Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
WEEK ENDING JULY Z, 1908.

WEEK ENDING JULY Z, 1908.
President Roosevelt arrived at Oyster
Bay for his summer vacation and delivered
a Fourth of July address to his neighbors.
President Roosevelt declined the invitation
to preside at the reception of W. ]. Bryan
on his return from abroad. President
Roosevelt named a new Panama canal COM
mission. leaving out Mr. Bishop. Congress
adjourned after strenuous session. A rec
ord was made by Congress for legislation
of great importance to the whole nation.
Representative Tawney defends the total
| expenditure of Congress. while Representa-
| tive Livingstone blames the tariff for the
great Increase in government expenses I'M
der republican rule. Congress passed reso-
buttons for investigation Of the government
printing office. Congress failed to enact a
number OF measures framed and recon-
Congress struck out the $780, 600 item for
purchase of land In Washington for public
buildings. Secretary Bonaparte allows Robt
f. Wynne, convicted by court-martiai OF In
subordination, to resign. Secretary Wilson
began taking active steps to put the meat
inspection law into effect. Secretary Shaw
offered for sale $50. 600, 600 bonds of the Pam
anna canal loan The Post Office Depart
ment established twenty-seven new rural
delivery routes In Carroll county, Md Sem
ator Lodge was subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the grand jury at Boston in the inves-
tigation of campaign contributions. Thos
Taggart, democratic national chairman,
was accused of permitting gambling on
ground owned by him in Indiana Attorney
General l.. r. Whitley of the Philippine Is
lands has been appointed to the new Judge
ship of the United States court in China.
The central conference of American rabbits,
in convention at Indianapolis. defeated the
proposition to form Jewish synods. John
D. Rockefeller was charged in Ohio with
| c0nSDirdcy in the formation of the Stan0a rd
Oil Company. Frank A. Vanderlip, IN a
speech to New York bankers. urged the ne
cessity of their taking the initiative In cur
rency reform. James E. Walker of Muske-
gon was nominated for governor of Mlchi-
gan by the socialist state convention. Geo.
A. Pearre, who has represented the sixth
Maryland district in Congress for the past
eight years, was renominated by acclama-
ton. John D. Rockefeller gave the Univer-
sity of Chicago the largest collection of fos-
sis In the country. The Chicago and Alton
railroad and two of Its officials were placed
on trial In Chicago on charge OF rebating.
Forty-seven persons were killed and over
2.Oo0 injured on the Fourth of July. Thir-
teen men were killed by a runaway car at
Puritan Pa. Hamilton NICK. Twombly, jr.,
was drowned while swimming in Big Squaw
lake. Holderness. N. H Prof. Henry A.
Ward. the naturalist, was killed by being
struck by an automobile at Buffalo, N. Y.
George Y. Wisner, a consulting engineer
of International reputation, died at Detroit,
aged sixty-fiye years Harry F. West, pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Mutual 1nsur-
ance Company, died at Atlantic City.
Foreign.
Rumors have 1t In st. Petersburg that the
constitutional democrats might consent to
the governments proposal of a coalition
ministry. The Russian parliamentary COM
mission which investigated the Bialystok
massacre virtually accuses Gen. Trepoff OF
being the instigator. The Group of Toll in
the Russian parliament refused to listen
to Gen. Pavloff, who attempted TO speak
for the minister of war. Admiral RoJes-
vensky, in order to save the members of
his staff, pleaded guilty to the charge of
surrender in the battle of the Sea of Japan.
Emperor Nicholas has disgraced more gen
erals of the army for mutinous inclinations.
The Russian government agrarian bill has
been completed While the Russian cabi-
net will retire, the car finds 1t difficult to
choose a successor to NJ Goremykin. Twen-
ty-seven persons, twenty-three of whom
were Americans were killed in wreck at
Salisbury. England. on the American line
steamer train between Plymouth and Lon
don. A sharp debate was caused in the
House of Commons on clause or the edu-
cation bill and q hostile amendment was
defeated by the small majority of sixteen
votes. William Jennings Bryan arrived in
London. Two men were rescued after be-
ing buried for six days in a Welsh col
liery Right Hon. Charles Owen OConor
Don, lord lieutenant of county Roscommon,
Ireland, Is dead By vote of 253 to 221,
the chamber of deputies at Paris annulled
the election of Count Boni de Castellane on
the ground of corruption and bribery. End
ing his argument, Prosecutor Baudouin ask
ed the French supreme court to quash the
verdict of the Rennes court-martial In the
Dreyfus case. Jules Adophe Anne Louis
Breten, distinguished French genre paint
er, is dead, age seventy-nine years. The
crown princess of Germany was safely de-
livered of a son at the Marble Palace at
Potsdam. The North German Gazette
states that German soldiers prefer American
canned corned beef to the home product.
SPANS new foreign minister said that his
country would begin an active foreign pol
icy to establish her place among the pow
ers. The Spanish cabinet has carried out
it's decision to resign. The Sultan of Tur1
key 1t is said, has revoked the law for
bidding Jews to settle in Palestine The
Panama elections passed off quietly, the
government candidates winning except at
Panama, where the compromise ticket was
successful.
District Affairs.
The Washington grand jury is to investi-
gate the charge that the local ice COM
panies have violated the Sherman antitrust
law. The movement to organize shippers
association for the development of trade
with the south has received much encour-
agement from business men. Superlnten-
dent of Public Schools A. T. Stuart sent
letter to the new board announcing his re-
tirement, which was read and accepted
with expressions OF regret. DR.. ID. Il.
Salmon formerly the head of The bureau
of animal industry, Will establish. and d.
rect similar bureau in Uruguay. For the
second time. Mrs C. E. Corbett and her
daughter failed In an attempt to secure
their release from ST. Elizabeth Insane
Asylum. The Potomac Electric Power
Company has filed mortgage for 81 GOO 600
to secure bonds for improvements Secre-
tary Root. accompanied by his family, sail
ed on the U. S. Cruiser Charleston from
New York for Brazil. Rear Admiral Mac
Kenzie was placed on the retired list.
Harvey Kidwell Of Fairfax county. Vir-
ginia, was struck by an electric car and
colored, lost his life by drowning in Rock
creek Herbert ]. Calender and Cecil b.
Fuller were drowned in the Potomac. Mrs.
Nettie Sanders for the third time attempted
suicide Mrs. Ida NJ. Hopkins attempted
suicide by inhaling gas. Lucy Harris. col