Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16
THE WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 1908.

fTeSlOeuC f1OOScNelI spent the week III
California where he made several speeches.
received a degree of doctor of laws at
Berkeley and assisted in dedicating the
naval monument in San Francisco. Adju-
tant General Corbin declared that General
Miles reports on the Philippines were given
out in complete form. Secretary Root stated
that the Dick militia law does not change
the constitutional relation between the Ma
tional Guardsmen and the government. A.
Mabini. the premier Of Aguinaldos Filipino
cabinet, died of cholera at Manila. APP
preparations by the last session Of Congress
totaled 1888 O5S,506. Governor Pennypacker
of Pennsylvania signed the libel bill and
was bitterly asSailed by the newspapers of
the state. Destructive forest fires ragged in
southwestern Pennsylvania. Floods in.
Jacksonville. Fla, caused 100000 dam
age. Two persons were killed and three in
jured in hotel fire in Kewanee, Ill. Three
persons were killed in a fire under sus
picious circumstances at Waynesville, N. c.
Two lives were lost in fire that destroyed
an apartment house in Chicago. Five ex-
pressmen were made i'll in Cincinnati by
drinking from bottle of poisoned liquor
that broke in transit, one dying. Among
those who died was Richard Henry Stod-
dard the poet.
Foreign Affairs.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra WIS.,
tied Scotland; Great Britain annexed 1O0,-
coo square miles of territory to northern
Nigeria as a result of the crushing defeat
of the natives there; Premier Balfour in
an address said he was in favor of free
trade but that protective duties might be
eXpedient under certain circumstances
Horrifying details of the massacre of Jews
at Kisheneff, Russia, were reported. Rus
sian troops began to withdraw from New
Chwang, according to treaty agreement,
and the announcement was made that Man
oh, ,~io 70 t1,a A,,,
tria and Russia warned the Sultan of
Turkey that they would not tolerate stern
measures against Bulgaria on account of
the Salonfca outrages; the porte requested
ships from Salonica. Tribesmen attacked
Tetuan, Morocco, but were repulsed by
government troops. 1t was reported that
President Marroquin of Colombia had re-
anna canal question; the report was unofii-
cially denied later. A desperate battle was
fought in Venezuela in which neither side
had the advantage, 1000 being reported
killed. Two hundreds persons were killed
or injured in riots during the strike of dock
laborers at Valparaiso, Chile, the damage
being placed at 100000. The presence Of
bubonic plague in Peru was officially adj
mitted japanese arsenals worked day and
night and other preparations were made
for possible war with Russia. Fire in OF
tawa. Canada, destroyed $4,000 worth of
property.
In the District.
The contract for cleaning and flushing
the streets was held up by Col. Biddle En-
gineer Commissioner, until the effect of
water on asphalt pavements could be def
nitely ascertained. The American Academy
of Medicine, the American Therapeutic So
ciety and the Congress of American Ply
sicians and surgeons, together with d num-
Der of organizations of specialists, met in
convention. The corporation counsel de-
cided that saloonkeepers must violate the
law twice within year to lose their Ii
censes. Major Richard Sylvester, superin-
tendent of the metropolitan police force,
was again elected president of the Interna-
ional Association of Police Chiefs The
United States marshal for the District no
titled the Secretary Of War that he was
without power to eject squatters on gov
eminent land without authority from the
courts. The Commissioners were notified
that a corporation would ask Congress for
certain trackage privileges within the city
looking to a street railroad with crosstown
facilities crossing the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge. Work was begun on the filtration
plant. The eighth annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery of knights Templar
was held. A fine of $25 was imposed in the
Police Court on the Washington Gas Light
Company for polluting the Potomac river.
Fire destroyed the ferryboat Columbia at
her wharf. causing loss of $4,000. fully
covered by insurance. Samuel Simms, col
ored, was acquitted of the charge of muir
dering James Williams, also colored. Ar
rests were made at Wildwood where a rae
ing book was being conducted, but no pro-
ceedings against the resort were instituted;
the management stated that. it would
close down without compulsion within one
week. George w. Martin, a cripple, was
burned to death in fire In stable at 815
G street. Bessie Ward, eighteen years old
and William Ward, sixteen years old,
were burned to death by the overturn-
ing of lamp in their home, 1928 32d street
James Costello, pensioner, was killed by
railroad train near the south end of the
Long bridge. Edward Walsh was drowned
near the Aqueduct bridge by the overturn-
ing of a rowboat. VIM. L. Smith, car
penter. died at the Emergency Hospital as
the result of a fifty-foot fall from build
ing at Riverdale, Md Hugh Rivers at !
tempted to commit suicide by shooting I
David Sendheimer committed suicide by
shooting. Among those who died was
Francis A. LutZ. a prominent business man.