Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02
OTHER SERVICES.
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 1905


Portsmouth agreed on terms OF peace
japan yielding on all points; no indemnity
is to be paid, Russia keeps her interned
warships and no attempt is made to limit
her naval power in the far east; Saghalin
is to be divided between the two countries
Japan taking the southern part; Japan IN
sisted that the armistice agreed upon shall
not become operative until the peace treaty
is signed owing to the importation or the
cable Japan was cut off from the United
States and fears were expressed that
battle might be fought in Manchuria before
Japan could ratify the peace terms; num-
Der of Japanese newspapers declared the
terms of peace are q national disgrace;
Emperor Nicholas of Russia congratulated
and thanked President Roosevelt for his
efforts to bring about peace; congratula-
ticns from all parts Of the world poured
in upon the President at Oyster Bay. 1t
was announced that China had decided to
cancel the rights of the Canton-Hankow
railroad and pay the owners $6,5Oo,UOO.
Secretary Taft and his party returned TO
Manila and sailed for Hong Kong. General
William H. Carter in a report stated that
revolt in the Island of Samar had been
put down by United States regular troops.
Secretary Bonaparte decided that Comman-
der Lucien Young must be tried by court
martial in connection with the Bennington
disaster. Secretary Shaw made public a
letter to Governor Cummins asking his au-
thority for statements alleged to have been
made about the French reciprocity treaty.
The battleship Vermont was successfully
launched at Quincy, Mass. The Shakers
peace convention began at Mount Lebanon,
N. Y. In anticipation of the demand for an
eight-hour day by the International Typo
graphical Union four of the largest job
printing offices in Chicago posted open-shop
notices; large number of printers Inn
mediateiy went on strike. the union leaders
claiming a complete tie-up. The latest re-
port from New Orleans showed a total
number of 1858 cases of yellow fever with
a total of 2S1 deal tbs. Three distinct earth
quake shocks were felt at Portsmouth and
generally along the New Hampshire coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Rogers of Wash
ington, D. c.. abandoned their two chill
dren in hotel in Albany, N. Y, and dis
appeared; they were subsequently located
for short time in Providence, R. l., but
again disappeared Eight Italians were
killed by a dynamite explosion in a Green
brier valley lumber camp in West Virginia
The American steamer Peconic sank off
the Florida coast and twenty of her crew
OF twenty-five were drowned.
Foreign Affairs. ;
The concessions of the japanese which
brought about the peace agreement as
founded Europe, where the general opinion
was that Russia had won diplomatic vic
tory over Japan, Japan a moral triumph
and Roosevelt had become for the present
the chief world figure: advices from Man
churia stated that Gen. Kawamura had es-
tablished new line of communications and
that the japanese were in absolute con-
troll of all the southern part Of the prov
ince the agrarian agitation, according to
dispatches from st. Petersburg, had in
creased in all parts of Russia; hard fight
ing between peasants and Cossacks was
reported from the Caucasus. The inter-
parliamentary congress opened its sessions
at Brussels; the program of subjects for
the peace conference at The Hague was
introduced. The conference between the |
commissioners of Sweden and Norway on |
the question of dissolution of the union be- |
gan at Carlsbad. Germany was reported
to have 1900 cases of cholera under OBJ
servation; stringent medical dictatorship |
established in Prussia to stop the in
lection. Widespread famine in Spain led to |
looting and pillage. Morocco released the |
merchant Boumzian and averted serious
trouble with France. An express train |
on the Great Eastern railway In England
left the rails at Witham, and, punging into |
the station, caused the death of ten per-
sons The total eclipse of the sun was OBJ
served in a number of places under favor |
able conditions. China put an imperial ban |
upon the boycott of American goods. Among
those who died was Francesca Tamagno
one of theFbest known tenors in the world, |
at Varese, Italy.
In the District.
Arrangements were begun for big public
welcome to be rendered the President by
the citizens of Washington upon his return |
to the city from Oyster Bay Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson made public the report
OF the investigation into charges against |
DR.. d. E. Salmon. chief of the bureau of
animal industry; DIR. Salmon was exon
Grated on all charges. Edwin S. Holmes,
jr., indicted for conspiracy in connection |
with the preparation and publication of
government crop reports surrendered to
the authorities and was released on bail. |
Daniel W. Baker succeeded Morgan II. |
Beach as United States attorney for the
District of Columbia. Sidney Bieber fire |
marshal, was retired on account of i'll |
health, and was succeeded by Capt. Philip |
w. Nicholson, assistant fire marshal. The |
District National Guard rifle team won
tenth place in the team match at the an
nual shoot at Sea Girt. n. j. The Catholic |
University of America filed with Mr. An /
drew Y. Bradley, referee in bankruptcy in |
the case of Thomas E. Waggaman, proof |
of its claim against the estate of the bank |
rupt Paul Martorano. a laborer was killed |
by fall while working on the Connecticut |
avenue bridge. William G.. Zimmerman a |
tailor fifty-three years old, committed SUI |
eide by shooting. George Coberth charged !
with assaulting Miss Rose Holly of this |
city at Germantown, Md, was arrested at |
Brunswick. Among those who died was |
Mrs. Mary Emile Doneson Wilcox, a great |
niece of President Andrew Jackson and |
born In the White House seventy-six years |
ago. |