Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
WEEK ENDING FEB 81, 1908.

WEEK ENDING FEB. u, 1OOS.
& The President signed che Ellxins anti-re-
bate bill, completing the administration's
antitrust program: President Roosevelt
intimated his purpose to call an extra SEES
sion Of the Senate II the Panama canal and
Cuban reciprocity treaties we're not passed:
the President named George B. Cortelyou
as Secretary Of the new Department of
Commerce. James r. Garfield as commits
sioner Of corporations of that department.
former Secretary Of State w. r. Day to
be an associate justice Of the United States
Supreme Court vice Justice George Shiras,
resigned: Solicitor General John X. Rich
ards to succeed Judge Day Of, the sixth cir.
cult. Henry NJ Hoyt to be solicitor general
and Brigadier Generals J. e. Breckinridge.
NJ. l. Ludington and James F. Wade to be
major generals Ex-Secretary OF State
John w. Foster was designated to present
the case OF the United. States before the
Alaskan boundary tribunal: Secretary Hay
and Minister Bowen signed the protocol to
submit the Venezuelan claims to a joint
commission. caucus Of republican sena-
tors decided to have the Senate consider
the Panama canal treaty until disposed Of;
Senators Morgan and Quay spoke in oppo-
sition to the treaty, the latter starting
dhbuster against the measure; the Senate
and House conferees agreed on the bill for
the protection of the President: the Sem
ate passed the Indian appropriation bill;
the House passed the fortifcations appro-
priation bill, the naval appropriation bill,
the Senate bill to amend the railroad safe
ty appliance law. and adopted special or
der making the Fowler currency bill prac-
tically the continuing order for the re-
mainder Of the session. John Weaver, re-
publican, was elected mayor Of Philadei-
phia. General Nelson A. Miles returned to
this country after a trip around the world.
A storm which in the north and west
reached blizzard proportions prevailed over
nearly the entire country. Three lives were
lost and property valued at $4,000 de-
stroyed in fire at Springfield, Ohio. Five
men were killed and several badly injured
by an explosion in Fort Lafayette, New
York harbor. Nine persons, most OF them
school children. were killed in grade
crossing collision between railroad train
and a trolley car in Newark, N. J., over
forty being badly injured. Seventeen per-
sons were drowned in the steamer Olive.
which capsized in the Chowan river. near
Edenton, N. c. Eight persons were killed
and four injured sby an explosion in a
magazine cane factory at Fostoria. Ohio.
One person was killed and nine injured as
the result OF a sleigh being struck by
train at Salt Lake City, Utah. Nine per-
sons were burned to death and about forty
injured in a fire that destroyed hotel at
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Sixty passengers and
crew OF the wrecked steamer Maiana ar
rived in New York from Bermuda. A
Southern railroad train was wrecked at !
Ravenswood Switch, Fairfax county Va,
with the evident intention Of robbery, TIE
engineer and fireman being instantly killed.
Among those who died were Rear Admiral
L. w. Robinson. United States army, re-
tired, and ex-Chief Denis ]. Swenie Of the
Chicago fire department. a veteran of the
great fire in that city.
Foreign Affairs.
The signing OF the protocols relative to
Venezuela was followed by orders from the
allied powers to raise the blockade; the SUI
preme court at Caracas allowed a claim of
100000 for the heirs Of Henry Rudlor,
citizen OF the United States. President
Palma of Cuba signed the naval coaling sta
ton agreement with the United States
King Edward opened the British parlia-
ment; the Duke of Devonshire, in speaking
for the government stated that Great
Britain accepted the Monroe doctrine unre-
servedly. John Redmond was reelected
leader of the Irish parliamentary party
The Austro- Russian note to Turkey calling
for administrative reforms in Macedonia
was concurred in by other European gov
ernments and presented to the porte. It
was announced in the chamber of deputies
at Rome that Italy sought to prevent a
modification Of the status in the Balkans
The silver jubilee Of Pope Leo was cele-
brated at Rome with brilliant ceremonies
Good relations between Salvador and Guate-
mala were restored. Twenty persons were
wrecked in passenger train wreck on
Canada. The British steamer Kelvinstde
capsized In Para river, Brazil drowning
nine men. Desperate fighting occurred be-
tween revolutionists in Albania and Turks
ninety of the latter being killed Among
those who died were Chevalier Karl Won
Scherzer the well-known traveller. at
Goritz. -"- -f
In the District.
The Senate and House conferees on the
union station bill agreed to report a dis
agreement The Commissioners received an
opinion from the assistant corporation
counsel on the personal tax law as applied
to building associations. The Supreme Court
Of the District signed a final decree dispos-
Ing OF the Potomac flats cases. The Riggs
National Bank increased It's capital stock
from $5OO,0O0 to 81 100000, the National CITY
Bank of New York taking fourth interest
Plans for the proposed new Masonic Tenn
pie were accepted. The National Society of
the Children OF the American Revolution
met In annual session. A cold wave that
brought the temperature down almost to
zero struck Washington with fall of snow
Eight fires in one day taxed the fire depart
nIent to the utmost; the furniture factory
of w. B. Moses & Sons, at 14th and B
streets northwest, was destroyed with a
loss of about $4,000, while 81, GOO loss was
caused by fire in the antique furniture store
of Louis B. Ridenour, 1915 G street; the
other alarms were for Small fires easily
handled. The houseboat Of the Capital
Yacht Club sank in the inner basin Of the
Potomac river, drowning, it Is supposed,
Thomas McCuen, the Waterman Benjamin
G. Hill was convicted of the murder of his
wife. William Newman, respondent be-
cause of financial troubles, made two at