Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER a, 1soa.

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 1909.
President Roosevelt made a personal ef-
fort to end the coal strike by invitins the
presidents of the coal roads ana Jon"
Mitchell, president Of the United MINE
Workers, to a conference to be held at the
the temporary White House; all the invita-
lions were accepted except that EXTENDED 10
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania ran
road. President Mitchell bringing with hlih
three district presidents: after meetnis
and holding several conferences on each
side 1t was announced that the conference
had ended in failure. each side submitting
proposals which the other would not &c
cept; second operation was performed on
the Presidents injured leg the aoscess
failing to heal as successfully as was OK
pected. Secretary Shaw announced that
bonds will not be required to carry reserve
against government deposits secured by
government bonds. releasing about 10000
ooo to relieve the money market; upon this
announcement stocks went UP quickly on
the New York stock exchange. The Post
| master General asked for SAC, 295 go for his
department for the next fiscal year; the es-
Inmates for the rural free delivery service
were placed at $12, 655, 500. The naval esti-
| mates for the next fiscal year aggregated
| S., 42G O3O, not including allowances for new
warships. The total sum paid in govern
ment pensions from the revolutionary war
to the present time was placed at $500 ST.
300. The consular fees collected during the
last fiscal year We're the largest in the his
| tory of the service-s1 097, 475.03. Surgeon
! j. c. Perry at Manila reported to the War
Department that cholera was introduced
| into the Philippines in Chinese vegetables;
! all but one stronghold of the Maciu Moros
on Mindanao, in the Philippines, were re-
| ported destroyed by Capt. Pershing of the
| 18th Cavalry. Detroit officials called a con-
| ference to meet in that city October 8 to
devise means for ending the coal strike:
| orr u lie, bod tI,,a
! cite region in Pennsylvania to quell minor
| outbreaks The New York state democratic
convention. in session at Saratoga, noml-
! mated Bird S. Coler for governor. Georgia
elected without opposition the entire demo-
| cratic ticket Tor state officers The Yer
mont legislature elected Gen. John G. Nc
Cullough. republican, governor. Governor
Bliss rendered to General Russell A. Alger
the prominent Of senator from Michigan to
succeed the late Senator McMillan Gen
Alger accepted the office. September wheat
reached 20 cents on the Chicago market,
| the available supply having been cornered
| Inc maneuvers of the army in conjunction
with militia from several of the states at
Fort Riley, Kan. were begun. Cen Nell
son A. Miles and party sailed from San
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the mother of Presi-
| dent Lincoln. was dedicated at Lincoln CITY.
| Ind. An explosion of fire damp in the Law
son mine at Black Diamond. Wash. killed
| twelve miners and partially wrecked the
mine Five persons were killed in a head
| on collision between two freight trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Corn
wallis. w. Va. Tom" Clark. negro, who
| confessed to several murders, was burned
| at the stake at Corinth, Miss Lieut.. Com
| mander William V. Bronaugh. q. s N
| committed suicide on the battleship Kear-
| sarge.
Foreign Affairs.
| premier Balfour announced that the
! British government education bill would
no ya-ifb dr
| land raised the rate of discount To 4 nor
| cent the treasury statement of Great
| Brltaln shows revenue increase of S36-
| 100000 for the first half of the wear. promis
! ing reduction of taxation for next year
andrew Carnegie told friend that he had
| recently been giving away S45, UtO 600 q wear
| The new Russian ordinances for Finland
| were promulgated at Helsingfors 1t was
( reported that Maria Christina, Queen of
SPAIN had married Count de la Escasura
her master of horse. Captain Sverdrup's
| arctic expedition returned to Christiania,
| Norway. Another great storm ragged in
sicily A violent earthquake was felt at
! TERM. Italy. Many Greeks were reported
| to have been murdered by Bulgarians in
| Macedonia; 1t was also reported that Turk
ish troops had killed fifty-two and wounded
| ~ bulgarian revolutionists. Commander
| Mclean of the cruiser Cincinnati prevented
| hghting by gunboats in Panama bay; he
also Informed the United States Navy De
| partment that he had a tact agreement
| Win Inc 6oSeIIBOT Ol rama ma on the pro-
| lection of railway transit on the isthmus:
United states marines continued to qua I'd
the isthmian railroad. Colombia and Mica
ragua were reported to be on the verge Of
| Zelaya In aiding the insurgents The
| schooner Sybil bound from the Solomon
| Islands for Queensland. with 40 persons
on board, disappeared. The French con-
| sular agent at Carupeno, Venezuela was
| arrested by the Venezuelan authorities:
President Castro retreated to strong posi-
| ton. where he awaited the attack Of the
revolutionists. The Cuban house of repre-
| sentatives passed a bill requiring the en-
| ployment of 80 per cent of native labor
| on public works. During a typhoon a tidal
| wave swept the Odawara district near
Yokohama japan. destroying many houses
| and drowning 500 persons. Emile lola the
| famous novelist and champion Of Dreyfuss
! was found dead in his apartments In Paris
from asphyxiation; DR.. John Byrne, a we'll
| known American gynecologist died at
| Montreaux, Switzerland.
| In the District.
| Great impetus was given the Alexander
| r. Shepherd memorial movement at the
| first meeting Of the finance committee
nearly one hundred members being present
and pledging their hearty support. Mr..
| w. P. Richards, the assistant engineer to
| the Engineer Commissioner, submitted an
| interesting report on the work accom-
phshed in Rock Creek Park during the
past Hscdl year, the inspector OF asphalt
| hled his annual report: A. B. Duvall the
corporation counsel submitted his annual
| report. The two designs in the final COM
| petition for the L. S. Grant memorial were
placed on exhibition in the Corcoran Gal
| lery of Art. 1t was decided to transfer the
Protestant Episcopal Pro-Cathedral of the
diocese of Washington from ST Marks
| Church to the Church of the Ascension
| The Daughters of the American ReyoIu-
| ton decided to break ground for the ma
| tional headquarters building on the square
| bounded by 18th, 18th. c and D streets Oc-
tober IL. The Association Of Official Agri-
| cultural Chemists held it's annual meeting
| Chas. A. De Arnaud Instituted suit against
| Gen. Fred c. Ainsworth for $50 O00 alleging
malicious libel and defamation of chara cter
| A tournament for the tennis champions shin
| of the District was held on the courts of
| the Bachelors Club. The ninth annual
| tournament Of the Associated Rogue Clubs
| OF the District was begun. Engineer John
SS. Perdue and Fireman Edward s. KEYS.
| both of Richmond, Va were killed in a