Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

Estate OF LOUIS T.. McOoudS' wiz uo.eo
July 6, 1907, fled: admitted to proDate
and letters testamentary granted to Ciln-
ton Goodloe Edgar; bond, $lOO,UOO, attor-
ney, w. A. Mckinney. -,
Estate of Susannah Albritta1n; Will
dated July IL. 1905. filed.
WEEK ENDING NOV. %, 1907.
President Roosevelt issued call for
conference of governors to meet next May
to consider plans for the preservation OF
the country's natural resources. The Presi-
dent held conference with j. Pierpont
Morgan, George F. Baker and ROBERT
Bacon, in which the financial situation
was considered. Secretary Cortelyou an
nounced that the government would issue
$50, 900, 900 more Of Panama canal bonds
and as much as 800 OG1. 900 of certificates
of Indebtedness. If So large an amount Is
deemed necessary. The Supreme Court
of the United States decided Pittsburg
could annex Allegheny. Georgia lost the
Western railway of Alabama tax case In
the Supreme Court. The Senate military
committee decided to rlakc report on the
Brownsville investigation. Cotton prices
rose sharply upon the issue of the census
bureau report on cotton ginned. showing
1911, 2O2 bales, as compared with 1862
242 bales for 1903. Solicitor General
straighten. out the tapgle in the land
fraud cases there. The inland waterways
convention began its sessions In Philadel-
phia. Jlatice Brewer Of the United
States Supreme Court. in an address in
New York. sharply criticised the Presi-
dent. Mrs. Mary Scout. Hartje again won
in the suit of her husband to have their
divorce. case reopsned. The prohibition
bill passed the Alabama. legislature and
the city Of Mobile threatened to secede
from the state The ri ate commissioners
of agriculture in southern states as
sembled in annual convention at Column
bia, s. c. The Mcclellan Hearst recount
act was declared urcons titutional by the
New York court of appeals.
Foreign.
Russia, according to dispatch from ST
Petersburg, will not adhere to the inter-
national sugar convention, which was dis
cussed at Brussels. unless great conces-
sions are made in return; financial condi-
tons are said to have forced Russia to
realize on her accumulated stock of sugar.
Reactionist efforts to expel radical men,
bers of the duma failed Prince Vladimir
Walkonsky was elected first vice presi-
dent and akron Won Meyendorf Of the
Baltic provinces was chosen second vice
president A band of Lettish revolution
lists fired on a party of raiding Russian
police and every revolutionist was killed
or wounded. Secretary Taft reached Har-
bin and continued on his way to st.
Petersburg. A feeling Of relief was shown
In financial circles of London owing to the
steps taken by the American govern
ment to relax the stringency; the Bank
Of England did not change it's rate and
the rise in stocks was repeated on Euro
pean exchanges. The German emperor
and empress left Windsor, the former go
ing to Highcliffe Castle and the latter to
Holland on visit to Queen Wilhelmina.
commercial convention admitting Brit
ish works of art to America at one-quarter
less than the present duty and admitting
samples of American commercial travel
ers free of duty in England was signed
In London. Suffragettes forced Mr.. Glad
stone, the home secretary. to give up an
attempt to make a speech at Leeds and
free fight broke out between the men
and women in the audience. Admiral Sir
Francis Leopold McClintock. we'll known
as an arctic explorer, died in London.
The German imperial budget authorized
the borrowing Of s65. 125, 900 and empha-
taxes to harmonic expenditures and reve-
nues. The reichstag reopened. Manila
was 80 severely shaken by earthquake
shocks that panic was narrowly averted
in theater. company of Chinese
troops in FormOsa revolted and killed
siXty-three Japanese policemen and civil
ians. The Korean emperor issued an edict
ordering his subjects to cooperate with
the authorities in restoring peaceful con-
ditions. Advices from Mexico announced
that the government ceded Magdalena
bay for three years to the United States
as coaling station.
In the District. .
The Commissioners opened bids for the
construction of a chemical fire engine
house in Langdon and a fire truckhouse
In Lanier Heights. The Commissioners
decided to conduct an official inquiry into
the accident which occurred at the south
ern end of the new railway tunnel A
complete transformation in the railroad
terminal facilities was effected last Sum
day, when all the railroads entering the
city shifted their trains to the new Union
station. The thirty-sixth international
convention of the Young Mems Christian
Supt. William E. Chancellor of the public
schools was summoned to appear before
the board of education to answer charges
Of inefi1ciency and incompetency; Supt.
Of the board in the District Supreme
Court. The annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Charities was held. Mr.. Michael
shaen was appointed foreman of the gov
Court of the District was asked to re-
strain the District Commissioners the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and the Washington. Baltimore and
Annapols Eiectrlc railway Company
from issuing or securing to be issued
permit to build depot for the use of the
latter company at the junction of 18th
and H streets northeast. Two Southern
railway trains collided near the Capitol
Hill tunnel in the approach to the new
Union station and twenty-five persons
were injured. Mrs Ruth McCracken, her
son and two daughters were brought to
this city from Baltimore to answer
charges of fraud upon Washington mer-
chants. Mrs. Ada Hickman was knocked
down and robbed at her own door. Henry
l.. Saur was accidentally asphyxiated by
Illuminating gas at his home. 100 H street
northeast. Robert Bell Of 1875 9th street
was found dead in bed. having been over
come by Illuminating gas. Dominick Loar-
tello. twenty-seven years old, was in
stantly killed at the intersection Of Mary
land avenue and 18th street by being
struck by train. Among those who died
were Mr.. Andrew Glass, DR.. Hugh Thomp.
Rou Murray and DR. Sam fIouafon