Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
WEEK ENDING JULY 20. 1909.

Der of callers at Oyster Bay, al made a
visit to Sea Girt. N. J. where he reviewed
the encampment of New Jersey state troops
there. Senator John L. McLaurin of South
| Carolina declined the Presidents proffer
| or seat on the Court of Claims bench.
The State Department received a copy OF
the russian circulation on the trust ques-
ton. Col. Thomas Ward was appointed a
brigadier general and Immediately retired,
| COL Joseph p. Sanger being selected to
| succeed him; Col. Robert NJ. O'Reilly was
appointed surgeon general Of the army.
| Miss Rebecca ]. Taylor sued Secretary
| Root for reinstatement in the War Depart
| ment. Postmaster General Payne. # was
announced. may not renew the contract
| with the bureau of engraving and printing
| 1or printing the stamps for the next four
years. Capt. ]. ]. Perching arrested the
Sultan Of Binadayan and held him as a
hostage for Moro murders; the bodies of
/ the four American school teachers who
or Cebu: the Sultan of Bacalod. who threat
| ened to begin an inSurrection, wrote a
friendly letter to the American commander;
| ladrones broke through a Gordon of Cavite
| constabulary which was rounding them up,
and escaped, three members of the police
| being killed; cholera was reported to be on
| the decrease in Manila; Archbishop Ireland.
In an interview, stated that American Cath
| ollcs should support the government in its
| plans for the religious orders in the Phil
| fppines. William F. Villas declared that
| the democratic party should base it's cam
paign on opposition to protection. About
| 10000 garment workers went on strike in
| New York city. hurricane struck the
| city of Baltimore, killing and drowning
| thirteen persons and int1icting much prop
| erty loss. Twelve persons were drowned
| by sudden flooding of a small stream
| near Fort Worth, Texas. One fireman was
| killed. another fatally injured and $500G00
in property was lost in a fire al Albany, N.
| Y. Four persons were killed and six in
| Jured. two perhaps fatally, in a railroad
| wreck at Troglien station, near Xenia Ohio
| Floods on the upper Mississippi river
| person was killed and a dozen others in
| Jured in collision on the Lehgh railroad
| at Buffalo. N. Y. May Yohe sought the ar
rest of ex-Capt. Putnam Bradee Strong,
| charging him with the larceny of $3.50, 600
worth of jewels; the family of the latter re-
deemed the jewelry and Captain Strong left
| New York for London. Two negroes sus-
pected of the murder Of F. H. Wilmoth.
chief of police of Womeisdorf, w. Va, were
lynched. New Jersey officials began cru
SADIE against the gambling houses at Long
Branch.
~ Foreign Affairs.
| The pope received Governor Taft and his
party in a farewell audience and paid them
unusual honors. King Edward was
ported to be much improved and took many
| short cruises in the royal yacht; Joseph
| Chamberlain announced that DR.. Leyds and
! others not or African Dlrtn VINO 1OuSnt
| against the British will not be allowed to
| return to South Africa; Great Britain and
Japan concluded an agreement to guarantee
| the independence of Corea; j. Pierpont Nor
| gan met Premier Arthur ]. Balfour at
dinner in the restaurant of the house of
| commons; the house of commons voted
| down a motion that Irish taxation consti-
| tuted pressing grievance; LondonS fire
men were severely criticised at the inquest
! on the victims of the recent fire in Queen
| Victoria street; Methodists secured valua
| bic site in the heart of London on which to
| erect a central shrine. President Loubet
| signed the decree ordering the forcible clos
ure of schools of French religious congre ga
| tons; the order caused disturbances in Paris
and in the country where the authorities at
tempted to carry it out; NJ. Comics
| nounced that he accepted the French pre-
| miership in order to enforce the law of
| sociations; DR.. Garnault succeeded in de-
| velop!ng tubercular tumors on himself from
bovine tuberculosis to disprove the Koch
theory. 1t was announced that Emperor
William would shortly start on his journey
to visit the Car of Russia; the emperor
was asked to postpone his projected visit to
Poland on account Of the fear of harm be-
falling him; the emperor completed the list
| of about 300 Americans upon whom he will
confer decorations. The steamship Primus
Of Hamburg, with 1S5 passengers, was cut
in two and sunk by the tug Hansa on the
river Elbe. 100 of those on board being
drowned King George of Saxony developed
pneumonia: A ferry boat. while crossing
Vesters were drowned. Arabs charged with
the massacre of the Marquis de Mores and
party in the Soudan were placed on trial al
Tunls. President Castro issued a confident
proclamation; it was reported that 1900 in
surgents had surrounded the city of Puerto
Cabello; naval battle between Colombian
| rebels and government gunboats occurred in
Panama harbor, with neither side securing
an advantage. Three divisions of Firmin's
army were reported to be marching on
cape Haytien: Among those who died were
John W. Mackay, the American millionaire.
at ms residence in London, and Cardinal
Ledochowski, project of the congregation of
the propaganda, at Rome.
In the District.
A. B. Duvall. the corporation counsel. de-
cided that Saturdays, after II o'clock noon,
are legal holidays in the District Of CO.
lumbla Tor all purposes; the question was
also considered by the Attorney General In
Its application to the government DEPART
ments in the District. Justice A. b. Hag-
| ner postponed a decision in the case in
volvng the legality of the appoin tment of
justices Of the peace. Notices calling for
statements OF property subject to the new
personal tax law We're distributed The
treasury Department issued warrant 10
the Capital Traction COMPANY for $40 ONO
| In payment for the old power house site.
The placing of unskilled laborers under
regulations practically amounting to civil
Department in its regulations governing
that class Of labor in the future. Col.
Theodore l.. Bingham submitted his annual
report on public buildings and grounds in
Washington. About one hundred members
| of the Alabama Press Associat ton visited
the city. Augustus c. Ward, formerly of
this city, escaped from Wards Island
Asylum in New York, but was recaptured
while swimming to the Manhattan shore.
CharleS L. PoSey, a retired policeman was
arrested charged with arson in connection
with fire on his premises in Brightwood.
| John {. Nelson charged with setting fire
| TO gambling houses in Jackson City, was
arrested and turned over to the Virginia
| authorities upon requisiton. James Tur-
ner. coiored, was drowned in the pond in
the rear of the American League base ball
park while running from a policeman who
was trying to arrest him for an assault
| upon colored woman. Frederick Noting
| and Grover c. Burris. members of the
| hospital corps at Fort Myer were drowned
while swimming in the Potomac river.
Charles G. Hall, fifteen years old, was kill
ed while riding on a Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac freight train near St.
Asaph Junction. Harry A. Connors of New
| York, a gunners mate, detailed TO the
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