Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-28
WEEK ENDING APRIL Is, 1905.

President Roosevelt sent to Congress
Bpeciai message asking an additional appro-
prfation Of 81 10000 for the relief OF San
Francisco. Secretary Metcaf forwarded the
President q complete report on the San
Francisco situation: Secretary TAFT ordered
2600 more troops OF the regular army to
that city: the situation in San Francisco
continued to improve. relief being expe-
ditiously distributed and many plans for
rebuilding made; another earthquake shock.
which caused considerable alarm. but did
little damage. was felt: Coroner William
Walsh estimated that the total number OF
dead will not be under loo; the national
San Francisco relief fund reached total
Of $206s0 90. The Senate passed the relief
appropriation Of $1.500000 FOR San Fran
cisco. the measure being agreed to by the
House: the Senate discussed the Indian
appropriation bill and listened to several
speeches on the railroad rate bill: the
House took up the agricultural appropria-
ton bill and during It's discussion debated
tariff rates. viscount Sulxo Aoke. first
Japanese ambassador to the United States,
arrived in Washington. An estimate made
at Wilkesbarre placed the loss from the
suspension of coal mining at $2i8O00Oo.
The body Of John Paul Jones was tenn
porarily laid to rest with imposing cere-
monies In Bancroft Hall. Annapolis. where
1t will remain under guard until the new
chapel is completed. AS a result of dust
explosion in mine of the Colorado Fuel
xEOA AOIhknASlys liASy kaAAAcS AAAA-
load. TWENTY-FIVE miners were killed.
Foreign.
The cxar decided to go to st. Petersburg
to open the flrst Russian parliament May
1O:- the Russian rnonarchists. In session at
Moscow, sent a message to the car urging
unlimited autocracy; Russian provincial
conventions resulted In victories for the
constitutional democrats. Admiral Rojest-
vensky asked to stand trial with the ofiicers
ct the BadOri for surrendertng that vessel;
nineteen peasants were killed and fifty
wounded by guards and Cossacks at Die
vita. Russian village. The trades dis
putes bill. after long debate, was passed to
second reading in the British house Of
commons Fearing trouble with Turkey
over the Tabah boundary, Great Britain
increased her garrison In Egypt. The
French aabor agitation caused less alarm
owing to the measure taken by the gov
eminent to preserve order; a large force
encounters between striking miners and
troops were reported at Vaienciennes and
Lens. France: the homes of leading royal
lists, Benapartists, labor LADDERS and anar-
chtsts were searched at Paris by the police
In the hope OF finding evidence of plot
to overthrow the republic. The Belgian
cadet training ship. Count de Smet de
Mayer, foundered in the Bay of Biscay
and thirty-fve lives were lost, twenty-six
survivors being saved by French bark.
Ihe recent eruption of Mount Vesuyius
increased in the diameter Of the crater from
lGO to 5000 feet Thirteen earthouake
SHOCKS in quick succession were felt in the
FFoVince or Siene, Tuscany, Italy and a
number OF buildings at Poggibonse were
damaged Vllaforte. the ladrone leader in
Malolos surrendered at Manila.
In the District.
me House of Representatives passed the
district OF Columbia appropriation bill: the
Rouse also passed, among other measures
the Dill to create board for the condem
nation OF insanitary buildings and discussed
the scnooi Dill providing for increases in
the salaries OF the teachers and MAKING
other changes In the local system: Repre-
sentative Keller introduced a bill in the
Rouse providing for new form of govern
ment for the District; the Senate COM
mittee on the District ordered Favorable 70
ports on number of local measures.
among them one changing the boundary
ine or ROCK Creek Park; the subcommittee
OF the Senate committee on post offices and
post roads appointed to inquire into charges
preferred by Senator Tillman against Ben
Jamln +. Barnes, appointed by the Presi-
cent 70 De postmaster of Washington, vot-
ed against such an investigation, notwith-
standing that Mr.. Barnes had himself pre-
ferred request for an inquiry into the
charges, and the full committee ordered
the nomination favorably reported to the
Senate. Eight ranking officers of the
French navy were among the official visi-
tors to the national capital during the
week. Ihe board of trustees of the Catho-
lie University held its annual meeting Cili-
zens OF the District generally responded
generously and promptly to the call for aid
for stricken San Francisco, and the citi-
zens, relief committee had its hands full In
providing for the transportation OF clothes,
food and the like to California. The an
nouncement was made that State Senator
George e. Green would again be placed
on trial on a charge of conspiracy with
intent to defraud the government in con-
nectton with the recent post Office ex-
posures. George Wood, colored, accused Of
killing Thomas Brown, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree. Charles
e. Grant, accused OF the murder of Eva
Barnes, both colored, was placed on trial.
Philip B. Tribune, engineer. was killed
in a collision in the Southern freight yard
at Anacoetia. George Cohen, forty-four
years old a blind man, committed suicide
by cutting his throat; Harry Cecil, baker,
committed suicide by taking poison: Will
binder, attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat.