Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-16
WEEK ENDING MARCH 1e, 1907.

President Roosevelt issued an order re-
storing to entry about 100000 acres Of
coal lands that had been withdrawn: he
issued an order barring certain Japanese
laborers from the country and ordered the
suits against the San Francisco school
board dismissed. As a result Of confer
ence between prominent southern men and
the President 1t is stated that the move
ment to bring alien labor to the south will
not be impeded by the administration.
Speaker Cannon and his party of con-
gressmen were received with fireworks
upon their arrival at San Juan, Porto Rico.
The New York stock market was democrat
lied and wave of liquidation was at
tended by shrinkage in values OF upward
of $4OO,OOO,OO0; European markets were
similarly affected. Secretary Cortelyou Or
dered the deposit of customs receipts in
banks, the redemption of $25.0O0OOO bonds
money market Mrs. Russell Sage, widow
of the New York fnancier, set aside $1O.-
100000 for what is to be known as the Sage
Foundation, the tncome to be used in I'M
proving social and living conditions in the
United States. The stockholders of the
Pennsylvania railroad approved the pro-
posed increase Of 5000, 100000 in stocks and
bonds. Thirty-one persons were reported
dead, with property loss amounting to
many millions and perhaps 10000 persons
idle as the result of a flood along the Ohio
river and tributaries. Pittsburg suffered
severely. The street railway strike in
Louisville stopped all cars and was produc-
tive of much rioting. The American Road
makers Association met in convention in
Pittsburg. The commercial clubs of vari-
Gus cities which inspected the work at
Panama returned and expressed confidence
in and satisfaction with the canal work.
Among those who died was John Alexander
Dowie, the former head Of the Zion" re-
ligious colony.
Foreign.
NJ. Golovin resigned membership in the
Russian constitutional democratic party;
Moscow, LODI and Sebastopol; at Yelisa-
vetgrad robbers bound and decapitated sew
en- persons and stole $1,000. Lord Curzon
was elected chancellor of oxford Univer-
sity, defeating Lord Rosebery by LII to
43O. Sir Edward Grey. British foreign sec
rotary, in discussing the Jamaica incident
In the house of commons, paid warm
tribute to Rear Admiral Davis There was
a sharp drop in consols and other high-class
securities on the London exchange; Ameri-
can railway shares made new low records.
The electric light plants in Paris were re-
stored to service. The anniversary of the
great mine disaster at Courrferes, France,
where over one thousand lives were lost
last year. was observed by professions to
the cemeteries, where socialist deputies
made violent speeches. The explosion of
a torpedo which set fire to the magazine,
destroyed the French battleship lena. caus-
ing the death of 1O3 persons. NJ. Casimir-
Perier, the former President Of France,
died suddenly. The appropriation commit
tee of the German Reichstag, approved the
bill authorizing the issue of $751;. 100000 in
treasury bonds. NJ. Petkoff, the Bulgarian
premier and minister of the interior, was
killed by unknown man at Sofia. DR..
Adam Jamison and twelve others were kill
ed in a wreck in the Transvaal. According
to reports from Nicaragua, Honduran forces
were defeated by both NicaraguanS and
Ho7duran rebels.
In the District.
The Supreme Court of the United States
reversed the Court of Appeals Of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the two cases of Clar-
ence A. Brandenburg against the District Of
Columbia and Thomas r. Martin against
the District of Columbia, and held that the
Newport place was irregular. Morris
Hacker resigned as superintendent of pub
lie roads of the District, and S. r. Oral bill,
assistant engineer in the surface divis,o l
of the highway department of the District.
selected to succeed him. The annual
convention and exhibition of the American
Rose Society and spring show of the Flor
lists Club was held. Seven men were seri-
ousy injured by the collapse Of the first
span of the old Long bridge in the course
of demolition William Craven. colored,
was crushed to death by metal buckets at
the Capital Traction Company's power
house Frank NJ. digger, actor, COM
who died were Police Capt. Francis f. Nc
Cathran, ]. Hubley Ashton, Silas c. Robb.
William A. Widney and Theodore j. Mayer.