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

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10. 1908.
| President Roosevelt appointed John =.
| Nields, an anti-Addieks man, United States
| attorney for Delaware: he appointed a
| commission to investigate. in conjunction
with a similar commission from England.
| the question of water routes from the great
| lakes to the Atlantic ocean; Peter Elliott. a
| Dane. from Minneapolis. drew a pistol and
| fought desperately when elected from the
| White House. where he said he called to
| see the President: several other cranks
| were also removed from the premises. The
United States-Chnese commercial treaty.
| granting important concessions to this
country, was signed at Shanghai. The fed
| era! grand jury made its final return in
the postal scandal investigation. indicting
| Judge James N. Tyner Harrison J. Bar
rett, Henry c. Hallenback John T. Metcalf
| and others already under indie tment: the
| designations of Henry A. Cas- lie. auditor
| and George a. c. ChristianCy attorney tor
| the Post Office Department, We're accepted
| The total transactions of the Post Office
department for the past fiscal year were
| 81 .n26, I3l HOS, involving deficit of 1850
Oh. The Honorable Artillery Company Of
London, as the guests of the Ancient and
| Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
started on tour of the country. An I'M
successful test was made of the Langley
| aerodrome. Two steel mills at Homestead
| Pa, We're shut down for an indefinite
| peTIOu throwing over 2,Nh' men out or
| work. strike of all coal miners in Colo
| RADIO, Utah and New Mexico was ordered
The vice president of the American Federa-
| ton of Labor threatened in Chicago to
| withdraw $,noGo,0o0 from the savings
| banks if organized capital continued rs
| raids on trades unions. y violent storm
! swept the Atlantic coast. causing especially
| heavy damage at New York and Paters IN,
| N. J. A steamer capsized Lake Michi-
| San near Marnette, Wis. and twelve per
| sons were drowned. Four men were killed
and two injured in a collision on the Kan
| sas City Southern railroad near Shil)m
| Springs Ark Three persons were killed
| and heavy property damage done in Coffey
! county. Kan, by a tornado. Among those
who died was former Postmaster General
Wilson S. Bissell, at Buffalo. y. Y.
Foreign Affairs.
The vacancies in the British cabinet were
filed with the exception of that of the
lord president of the council; Joseph Cham
berlain opened his campaign on the tariff
question with a speech at Glasgow; the
arguments before the Alaskan boundary
commission We're concluded; Sir Michael
Herbert. late British ambassador to the
United States. was buried at Wilton, Eng
land: the arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and France was reported prac-
tfcally settled. The Venezuelan claims
tribunal at The Hague adjourned until No
vernber 4. Although Russia had promised
to begin the evacuation of Manchuria Oc
tober s. that country took no steps TO
that end that date: 1t was stated in
Paris that Russia had sent large force
of warships to Corea. An electric on
the Zossen experimental line in Germany
attained speed of 10 a. miles hour.
Prince Andrew of Greece married to
Princess Alice of Battenburs. \ new cabi-
net was formed in Servia. The Chilean
cabinet resigned. The American ship Ben
jamn Sewall and her cargo were reported
lost at the Pescadores only twelve persons
on board being saved.
In the District.
w H. Stoutenburgh, intendant of the
Washington Asylum, submitted his annual
report, The annual estimates of the board
of education were submitted. At hearing
before the Commissioners the attorney for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
stated that it was expected the union ter
minal will be ready for use March ), 1893.
The board of medical supervisors and the
various medical examining boards made
application for pay for their services. DR..
w. c. Woodward, health officer. acting for
other department chiefs at the District
building, asked for an Interpretation of an
order from the auditor regarding the sign
ing of pay rolls. The Honorable Artillery
Company of London and the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company of Boston
visited the city and were received by the
President. The Eastern and Western Re
tail Butchers Protective Associations. the
National Association of Retail Druggists,
the Council of the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church, the Christian Missionary Society
of Maryland, Delaware and the District,
and the Baltimore branch. Womens For
eign Missionary Society, held annual meet
ings. The fall golf tournament of the CO.
lumbia Club was held. Daniel Holland,
colored died from the effects of fall from
City and Suburban Langdon.
Edwin A. Mengstrom. actor. died from
inhaling illuminating gas. Bernard p.
Smith, marine, died the result of a fall
from window at the barracks John g.
Carr, a paroled inmate of the Government
Hospital for the Insane, was found dead in a
cell in a police station. Eva Deveal. coll
ored, charged by the police with tie
crime of nfanticide. David w. McRitchie,
a resident of this city, committed suicide
in New York by drowning. Among those
who died were Paymaster J. q Barton, II.
S. A, retired, and Thomas \. Gushing.
of the Oldest employees of the Treasury De-
partment.