Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-16
WEEK ENDING NOV. 16, 1907.

President Roosevelt signed the procla-
nation admitting Oklahoma into the
Union. The President invited Admiral
Dewey and other high naval officers to
review the fleet on ITS departure for the
Pacific, Gen. Mackenzie, chief of engi-
neers. recommended that 100000 more
be allotted for the channel work in the
Patapsco at Baltimore. The Central
American peace conference opened in this
city. Delaware liquor dealers moved to
contest the constitutiOnality of the law
under which the recent local-optfOn cleo
ton was held. The question of E. H.
HarrimanS right to refuse answers to
the interstate commerce commission 8
questions was argued before the federal
court in New York. The President issued
a statement defending the omission of
'In God We Trust from the new $40
gold coins. An alleged great lottery was
uncovered by secret service mer in Chi
cago. Stuyvesant Fish issued a state
ment to Illinois Central stockholders ask
ing for proxies. The sum OF $4,000 was
stolen from paymaster of the American
Smelling and Refining Company in Col
orado. After being entombed eighty
seven hours in Draper mine. PennsyNa-
MIA, Michael McCabe waS rescued in good
condition. One man was blown to pieces,
two persons were fatally hurt and about
twenty less seriously injured by an ex-
plosion of natural gas in a Pittsburg
house. Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, wife of a
wealthy Chicago business man, was SEN
fenced to prison for from one to twenty
years as the accomplice of a negro in
deposed president of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company of New York, committed
suicide.
Foreign.
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
Victoria arrived at Windsor and were
warmly welcomed by King Edward and
Queen Alexandra; the king and queen en-
tertained the German emperor and empress
at state dinner at Windsor Castle; speech
es expressing a desire for most cordial re-
lations between the two countries were
exchanged. oxford conferred the degree
of doctor of laws on Emperor William;
it was presented by Lord Curzon. The
new British torpedo-boat destroyer Mo-
hawk made thirty-four and one-half
knots an hour on her official trial trip.
An immense flame shooting up from the
sun was observed at Radcliffe observa-
tory. Oxford There was a debate on
Morocco in the French chamber of dep
uties, M. Pichon replying to attacks on
Frances policy. At a demonstration at
the Luxembourg palace, in Paris, in honor
of delegates to The Hague conference.
the work of the representatives of the
South American republics was warmly
praised. The French lieutenant arrested
on the charge of trafficking in military
secrets confessed. Spain's navy reform
commission recommended the expenditure
of almost $40 100000 for additions to the
navy. The third Russian duma Was for
mally opened In the Tauride Palace;
Nikilai A Khomyakoff was elected presi-
dent The city authorities in St. Peters
burg decided to deduct fines aggregating
S425 600 for the non-completion of the
electric street railroads from the sum
due to the Russian Westinghouse Com
pany and the company was reported to
have abandoned all plans for seeking
further contracts there. The anti-cleri-