Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER "a, 1908


WEEK ENDING OCTOBER "a, 1908.
President Roosevelt formally called the
Fffty-eighth Congress to meet in extraor-
binary session. beginning November 8.
Michael w. Louis. Louis Kempner, division
superintendent and c. B. Terry, a clerk,
in the Post Office Department, were re-
moved. as was Otto Weis. a clerk in the
New York post office: VIM H. Landvoight,
chief Of the classification division. was re-
Quested to resign. The naval estima ties for
the next fiscal year, aggregating S1O2, &c.,
40. were submitted. Assistant Secretary
OF War Oliver completed the draft of
general military law affecting the various
state militias. The Department Of Justice
was requested to proceed against a Penn
sylvania mining company. which was al
legged to have Illegally brought over hun.
dredS OF Welsh miners. The Philippine
commission announced that it had sufficient
silver for coinage purposes 1t was stated
that Senator Morgan would offer in the
Senate during the extra session a resolu-
ton calling on the President to explain the
delay in the iSthmian canal proceedings
The new battle ship Missouri broke all
records of vessels of her class by going at
the rate of 1922 knots an hour. The 18th
annual convention of the American Bankers
Association began in San Francisco. John
Alexander Dowie held services in New York
that were marked by much disorder The
Federal National Bank of Pittsbure failed
Forest reserve. land frauds affecting ten
states were brought to the attention of the
Interior Department. The fishing schooner
j. L. Williams was lost off Cape Cod Light
and twelve men were drowned. The steam
er South Portland was wrecked off the
oregon coast. th1rty-one of her crew and
passengers being reported lost. Ten men
were killed and five seriously injured by
the railing or a crane on bridge in course
of construction at Pittsburg. Four persons
were killed and three injured by the ex-
plosion of locomotive in the railroad
yards at. EIkins. w. Va. Seventeen men
were killed and thirty-four injured in a
rear-end collision on the Pennsylvania rail-
road near Trenton. N. J. A postal clerk
and three trainmen were killed in a collision
on the Southern road near Keysville, Va
Three trainmen were killed In a freight
wreck on the Mobile and Ohio railroad near
Wheelers. Tenn. Three negroes were killed
and seven wounded in an encounter with
a sherff's posse in st. Charles parish La
Dr j. " Jay. a well known physician of
Barnardsville. N. c.. killed his three young
children with a hammer. Samuel E. Morss.
editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel was
killed by fall from window Among
those who died was Gordon Mckay, a noted
shoe manufacturer.
Foreign Affairs.
The Alaskan boundary commission agreed
on its decision. giving to the United States
all 1t claimed except in regard to the Port
land canal contention. two islands being
given to Canada; the Canadian commits
sioners refused to sign the decision, and
the Canadian papers and statesmen COM
mented bitterly on the award. Negotiations
between Russia and Japan continued at a
standstill; the Russian minister to China
add1 a note to that government
threatening severe punishment If that
country should attempt to aid Japan. 1t
was reported that Sir Henry Durand,
British ambassador to Madrid, would be
transferred to Washington. Pope Plus X
announced to Mgr. Merry del Val that the
latter will be made a cardinal and ap-
pointed papal secretary of state. A new
Norwegian cabinet was formed. United
States Consul General Skinner of Marseille
completed arrangements for his expedition
to the capital of Abyssinia- King Victor
and Queen Helena of Italy left Paris on
their return trip; the resignati lions of the
entire Italian cabinet We're telegraphed to
tn, king. Macedonian insurgents who are
surrendering to the Turks were reported to
be doing so merely to avoid the winter
hardships and to prepare for the spring
campaign. Five persons were killed by an
explosion of fireworks at Balkan, Island of
Malta. The French bark Conetab BILE de
Richemont was lost near the Hawaiian Is
lands and sixteen of her crew were re-
ported missing. Sixteen persons lost their
lives In storm at Mazatlan, Mexico
Among those who died was Ri. Hon. Will
liam Edward Hartpole Lecky, noted Eng
liSh historian.
In the District.
The Commissioners decided to refer to the
controller of the treasury the question as to
the payment Of the three annual INSTALL
ments of $150,OO0 each on account of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on the project
for the elimination Of grade crossings, noted
as due by the District auditor. The annual
reports of the collector Of taxes and the in
~ h1Iil uva HIM tod >ba
fire marshals Office began a vigorous cru
sade against gasoline. The Pennsylvania
railroad decided to build the union station
of white granite instead of marble. The
Moseley education commission from Eng
land visited the city. The Pan-American
congress of bishops of the Protestant Epis
copal Church convened. The Amalgamated
Maryland Association of the Church of New
Jerusalem met in annual session. The Wo-
mans Centenary Association held its thirty
fourth annual session The biennial meet
ing of the ministers OF the Universalist
Church was held. The Supreme Council of
the Thirty-third Degree of Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons Of the Southern
Jurisdiction held its biennial session The
Central Union Mission celebrated its nine
teenth anniversary. The new river drive
way was opened to the public with a pa
rade; Saturday afternoons were set apart
for the special benefit of those who wished
nament of the Chevy Chase Club was held.
Harry Hamilton, an elderly colored man,
died from the effects of fall. An express
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
broke down the draw Of the Long bridge,
part Of the train going into the river; the
draw tender. Richard Eckart, was reported
missing. George H. Smith of Havre de
Grace. Md. was asphyxiated by gas in a
hotel. Clinton Mullican. eight years old.
and Florence Mullican. five years old, were
burned to death in fire resulting from
the use Of coal Oil in starting a stove fire:
Mrs Mullican was seriously burned in try
ing to save her children. Mrs. Sadie Berry
was seriously burned and Miss Ada Berry
and Mrs. Kimmel were painfully burned in a
fire resulting from an explosion OF gasoline.
The preliminary hearing in the case OF Leo
pold ]. Stern, indicted In connection with
Miller made a second attempt to commit
suicide by taking laudanum. Charles Zier
mazda an i,nsnccaaafl,i atfennt To commit