Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
WEEK ENDING JAN. 10, 1907.

President Roosevelt, in a letter to Chair
man Foss of the House naval committee,
urged that Congress make appropriations
for two more large battleships. The Pres
ident sent to the Senate a special message
giving the evidence gathered by Attorney
Purdy at Brownsville, Tex, against MEM
beers of the 18th Infantry. Mr.. Foraker in
troduced a substitute resolution on the
Brownsville affair. speeches on the subject
being made by Senators Knox, Carmack,
Stone Hepburn and Money. Senator Black
burn offered an amendment especially dis
claiming any right to question the Presl-
vile resolution of inquiry. Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte made his first motion as
such before the Supreme Court In connec-
ton with the Chattanooga lynching case
The Senate confirmed the nominations of
George B. Cortelyou to be Secretary of the
Treasury, James r. Garfield to be Secretary
Postmaster General and Herbert Knox
Smith to be commissioner of corporations.
A bill authorizing the President to send the
supply ship Celtic with relief for the people
of Jamaica was passed. Indictments num-
bering 939 were found by the Findlay (Ohio)
grand jury against the Standard Oil Com
pany, the Rockefellers and others. Eigh-
teen medals and 50, 30 in cash were dis
pensed by the Carnegie hero fund commits
sion. Gov. Hughes issued a statement dis
claiming any fractional purpose in the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Stevens as superintendent
Of public works, and especially any antag-
onism to Speaker Wadsworth. The Savan-
nan plants of the South Atlantic Car and
Manufacturing Company were burned with
a loss of 100000.
Foreign.
Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, was
devastated by an earthquake, followed by
fire; according to latest advices not less than
1000 persons persisted, 1000 were injured,
10000 homeless. and property was damaged
to an extent of $4,000, 600; the entire island
water front subsidized and tidal waves
added to the extent of the disaster. The
Russian provisional budget showed a de-
felt of over S120UO,OOO, for which a new
loan must be raised; the car has conferred
signal honors upon Premier Stolypin and
other noted Russians; encounters between
terrorists and St. Petersburg police
gagged in domiciiary searches were of
nightly occurrence, and a number of Off
GERS were killed; an outbreak of prisoners
In Russian Jail was suppressed by troops,
who fired into the mob. killing two and
wounding several; three terrorists were
hanged in the public square at Odessa.
after drumhead cOurt-martial. James
Bryce. in a speech at Newcastle, said that
his aim at Washington would be to cement
the already strong ties between Great Brit
ain and the United States. The rate of
discount OF the Bank of England was low
cred from 6 to per cent. Eighty French
Catholic prelates met at the Chateau de la
Muette to consider what action to take for
the preservation of the church; the papal
encyclical was accepted; Henry des HouX
attempted to found a national French
Catholic church which will accept the sepa-
ration law. Mohammed Ali, the new Shah
Of Persia, gave a reception to the diplO
matte corps at Teheran. Universal suf
frage was among the measures recon-
mended by the regent for enactment by the
Swedish parliament. The election of Presi-
dent Figueroa of the republic of Salvador
was announced. 1t was announced in Ma
Mia that the insular government would sue
the Standard Oil Company to compel the
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vices from Rome said that the Italian gov
eminent would maintain the principle of
excluding papal representative from The
Hague conference. Seven rngleaders of
the Mexican strike riots were shot in sight
of their fellows.
In the District.
The Commissioners reported to the Dis
trict committee of the House on the Madden
75-cent gas bill, stating their belief that the
price of gas can be reduced. They ap-
proved the universal car transfers bill The
District appropriation bill was taken up in
the House and evoked several speeches rela-
tive to the form of the District government;
Representative Clark secured the elimina
ton on a point of order of the item of
$75, 900 for the purchase of Fairgrounds
sites. The House subcommittee on street
railways favorably reported the bill giving
the Commissioners authority to regulate the
operation of railways in the District The
Commissioners and citizens and representa-
tiveS of the railroad companies were heard
by the Senate District committee on the bill
to extend the smoke law to railroad loco
motives. The national convention for the
extension of the foreign commerce of the
United States met at the New Willard. The
National Board of Trade held it's thirty
seventh annual meeting. The annual meet
ing of the Washington Humane Society was
held. Isaac Resented sued the Home Saw
ings Bank for $4,000 damages because 1t
refused to cash one of his checks. The
Washington market floated a loan for $500