Evening star., 1903-08-15
WEEK ENDING AUGUST IS, 1908.


ed to resign. The retirement of NJ. A. w.
Louis, superintendent Of the division of
post Office supplies, was determined upon.
The general staff organization of the
United States army went into effect. The
battle ship Massachusetts ran on rocks near
Bar Harbor, Me-, sustaining severe inju-
r1es; the enemy was defeated In the naval
war game OF the Maine coast The Ameri-
can fishing tug Spray was fired on and dam
aged by Canadian patrol boat while in
debatable waters near the boundary line
IN Lake Erie. Langleys model aerodrome
was given partially successful test Rock
Island interests were admitted to repre-
sentation in the Seaboard Air Line form
Ing close alliance of the two systems.
James Jeffries retained the heavy weight
championship of the world in a fight in
San Francisco with James Corbett. Two
persons were killed and ten injured in New
York by a fire truck which swung it's long
ladders into crowd. Twelve persons were
Killed. four fatally injured and about 1S0
hurt by the falling of promenade at the
national League base ball grounds in Phil
adelphfa. Four men were killed by falling
rock In a mine at Franklin Furnace, N. J.
Three men were killed by the falling of
piece of metal In furnace at Cleveland,
Ohio. A tornado caused two deaths, the
injury OF sixty persons and many thousand
dollars property damage at Pittsburg Kan.
Ihree men were killed and twelve injured
by the blowing up of a canning factory at
portsmouth. Ohio. Four men were drowned
Il
gasoline launch A freight train ran away
near Asheville. N. c., killing two trainmen
curtis Jett and Thomas White were con-
victed Of the murder of James B. Marcum
at Cynthiana, KY, and sentenced to life
imprisonment Gilbert Twigg thirty years
old, supposed to be insane, shot into a
crowd at Winfield, Kan, with a shotgun,
Killing three persons, fatally wounding
tnree ana ln1ur1ng twenty others, three of
whom may die. Among those who died was
Wm. r.. Dodge, noted philanthropist of
New York.
Foreign Affairs.
Pope Piux x was crowned in St Peters
before a concourse of 10000 persons; the
pope had fainting fit while celebrating
mass, but soon recovered. The Irish land
bill was finally agreed to by the lords and
commons. Lord Salisbury eX-premier of
Great Britain, was reported to be seri-
ously i'll. The French premier, NJ. Combes,
was shot at twice in the streets of Mar
seille by supposed Italian anarchist The
notorious Humbert family was again placed
on trial on charges of forgery and swim
ding in Paris. Upward of 100 persons
were killed in an accident on the Metro
politan electric underground railway In
Paris, caused by a defective motor which
set fire to the cars. The Trouvile Casino
was destroyed by fire. The Gar of Russia
demanded of Turkey the punishment of the
gandarme who killed the Russian consul at
Monastir, the murderer being shot after
court-martial. The villages of Djirarek and
kruShevO were reported burned by Mace
donian and Bulgarian insurgents, their in
habitants being killed; Krushevo was re-
occupied by government forces; the Mace
donian insurrectiOn was reported to be
growing rapidly and leaders expressed dis
satisfaction with the alleged hostility of
the American press. The strike riots at
Cracow, Austrian Poland, resulted In sixty
deaths in conflicts between rioters and sol
diers. An earthquake was felt in south
ern Italy and Sicily, and continued erup-
tions of Vesuvius caused intense alarm
The northern and eastern parts of Jamaica
were devastated by hurricane which de-
stroyed Port Antonio and Port Maria, KILL
ing over fifty persons and destroying
property to the amount of $1OOOO.OC0: the
survivors of the storm were reported to be
in a pitiable condition Severe earthquake
shocks were felt in Mendoza, Argentina,
five persons being killed and many injured.
A meeting of Chinese officials was held to
take measures against reformers
In the District.
The Commissioners appointed a commit
tee consisting of William c. Woodward,
health officer; John r. Garrison, auditor,
and Moncure Burke of the engineer depart
ment to investigate the affairs of the Dis
trict government Commissioner West rec
commended that daily sessions of the juve-
nile court be ordered. The Commissioners
rejected all of the plans submitted for the
new Business High School as being too
costly. The District sewer and water de-
partment submitted a report on the
and sewers in connection with the union
station. Controller Tracewell held that
the Commissioners have no authority to
rent building for use as camp of deten-
ton Assistant Corporation Counsel Sim
clair decided that the Commissioners have
no authority to enforce water regulations
outside of Washington and Georgetown.
Mr. Sinclair decided that the action of the
Mt nf nO1ica In aSSinR
applications for certain classes of licenses Is
final. DR.. w. C. Woodward, health
officer issued a bulletin stating that the in
creased mortality among infants is due to
the fact that the babies are deprived too
soon of the mothers milk. The constftu-
tionality of the act of Congress providing
for the proposed union railroad terminal
in Washington was attacked in the courts.
Secretary Root decided to make another
effort to secure the eviction of alleged
"squatters from government land border
ing Rock creek. The International Typo
graphical Union, the International Stereo-
Woman's International Auxiliary to the
Typographical Union held annual conven-
tions. 1t was practically decided to accept
the bid of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
to construct the proposed highway bridge.
The commission In charge of the proposed
statue of Gen. McClelland selected Fred
arick McMonnies as sculptor. Prof. w. J.
MCGEE, ethnologist in charge of the bureau
Institution, resigned. An antitrust mass
meeting was held. w. H. Yerkes of Belts
vile, Md, who sustained injuries in a run
awa1 accident on F street, died at the
Columbian Hospital. John Lynch died as the
result of injuries sustained in a fall from
a vehicle. Edward Fossler, an elevator boy
at the New Willard Hotel fell down the
shaft and was killed Lawrence Minor,
colored, was arrested charged with COM
mitting murder in Pennsylvania. Three
persons were cut in an affray in the Italian
camp in the Anacostia freight yards. Mrs.
Katherine La Moritte Hansen committed
suicide. Jacob Ashton colored, attempted
to commit suicide. Percy Saunders colored,
thirteen years old, dropped dead while being
teased by boys. Among those who died
were DR.. John Elfreth Watkins, for many
years curator of mechanical technology at
the National Museum; ]. Sayles Brown, at
Los Angeles, Cal, for some time register of
bankruptcy in this city and John R. Zim-
norman, for nearly fifty years an employe
of the Ca2itol.
Anacostia and Vicinity.
Edward T. Allen, the superintendent of
the Sunday school of Bells Methodist Epis-