Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
WEEK ENDING FEB. 2, 1907.

President Roosevelt ana Secretary TAFT
agreed to increase the Rural Guards Of
Cuba from 5000 to 10000 men. Many re-
ports circulated indicating that the rela-
lions between the United States and Japan
were seriously strained in consequence of
the California school controversy; it was
announced at the White House that the diff
ferences between the administration and the
California authorities would be satisfac-
torily adjusted; Secretary Taft said he had
no fear Of Japanese designs upon Hawaii.
The interstate commerce commission an
nounced Its new rules regarding the filing
of railway tariffs. The congressional postal
commission submitted it's report on the Sec
ond-cass mail service proposing radical
changes. Senator Rayner in speech in the
Senate protested against the Presidents as
sumption Of the powers of other branches Of
the government and of the states. The dip
lomatic and consular and the fertilization
appropriation bills were passed by the Sem
ate The Senate agreed to vote the
Smoot contest February 20. The Senate
passed bills placing the Panama railroad
under the canal commission and appropriate
ing 100000 for stopping the overflow of
the Colorado river. The House passed the
agricultural appropriation bill and the river
and and haroor bl1 was taken AXE up The Thaw
jury indicted the so-called theatrical trust.
Foreign.
1t was reported that Gov Swettenham of
Jamaica had placed his resignation in the
hands of Lord Elgin. colonial secretary;
a dispatch from London said that the gov
ernor had withdrawn his letter to Admiral
Davis and expressed regret for the senti-
ments. The assassin of William Whitley,
proprietor of the first department store in
London, was identified as Horace George
Rayner, former school teacher; the will
OF Whitley left $5,OOO,O 600 to the poor. A
summary Of the work of the German-Amer-
lean tariff commissioners, which was issued
at Berlin, stated that basis for treaty
had been laid, and that a working agree
ment, subject to approval, had been reached.
1t was announced from Berlin that Ger
many was not disposed to favor the inclu-
sion of the armament question in the pro-
gram for The Hague peace conference The
French chamber of deputies passed the
public meetings bill by vote of $50 to 5:
Premier Clemenceau referred to the bish-
ops proposal as IAN insolent ultimatum.''
Senior Maura formed a conservative Span
ish cabinet. Premier Stolypin Of Russia
issued circular promising full liberty in
the duma elections under the laws. M
near St. Petersburg. was killed by a boy
Of eighteen. who escaped. Terrorists at
Grodno, Russia. killed five policemen sent
to arrest two of their number and wounded
several others. dispatch from Tangier
said that Raisuli was still surrounded in
ZellaPs stronghold, and that a general at
tack on the fortress would be made Two
hundred miners were killed by an explo-
mine near Saarbrucken, Rhenish Prussia
Many lives were lost in similar disaster
near Lens, France. Over hundred Chi
nese were drowned in a squat at Hong
kong.
In the District.
The Commissioners appeared for the Sec
ond time before the District committee Of
the Senate in advocacy of the bill applying
the smoke law of the District to railroad
locomotives; the railway representatives
offered to use coke and hard coal. At
public hearing before the Commissioners
the question of prohibiting the privilege of
using large portion of the sidewalks by
the produce and meat merchants was dis
cussed. The Commissioners decided to fill
in James Creek canal as soon as 1t is
abandoned as a public sewer. The Senate
passed the bill providing for an extension
Of the street car lines of the city to the new
Union station. The Senate committee on
public buildings and grounds authorized q
favorable report of Senator Heyburn's bill
for the purchase of all the land not now
owned by the government bounded by the