Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13
THE WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 1905.

THE WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 1905.
President Roosevelt returned to Washington
from his western trip; at the cabinet meet
ing over which he presided the Loomis-
Bowen affair was discussed, and 1t was de-
cided to inter the remains of John Paul
Jones at Annapolis; in his speech at Denver
on the return trip the chief executive stated
that it was absolutely necessary that the
nation assume supervisory control of rail-
road rates. Governor Cummins of Iowa tes-
titled before the Senate committee on in
terstate commerce in favor of railroad legis-
lation Count Cassini, the Russian ambas-
sador, was transferred to Madrid and
Baron Rosen, former Russian minister to
Tokyo, was appointed to succeed him. In
reply 20 the State Department, Consul Cen
eral Mason stated that the new German
tariff will be injurious to American trade
with that country. The protected cruiser
st. Louis was successfully launched at
Philadelphia. The third week of the team
sters' strike in Chicago began with the en-
ployers apparently having the advantage;
the tacit agreement that there should be no
riots in that city during the presence Of the
President there was not kept, and one man
was killed. ana SeVeTdl injured IN NIGHTS.
Indictments against two unnamed officials
of the Standard Oil Company were found
by grand jury at Pekin, Ill. The Italian
government interested itself in the case of
Mrs. Anna Valentine, under sentence of
death for murder at Hackensack, N. j., and
she was reprieved until the United States
Supreme Court can review her case. The
British government refused to grant full
pardon to Mrs Maybrick. Miss Nan"
Patterson was set free without bail in New
York city and returned to her parents
home, in Washington. 1t was estimated
that 40 persons were killed by a tornado
which swept over Snyder, Oklahoma Terri
tory, and vicinity, 50 bodies having been re-
covered In that town and 20 deaths being
reported in outlying districts; the property
damage was placed at 100000. Twenty
six persons were killed and forty-four in
jured, some fatally. by cyclone that
wrecked part of the town of Marquette.
Kans. AT least 22 persons were killed and
probably 70 injured by the Cleveland and
Cincinnati express, over the Pennsylvania
railroad running into freight train con-
tanning dynamite which exploded, at South
Harrisburg, Pa; among those killed was S.
s. Shubert, the well-known theatrical man.
ager. BY an explosion of dynamite at the
Cora NINE near Butte, Mont. seven men
were killed and one badly injured. Herbert
V. Croker son Of Richard Croker. died on
a train in Kansas supposedly Of poison
mysteriously administered.
Foreign Affairs.
Definite information as to the wherea-
bouts of the two Russian fleets was with
held, but it was believed at the Russian
admiralty that Admirals Rojestvensky ant.
Nebogatoff had effected junction near
Saigon; the question of French neutrality
reached a somewhat acute stage, and q
statement was issued in Paris setting forth
the French governments position; the au-
thorities in French Indo-Chinese waters
We're instructed not to allow a junction o.
the fleets In French territory; four Rus
sian torpedo boats appeared off the Island
OF Hokkaido, the most northerly OF the
Japanese group, and seized and burned 4
small sailing vessel, disappearing in the di-
rectiOn Of Vladivostok; advices from Man
churia indicated that Oyama Is ready to
give battle, the east and west wings having
made material advances, and driving In the
Russian cavalry attachments; strike dis
turbances continued, but, declaring lie
time inopportune for revolution the Polish
socialist party ordered striking worxmen
to return to their laborS. Forty persons
were reported to have been killed and 100
injured In the antf-Semitic riots at Zhite-
mir; several cities reported similar out
breaks. In the house of commons Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman moved a vote
of censure of the government for its IRISH
policy. but the motion failed; Premier Bal
four in a speech in commons declared the
successful invasion Of England was i'm
possibility. The centenary of he death of
Schiller was observed throughout Germany
and in all European cities where the Ger
man language Is spoken. A widespread con-
spiracy against the government of Brazil
was disclosed by the arrest in Madril of
a former king-at-arms of the Spanish
court.
In the District.
A general order was issued by the COM
handing general of the District militia dis
banding the LIST Regiment and honorably
discharging from the service Col Henry
May and Lieut.. Col. Burton r. Ross JUS
tfce Anderson ordered the discontinuance
of the carrying of passengers on transfers
over the lines of the City and Suburban
railway after June 1. The annual conven-
tion of the diocese of Washington of the
Protestant Episcopal Church and the
thirty-sixth annual session of the general
conference of the Church of Seventh-day
federate and Union veterans was held.
The District flreboat Firefighter was
launched at Wilmington, Del. The fourth
annual horse show of the Chevy Chase Club
was held William Howell. seventeen years
old, died from injuries received in fall
from a freight train. The trial of Attorney
Thomas M. Fields, charged with the alleged
embezzlement of SIC, 600 from the Washing
ton Beneficial Endowment Association, was
begun. Pendleton Taylor, colored, was In
dicted for the murder of his wife. T. M.
Everett, resident Of Georgetown, COM
mitted suicide on street car by shooting
Annie Baker. young woman. committed
suicide by taking poison. Among those
who died were Wallace H. Hills, chief clerk
of the Treasury Department at Carrizozo
N. Mex; Walter c. Johnson. well-known
business man; Gen. ]. Hale Sypher. for
mer member of Congress. at Johns Hopkins,
in Baltimore, and Maj. H. L. Piper of the
ife-saving service. ct Atlantic City.