Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
WEEK ENDING NOV. 10, 1905.

State and congressional elections were
held on Tuesday with results as follows:
Republicans elected majority of about
sixty in the House Of Representatives of the
Sixtieth Congress; Hughes was chosen
governor of New York by a majority of
about GO.O00, but the rest of the republican
state ticket was defeated. according to I'M
official returns; Massachusetts remained
republican,; republicans elected Stuart gov
ernor in Pennsylvania and Rotan district
attorney in Philadelphia against the fusion
lists; Higgins, democrat. WAS elected gov
ernor of Rhode Island; Cummins, repub-
lican. was reelected governor of Iowa with
a reduced majority; Connecticut, Michigan,
Indiana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, North
Dakota. Utah, Wyoming and Washington
returned republican pluralties; Gov. Hoch
was reelected governor OF Kansas by Z re-
duced plurality; Minnesota reelected the
republican ticket except the governorship,
which was carried again by John A. John
son. democrat; II. Clay Evans was defeated
for the governorship in Tennessee; demo-
Gratis carried Okla homa and insured to their
party the writing of the state constitution;
Al. zona refused joint statehood with New
Mexico.
President Roosevelt and his party sailed
from Washington for Panama. Secretary
Loeb issued statement that private con-
versatlons with the President should not
DC quoted, anu CHdI II. Roosevelt VIII De
responsible for his public and official ut
terances only. 1t was announced that Sec
rotary Hitchcock will retire March 4, and
that James RI Garfield will succeed him,
being succeeded himself by Herbert X.
Smith as commissioner of corporations. Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand, the British am
bassador to the United States, resigned.
and Esme w. Howard. consul general in
Crete, was named as charge daffaires.
1t was stated that Postmaster General Cor
telyou will retire as national republican
chairman before becoming Secretary of the
Treasury. Sugar imports from Cuba fell
off more than half, while those from Porto
Rico and Hawaii showed large increase.
Brig. Gen. Crozier declared that the
United States twelve-inch gun is us,eless
after firing sixty times, and new four
teen-inch gun will take it's place in the
forts. San Francisco poiicyholdeis sought
to force certain German and Austrian COM
panies to pay their earthquake and fire
losses. William Jennings Bryan comment
ed on the results of the election, declaring
them a proof That the democratic party
is growing stronger. The federal grand
jury at Pittsburg indicted officials and en-
ployes of the Shelby Steel Tube Company
on charges OF engaging in a conspiracy to
defraud the government by putting de-
fective boiler. tubes in number of war
ships. The Pennsylvania railroad an
nounced 10 per cent wage increase. af-
fecting 10000 men and involving 1000,
COO a year. The Supreme Court of the
United States decided that white persons
VINO nave married into the cherokee ma
ton have no right to share in the tribal
funds or lands. President Roosevelt or
dered the dismissal of every enlisted SOL
der in three companies of the 25th United
States Infantry (colored) for their failure
refusal to identify the participants in
a recent fatal riot at Brownsville. Texas;
he also ordered an investigation into an
alleged utterance by Col. VIM. L. Pitcher,
21th Infantry, derogatory to colored SOL
diers Stuyvesant Fish was virtually de-
posed from the presidency of the. Illinois
Central Railroad Company, after many
years Of service. in consequence of a fac
tional campaign headed by E. H. Harri-
man. whose choice for the presidency was
]. T. Harahan. The coroner's jury in the
case of the Atlantic City railroad wreck
verdict nGdns Bridge
disaster and Incidentally blaming the rail-
road company for certain conditions.
Gen. Wood issued denial of the report
that Japanese officer had been arrested
while sketching the Philippine Notifications
Texas rangers were ambushed by party
of armed Mexicans and killed four; fatally
wounded one and captured two Of the as
sailants. Representative John H. Ketcham
of New York died.
foreign.
An official of the provisional government
of Cuba declared it would be impossible
for the Americans to get away in nine
months. A band of ninety armed Crbans
near Sancti Sp.ritus. Santa Clara province
is reported to have raised the American flag
in hope of starting movement for annexa-
ton. BY a new Interpretation Of the cleo
ton law the Russian Senate disfranchised
thousands of men. including city and rail-
road employees The revoiutionists who
robbed the mail van CT railroad train in
Russian Poland of 10000, after wrecking
1t with bombs, number 100 men, the leader
giving his orders by bugle call. Five hum
MED and attempted to break out of bar
racks to wreck the quarters of an officer
whose order was resented. The house Of
lords again carried an amendment against
the government to clause 4 of the education
bill. Karl Hau, a professor in the George
Washington University at Washington, ".
c., was arrested in London on a charge Of
numbering his mother-in-law at Baden
Baden. The estimates for the French budget
for 1907 showed deficit of 175,0OOOoO
francs, to be met by increased taxation and
short-term treasury bonds. Premier Glenn
enceau read the governments declaration
of policy before the chamber of deputies,
which sustained the democratic measures
proposed by q vote Of 396 to 98 The trial
Of the Casteilane divorce case was resumed
in Paris, letters written by the count In
seeking a reconciliation being read. Ten
million persons were reported to be facing
starvation in Central China. The native
section off Hankow, China, was swept by
fire.
In the District
Commissioner Mcfarland. it was stated,
would urge that District building and loan
associations be placed under the super
vision of the controller of the currency. /
Charles W.. Hepburn was awarded 200
damages in a suit against the District gov
sernmenf in consequence of having stum-
bled over curbinE on the sidewalk, result
ing IN breaking his arm. The District Coms
tnlssioners sasised the corporation counsel
stos submit an oplnion as to what buildings
in the District OF Columbia should be re-
auired to have freproof shutters and other
fre preyentiyes. The Washington Stock