Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13
WEEK ENDING JUNE Is, 1908.

President Roosevelt attended the wedding
Of Miss Ruth Hanna and Joseph NJ. McCor-
mick in Cleveland. Ohio The State Depart
ment was advised that the states of Pana-
ma and Cauca threatened to secede unless
the Colombian congress- ratifies the canal
treaty. Thomas w. McGresor and G. Ellis
with conspiracy, were indicted in Balu-
woth conspiracy, were indicted in Balu-
more; the Grofr brothers. charged with
bribery In connection with the Machen case
were indicted in Washington. Contracts
for the three 1G0Oo-ton battle ships were
awarded Rear Admiral Summers fleet was
ordered to Chilean waters to protect Ameri-
can interests. A. r. Server, chief exam
liner of the civil service commission, re-
signed and Frank NJ. Higgins was appoint
ed to succeed him. The Department OF
Commerce and Labor moved to its new
quarters Over 2.0O0 servants in a score
or Chicago hotels went out on strike. The
United States circuit court in New York
decided the majority OF the questions SUBJ
mitted by the interstate commerce commits
sion in favor of the coal-carrying railroads
The side of mountain on the Southern
railroad at Saluda Mountain. N. c., caved
In. entirely filling a deep cut and cutting
on travel Twenty persons were drowned
In st. Louis as a result of the high water
and GOO0 persons were made homeless
with a property loss OF millions of dollars;
twenty-five persons were drowned in towns
across the river from St. Louis and many
families were reported homeless; flood In
the Pacolet valley region, in South Caro-
lima, caused a loss of s.. 100000 and killed
nifty eight persons. cloudburst killed
nine persons at Morenci Ariz to which
place United States soldiers had been or
dered to preserve order In a copper mining
strike. Two men were killed and two fatal
ly injured on a hand car that was run down
by train near Genoa, Neb. An explosion
of powder killed three men at Tamaaua
Pa Mrs. Mary Mcknight OF Kalkaska,
Mich. confessed to poisoning her brother
his wife and child; she suspected OF
having caused the deaths of eight others
in past years. Four negro men and one
negro woman were killed and ten uadly
beaten during a race riot at Forest. Miss.
Among those who died was General Alex
ander Mcdowell McCook United States
army, retired, at Dayton, Ohio.
Foreign Affairs.
King Alexander and Queen Draga Of Ser
via were assassinated by army officers
who also killed a number OF the queens
relatives and others; Prince Peter
karageorgevitch was proclaimed king
by the army, although there was
some talk of republic; the new order
OF affairs was reported to be acceptable to
the people generally. The British parlia-
ment resumed its sessions and debate on
the tariff question; decided hostility to q
protective tariff was shown Lady Henry
Somerset was reelected president of the
Worlds Womans Temperance Union IN
session at Geneva, Switzerland. The pas
senger steamers Liban and Insulaire COL
lided off Marseille France the Lban sink
Ing and drowning at least 100 persons. The
Italian cabinet decided to resign Bull
garian revolutionists were routed and tf-
teen killed by Turkish troops near Salonica
Two hundred persons were drowned by the
collapse OF a gangplank at Azof South
Russia. The French bombarded Figuig
Morocco as punishment to native tribes.
killing 300 The Venezuelan revolution was
crushed and Gen. Manual A. Matos its
leader took refuge In Curacao. The Mica
raguan government warned Costa Rica not
to interfere in Nicaraguas Internal affairs.
Further earthquakes were reported in Mex
leo. A railway under British control was
decided upon from Shanghai to Nankin
China Public buildings were burned at
Picking.
In the District.
James NJ. Watson an unbonded clerk in
the Office Of the auditor for the District,
was arrested charged with being short in
his accounts to the extent of from sG7 .5OO
to $4,000. The Commissioners decided upon
a width of fifty feet for 14th street ex-
tended. The committee on public play
grounds of the Associated Charities met and
made arrangements to secure several loca-
tions. The advisory committee authorized
to secure a sculptor and location for the
proposed Mcclellan statue selected Charles
Henry Niehaus for the work The Grace
Reformed Church, 18th and o streets
known as the Presidents Church, was dedi-
Gated. the President taking part in the ex-
ercises. The corner stone of the new Epis-
copal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital was
laid. Decoration and dedicatory exercises
were held over the graves of the confed-
crate dead at Arlington. United States
troops at Fort Myer Fort Hunt Va; Fort
Washington, Md, and the Washington
barracks were ordered to participate in the
celebration of Independence day. fire,
alleged to be Of incendiary origin did &c.
OoO damage to the Fendal building: George
Johnson. a colored caretaker was arrested
on suspicion of having started the fire.
George H. Littlefield, young man of this
city, was murdered in a Salt Lake City re-
sort Isaac Shepherd, colored, killed
by fall from building. Asbury N.
Thompson died from accidentally inhal!ng
illuminating gas. Alice Beckett, colored
attempted suicide by taking poison; Robert
A. Sedgwick a government clerk, commit
ted suicide by taking morphine: Harry w.
Blair of this city committed suicide in
New York by poison.
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