Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
WEEK ENDING APRIL IA, 1906.

President Roosevelt suggested an amend
ment to the railroad rate bill to prevent
delay in the consideration of applications
for temporary injunctions; in receiving
deputation of German Americans President
Roosevelt said be believed the Algeciras
conference had Brought about better rela-
tions between Germany and France. Com
missioner Of immigration Sargent urged
that no laxity in the exclusion laws of the
Chinese be permitted, and proposed means
of preventing undesirable Cinnamon from
coming to this country. Secretary Root
Informed Russia that any date after Sep
TENDER 20 will be satisfactory to the United
States for The Hague conference. The
United States last year bought from Cuba
800, S67, S56 worth of products. and sold in
return S44, $50 ,812 worth. The Senate con-
tinued consideration Of the rate BILL and
Mr. Bailey made a strong speech In sup
port of his amendment denying to inferior
courts the power to suspend orders of the
Interstate commerce commission; the
House passed the post office appropriation
bill; In the stormiest session of the pres
ent Congress. Representatives Dalzell and
Williams became engaged in a violent dis
cussion, in which charges of falsehood were
made. The anthracite mine operators re-
jected the arbitration proposal of the
United Mine Workers Of America, and SUBJ
mitted one Of their own, greatly narrowing
the scope of the inquiry. Greene and GalE-
UOI were IlneQ 1870 f4J.SO eaCn. ana SEN
fenced to four years in prison at Savannah.
Ga. Capt. Duncan Kennedy, commander
of the cruiser Colorado, died of appendix -
at Guantanamo, Cuba.
Foreign Affairs
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius after
week of great activity, destroying many
villages and causing the loss of many lives,
began to slacken, and scientists believed
that the volcano has spent its greatest
force; wide region was laid waste and
falling buildings caused panics In Naples.
Advices from st. Petersburg say that Great
Britain is pressing negotiations for an un-
Outstanding with Russia so as to exclude
Germany, and to relieve the strain caused
by open question in the east. The Russian
situation resolved itself into immediate
choice by the emperor between Count
White and Interior Minister Durnovo; one
third of the Russian national parliament
was chosen, not single reactionary candi-
date in the It's members being elected; the
peasants in practically all the districts OPP
posed the autocracy, and II seemed certain
that the radicals will control parliament by
a large majority. The education bill, the
main measure on the liberal program at
this session of parliament was introduced
in commons and was formally passed on
first reading. Great Britain supported the
United States in its efforts to have the
second peace conference postponed beyond
July In announcing his retirement from
the presidency of Venezuela President CAS-
tro did not say whether 1t was temporary
or permanent.
District of Columbia.
Senator Tillman preferred formal charges
against Benjamin F. Barnes, nominated TO
be postmaster of Washington. The Sen
ate and House passed a number of meas
ures of local interest, among them the Dill
to create a board for the condemnation
of insanitary buildings, passed by the Sen
ate; the Senate committee on the Dis,rict
of Column bia reported favorably the Oicott
bill. to provide for a uniform method OF
procedure in the matter of opening, WIDEN
Ing and Strengthening streets; the Same
bill was brought up in the House and
caused considerable debate, IT being finally
passed with the proviso that the District
pay the whole cost of excess damages The
New York Avenue and Assembly Churches
were merged and are to form the nucleus
of the proposed Presbyterian Cathedral in
Washington. A strike was inaugurated by
the union bottlers of beer and soft drinks.
Eleven teachers filed charges against Prin-
cipal A. l. Gardner of the Mckinley Man
ual Training School. The National Play
grounds Association was in session. Among
those who died were: Ex-Representative
Henry William Seymour, from heart trou-
BILE; Mrs. Patty Miller Stocking, daughter
of the late Justice Miller OF the Supreme
Court of the United States; Col. Robert
Christy q well-known citizen, and John r.
Kelly, former lieutenant of police.