Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5, 1907,

President Roosevelt held his annual New
Year reception at the White House and was
greeted by 10000 persons. The President
decided to call the elections in Cuba. The
President ordered that all private fences
inclosing public land be torn down at once.
In report to President Roosevelt, Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner Lane stated
that the coal famine in North Dakota was
due to shortage of cars on the western
railroads. Congress reassembled after the
holiday recess. Charges of fraud were filed
with the Postmaster General against the
New York Cotton Exchange by Representa-
tive Livingston of Georgia and Harrie Jor-
dan of the Southern Cotton Association
Charles E. Hughes was inaugurated gov
ernor of New York and in taking office
declared for purity in the public service.
James McCrea was elected president of the
Pennsylvania railroad The Atlantic fleet
under the command of Rear Admiral Evans
sailed for Guantanamo for winter evolu-
tons. John d. Rockefeller gave $3,OOOOOO
additional to Chicago University. Ex-
President Cleveland was seriously i'll for
week as the result Of an attack of indi-
gestion Eight of the indictments returned
against the Standard Oil Company in Chi
cago on charges of rebatng were upheld in
court. The Consolidated Steamship Lines
Company w!lh authorized capital of 500
OO0U0 was organized at Portland, Me.
Thirtyfive persons were killed or burned
to death in a wreck on the Rock Island
road.
Foreign.
The new French church law was signed
by the president and promulgated; Presi-
dent Fallieres held his usual New Year re-
eeption, nut the Catholic Church digni-
taries V, not invited. King Edward ap-
proved the appointment of James Bryce to
be ambassador to the United States. Prince
Won Buelow the German chancellor out
lined the governments aims in a letter to
leader of the Empire League; he
verely attacked the social democrats and
said that no interference with the Catholic
Church was contemplated. The Russian
preliminary budget, estimated for the first
six months of 1907, showed an increase of
nearly $40 900, 900 in the regular eXpendi-
lures compared with the expenses in the
same period last year; newspapers attacked
the increase as unconstitutional; Gen. Won
der LaunitZ, the st. Petersburg project of
police, was killed by an unknown terror
list at the conservation of the chapel in the
Institute of Experimental Medicine in that
city, his assassin being Immediately slain.
Picking dispatches stated that millions of
persons were starving, many refugees join
ing the Boxers in order to obtain rice. The
Shah and Crown Prince of Persia signed
the new constitution. Pope Plus put ban
on the Polish religious sect known the
Mariavists. Among those who died We're
Alexander William Black NJ. p, and Baron
eSs Burdett- CouttS.
In the District.
Forty-three persons were killed and many
others were injured in a collision of trains
on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltt-
more and Ohio at Terra Gotta, d. c.; an
investigation by the interstate commerce
commission was begun and a coroner's jury
also examined witnesses to fix the blame.
The American Pathological Association, the
Archaeological Institute of America. and
the American School of Classical Studies in
Rome met in joint and annual convention
at the George Washington University Mrs.
Carrie Nation addressed the Rechabites of
Washington. Miss Eualie Pickett, the Ag-
ricultural Department employee indicted for
forgery. was arraigned before Justice Bar
nard and entered plea of not guilty. An
tonius Aldo shot and probably MORALLY
wounded Oscar Fi!lah, his cousin, and then
killed himself Otto Schill!ng committed
suicide by inhaling gas. Mrs. Elizabeth
Frahm, eighty years of age, was found dead
in Thompson's wood. Massachusetts avenue
extended. Among those who died were:
Joseph X McCammon, formerly assistant
attorney general of the United States and
commissioner of railroads under President
Hayes; George w. Fletcher. for many years
connected with the engineering department
of the District of Columbia, and Walter A.
Wilson of the division of appointments of
the United States civil service commission.