Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-02
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Ba
WEEK ENDING NOV. 2, 1907.

President Roosevelt quietly celebrated
his fo:ty-ninth birthday anniversary last
Sunday. Secretary Corteyou decided to
call in some $50. C0H, 600 now deposited to
the credit of disbursing agents. Secre-
ta~v Metcalf estimated the naVy's require
ments for the next fiscal year at sl25,-
OH 800. For failure to take the test ride
twelve officers were ordered before an
army retiring board. Three persons We're
killed in a fight between United States
troops and Indians in southern Utah. Inc
Johnson and Lorimer Dry Goods Com
pany of Wichita, Kan, made charges
against 222 railroads to the interstate
commerce commission. M. Bonaparte
in a Supreme Court argument Upheld the
t,rdman law. prohibiting the dlscharge OF
employees for belonging 10 ianor unions
Endorsements of foreign gold We're made
for import to New York to the amount
of SIS 10000. Speaker Cannons p"esl-
dental boom was launched In CMcaSo
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company oe-
cided to discontinue work not absolutely
necessary and several other corporations
dropped thousands of employees from
their payrolls pending a clearing or me
financial situation. ~ Verctct lot S"oo Wv
was returned against Joseph ramsey, IL
former president of the WABASH rallroau'
in the suit of John S. Jones. a hhahcler
and coal operator All the Omaha pack
ing houses reduced the price OF meats py
10 per cent. Wheat declined Genus d
bushel in Chicago. Dr. Waiter T. 1ii-
Iette formerly first vice president OF the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, was
sentenced to six months in the penl'eh-
tiarv. Judge GroSscup of chicago was
indicted with others on charge OF De
ing responsible. as d company uiItttoi'
neople were killed. Raymond Hitch,
cock, actor, was indicted for assault ana
disappeared from New York
Foreign.
Gen. Maximoffsky director of the de-
partment of prisons, was hhleo ny
woman in his office at St. Petersburg.
Russian election results showed that 'he
newt duma will be overwhelmingly con-
SENTATIVE The Finnish diet voted an APP
propriation to the Russian government
Of 81, 100000 in payment Tor exemption
from military service, but animated Una
no more money for that pufpos1 HGu'a
he Forthcoming At Odessa the Black
Hundreds renewed their attacks on the
Jews; a mutiny Of sappers at EladlVostok
was quelled. The approach OF winter
caused a marked reduction in cases of
cholera in Russia. King Alfonso and
Queen Victoria arrived at London; their
train left the rails at Cherbourg, but no
one in the royal party was injured. Stock
markets in London, Paris and Berlin
Showed edkneSS. i ne discount ldtt VI
the Bank of England was raised to Dr.
per cent; the action had good effect
on the London securities market. British
railroad men called d strike, with the
possibility of 100000 stopping work. The
French naval staff decided to recommend
the construction of three battleships OF
2u,CGO or u 900 tons. The Bank of France
announced its readiness to send gold TO
the London market in case of need. Herr
Harden editor of Die Zukunft, was ac-
Quilted in the suit, brought against him
BY Gen. Count huno Won Moltke. Dr..
Hadley president of Yale, and Prof. Scho-
field of Harvard began their lectures at
the University of Berlin; the crown prince
was present. King Menelik of Abyssinia
began the foundation of cabinet prepar
atory to the establishment of conStltu-
tional government. Inc town OF Kara
tash in the district of kisSar, Box hara,
was destroyed by a landslide following an
earthquake on October n, and several
hundreds of the inhabitants lost their
lives. Japan turned over the control OF
the mails to Picking TO the Chinese au-
thOrties as a result of the refusal of
China to abandon postal control. \ great
explosion Of Mount NesuviuS caused much
damage.
In the District
The Commissioners received the annual
report OF Chief Belt of the fire depart
ment, and the first annual report of E. w.
Griffith as assessor Of the District for the
fiscal year ended June 80 last. The first
Baltimore and Ohio train was run into
the new Union station early Sunday
morning. The assessors give the tax val
uation of the District real estate at S2i7-
SOC, igi Cen William Booth. executive head
and founder of the Salvation Army. adj