Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
WEEK ENDING AUGUST rs, 1905.

forms of spelling advocated by the simpli-
ned spelling board in all his private and
official correspondence. The President
wrote letter to Representative James E.
Watson of Illinois urging the election of a
republican House Of Representatives. in or
der to avert economic disaster from the
country. Bids were asked by. the isthmian
canal commission for 2. 500 Chinese coolies
to work on the canal. Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock planned to end the fne
system and establish a promotion list for
postal employees. The State Department
announced the details of a new tariff treaty
with Spain. A report Of the clerks Of the
two Houses of Congress showed the appro-
priations of the last session to have to-
tailed 1878, SIS, 1851 6. an increase Of over
500. O00 over the previous years budget
ence for Christian workers at Northfield
Mass, ended its work. A scarcity of rail-
road men in Pittsburg led the management
OF the roads entering that city to raise
wages and cut down the age limit AS
result of trouble between negro soldiers
and citizens at Brownsville. Tex, all negro
troops were ordered out of the state. The
republican state convention at Springfield.
ILL.,, Endorsed Speaker Cannon for the pres
idency in 1908. The Ohio democratic con-
vention declared for Bryan for the pres
idency. State Senator George L. Sheldon
was nominated for governor OF Nebraska
by the republican convention held at Lin
cold. j. Edward Addicks said that Senator
Alice had split the republican party in Del
aware. 1t was announced that the second
secretary Of the japanese embassy would
visit Alaska to investigate the poaching in
cfdentS and be present at the trial of the
men arrested The Vermont State Bar As
ISOLATION recommended a reorganization of
the judicial system of that state. Hoke
Smith of Georgia won in the primaries for
the nomination on the democratic ticket for
governor Of that state. VIM. Travers
Jerome expressed his willingness to run for
governor of New York. Vice President
Fairbanks was given a hearty welcome at
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. Seven men
were killed and seven were seriously in
tured when fast freight train on the
Pennsylvania railroad tore through a work
train at Johnstown. Eleven men braved
death in turn in an attempt to rescue their
Fellows In gas explosion at Pittsburg. The
heat in Chicago caused the death of ten
persons. stage in which were DR.. Cob
den and family of Larchmont fell through
bridge into the Housatonic river near
Great Darlington. Mass, and Mrs Cobdens
sister was seriously injured. One man was
drowned and seven others had narrow es-
capes while out in small boats during
storm at Atlantic City. N. ]. Bob" Eth
eridge, negro, was taken to the scene of
his attempted assault on child in South
Carolina and shot to death. The sixteen
year-old daughter of George Waddell, a
North Carolina farmer. was assaulted,
strangled and thrown into a mari pit Will
lie Spain. negro. was taken from the jail
IN Dorchester county. s. c.. by a mob.
which strung him up to a tree and riddled
him with bullets.
Foreign.
The police of Warsaw. Russia, arrested
many Hght-haired girls, having heard that
one was concerned in the bomb-throwing
there. meeting of railway employees rep
resenting all Russian lines decided to order
general strike. A serious mutiny of Cos
sacks was reported from Samarcand. An
attempt was made to poison General Ire
pom. commandant OF the imperial palace.
Alexander Griger. Russian councillor of
state and former minister plenipOtentiary,
was arrested at Brest on charge of theft.
The Russian finance minister declared that
Russia Is not seeking a new loan. Premier
Sarrien said that the French government
was determined to enforce the provinces of
the separation law. 1t was feared in Paris
that unless the weekly rest day law was
modified the cafes and restaurants might
be closed on Sunday. William Jennings
Bryan sailed from Gibraltar for New York.
M. Zaimis, a former Greek premier,
appointed governor of Crete, to succeed
Prince George. Signor Tittoni, the Italian
foreign minister. was taken suddenly i'll.
general strike was declared at Bilbao
and great precautions were taken to guard
the Spanish king and queen on their arrival
at that city. The dead as the result of the
Chilean earthquake was placed at 1000 and
the property loss at s5O.o0o,OoO. Relief work
was actively begun at Valparaiso and
sandiago Chile Slight earth shocks were
felt all week at Valparaiso and the num-
Der. all told. was placed at 3S2 The latest
reports indicated that the fires at VAL
paraiso were under control, and that the
panic of the people had subsidized. The in
surrection In Cuba became more. threaten
ing and it was reported that the United
States had been asked to Interfere. The
Cuban rebels, under the leadership of Pine
Guerra, captured San Juan de Martinez.
the terminus of the Western railway and
was later retaken by the government forces
The steamer Manchuria went aground on
a reef at Rabbit Island, one of the Ha-
waiian group; all passengers were safely
landed.
In the District.
Commissioner Mcfarland returned from
his vacation trip to Europe. Fourteen
hundred teachers for the public schools
were appointed for one year. Chief Belt
and the firenen who served under him
at the great Baltimore fire have accepted
an invitation to participate in the anniver-
sary Of that event. Representative James
E. Sherman, chairman of the republican
congressional committee, was a visitor
Secretary Shaw denied the reports that he
was about to purchase government bonds,
the As of 1907. The District experienced
two of the hardest rain storms during the
week ever seen here Several drug stores
were visited by thieves during the week
The master BARRIERS decided that the cost
of a shave on and after September / would
be fifteen cents in the District Policeman
John F. Garner and E. s. Green were re-
tired on pensions. Stephen Russell hack
driver. was killed and his two companions
were seriously hurt in a runaway. Paul
Mason, fifteen years old. was drowned in
the Potomac river. Bernard Kennedy was
drowned in the tidal basin. Miss Bessie
Fairall, twenty-five years old, while walk
ing in her sleep, fell from a window and
received serious injuries. C. Ashmore,
clerk In the Department of Agriculture,
was found in his room with deep gashes in
his throat and wrist. r. M. Larner, the
well-known correspondent died after a long
illness. ]. J. Appich, a retired merchant