Evening star., 1903-06-27
WEEK ENDING JUNE 81, 1908.

MS summer VaCauOn at OyStcT Day, Hc ei-
tertained Sir Thomas Upton at luncheon.
The President removed Daniel H. Mcmillan,
judge of the New Mexican supreme court;
he decided to forward to the Russian gov
ernment the petition Of the B'nai Birth in
behalf of the prosecuted Jews. The federal
grand Jury indicted A. w. Machen, Diller
B. and Samuel A. Groff. and George Z.
and Martha L. Lorenz for conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connection with
the purchase of post office supplies; eN-
Representative briggs. New York. in
d1cted by the federal grand jury in Brook
lyn for bribery in connection with post Of
flee contracts: the federal grand jury of
Baltimore indicted Thomas w. McGregor
and Columbus E. Upton for conspiracy to
defraud the government in connection with
post office matters: eX-Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith made a reply to the
Tulloch charges and the Bristow report.
The United States decided to be in no
haste to recognize the new King of Servia
The Injunction restraining the government
from taking possession of the new cruiser
Galveston was dissolved The trustees of
| the Mckinley Memorial Association an
nounced that 100000 of the s6O0, 600 needed
| for the memorial at Canton. Ohio had been
collected. Argument was completed in the
application for a receiver for the United
States Shipbuilding Company, at Newark,
n. j. The Iowa democratic convention re-
| fused to indorse the Kansas City platform.
Yale won from Harvard In the annual boat
race: Cornell won all three races in the
foughkeepsie regatta. the Georgetown
e1ght-oared crew of Washington finishing
In second place in the varsity eight-oared
race. Six men were killed and many others
seriously injured by explosion of dyna-
mlte n caused by lightning at Cambridge.
ONO A tug at Buffalo, N. Y, was run
down and three men were drowned A troll
ley car was smashed by train at Hunting
ton, w. Va. and fifteen persons were in
tured many seriously Four men were
Killed and two fpiurod In bo
delaware and Hudson railroad near White
nall. N. Y. Four persons were killed and
elght injured by runaway train at Spo-
kane. Wash. which also wrecked two
buildings. George White colored. who as
saulted Helen Bishop at Wilmington. Del
was burned al the stake by a mob four
men were wounded by the guards in the at
tempt to get into the jail and race riots
prevailed for some time after the event
Three negroes were lynched at Newton,
Ca, for numbering white man who was
trying to quiet disturbance. Fifteen con-
victS broke Jail in Colorado, and two of
them were killed by the guards. Riots
marked the progress of the street car strike
In Richmond. the militia being called from
many ne1ghborfng towns to assist in keeping
oroer; SIX men were shot. one being killed.
by guards on the cars: orders were given
the soldiers to shoot to kill If mobs con-
tlnued to riot. The application for a
change of venue of ]. H. Tillman. charged
with killing N. G. Gonzales was granted al
Columbia. S. c. Among those who died was
Major James B. Pond famous as mana
ger of lecturers and singers.
Foreign Affairs.
King Peter I of Servia arrived at Bel
grade and took the formal oath; he con-
firmed the present ministry and proclaimed
amnesty to all political offenders, including
the assassins of the king and queen; the
only foreign representatives in Belgrade
| upon his arrival We're the Russian and Aus
trian ministers; this break of diplomatic
relations was resented by the Servians.
King Edwards birthday was celebrated
in London: a compromise was reached
the Irish land bill; the Malta constitution
of 1887 was suspended by the British gov
ernment and the 1S49 constitution substi-
tuted: the former sultan of Sokoto defea ted
a British force in West Africa which lost
sixty-four men, The American feet of
war vessels under Rear Admiral Cotton,
arrived at Kiel and was welcomed by EN-
peror William and Prince Henry; Emperor
William won the principal race of the
gatta on the American-built boat Meteor:
Emperor William extended many unusual
courtesies to the Americans; unofficial re-
turns from recent German elections showed
heavy socialist gains. The French cham
Der of deputies began another series of
discussions the question of the religious
orders. Seven new cardinals were appoint
ed at a papal consistory. The reconstruc-
ton of the Italian cabinet was effected.
A panic was caused by earthquake shocks
at Erlau Hungary. G. T. Zonbikov, a Rus
sian traveller who penetrated the interior
of Thibet reported interesting discoveries.
The famine conditions in kwang 81 prov
ince, China, became worse. Among those
who died was Cardinal Herbert Vaughan,
archbishop of Westminster, in London.
In the District.
James T. Petty, auditor for the District
of Columbia, submitted to the Commits
sioners his report on the recent defalcatton
in his office by James NJ A. Watson, by
which the District lost some $4,000. The
Commissioners received the report Of the
committee appointed to investigate an al
legged irregularity in the disbursing meth
DDS of the board of education. The COM
mittee of arrangements for the Independ-
ence day celebration made its report. The
District Court of Appeals sustained the
opinion Of the Police Court in an automo-
bile law test case, denying the right to
jury trial in such instances. The tenth
anniversary Of the organization of the Dis
trict of Columbia Anti-Saloon League was
celebrated. The Seaside Transportation
Company was incorporated, to operate a
steamboat service between Washington and
Norfolk The Road Drivers and Riders
Association, was formed The Columbian
University bought the Van Ness property,
between 18th, 18th and streets and Vir-
ginia avenue and decided to locate the
buildings Of the University there. Thomas
Wood. colored, was killed by fall down
an elevator shaft Of the Stoneleigh Court
apartment house. George Lemp, six years
old, was decapitated by a street car at 9Th
and K streets. Robert L. Shannon was in
stantly killed by being hit with a base ball
on the Georgetown University campus.
Joseph Green, seventeen years old, colored,
was held for killing his stepfather,
James Butler, with hatchet. Henry
Town, carpenter died from the effects of
a blow dealt him by Walter Wright, col
ored. George Johnson, colored, commit
ted suicide by hanging. Mollie Candy, a
servant, twenty-four years old, committed
suicide by taking poison. Among those
who died were William r. Bell, a we'll
known newspaper correspondent; Major
John E. Weyss of the engineer corps, u. s.
A., and Judge r. A. D. Wiltbanks, a we'll
known Illinois politician.
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