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

WEEK ENDING OCT. 10, 1907.
President Roosevelt killed his first bear
In the Louisiana canebrakes, alter ten
days hunting and will break camp today.
The United States Supreme Court con-
vened for the October term. The inter-
state commerce commission concluded its
hearing on the uniform bill of lading.
Judge Thomas Ryan resigned his position
as first assistant secretary of the int terror
and will be succeeded by Frank Pierce.
West Virginia filed an answer in the
United States Supreme Court to the Vir-
ginia debt suit. Commissioner Lane re-
ports that the railroads in California
maintain regular system of rebates.
Gov. Hughes declared that he was not
seeking the presidency President Small
o. the striking telegraphers was hoot ed
and missed in New York and Chicago, and
the unions voted to continue the strike
Stuyvesant Fish. former president of the
Illinois Central railroad, obtained a tenn
porary injunction to prevent the voting of
certain stock for the Hartman interests.
The sponsors of American warships de-
cided to form an organization. Wall
street banks raised a fund to hold up
the market, the decline in stock becoming
alarming. San Francisco had a new
japanese incident in an attack by a mob
on laundry. The Bishop of London
preached to Wall street. A violent earth
quake was recorded on the seismograph
at Washington, Albany and elsewhere. but
1t was probably submarine disturbance.
Forty additional coal companies were
made defendants in the government suit
against the alleged anthracite coal trust
Five thousand words were sent across
the Atlantic by wireless telegraphy, in
augurating a regular Marconi transatlan-
tic commercial wireless service The du
Pont powder mills at Fontanet, Ind, blew
up killing thirty-efght, injuring more
than six hundred persons and nearly WHIP
ing the town out of existence. Three per-
sons were killed and thirty-seven injured
when a Southern railway passenger train
ran into freight at Rudd, N. c.
Foreign.
The vote Of the British railroad
men is for a general strike unless the
unions are recognized. The British
home fleet. under the command of Lord
Charles Beresford. is assembling for
maneuvers in the North sea and the
channel. Nineteen persons were killed
and thirty-nfne others injured when a
train jumped the track rounding
curve at Shrewsbury, England King
Edward is expected torvisit Canada at
the celebration of the centenary of the
landing of Champlain. Heavy rains
IA me Soutn VI france AGAIN hooded
the Herault valley. The French cab
met decided to press at the coming
session of parliament measures to
transfer church property to communes,
to tax incomes and to appropriate
money to relieve sufferers from foods
Gendarmes are expelling priests in the
department of Finistere, France and
various collisions with the populace &C.
CURED. Germany, according TO a dis
patch from Berlin. will make no effort
to absorb Austria in case of the death
of Emperor Francis Joseph. An au-
tomobile in which Prince Won Bulow
the German chancellor was riding ran
down and killed an aged woman near
Hamburg. The German Reichsbank
did not raise its discount rate, and it's
central committee, which met in Ber-
lin, expressed no fear regarding the
financial situation. Secretary Taft was
warmly welcomed on his arrival in
Manila. and he opened the Philippine
assembly. but made no promises re-
garding independence. NJ. Nelidoff re-
viewed the work of the peace confer
ence at the closing session at The
Hague. and proposed a congratulatory
telegram to President Roosevelt. Count
Okuma, leader of the Japanese pro-
gressive party. modified his attitude to-
ward the Japanese American lmmigra-
ton question, and it is reported that
immigration will not be made an issue
OF the coming session of the diet Mulai
Hafid. the brother Of the Sultan of
Morocco, who seeks to capture the
throne, is gaining strength. The Dam
ish steamer Alfred Erlandsen was
wrecked near st. Abb's Head, Scotland,
and twenty men were drowned.
In the District.
The President sent a telegram directing
that no trees of any consequence in the
District of Columbia be destroyed for any
purpose without full consideration, and
in the event of there being the slightest
question raised to bring the matter before
him. Since they commenced considering
the annual estimates for the District for
the next fiscal year the three District
Commissioners have visited nearly every
section of the District. so they can de-
termine just what is needed. The Com
missioners decided to try crude oil on the
dirt roads of the District, and believe that
oil Will be cheaper than water. George S.
Wilson, secretary Of the District board of
charities, handed to the Commissioners
the estimates of that board for the next
fiscal year. AS result of the rapidly
increasing school population of the Dis
trict and the dearth of room to accom-
modate pupils the local authorities decided
to construct portable buildings The Sec
ond annual meeting of the American Gas
Institute was held at the New Willard.
The fifty-second annual convention of the
general passenger and ticket agents was
held. The striking telegraphers here were
happy over the action of their local union
in deciding by the decisive vote of ninety
seven to one against the proposal of Pres
ident Small to declare the strike off and
return to work. Mehmed Ali Bey the
first Turkish ambassador to the United
States, arrived in this city, and will pre-
sent his credentials to the President at
the first opportunity. The annual inspec-
ton and review Of the knights Templar
took place at the American League Base
Ball Park. The grand jury returned an
additional Indictment against George L.
Goodacre, whose trial on the charge OF
setting up gambling table is scheduled
for next week. Fire damaged the temple
of the Washington Hebrew Congregation
to the extent of about S15, 600. Mrs. Cath
crime Dean took a dose of carbolic acid
by mistake and later died at the Emer-
gency Hospital. Among those who die6
were DR.. George l.. Paine, Horace John
Gray and H. P. Waggaman.
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