Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
THE WEEK ENDING FEB. "a, 1906

The President transmitted to Congress
the report of the engineers on the Panama
canal Secretary Loeb, In behalf of the
President, refused the request of DIR. Minor
Morris for apology for the treatment Of
Mrs Morris at the White House. The SEN
ate passed the Hepburn pure food bill with
only four adverse votes; a railroad rate
BILL containing a court review feature
was introduced by Mr.. Knox; the Senate
passed the anti-hazing bill; through demo-
cratic votes the Senate committee on in
terstate commerce decided to report the
Hepburn-Dolliver railway rate bill with
out amendment, Senator Tillman to have
charge Of the bill; the House unanimously
passed the Tillman-Gillespie resolution d.
rectlng the interstate commerce commits
sion to investigate the relation of rail-
roads to the coal and oil industries; the
House also passed bills prohibiting gam
bling in the territories. providing work for
the census bureau and the purchase of
coal lands In the Philippines. Gen Chas
H. Grosvenor defeated for renomina-
ton for Congress in Ohio by Albert Doug
las. Fire destroyed six business blocks in
the business section of Rutland, Vt, do
ing 100000 damage Six persons We're
killed by landslides the Southern Pacific
railroad, near Delta, Cal. Johann Hoch
the Chicago "Bluebeard," was hanged for
wife murder. but his attorneys declare
they Will yet carry the case to the United
died were John B. Stetson, millionaire
hat manufacturer of Philadelphia, of apo
plexy, near Deland. Fla. and John A. Nc
Call, former president OF the New York
Life Insurance Company, at Lakewood
n. J.
Foreign.
The trouble between Premier White and
Interior Minister Durnovo was reported to
have been adjusted temporarily by Emperor
Nicholas: a hard fight was reported near
Geuginskala, Russia. between COO mutinous
Cossacks and loyal troops; the first session
of the second parliament of the reign of
King Edward OF England convened. Ger
many rejected Frances proposal for polio
ing Morocco, and France decided to lay the
matter before the world. The German
reichstag passed the first and second read
lngs OF the bill extending reel procal tariff
rates to the United States until June 80
Washington's birthday was celebrated by
Americans In a number of capitals of Eu-
rope. Clement Armand Fallieres assumed
the DIT les Of president of France. Ex-
Premier Georgevitch of Servia was SEN
fenced to prison for revealing state secrets
exposing Russian intrigue Eight shots
were fired at Gen. Reyes while he was drv-
ing In Bogota, five bullets hitting the car
riage, but leaving the president unhurt
In the District
A meeting of the official board of visitors
of the Government Hospital for the Insane
was held to consider serious charges that
have been made against that institution by
q committee of the Medico-Legal Society
Gov. Samuel w. Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
vania presided over the first session Of the
congress on uniform divorce laws The
famous case of the state of Missouri vs..
state of Illinois, involving the right of the
city Of Chicago to divert its sewage into the
Mississippi river through the Chicago sani
tary canal and the Illinois river was decided
by the Supreme Court of the United States
in favor of Illinois. Patriotic exercises were
held in all the high schools, the normal
schools and the grade public schools, as well
as by number of organizations In honor o.
the birthday Of George Washington. For
mer State Senator George E Green of Bing-
hampton, n. Y, indicted in connection with
the Post Office Department irregularities,
was placed on trial. Dennis Simms two
years of age, died at the Emergency Hospi-
tai death having been caused by carbolic
acid poisoning.