Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
WEEK ENDING FEB. %, 1907.

The President and the Californians reach
ed an agreement on the japanese question
by which the latter agreed to admit Japan
csc to the schools under an age-limit con-
dition, and in return secured certain coolie-
exclusion provisions in the new immigration
law. W. j. Oliver and number or those
associated with him attended conference
with the President on Panama canal af-
fairs. The Senate, by a vote of AZ to %, re-
jected the resolution to unseat Senator Reed
SmoOt of Utah. The Senate passed the
naval and river and harbor bills. The Sem
ate considered the agricultural appropria-
ton BILL strong objection developed to the
, grazing leases and the extension OF forest
reserves. In the House the conference re-
port on the immigration BILL containing pro-
vision for settlement of the japanese school
question. was adopted. The postal appro-
priaton bill was passed by the House, pro-
i visions increasing the pay of clerks ana
| carriers which had been stricken out on
points of order being restored. James Bryce.
the new British ambassador to the United
States, arrived in Washington. The bureau
of American republics bought Van Ness
Park, in the rear of the White House, as a
site for the bureaus new building: Inc
Pennsylvania Railroad Company sold S6O,-
600, 600 in three-year per cent notes. Book
er I. Washington opened the sixteenth
Tuskegee conference. John d. Rockefellers
business representative said the Oil king $
fortune is not over S,OO,OOO,OOO his income
not over $20,OOOOOO year, and his holdings
in the Standard only 20 per cent of the total
capital stock. Four Investigations into the
New York Central wreck were begun and
the New York legislature took the matter
up. EX-Gov. Higgins will was filed at
Olean, his wife receiving the bulk of the
estate, estimated at 100000.
Foreign.
BY an overwhelming vote Minister Of Ed
ucation Brands proposal to lease the
Catholic churches in France was Endorsed
| in the chamber Of deputies: an attempt to
disturb the services in the Independent
Catholic Church at Paris was quickly sup
pressed. The leaders of the opposition in
| the British house of commons accused the
ministers Of breaking pledges In regard to
| home rule and Mr.. Asquith replied to the
| charges; A. ]. Balfour attacked the gov
| eminent for attempting to deal with the
question of the house Of lords. The salary
Of Ambassador Bryce was fixed at $4,000
| g. year, making 1t the highest in the world
| Twelve "suffragettes'' were released from
| prison at London: Sir Charles Dixie pre-
| pared a bill providing that women may vote
at both parliamentary and local elections.
| The German reichstag was opened by En-
peror William with imposing ceremonies.
! The anti-Jewish disturbances in Odessa in
| creased, and consuls sent messages to their
| embassies asking protection for foreigners
| five Russian officers were cashiered and
| sentenced to Siberia; terrorists looted the
post Office at Warsaw. killed five men.
| wounded twenty and escaped. Honduran
| troops attacked the Nicaraguan forces on
the frontier and were defeated after an &C
| ton lasting many hours. The Japanese
| training squadron arrived at Honolulu Gu
| ban liberals threatened war II the United
| States does not withdraw. Gen. Paroles
| who endeavored to organize a rebellion
| against Castro. was reported to have been
captured and shot. The mail steamer Ber-
| lin was wrecked at the Hook of Holland
| and of the lab persons aboard only eleven
| We're saved. SiXty-f1ve miners were report
| ed to have been killed by an explosion in
| a Mexican mine
| In the District.
| The Senate passed a large number Of bills
relating to the District of Columbia. The
| House District committee held a special ses-
| sion, at which considerable business Of local
| interest was transacted. A report Of the
printing investigation commission was sub
| mitted to the Senate. The Parker insurance
bill, to correct the laws of the District OF
Columbia, with relation to assessment insur-
| ance. was passed by the House by vote OF
| 116 to 30. The report of the Olcott special
! committee, which investigated conditions al
| the Government Hospital for the Insane
was made public generating the hospital
| management. Members of the Washington
| Playground Associa ton met al a banquet to
discuss the achievements of the past year
| and to advocate plans for the future. The
| Washington Board of Trade had meeting
| Wnlcn was devoted cnleHy 10 d discussion Oh
the report of the committee on railroads IA
| voring the bill pending in Congress author
| izing the District Commissioners to frame
| schedules for the street railroads. and pro-
| viding penalties for the failure of the roads
| to run cars to such schedules Eli Smith
the Alaskan mail carrier from Nome, ar.
rived and delivered his letter to the Pres.
ident. A destructive blaze occurred in the
| house of Mr.. j. Selwin TAFT, 1873 p street
Mrs. Jennie l.. May, who fatally shot Lu.
Glen Conen, was sentenced to ten years in
the pententary. Among those who died
were: William Easily Hutchinson. Benz
Butterworth, Chas. A. Bradford, Edward
| Weser and VIM. Il. Garrison.