Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01
WEEK ENDING SEPT. 1, 1905.

tine in New York on the Princess Irene,
and amid great cheering and blowing of
whistles was thence taken to Lewis Nixon's
place on Staten Island, where he attended
a conference Of leading democrats at night;
on the following evening he was given a
tremendous reception, and at his speech at
Madison Square Garden he gave express
sions to the sentiments which will guide
him II he becomes a candidate for the
presidency, the chief of these being the
exterminat ton of the trusts and the relega-
tons of the money question to the rear
President Roosevelt, according to author
ity, will let President Palma ''go 1t alone
against the insurrection in Cuba. and is in
clined to favor change of administration
President Roosevelt asked the Post Office
Department to investigate the Roosevelt
Home Club with a view to issuing fraud
order against it. The members of both
congressional naval committees have been
urgently invited to be the President
guests at the Oyster Bay maneuvers, in the
hope that they will be inspired to further
administration plans for an immense navy.
The Department of Commerce and Labor
has issued regulations for the enforcement
of the new naturalization laws The use of
the simplfled spelling was begun at Oyster
Bay, the first letter in which the new forms
were used being sent to Secretary Taft. A
conference was held between the interstate
commerce commission. thirty-four railroad
officials and representatives of the Ameri-
can Shippers Association and the Illinois
Manufacturing Association. Representa-
tives of the railroads avowed their inten-
ton to fully comply with the new law. The
Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia
closed its doors, having failed, with liabili-
ties of $1O,OOO,COO. the result Of transac-
tons by its president, Frank T. Nipple,
who committed suicide. Secretary Wilson,
at conference with meat packers in WASH
ington, declared that labels on meat prod
ucts must be SO explicit that there would
be no deception of the public. The Japanese
government advised the State Department
at Washington that the port OF Dalny
NOW called Tairen) would be opened, duty
Free, on September 1. The government of
Santo Domingo purposes to issue bonds to
the amount of $20,0O0,0OO to pay off all its
debts IL the treaty with the United States
is ratified by the Senate. Many of the
rear admirals of the active list of the navy
will be retired within a year and there will
be important changes in the personnel. The
new tariff agreement between Spain and
the United States will go into effect on
September /. Governor Warfeld, who de-
MES that he is in any sense candidate for
the vice presidency, conferred with num-
Der of democrats of national prominence
The United States consul general at Canton
reports that the loss to Americans by the
Chinese boycott on goods imported from
the United States will not exceed 81 ,250, OOO
There is a suspicion that the revolution in
Cuba has the support of a syndicate well
supplied with capital 1t Is estimated that
81 $50 carloads of cement will be used in
the construction of locks on the Panama
the Cincinnati industrial exposition. Twen-
ty-one persons were rescued from burn
ing steamer on Lake Heron. Great dam
age has been done in the town of Mazatlan,
Mexico, by floods. Edward Rosewater.
editor of the Omaha Bee. was found dead
in a court room in his office building.
Foreign.
Gen. Min, commander of the Seminovsky
Guard Regiment was shot and killed by a
tot; OF Dot rhnf he
assassin was caught. According to an OFF,
cial statement 392 persons have been killed
and many wounded in one week as result
of the reign Of terrorism in Russia. The
central committee Of the social revolution
lists has drawn up proclamation saying
that unless the government alters Its policy
assassination of hundreds of officials will
follow. The Russian emperor has issued a
ukase providing for the sale Of crown ap-
panage lands to peasants. The Russian
court iS divided as to how to meet the ter
rorist campaign, but Premier Stolypin OPP
poses repressve measures which cause the
whole population to revolt. The annual
trades union congress for organized labor
in Great Britain will meet at Liverpool Sep
TENDER 8. Affairs in Persia are believed to
be nearing a crisis, and Great Britain is
preparing to guard her interests. Alexan-
der Greger a Russian diplomat is under
going a judicial inquiry at Brest, France,
on the charge Of stealing $4,000 dia-
mond ring from an American countess. A
royal decree restores the civil marriage
ceremony in Spain. The son of the Crown
Prince of Germany was christened at Pots
dam. The Dowager Empress of China has
appointed a committee to consider the re-
port of the commissioners who recently re-
turned from abroad. Brazil will reduce
her coffee export duty. Japan has acquired
by agreement with Korea two ports for
naval stations, one on the south and enc
on the east coast. The Cuban government
has offered forgiveness to insurgents who
10 their and return to their
homes President Palma issued a state
ment in which he said that the rebellion
was without justification and that the in
surgents must yield or fight. Cabanas, q
seaport of Pinar del Rio province, Is re-
ported captured by the Cuban insurgents.
The Cuban government officials assert that
there are signs of weakening on the part
of insurgent leaders. The Chilean govern