Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-27
WEEK ENDING JULY 81, 1907.

President Roosevelt proclaimed the
treaty with Santo Domingo providing for
the collection of its customs dues by
Americans. The War Department an
nounced the retirement from the army of
Lieut.. Col Charles G. Ayres. AS result
of the Georgia accident naval experts
recommended a change in the type of tur-
rets in American war vessels. The gov
eminent decided to take steps to wipe out
peonage in the southern states. New rules
regarding the manufacture and sale of
denatured alcohol were promulgated. The
Typographical Union condemned Public
Printer St!llings for fning proofreaders,
and asked the Attorney General for an
opinion regarding the legality of such
fines. Judge Prichard overruled the ac-
ton OF the state court in the North Caro-
limo railroad rate cases. Indictments
against the Southern railway and its
agents a Marion and Rural Hail. N c..
were found by grand juries. The steamer
Columbia of the San Francisco and Port
land Company was rammed by the steam
lumber schooner San Pedro and sunk with
n loss of ninety-three persons. The at
torneys' arguments in the Haywood trial
were concluded at Boise, Idaho. coal
mine. said to be able to yield 500 tons a
day for ESQ years, was found at Hazel
ton. Pa. In riots over the price Of beef
Hebrew women demolished kosher shops in
Philadelphia. poured oil on meats and as
thrown into the river at Torrance. Ohio.
by the collapse of a bridge, and at least
three We're drowned.
Foreign.
student and girl Were arrested In st.
Petersburg having In their possession plans
of the imperial palaces and of fort-esses.
Russian social democrats have succeeded
in bringing about great strikes in the Mos
COW and Vladimir industrial regions; troops
fired on crowds in suburb of Moscow city;
the Seminovsly Regiment. at a recent re-
View, conducted by the emperor, refused
to parade unless Gen. Reiman was re-
moved. Gen. Delacroix was chosen to
succeed Gen. Hagron as commander-in-
chief of the French army; it was reported
that two generals the French general
staff would resign. following the example
of Gen. Hagron. Karl Hau was sentenced
to death for the murder of his mother-in
law. Frau Molitor: Hau's counsel appealed
the case The American fleet left Brest
after exchanging visits and toasts with the
Japanese, who were entertained by Pres
dent Fallieres. Gen. Hasegawa, COM
mander of the Japanese troops in Seoul,
said he believed he had the situation wei in
hand. though reinfOrcements were anX-
fously awaited from Shmonoseki in order
to disarm the soldiers: V:scount Hayashi in
an interview at Seoul, said that the Co-ean
crisis had served to make the Japanese for
get the American question, he also sounded
a warning to China: more than 200 miners
were killed by an explosion in q japanese
colliery. Dispatches from Manila announced
that there was little interest In the ap-
proa ching election of the first national as
sembly. Ambassador LeShman called the
attention of the porte to the recent ex-
plosion Of bomb near his summer resi-
dence. The King of Denmark started on a
voyage to include Iceland. A Cuban revolt,
which had it's inspiration in a trivial cir
cumssance, was promptly suppressed.
In the District.
Commissioners West and mcfarland
visited the District militia camp at Bolivar
Heights the guests OF Gen. Harries.
About 100 men and women from various
sections Of the city met. and in strong
terms denounced the District Commission
ers, the health department and the officials
OF the United States public health and
marine hospital service for causing the
closing Of the public shallow wells Of the
District District Attorney Baker an
nounced that he proposed vigorous prose-
cution of handbook makers, and that he
would permit no further forfeiture Of col
lateral. Postmaster Barnes issued an order
forbdding letter carriers to ride free on
local street lines except when on Of
fetal business The grand jury concluded
the hearing of evidence in the case against
]. Arthur Kemp, the absconding police de-
partment clerk, alleged to have embezzled
more than 5000. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of due to his own negli
was killed by an electric shock in the drug
store Of Lewis Flemer. Cyrus +. Phelps,
former government printing office en-
ploye, committed suicide by shooting