Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10
WEEK ENDING MARCH 10, 1905.
General.

President Roosevelt sent a special mes
sage to Congress declaring that he believed
little could be accomplished by the investi-
cation of the railways and the coal and oil
industries by the interstate commerce COM
mission; the President in a message to Con-
gress urged construction of Notifications In
new possessions at the entrance to the Pan
ANA canal and number of home ports; the
President approved the resolution of Con-
gress providing for an investigation of al
legged railroad Determinations and monopo-
lies in coal and oil. saying. however. that he
did so with hesitation. Senators Beveridge,
McCumber ard Patterson spoke on the joint
statehood bill in the Senate; the Senate
passed the bill admitting Oklahoma and In
dian Territory to the Union, but eliminated
Arizona and New Mexico by a vote of 81 to
So the Senate committee has favorably re-
ported a bill to establish a vast forest re-
serve in the Appalachian mountains, the bill
including Maryland. The House passed the
Indian appropria ton bill; the House COM
mittee completed the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriations bills; the House
passed ioS private pension bills and debated
the bill amending the naturalization laws.
Gov. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania vetoed
the resolution providing for an investiga-
ton of the coal railroads, on the ground
that the special session OF the legislature
had not been called for such a purpose. f.
A Burnham, first vice president and Geo.
Burnham, jr., second vice president of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
were indicted for alleged grand larceny and
forgery. Late reports state that nineteen
persons were killed, many injured and q
property loss of about 81 ,o0o,Ooo sustained
by the tornado at Meridian. Miss. Former
Gov. James Stephen Hogg of Texas died at
Houston that state. Chairman Shonts of
the isthmian canal commission was exam
ined by the Senate committee on oceanic
canals.
Foreign.
An imperial manifesto and ukases relating
to the composition and extent OF power of
the Russian parliament were promulgated
at st. Petersburg; many restrictions are
laid on legislation by the national assembly;
a dispatch received at st. Petersburg said
that Germany had accepted the Russian
proposal for joint French and Spanish con-
troll of the Moroccan police; advices from
London say that little hope of agreement is
entertained. King Edward arrived at Paris
and was welcomed by representative of
NJ. Fallieres and by Premier Rouvier; the
visit causes comment In regard to its rela-
ton to the Moroccan conference. The gov
eminent of Uruguay continues to exercise
strict censorship over dispatches; there is a
rumor at Buenos Ayres that Gen. Munoz
has been arrested, The Rouvier ministry
was defeated by thirty-three votes In the
President FalliereS accepted the resgna-
ton; the defeat was on the quest ton of
church inventories. The president of the
chamber OF deputies admitted the French
navy is weak but said the budget is INSULT
eaent to remedy the trouble. Great Britain
has opened communication with this coun-
try seeking favorable tariff treatment.
China regards the talk on military prepa-
rations in the United States as an act of
unfrIendliness. The filing of the bishopric
of Porto Rice Is expected to settle the ques-
ton as to which congregation at Rome has
supervision of the island. A new revolu-
tionary movement is under way in Uru-
quay The Algeciras conference has partly
agreed upon a plan for the Morocco state
bank, by which each power participating
will share equally In the right 10 subscribe
to the capital stock. Tacioban, the capital
of the Island of Leyte Philippines. was de-
stroyed by fire. The village of Tavernola.
built on a cliff. fell into Lake Iseo. Italy,
but nearly all the 1000 inhabitants escaped.
The Island of Tahiti and the Society Islands
were swept by cyclone, and 1t is reported
from one source that 10000 persons per-
ished but this is not confirmed. Forty-one
men were Killed by the collapse OF staging
In an Austrian coal mine. -Four men, who
attempted to kill President Reyes of Colom-
bia on February TO- were shot at Bogota.
bold scheme to Kill Governor General
Daubassoff was frustrated at Moscow:
bomb was found IN the hair of woman ar
rested in his Office. The loss of life in re-