Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
WEEK ENDING SEPT. %, 1907.

The President and his family returned
to Washington from Oyster Bay. The
bids for coal for the Pacific fleet were
opened; the President announced that
he would not regard s2OOO0o as an
excessive sum to pay American ship
owners above the bids of foreign
vessels for carrying coal for the Pacific
fleet. The President consented to receive
telegraph operators. Invitations to the
American peace conference were sent to the
Central American republics. Judge Lands
scored the Standard Oil Company in as
senting to immunity for the Chicago and
Alton railroad, and directed the grand jury
to investigate statement of President
Moffett of the Indiana company. The
American Bankers Association held its
annual convention at Atlantic City. Re
ceivers were appointed for the New York
City Railway Company. The trial of United
States Senator Borah, on the charge of
completely in land frauds, began in Boise
City, Idaho. Alleging that the safe de-
post box of the late Russell Sage had been
| opened by one of the trustees of the estate,
Controller Glynn at Albany called on At
| torney General Jackson to begin proceed
| ings against the Mercantile Safe Deposit
| Company of New York. Judge Lochren of
the United States court issued an order for
sweeping injunction, practically staying
Minnesota's rate law. Guggenheim rail-
road men shot six surveyors of an opposi-
ton line corps in Alaska. Fourteen per-
sons, among them one white, were drowned
by the upsetting Of boat in labama.
Foreign.
The Anglo Russian convention, according
to dispatch from st. Petersburg, after
dividing Persia into spheres Of influence,
established that Great Brtain's influence
hall be supreme in Afghanistan, and that
neither nation shall interfere in Tibet's
internal administration. The Russian ad-
miralty denied reports that work would be
started at once on the naval reconstruction
program and that shipyards owned by the
government would be sold to foreigners.
Seven men and a girl were executed by
shooting without a trial at LODI, Russian
Poland. Eleven Moroccan tribes submitted
to the French terms Floods caused a
great loss of life and damage in Spain
and France A special train carrying Amer
lean passengers for the Adriatic was
wrecked in the Brevel tunnel France, bun
no one was seriously injured. A large num-
Der of Americans were present at the
opening session of the international con-
gress of hygiene at Berlin. Secretary Taft
and his party arrived on board the Mime
sofa at Yokohama. Officers Of the Chat
tanooga were given dinner by Admiral
saito in Toxic. A hundred persons were
burned to death in a fire started by in
cendiaries at Wu-chow: the town was loot
ed, but no foreigners were injured. Boxers
in the southern part Of Kiang-se province
killed an Italian priest and number OF
converts; the Protestant missionaries were
reported safe. Gems. Masso PARA, Juan
Ducassi and Yara Mirst were arrested in
Havana charged with conSpiring against
public order The report of one case of
yellow fever at Havana was officially con-
firmed. Earthquakes damaged many houses
and churches at Guatemala City Sunday
and Monday; the coffee district was not
damaged Maya Indians near San Isdor,
Mexico ambushed a patrol of troops and
killed seven men,
In the District.
The Commissioners received an estimate
from the Washington Fairgrounds Associa-
ton for the next fiscal year asking for a
total appropriation of 1892, $40. and also
I e estimates submitted for the mainte-
nance of the National Guard by Gen.
George H Harries. A delegation represent
ing the Southeast Citizens Association was
given a public hearing by the Commission
ers at which the needs of the southeast
section of the city were made known. 1t
was announced that the revenues from all
sources of the District government exclu
sive of the water department for the fscal
at S6O17 $50. The public schools of the
District opened Monday; a difficulty arose
in finding room for the freshman class of
the Mckinley Manual Training School, and
was finally adjusted by making room for
the pupils at Central The international
convention of the Brotherhood Of st. An
drew was opened. The hearing on the ap-
plication of the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany for permission to increase its capital
stock was resumed before James G. Payne
auditor for the District Supreme Court
MRS Margaret Young was burned while en-
gagged in starting a fire and died at the
Emergency Hospital David Pfeifer, re-
Gently arrested on the charge of making a
hand ook, drowned himself in the tidal
basin. John w. S. ,Unglaub committed sui
eide by shooting Harry Schwalb COM
mitted suicide by inhaling gas. Among
those who died were: Gen. Cecil Clay of
the Department of Justice. Dr. James F.