Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06
WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 1908.

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President Roosevelt was thrown from
his horse while riding through Rock
Creek Park, escaping with ducking. The
newly created national currency COM
mission met and elected Senator Aldrich
chairman and Representative Vreeland
vice chairman. The Supreme Court de-
cided that the Catholic Church is entitled
to property in Ponce. P. r.. built by the
municipality. The government deficit for
May was $11. 5989 91, compared to sur
plus for the same month last year of
S8.o15.212. Two-cent postage between the
United States and England will go into
effect October l. The United States re-
quested Honduras to extradite F. G. Bal
ley said to be the leader of the expedition
on the ship GOldsboro. Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean negotiated loan of $2OO.O00 to COM
pete the Continental Hall of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution. Secre-
tary Root named the commission to rep
resent the United States at the Toxic ex-
position in 1912. consisting of Francis B.
LOOMS. former assistant secretary OF
state: Frederick j. v. Skif. director of
the Field Museum in Chicago. and Francis
d. Millet. the artist. The Union Pacific
issued S.O.UO,OO of 4 per cent bonds.
The republican national committee de-
clded the contests involving the "a votes
of Alabama and Arkansas in favor of
and fourteen injured when two special
electric cars on the line of the Washing
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis collfded at
Camp Parole. two and half miles from
Annapolis. The bursting of boiler tube
on the cruiser Tennessee killed four men
and injured ten. Seven masked men held
up Great Northern train near Great
Falls. Mon, robbed the passengers and
escaped.
Foreign.
The socialist and labor members of the
house of commons made violent protests
against King Edwards approaching visit
to Russia. King Edward and Queen AL
exandra started on their visit to Russia.
The fifth international congress of cot
ton spinners began its sessions In Paris;
NJ. Cruppi minister Of commerce, said
that the real object of the conference
was to check speculation. At the close of
the ceremonies attending the canoniza-
ton of Emile lola in the Pantheon at
Paris. a military writer named Gregori
fired two shots at Maj Alfred Dreyfus.
wounding him In one arm. Adolphe Stein
mother-in-law. were found strangled to
death at his home. Emperor William
opened the shipbuilding exposition in Ber-
lin. The Imperial Bank of Germany re-
per cent. NJ. kokovsoff. Russian min
lister of finance. proposed the immediate
issue of a loan of 100000, 900 at 5 per
cent. Leading parties in the duma. a
dispatch from st. Petersburg says, favor
censuring the ministry of marine for al
legged incompetence The duma unani-
mously demanded the trial of naval Of
ficials who had communicated Russian
naval secrets to the English firm which
built the cruiser Rurik; Admiral Bos-
from admitted the truth of the charges.
Seven hundred we'll armed Afghans in
vaded Persia and occupied the town of
Regain. Turkish warships, accoruing to
refugees arriving at Athens. bombarded
powers may send a commission to the
island. A typhoon destroyed pearling
fleet off West Australia, 30 lives and
forty vessels being lost.
In the District.
At a conference between the board of
Commissioners and members OF the
Women's INSTRUMENTATION Missionary
Union the flve-cent theater shows were
characterized as generally demoralizing
and the practice of employing women
clerks In liquor stores was also scored
The court-martial of Assistant Surgeon
David A. Spear. U.S.N.. charged with
forging the names of brother officers to
Treasury checks was begun at the Wash
ington navy yard. DIR. Loren B. T. John
son offered to build an annex to Garfield
Memorial Hospital. to cost about $35. 900,
as a memorial to his wife The annual
competitive drills of the High School Ca
diets were won by Company D of the
Technical School and by Company A of
the NJ Street High School. Bishop Charles
Henry Brent declined to become Bishop
of Washington, as announced in cable
gram to Rev. Dr. Randolph H. Mckim.
Attorneys for the Brennan Construction
Company and the Crawford Company filed
briefs with the Commissioners CASTOR
Philip was acquitted of the murder of
Frank Macaboy. Justice Stafford ordered
a bench warrant to issue for the arrest Of
Theodore II. Price. indicted for conspiracy
to defraud the United States; warrants
were also issued for Frederick A. Peck
ham and Moses Haas. both of New York.
and Edwin S. Holmes Of this city. Thomas
E. Russell. picture and rug merchant.
who was struck on the head by a negro.
died in the Emergency Hospital. Mrs.
Myrtle Moran, eighteen years old. COM
mitted suicide at the home of her father, !
John c. Wells A man known as
"Charlie.'' employed Oh canal boat 81.
was drowned in the canal above George
town. Among those who died were:
James Kimbrough Jones. .ormer senator
from Arkansas; Edward c. Helm and
Charles S. Wilson. |