Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
THE WEEK ENDING JULY 90, 1905.

Baron Komura and Minister Takahira,
the Japanese peace ENJOYS, visited Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and held a
conference on plans for the meeting Of the
plenipotentiaries- The United States gov
eminent was asked to extend official recog-
milton to Norway as an independent gov
eminent. A substitute report on the acre
age Of cotton in the southern states in
1905 was issued by the Department of Agri-
culture; Prof. George T. Moore, physiolo-
gist and algologist Of the Department Of
Agriculture, resigned. American foreign
commerce in the fiscal year just ended
amounted to So 63.5, 907 333 as compared
with 81, 451 ,9l4 642, in the previous year.
Reports showed that 1927. 421 immigrants
were admitted to this country the last
fiscal year. The remains of John Paul
Jones were transferred from the u. s. s..
Brooklyn to the temporary vault in the
grounds Of the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils with simple ceremonies. An official
examination of the gunboat Bennington
showed that only one boiler had exploded,
and that the ships hull was not material
ly damaged. Chairman Paul Morton was
elected president of the Equitable Life As
surance Society; District Attorney Jerome
started his investigation of the society's
affairs and the New York assembly commit
tee to conduct the legislative inquiry was
named. John A. Thompson lost in his suit
in New York against Thomas F. Walsh, by
which he sought to obtain a half interest
in the latter's millions. Forty-fve tons of
dynamite were successfully set off at
Portsmouth, N. H. to enlarge a channel
near the navy yard. Fire destroyed prop
erty worth $S75,0OO in the Humble oil field
Of Texas and caused the death Of over ten
laborers. total of Ut cases of yellow
fever with forty-seven deaths since July
IL. were reported at New Orleans; south
ern cities took quarantine precautions to
he o% ty,Fa
New York Central train killed six men and
fatally injured three near Amsterdam. N.
Y. United States Senator John H Mitch
ell was sentenced to six months in jail
and fine of $1,000 for accepting pay
for his services in connection with the
Oregon land frauds Johann Hoch, self
confessed bigamist, and convicted Of pois-
oning one of his wives. was reprieved just
before the time set for his execution at
Chicago. Among those who died were Col.
Daniel s. Lamont. Secretary of War under
President Cleveland. at Millbrook, N. Y,
and Bishop Isaac w. Joyce OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. at Minneapolis.
Foreign Affairs.
M. White. the senior Russian peace envoy
was received by President Loubet in Paris
and also had extended conference with
Premier Rouvier; General Hasegawa, COM
handing the Japanese forces in northeast
ern Korea, reported that the Russians had
been dislodged from two districts near the
&C asst, about forty-five miles from the Tu-
men river; Japanese destroyers landed a
battalion at De CaStries. on the Siberian
coast opposite the northern end of Sakha-
lin, the intention being apparently to pre-
vent the escape of the Russians on the is
land; latest adviceS stated that Field Mar
shall Oyama's lines extend in the form of a
sickle from LiaO-Yang to PosSiet bay, the
total strength of the Japanese being esti-
mated at $4,000, with 200 guns; the
re mstvo congress at Moscow adjourned af-
ter passing resolutions extending member
ship to delegates from practically all socie-
ties and unions in Russia; disorders contin-
ued in Russia, 5000 ironworkerS going on
strike at Warsaw, labor troubles being con-
unued at LODI and many persons being
killed during riots at Mini Novgorod-- EN-
peror William and the car met first on the
HoEenzollern and then on the Polar Star,
the conference eliciting much discussion as
u its probable motives. A formal intima-
ton was received by the court at Copen-
hagen, Denmark. of Emperor Williams in
tention to visit King Christian at an early
date. The report that the British cabinet
would not resign and that most of the min
isterS were opposed to dissolution IN the fall
was confirmed. -Twenty-three persons were
killed in the collision of an electric express
train with an empty train standing still a
station near Liverpool. The French min
lister of marine decided to send a squadron
to participate in the John Paul Jones cere-
monies. Both houses of the Swedish riks
dag approved the conditions proposed for
the dissolution of the union with Norway,
but the Swedish cabinet resigned owing to
an adverse report being made on the gov
ernments bill; the report deprecates any
attempt to establish the act of union by
force, but says that the storthing must le-
gally approach Sweden to obtain a diSsolu-
ton of the agreement. Remarka BILE courte-
stes were shown Secretary of War Taft and
his party upon their arrival at the japanese
apital. Among those who died was Jean
lot
Paris.
In the District
Col Smith S. Leach, engineer officer in
charge of the water supply drew an
alarming picture in his annual report of
the condition of the water system at the
present time and urgently requested an ap-
preparation for an additional conduit from
Great Falls; Col. c. s. Bromweu submitted
his annual report on public buildings and
grounds. The grand jury of the District of
Columbia began its investigation into the
cotton crop report scandal and took steps
to compel Moses Haas and Frederick A
Peckh ham of New York recalcitrant wit
nesses, to testify. Passengers on the Ana
costa and Potomac River railroad held a
car for more than three hours a. the south
end of the Navy Yard bridge to test the
validity of the law which compels the rail-
road to limit cars capacity to forty while
crossing the bridge Alexander N. Wills,
old soldier, detained at the government
Hospital for the Insane since September
1903, was ordered released on writ of
habeas corpus by the District Supreme
Court. fire caused by an explosion Of
chemicals destroyed $4,000 worth of prop
erty in the drug store of f. r. Richardson
at 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
Oliver S. Proctor. engineer was killed
by train while walking on the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks near Ivy City. Edward
Reese, a ptman on the Columbia railway
was struck by car and killed while at
work al 14th and III streets northeast Ada
Manni, eighteen months old, was killed by
an ArRcostia and Potomac River railroad
car at New Jersey avenue and E street
DR.. Edward Leon was arrested on charge
OF causing the premature birth OF a child
and released on bail; Samuel P. Williams
and his wife, the parents of the child dis
appeared from the city. Joseph Kane of
this city committed suicide in Baltimore by
jumping from a bridge and drowning;
Emanuel Boone, colored committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with a razor:
Miss Bessie Miles, IS years old, attempted
to commit suicide by taking poison Among
those who died were Adolph Cluss a we'll
known and successful architect; James w.
Orme. acting president of the Washington
Gaslight Company; William l.. Elterch a
prominent attorney, and John H. Russell
one of the Oldest residents of WASHINGTON