Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE o, 1905

gress with special message; he also senG
the report Chicago packing houses mades
by officials of the Agricultural Department.
TO Chairman wadsworth of the House COM
| mittee on agriculture; tho former report
brought out horrifying conditions as exist
| Ing in certain Chicago plants; COMMISSIONS
| er Nell and Mr.. Reynolds subsequently ap-
peared before the House com slittee on agri--
culture. which decided to give hearings ON
| the report. and reiterated their ststementss
representative OF the Chicago packers
also appeared before the committee anA
| denied specifically many OF the charges
made; eight Of the large meat-packing con-
| Germs Joined in statement protestinR
against the report. The reports of tho
| statehood and rate bill conferees were sub
mitted to the Senate and House. the Sen--
ate passed the naval appropriation BILL,
carrying SfG,. $40. the resolution pro-
| vdlng for the purchase of Panama cana.
| supplies In the United States and rejecta6
the conference report on the railroad rate
bill. sending that measure back to confer-i
ence; the House passed the naturalization
bill. the Niagara Falls preservation meas
ure and considered the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Capt. Robert F. Wynne,
United States Marine Corps. was placed ON
trial before a court-martial at the Brook
lyn navy yard, charged with insubord4na-
ton. An amazing demonstration In favor
| of William Jennings Bryan as the next
nominee for the presidency of the demo-
cratic party appeared through the west.
The Pennsylvania republican convention,
put through the slate prepared by Senator
Penrose nominating Edward S. Stuart OF
Philadelphia for governor. Gov. Chamber
lain of Oregon was elected, the repubii-
cans winning in the Congress fight. United
States Senator Joseph e. Burton OF Kansas
resigned and Foster Dwight Coburn was
appointed by Gov. Hoch to succeed him.
Former Gov William Pinkney Whyte was
appointed United States senator by Gov.
Warfield 10 succeed the late Senator Cor
man. Employees of the Pennsylvania rail-
road testified before the interstate COM
merce commission that they had received
various sums ranging from $50 to $4,000
| in cash and many gifts of stock from coal
companies; Vice President Rossiter of the
| New York Central testified that the Beech
Creek Coal and Coke Company gave tho
railroad company S5o0,Go In stock for
| traffic reasons" President Cassatt OF tho
Pennsylvania road said that while his
company would deal summarly with tho
guilty. and himself ordered the Immediate
discharge of one Of the railroad employees
who admitted receiving stock from coal
companies, Ii would not yield to manu-
featured public sentiment. The Knights Ct
Columbus held their annual convention lsf
New Haven, Conn. Walter h. Houser, sec
rotary of state of wisconsin was charged
with attempted bribery I'm connection with
Equitable Life Assurance legislation. and
a warrant was issued for his arrest san
Francisco experienced another slight earth
quake shock. From two to six Americans
were stoned to death and from ten to tilIr-
ty-six Mexicans were killed in rioting az
"a,
rejection OF a demand for an increase OF
wages. Eight men were killed by white
damp in the mines OF the Northern Pacific
| at Rocky Ford Mont. Eleven persons wero
| killed two fatally injured and forty others
| were hurt In a trolley car accident at East
Providence, r. !. Nine persons were re-
/ ported drowned in Michigan and Ontario
| as a result OF storms that did great damage
| in that section.
Foreign Affairs.
Speeches against the Russian government
were made at several sessions of the Rus
sian parliament and the breach between tho
emperor and that body seemed to be widen-
ing government members were booted
down and measures were adopted which
showed an evident intention TO act without
regard to the desires of the crown, advices
from ST. Petersburg stated that strong un-
rest existed among the troops; agrarian up
risings were reported in four Russian prov
inces; troops at Orrenburg fired on crowd
which attacked the prison. President Roose-
velts message to Congress on the meat
scandal was used by the London papers az
a warning to avoid all American products
of the kind until sweeping reforms hnd
been adopted; notice was given that the
disclosures would be brought up in COM
mons The international miners congress
met in London. British forces in Natal had
| sharp fight with Zulus. In which sixty
natives were killed. Emperor William or
Germany was cordially greeted by Emperor
Francis Joseph at Vienna The Spanish
ministry formed by Premier Moret resigned.
The body of Morales, the Spanish anarchise
who committed suicide at Torre1on de Ar
dos was identified by the proprietor OF the
hotel in Madrid from which the bomb was
thrown as that of n recent guest. M. Del
casse former French minister of foreign
affairs announced his intention to visit the
United States next fall, The Guatenalan
minister of foreign affairs announced the
defeat of the rebels from Salvador. Cow,
ernor Yzabel and General Torres Issued a
tot m riots
Mexico, in which they say that six Amer
leans and fifteen Mexicans were Killed.
Among those who died were Robert Ehuard
Won Hartman the German philosopher. at
Berlin and the Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould.
the author, on board the steamer Norman at
Port Elizabeth.
In the District.
The Senate began consideration of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill; the
Senate committee on the District concluded
consideration of the bill TO regulate the
salaries of teachers in the local public
schools and involving some change In the
organization of the school system; the
House passed the bill providing for monu-
ment to Commodore John Barry, TO oe
erected In Washington; the Senate ana
House committees on patents in joint session
began series of hearings on the copyright
bill A. l. Gardner, principal Of the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School, filed bis
resignation with the board of education. 1t
was announced that Capt. Chester Harding,
assistant to the Engineer Commissioner or
the District Will shortly be relieved from
that duty President Roosevelt made the
commencement address at the National
Cathedral School: he also attended the an
nual competitive drill Of the regiment or
High School Cadets and presented the priza
flag to the winning company-Company II
of the Western High School. The Associa-
ton of Railway Special Agents and the
Maryland State Dental Association ana
District of Columbia Dental Society held
annual meetings. Southern residents of the
District decorated the graves OF confederate
soldiers at Arlington. The annual spring
golf tournament of the Columbia Golf club
was held The body of an unknown colored
man was found hoa ding in the James creek
canal. James Humphrey. twenty years old.
was drowned while swimming in the East
ern branch Arthur Montgomery, colored.
was held responsible for the death of John
p Duffy, who was killed in fight recently
at 9th and X streets southeast. Edward
jackson, q middle-aged colored man. att,
tempted to commit suicide by jumping into
Rock creek. Among those who died were
United States Senator Arthur Pue German
of Maryland; DIR. Daniel Boone Clark,
prominently identified with Washington
financial institutions; DIR. Charles B. Rams
dell, late pastor of the North Presbyterian
Church. Thomas A Brown, a master paint