Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1907.


other officials had an extended conference
at the White House on the trust question
and prosecution of railroads; the President
appointed a special commission to inquire
INTO the course of instruction of the mid
sh1pmen at the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis. The interstate commerce commission
decided that through rates apply wherever
through service is given, whether they be
Joint rates or not. John G. Capers of
South Carolina was appointed commissioner
of internal revenue to serve until Decem-
Der l, to be succeeded then by Pearl Wight
of Louisiana. The government cotton CROP
report caused a drop in values of twenty
points. Gov. Hughes sent new message
to the Albany legislature urging reform leg
lslatlon. One OF the speakers of the tuGer-
culoSls conference in Atlantic City declared
Factory Inspection 10y federal and state gov
ernments was necessary to stamp out the
disease. The telegraphers of the v es.ern
Union petitioned Helen Gould, Mrs. Russell
Sage and other large stockholders for re-
dress of grievances. The sentence of Green
and Gaynor, convicted of gross frauds in
connection with Savannah harbor work.
was upheld by the federal court of ap-
peals. The striking New York longshore-
men compromised on an increase in pay of
. cents an hour and agreed to return to
work The wages of 100000 cotton mill
workers in northern New England were
raised. The opening statement of the state
was made In the Haywood trial and sew
era witnesses were examined. including
Harry Orchard, who confessed to numer-
Gus crimes Fines aggregating S2S4,GO were
imposed on men who pleaded guilty Of con-
nection with the Honduras lottery The
Pennsylvania republican state convention
declared for Senator Knox for President.
Among those who died was Gen. Thomas
II. Ruger United States army, retired at
his home in Stamford. Conn.
Foreign.
he Russian famine copoy,oiffaa opnounoe3
that foreign contributions were no longer
needed. The duma repealed two more of
the premiers temporary laws for suppress
Ing revolutionary agitation. A squadron
of the cars palace guards mutinied at
Tsarskoe Selo. Another reign of terror
was reported from LodZ. Russian Poland.
The British premier announced the with
drawal of the Irish bill, and added that an
evicted tenants restoration measure would
be introduced; the education and licensing
question would be taken up at the next
session OF parliament. Sir Robert Bond,
speaking In London, said that Newfound-.
land desired no union with Canada he was
not without hope that some satisfactory
terms might be reached regarding the
colonys attitude toward the recent modus
Vlvend1. The French government, in re-
Spouse to popular clamor, has taken an
appeal from the decision giving to the
former Empress Eugene property in pos
session of national museums. Advices from
wine districts CT southern France is due
to overproduction and adulteration by the
growers in this region. Delegates of the
striking French seamen, after conferences
with the minister of marine and the naval
committee of the chamber of deputies sent
messages to all ports advising the men to
return to work; the government promised
to consider demands for larger pensions
and to drop prosecutions of deserters
France rendered her good offices to the
United states as a means of reaching a
perfect entente with Japan. Trials of per-
sons accused of completely in the attempt
to kill King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
on the day of their wedding began at
Madrid. Lightning struck a balloon during
the Italian army maneuvers, the gas bag
burst and the aeronaut fell TOO feet re-
ce1vinS fatal injuries. Twelve of the nine
teen men condemned to death for the plot
against Cabrera were condemned to be
executed by the court of revision; eleven
are Guatennalans and one is a Spaniard a
Mexican and two Italians were sentenced
to fifteen years each in prison. Richard
Crokers horse Orby won the British Derby.
In the District.
The proposition of the Commissioners to
plant several hundred trees along the curb
ings on Pennsylvania avenue met with the
disapproval of business men, Commissioner
Macfarland received a communication from
DR.. Z. NJ. Gallaudet, president of the Deaf
Mute College, urging that what remains
Oh the original brentwood estate northeast
be turned into a public park Justice An
derson of the District Supreme Court over
ruled the demurrer filed by Miss Mary E.
Male to the return of the board of educa-
ton to the rule to show cause why a writ
of mandamus should not issue to compel
her reinstatement as teacher of the pubic
schools. The thirtieth annual convention
Of the National Electric Light Association
was held. Fire attacked the stable of the
Washington Gaslight Company, causing a
damage of $4,000. Capt-W. H Matthews
and Lieut.. J. +. Mulhall of the District DO
lice force were exonerated of the charges
preferred against them in connection with
the death of Hugh Murphy, the engineer
who met his death beneath an overturned
engine at 9Th street and Maryland avenue
southwest The Employers Association of
the building trades adopted a resolution
taking drastic action and causing 1000 men
to be idle. Gen. John A. Kasson of Iowa
received painful injuries by falling from a
street car. E. S. Holmes, indicted with two
others for alleged conspiracy in connection
with the cotton Leak was placed on trial
Harrie E. Milburn, a carpenter, committed
suicide by shooting. Thomas s. Donaldson
committed suicide by inhaling illuminating
gas. Among those who died was E. Scott
Douglas Of the District bar.