Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
THE WEEK
4, 1911.

The President nominated Representa-
tive Henry s.. Boutell of Illinois for min
lister to Portugal. The Senate by vote
of 46 to 40 confirmed the title of Senator
Lorimer to his seat. Congress passed the
bill to make Capt. Robert Z. Peary a rear
| admiral. The House committee on insular
affairs presented majority and minority
reports to Congress generating the Off
GERS of the, Philippine government of all
charges OF irregularities and improprie-
ties in the sales or leases Of lands in the
islands. John Hays Hammond was ap-
pointed special American ambassador to
the corontion of King George ". The
Montana deadlock was broken on the
seventy-ninth ballot by the election OF
Henry L. Myers as United States SEN
ator. George b. Cox, Cincinnati repub-
lican boss, was again indicted on per-
jury charge. Eight Indians and police
man were killer in battle with redskins
in Nevada, the band being suspected of
the murder of four stockmen.
Foreign.
The British house of commons, by a
big majority, passed the second reading
of the lords veto BILL Sir Edward Grey
defended Ambassador Bryce against the
unionists' attack on his part in the reel
procity negotiations. The Duchess of
Choiseul-Praslin< testified in London at
the trial of Alexander Tscherniadieff. ac-
cused of an attempt at blackmail. +. F.
A. Ogilvie, former American soldier, was
sentenced in London to ten years imprison-
ment for bigamy. Premier BRAND and
his cabinet rendered their designations to
President Fallieres. who asked Senator
Monis to form a cabinet; Premier Monis
French cabinet with the exception Of
those of justice and commerce. spec
tator was killed by an aeroplane in Mad
rid when the aviator lost control of his
machine, diving into the crowd. Germans
obtained a concession for a railway line
in San Paulo. Brazil. The will of M.
I+outrefl. the Paris banker, leaves $700,O0O
to the French Academy of Sciences and
100000 to the University of Paris. En-
peror Nicholas announced his intention to
carry out his grandfather's plans to lib
crate the serfs. When officials opened
the treasure vault in the royal palace in
Lisbon they found gold, silver and jewels
valued at So, 100000. Great qualification
was expressed in japan over the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty with the United States.
Hakim Khan, a noted Indian outlaw, and
thirty followers were caught in = chase
by British forces, and twenty-six OF the
bandits were killed. Princess di Trigoma,
a lady-in-waiting to Queen Helena. was
murdered in a small hotel In Rome by
Lieut.. Baron Palermo, who then shot him.
self. Thirty thousand persons died in
China from the pneumonia plague and
200 are expiring daily; famine victims in
the same country are numbered by thou
sands; twenty-one persons were trampled
to death in Hupeh, China, in an insane
rush for food. which missionaries were
distributing In the famine section. DR.:
Battle Ordonez was elected president of
Uruguay. Fighting occurred between
Mexican insurgents and federal troops
near JuareZ.
In the District.
The House by a vote of 146 to 116 re-
fused to concur in the Senate amend
ment increasing the salary of the Com
missioners from 5000 to $1,000 a year.
The Judson financial plan for funding
the debt Of the District and making
about $20.OOO,O0O available for permanent
local improvements in the next twelve
years was defeated in the House by a
Hampton Moore presented to the House
of Representatives the report of the Dis
trict subcommittee which investigated the
pure food question in the District Of Co
lumbia Senator Gallinger formerly &C
copied the invitation extended him by a
committee Of citizens to attend a dinner
complimentary to his work as chairman
of the District committee of the Senate.
FRANK u. buttS was appointed CnleI clerh
Of the internal bureau of the Treasury.
Formal charges to the effect that Judge
William H. De Lacy of the Juvenile
Court exceeded his Jurisdiction in several
instances were filed with Corporation
Counsel E. H. Thomas. Mrs Lula B.
Gilchrist twenty-three years old. died at
the Casualty Hospital as result of
burns. Among those who died were John
Lee Carroll, George Henry Turton, Noel
w. Barksdale, Andrew Jackson, William
w. Wallingsford and Alexander D. Black.