Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
THE WEEK ENDING OCT. 10, 1906.

President Roosevelt received Spanish War
Veterans, Oldtime Telegraphers and dele
gates to the wholesale druggists conven-
ton. Secretaries Wilson and Metcalf dis
approved a number Of the regulations for
enforcing the pure food law, the rules hav-
ing been framed by DIR. Wiley's committee.
Commissioner Yerkes issued a set of 152
regulations regarding the denaturzing of
alcohol. During the past fiscal year 4,o96
trials by court-martial were held; 70 officers
were convicted. The Supreme Court of the
United States convened for the term of
1906-1907. The interstate commerce COM
mission gave a hearing to representatives
of railroads on the subject of preparing and
filing tariffs. Chairman Shonts announced
that the contract for constructing the entire
Panama canal would be let to a single bidder
on a percentage basis, Exports to China
and Japan have fallen off nearly one-half
as compared with a corresponding period
last year. Rev James r. Slaton. jr.. a
minister of Myersdale, Pa. surrendered
himself as deserter from the United States
navy, and was placed under arrest at the
Washington navy yard. 1t is explained that
General j. F. Bell has been detailed to
command the troops in Cuba because of
his excellent record in the Philippines.
General Mills. superintendent of West Point
Military Academy, reports that hazlng has
been abolished ct that academy. Mississippi
negroes sent a protest to the interstate COM
merce commission. complaining OF di<crlni-
nation against negroes by southern rail-
roads. The Standard Oil Company of Ohio
and two alleged subsidiary concerns will be
placed on trial today On the charge of con-
spiracy against trade. A California court
held that it could not be proved in an IN
surance case that the Frisco earthquake
caused the fire of April Is. VIII IAN x.
Hearst formally accepted the democratic
nomination for governor OF New YORK. j.
NJ. Cebal!os. senior member OF J. Nj. Cebal-
loo Va rat
Manuel Silveira. the fugitive Havana man
ager with base faithlessness. Booker I.
Washington, in a speech il New York, ad-
vised northern negroes and whites, against
"a sh utteraaces. declaring that many south
ern whites were the hes. friends of the
negro A Wilmington, De-. youth was left
$500 by a man 10 whom he had been Kind.
The will of "AI' Adams. the New York
policy king,-Who committed suicide, was
filed for probate, and mentions only St0).On,
where the value of his es.a;e has been estl-
mated at S10.GDt01. A cold wave extends
over the entire south and portions of the
middle west, snow having been reported
from Chicago. Duluth and the Michigan
peninsula. and Il fierce gale ragged on the
lakes, causing several wrecks.
Foreign.
Two battalions of the 9Th Regiment of
Infantry and $50 men of the 81 Battalion of
Engineers were landed in Havana. Gov
ernor Taft sent Consul General Steinhart to
Cienfuegos to reconcile differences between
moderate and liberal factions. Owing to
the appearance of yellow fever at Cienfue-
COS the immediate removal of the American
marines has been ordered. General Fun
ston is to be superseded in the chief mill
tary command in Cuba by Gen. j. Franklin
Bell, and will leave Havana with Taft.
Secretary Taft Informed the former 1nsur-
gent committee at Havana that the United
States could set no date for withdrawal
from Cuba until fair elections were assured.
The battleship Dreadnought on her trial
trip steamed 22h knots hour. The re-
port that Princess Patricia of -Connaught
has been betrothed to Grand Duke Michael
of Russia, only brother of the car is de-
MED in London and St Petersburg. Count
Witte, in an interview, declared that he
would never again accept political power.
The Russian social democrats are taking
up. the weapon declined by the constitutions
al democrats and are trying to induce
young men to refuse military service. The
members of the French cabinet are in ac-
cord on the principle of enforcing the
separation law. but have not yet settled the
is believed, would result in the fail Of the
The signing of the n?odus vi
vendi between the United States and Great
Britain in regard to the Newfoundland
from ST. Johns. a great outburst of in
dignaton in the colony. A special agent
of Japan. who arrived in London, said that
the date of the issue of $125 COO bonds
still uncertain. Fire swept the town of
Summerside, Prince Edward Island. caus-
ing a damage of nearly: $4,000. Mont
Peee has been showering the southeastern
part of Martinique with volcano ashes.
Adelaide Ristori, the famous tragedienne of
a generation. ago. died in Rome.
In the District.
Justice Charles H. Robb, who was APP
pointed by President Roosevelt last week to
fill the position on the bench of the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals made va
cant by the resignation of Associate JUS
tice Duell. was sworn in Monday. The
Spa aish War Veterans held their third an
nual encampment of the organization mem
bers coming from practically every State in
the Union. The telegraphers' convention
met at the Arlington and brought together
some of the Oldtime Telegraphers who had
served at the key in the field and city dur
ing the civil war. There We're over two
hundred members and their wives. The
National Wholesale Druggists Association
held their thirtysecond annual convention
at the New Willard. The Washington Her
aid made its first appearance this week.
Machinists' representatives and railroad Of
fioials are holding conference in an attempt
to settle the strike of machinists on the
Southern railway. President Hill of the ma
tional convention of wholesale druggists de-
clared that the new pure food law is 'whol-
ly Inadequate and incongruous.' Mary c.
Bauman sues Counsellor Hattie Rupert to
compel her reinstatement member of
the Daughters of America. Justice Stafford
in Criminal Court No. l today sentenced
Giles Joel. colored, to serve three years in
the penitentiary a charge of an assault
with dangerous weapon. Edward Connors
was charged with violating the pharmacy
law which forbids the selling of cocaine
without prescriptions and Judge kimball
ordered Connors to be committed to Jail for
six months and to pay fine of So, Alloy
sius S. Collins, thrty-four years of age was
found dead in bed at 21S F street north
west.