Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-21
WEEK ENDING NOV. 81, 1908.

President Roosevelt gave a dinner at
the White House to labor leaders. Presl-
dent -elect Taft spent Sunday with the
President at the White House. and an
nounced his purpose to cal! Congress in
special session to revise the tariff. The
State Department issued a statement de-
nying that there was any friction with
Japan. Secretary Cortelyou invited bids
for $3OOOO.OOO Panama canal bonds. Sec
rotary Root. in a formal statement of his
attitude toward the New York senator
ship. said he was not seeking the office,
but would accept if elected: Senator
Foraker issued a statement explaining his
Standard Oil afilliat!on. Senator Elkins
announced formally that Miss Katherine
Elkins is not engaged to the Duke OF the
Abruzzi. Suits were instituted by the fed
eral government against the Sugar Trust
to recover more than $4,000. 600 for alleged
fraud by false weighing John d. Rookie
Teller began testifying for the defense In
the suit of the government to dissolve
the Standard OIL Company. Disputes
among the labor unions were settled by
the American Federation of Labor con-
vention. The American Humane Associa-
ton held its annual meeting in New Or
leans Tom L. Johnson. mayor OF C.eve-
land and three-cent fare champion. an
nounced that he had lost all his money.
Peter Van Vlissingen. a Chic ago real es-
tate man. was arrested for obtaining
100000 by forgery. tried and sentenced
to prison in four hours. Abraham Ruef
asked change of Venue. declaring 1t i'm
possible to get fair trial in San Fran
cisco. Several persons were killed by the
explosion OF a gas main in Brooklyn,
N Y.
Foreign Affairs.
The committee of privileges of the house
Of lords upheld the right of Albert Kirby
Fairfax to the rank and title OF Lord
Fairfax of Cameron in the Scottish peer
age. The house OF commons passed the
licensing bill by vote of $50 to lib. The
British board of agriculture prohibited I'M
ports of hay and straw from Pennsyiva-
MIA, owing to the prevalence OF the root
and mouth disease. Emperor William re-
ceived Prince Won Buelow. the chancellor.
and promised to meet the popular de-
mand that foreign affairs henceforth be
conducted through his minister's; the Ger
man radicals planned an effort to have
the ministry made responsible to the
reichstag Count Huisen Haseler. chief OF
the German military cabinet. died at Dom
aueschingen. NJ. BarthOu, French min
lister of public works. prepared bill for
state ownership and operation of mining
concessions; successful experiments were
made at Lieven showing how explosions
could be prevented. st. Petersburg news
papers demanded that Russia intervene
immed :ateiy in Persia. Advices from Per-
sia stated that the nationalist party might
declare union with the Turkish empire;
commission of young Turks was warmly
welcomed at Tabriz. Servia, at the press
ing representations of the powers. with
drew special guards from the Austrian
frontier and sent reserves to their homes.
The Dutch government took under consid-
Grafton a plan to bring about third
peace conference at The Hague. 4 revo-
luton started in Haiti. Gen. Simon
being the leader. Prince Chun took the
renS of government at Picking.
In the District.
The Commissioners approved the apph-
cation Of the City and Suburban Railroad
Company to change the alignment OF its
tracks In the vicinity of Florida avenue
and list street northeast. The adoption
of centralized system of control Of the
finances of the District. with a thorough
analytical system of bookkeeping. was
recommended by Commissioner West and
approved by Commissioner mcfarland.
The interstate commerce commission de-
clined to receive any evidence from the
Brishtwood Railway Company and the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, except through the District electric
railway commission. An auditorium for
Washington of size sufficient to seat from
13.OO6 to 1900 was proposed by ten men
prominent in official. financial and bust
ness life of Washington. A marble pull
pit in st. Patrick's Church was dedicated
to the memory of Rev. D. J. Stafford.
The commissioners appointed to determine
the value of the five squares OF land south
OF Pennsylvania avenue between 14th and
10Th streets were instructed by Justice
Anderson as to the elements OF value to
be considered In determining the sum to
be paid by the government for the prop
erty. The Washington, Arlington and
Falls Church railway was leased for a
period of fifty years to the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad.
Charged with violating the child labor
law. Simo Lombrose was found guilty and
fined $40: Henry L. Schrifogel: alias
"Ducky Holmes" was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree by jury in
Criminal Court No. I, before Justice
Gould Martin McCrossin, an inmate of
the Home for the Aged, was shot and
killed by John G. Mason, an inmate OF
the same institution. Noble l.. Davis
was crushed to death under his automo-
bile, which turned turtle on the Washing
ton-Baltimore boulevard. Among those
who died were Maj. Thomas J. Hobbs.
Capt. Frederick l. Dean and Albert G.
Holland.