rus
STA remained threatening, rioting being fear
ed at Vtborg and an uprising against the
Jews being reported from Byelostok;
peasant delegates met at Moscow and de-
manded real reforms; two socialists were
killed, eighteen wounded and over 400 cap
tured in an encounter with troops near
Warsaw; Japanese headquarters in Man.
churia reported a reconnaissance In force
along the Kirin road. the Russian out
posts being driven north; Admiral Kata Okla
reported a landing and action on the ST.
berian coast in the Strait of Tartary. The
French naval officers continued their visit
to England. A formidable British squad
ron sailed from Gibraltar to make friendly
calls at Baltic sea ports. Because 1t was not
approved by Queen Wilhelmina the Dutch
cabinet recently formed was reconstructed.
The Servian cabinet recently formed re-
signed and was also reconstructed. En-
peror Francis Joseph celebrated the
seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth. BY
a practically unanimous vote Norway de-
clared in favor of the dissolution of the
union with Sweden. Advices from the
Spanish provinces of Seville. Malaga and
Cordova stated that the agrarian troubles
are increasing: Spanish jails We're crowded
by persons, who. innocent or crime, sur
rendered in order to save themselves from
starvation. Achinese massacred the Dutch
post at Rembong, Dutch East Indies Ad-
vices from Soo-Chow said that the boy
colt Of American goods is assuming a po-
litical character and that an anti-forefgn
outbreak Is feared. The Venezuelan gov
eminent signed a contract for twelve bat
teries of Creusot guns, costing $l,ooo'Vo.
In the District.
Justice Barnard of the District of Column
bia Supreme Court appointed Messrs
George w. Moss. Charles A. Baker and
George Spransy the commission to appraise
damages resulting from property affected
by the erection Of the union station. The
typhoid fever situation was stated to be I'M
proved although thirty-two new cases
were reported in one day to the health Of
fce, breaking all records. Smallpox was
detected at the District Jail. Two OF the
twenty nine beds of the filtration plant were
opened. War Department officials stated
that the department would not oppose the
Districts taking control of the water sup
ply. The building operations in the District
during the last fiscal year amounted to
$12 SIS, 522. The grand jury of the District
Of continued its Investigation of
the cotton-crop report leak scandals. The
Society of American Florists and Ornamen-
tai Horticulturists held its annual conven-
ton Mary Graves, colored, was held by
the coroner's jury responsible for the death
of her Infant. which she placed in an ash
pile. Martha Rodgers, cOlored, who disap-
peared from her home in Anacostia recent
ly, was found dead in a well on the prem
Uses; a coroner's jury gave a certificate OF
death by suicide. Theodore Peyton, colored,
thirteen years old, was drowned in the river
while fishing at the foot Of G street Among
those who died was Mr.. Thomas ii. Lang
lev an old resident of Washington.