Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
WEEK ENDING NOV. IA, 1908.

President Roosevelt made public let
ter denouncing an attempt in the cam
paign to drag into politics the religious
belief of Mr.. Taft: the President issued
an order removing the Marine Corps from
warships and assigning the corps to
shore duty. Secretary Of the Navy Met
calf resigned and Truman H. Newberry
was appointed to succeed him. The Presi-
dent appointed Col. G. H. Torney sur
geOn general Of the navy. Secretary
Root delivered the address at the Army
War College in this city. which was ded-
icated last Monday. The New York
Shipbuilding Company was given the
contract to build the monster battleship
Utah at $3.946OOO. President GOmpers
of the American Federation of Labor, In
his annual address at Denver, defended
his course in the recent national cam
paign. The Inland Waterways Associa-
ton began it's sessions in Columbus, Ga.
Representatives Of eighteen railroads rum
ming through Missouri began the pre-
sentation Of evidence against the state
law which reduces rates. The federal
court of appeals in Chicago denied the
application for a rehearing on the re-
versal of the $23.OO0,O 900 Standard Oil fine,
and the case will go to the Supreme
Court. The alleged night riders. held near
Union City, Tenn, in connection with the
tain their release from the military camp.
Former Senator Carmack of Tennessee
was shot and killed on the street in
Nashville by Robin Cooper. E. M. Nor
gan. postmaster of New York. was shot
and slightly wounded by Eric H. B.
Mackay, who then committed suicide.
Francis ]. Heney. special graft prosecutor
in San Francisco. was wounded In court
by former juryman whose criminal rec
ord he had disclosed.
Foeign Affairs.
Premier Asquith, speaking at the Guild
hail. predicted an amicable settlement Of
European questions and referred to the
German emperor's expression of good will
toward England. The premier, in the
house of commons, defined the two
power standard as meaning an excess of
10 per cent over the combined strength in
capital ships Of the two next strongest
naval powers. An agreement was signed
at Berlin by which France and Germany,
after exchanging expressions of regret
for the Casablanca incident, agreed to set
tie the question at The Hague. The gov
eminent majority in the reichstag voted
down a motion of censure addressed to
the emperor and the house adjourned:
most of the speakers severely attacked
the emperor's indulgence in comments on
foreign affairs. A dirigible balloon be-
longing to the German army landed in the
Baltic sea, after collision with a tree. but
the pilots were rescued. A number Of
German diplomatic changes. including the
appointment of Herr Buenz, the consul
general in New York city, as minister to
Mexico, were announced In Berlin. Three
hundred and thirty-nine miners were
sion in the Radbod mine, near Hamm
Westphalia. Germany. Victorien Sardou.
French playwright died after a long ILL
ness. Advices from Teheran confirmed
the reports of a reactionary plot to abol-
ish parliament: Russia warned Persia
against such course. The reply Of Pres
ident Castro to the second note of the
Dutch government reached The Hague
Violent speeches were made In the ma
tional assembly at Sofia against the
dinand: it was said that change of gov
eminent should have been in the direction
of a republic rather than a monarchy.
Premier Wekerfe announced that Austria
Hungary would assume no part Of the
Turkish debt and warned Servia against
further preparation for hostilities. Ads
vices from Picking reported the death of
the Emperor of China and added that the
empress dowager was dying; two edicts
were issued, one making Prince Chun re-
gent and the other naming his son as
heir presumptive.
In the District.
Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock of the
republican national committee reached
Washington from Hot Springs, Va, and
had conference with the President
The Washington Board of Trade held
nineteenth year Of the organization
and elected ten directors. Rev. DIR. AL
fred Harding. rector of St. PauIs, was
on the fourth ballot elected Protestant
Episcopal Bishop Of Washington. A de-
cision of Attorney General Bonaparte
r. a Ia ri nc Ro md har
to play for compensation brought out a
protest from labor leaders in the Dis |
trict. The new Anacostia bridge. which |
spans the Eastern branch between 18th |
street southeast and Anacostia, was
placed in service for street railway uses. |
The title of monsignor was conferred
upon Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Lee, pastor of
st. Matthew'S Church. The annual ex-
!libit of the Florists Club of the District
was held Government experts began
testing the stove which generated the |
deadly gas which killed three members of
the Bremer,nan family. The National
Grange, Patrons Of Husbandry. opened
its annual convention. The Pennsylvania |
Railroad Company declined to construct
the branch line or siding to connect the |
navy yard with its main tracks. as pro- |
vided by act of Congress. John r. Early. |
the leper. was permitted to live with his |
family in small brick house located |
near the southeast corner of the WASH |
ington Asylum and workhOuse grounds. |
E. Yetton. a mounted policeman,
Was thrown from his horse and fata 'ly in
jured. James Evans, the Montgomery |
county farm hand accused of assaulting
Maggie Capitola Collins. jumped from
Cabin John bridge. infiicting injuries
which resulted in his death. George T. |
Casick committed suicide by poison.
Among these who died were John ]. Mil
er and John w. SmoOt
She Fought Arrest; Forfeits $50.
Lucille Barry, alias May Simpson alias