Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13
WEEK ENDING JUNE Is. 1908.

President Roosevelt appointed the con,
servation commission, recommended at
the governors conference: the President
completed all arrangements to intervene
in Panama. if fraud appear in the else
ton. and govern the republic as Cuba
is now governed. Secretary Cortelyou
yielded to the petitions Of bankers and
decided to charge only per cent interest
.on government deposits Secretary Cor
telyou announced the rules governing the
issue of emergency currncy under the
science fund" of 5000 in bills was re-
cefved at the Treasury. The interstate
commerce commission ruled that tariffs
must be displayed at all stations. Capt
val bureau of steam engineering. The d.
rectors of the Union Pacific railroad rati-
fed the $5OOO0,OcO bond issue voted by
the stockholders. Beef prices advanced
sharply in Chicago. Boston and New
York A reduction of the prices OF all
steel products except rails was announced
by Chairman Gary. Registered mai!
worth 100000 in transit from Los
Angeles to New York. had disappeared
when, the train reached Kansas City. The
Gov. Hughes Of New York were passed
by the legislature. The Lusitaria broke
three transatlantic records. Hiram
Maxim gave a successful demonstration
Xix. the Bohemian fortune teller in Chi
cago, who was to have been hanged for
the poisoning of the Fzral family. oo-
tanned a fourth stay to take his case to
persons were hurt when a Cleveland troll
ley car was dynamited. Oliver H. F.
Belmont died in New York after ali
operation for APPENDICITIS.
Foreign.
King Edward and Emperor Nicholas
met at Reval; cordial toasts Were ex-
changed at a dinner on board the Stand
art. The British battleship Irresistible
narrowly escaped sinking in Portland
harbor. owing TO inability 10 clos, her
Kingston valves. Ambassador and Mrs.
Tower were received in farewell aud
-ence by Emperor William. and Dr.. DaC.c
Jayne Hill. the new ambassador. left The
Hague for Berlin. The Spa a!sh cham
Der of deputies adopted the b:ll fer an in
ternal loan OF &I2.c1o.Ooo. NJ. Guchkoff.
octoberist leader. in a speech before the
duma fiercely attacked the system which
placed grand dukes in control Of mill
tary affairs. a monument to the Russian
dead at Port Arthur vas UNIV lied en-
Antuzu-SEan. Police at Lisbon discovered
a widespread anarchist plot to blow up
the Portuguese royal family June Is:
number of arrests were made. The in
ternational miners congress passed
restricting the time to six hours under ia
vorable working conditions. King Leo
pold refused to make further conces sions
regarding Kongo annexation. Adv;ces
from Tangier say that Mulai Hatid. the
insurgent sultan. entered Fee with an
army of $4,000 men. Nicaragua made
strong representations to Guatemala to
obtain the release of citizens held prison
ers by the latter country.
In the District.
President Roosevelt announced the fol-
investigate conditions at the District JAIL
workhouse and other buildings adjacent
to the Jail. under the act of Congress of
May 20: Wendell Phillips Stafford. AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the District; John Joy Edison. president
of the board of charities: Robert v La
Dow. Department of Justice. Stating
that it is their belief that Charles Nc
Dermott. who is alleged to have Civ,
Charles Fernald $3.50. is evading the
subpoenas. the Commissioners reported
the case to init ed States Attorney Bak ar
for such action as he may deem proper
A new apartment house in course of cree
ton at 10th and P streets collapsed and
two workmen ware killed; coronsr.s
jury held accountable for the disaster
Snowden Ashford. District inspector of
buildings: Thomas H. Pickford. owner
and builder; John F. Bayne. brick con-
tractor. and NJ. I. Blake. foreman of iron
construction. Following the verdict the
Commissioners suspended M. Ashford
from duty pending an investigation of
the building department. John s. Leech.
the new public printer. assumed charge
of the ONCE. Charles F. Weller resigns I'd
the position of general secretary of the
Associated Charities. Charles S. Clark.
supervising principal, was named as d.
rector of intermediate instruction by the
board of education and B. w. Murch was
promoted to be supervising principa'. DIR:
Joseph Pospisiel. a medical examiner In
the pension bureau. while insane barri-
caded himself in his home. G'sS eth street
northeast. and after firing at the police
for several hours killed himself. DR..
Robert l.. Anderson was found guilty of
HOUSEKEEPING. Among those who died