Evening star., 1903-09-05
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER S, 1908

Frank Weilbrenner, a farmer, supposedly
demented, pointed a pistol at President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. but was seized
and disarmed In time. The State Depart
ment was advised that a revolutionary
movement was about to begin in Panama.
Assistant Secretary Darling Of the navy
decided that so far as desertions from the
navy are concerned, the war with Spain
ended December TO- 1898. large over
production of anthracite was reported The
Order of Eagles and the International Con-
gress Of Actuaries met in New York. and
the Letter Carriers held their fourteenth
annual convention in Syracuse N T. Six
persons were killed by a Southern train
going through a bridge near Yorkville 8.
C. Directors of the North Jersey Street
Railway Company were acquitted at New
ark OF a charge of manslaughter, growing
out of a grade crossing accident. Reliance
won the third race from Shamrock and
Henry T. Edison. a prominent New York
man, shot and killed Mrs. Tannie Pullen
and committed suicide; il later dis
closed that he had stolen upward of $780,
600 of church funds in his charge. Herbert
b. Bates shot and killed Miss Rena Gen.
try in Richmond, Va. and committed sui
eide. Two men were killed and two
wounded by unknown men who robbed a
chicago car company's office Of $1,000.
Foreign Affairs.
The American warShips Brooklyn and
San Francisco arrived at Beirut: in a bat
tie between Bulgarian insurgents and Turks
at Smilovo 1,6O0 of the former were killed:
the Austrian ship Veskapn was blown up
In the Black sea and twenty persons were
killed The Alaskan boundary commission
met in London. Revelations contained in
the report OF the British commission on
the South African war caused much un-
favorable comment. King Edward visited
Yln ,r~S.
anti-Austrian demonstration occurred at
Udine, Italy. near the Austrian frontier.
me court to pass upon the question of
preferance in the Venezuelan claims met
at The Hague. Gar Nicholas appointed M
DeWitte. minister Of finance. president of
the council of ministers, and NJ. Pleske min
lister of finance President Loubet received
King Leopold Of Belgium in Paris large
number Of Servian officers who demanded
the trial Of the assassins OF King Alexan-
der and Queen Draga were arrested.
In the District.
Estimates for the next fiscal year for the
fire department. the Police Court the col
lectors office, the harbor master Inspector
OF gas meters and the coroner were pre-
sented to the Commissioners. The new au-
tomobile regulations went into effect. The
new auditor for the District refused to ap-
prove requisitions OF the property clerk un-
TIL ordered to do SO. The controller of the
NASdouty ucCiOcu lIdt tno DuStT1C1 snail not
pay fees to the clerk of the court or the
recorder of deeds in lunacy cases heard be-
fore the local courts. The Attorney Gen.
eral decided that notaries public appointed
by the President in the District are United
States officers The War Department
granted permission to the Great Falls
Power Company to construct a dam across
Great Falls. The East End Suburban Citi-
Eens' Association decided to oppose the
plan for the union station and denounced
the act providing for it. Marshal Palmer
served peremptory notice to the persons
occupying part Of the government reser-
tember 10. The Grand Fountain of the
United Order of True Reformers met in
annual session. 1t was decided to accept
the bid of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
for the proposed highway bridge across the
Potomac. John H. Brown colored, was
drowned in the river at Somerset Beach
James Feeney died the result of fall
from scaffold while at work. Robert
Brinkley. brakeman. killed by a
freight car in the yards Of the p, W. and
B. railroad. Christian Bailey, a brakeman,
was killed by falling between two freight
cars at 1st and F streets on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Peter H. Smith. a plate
engraver. was accidentally asphyxiated by
gas in his home. Six persons were arrest
ed charged with operating a pool room on
the District line Frederick Rose commit
ted suicide by shooting. VIM. Gaskins a
legless bootblack, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat. Aloysus T.
Cavanaugh, while temporarily deranged
shot and killed his business partner,
Michael F. Quincy. in a hospital in BaIti-
those who died was Charles G. Almy. a
well-knOwn resident