Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
WEEK ENDING SEPT. IL, 1908.


President Roosevelt Is expected to rec
ommend in his last annual message to
Congress the increase of the army from
Co 900 to 900 men. The United States
circuit court for the eastern district
of Pennsylvania handed down an opinion
declaring the commodity clause OF
the Hepburn act unconstitutional. The
crop rcrort issued by the Department OF
Agriculture showed yields slightly below
the annual average. The Standard OIL
attorneys filed their reply to the govern
ment's appeal for a rehearing in the case
of the big fine. The Maryland Steel Com
pany was awarded a contract to build
three naval GOLFERS. Thousands OF men
are engaged in the work of making the
first inventory of the nations natural re-
sources. Honduras agreed to an amicable
adjustment of the case of the American
consul at Ceiba. Torpedo craft and sub
marines are holding maneuvers off the
Massachusetts coast. Mrs. russell sage
and Miss Anna Bartlett Warner presented
Constitution Island to the government as
an addition to West Point. G. w. Fitz-
gerald, the teller arrested on the charge
of stealing $4,000 from the subtreasury
in Chicago. was released. Orville Wright
again made a new aeroplane record at
Fort Myer Va. remaining In flight one
hour and ten minutes The second annual
congress of the Fairgrounds Association
began in New York. Charles E. Davis
was rearrested on the charge of killing
DR.. Frederick Rustin at Omaha. Forest
fires continue to rage In northern Michi-
gan and elsewhere and whole towns are
endangered.
Foreign.
Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli, the papal
legate to the eucharistic congress in
London, was formally received at West
min CT or raj no
address: Lord Norfolk, at one of the
eucharistic congress meetings, called the
declaration against the Roman Catholic
faith made bS the king on ascending the
throne blaSphemous. The German army
maneuvers began in Alsace comparative
ly few military attaches being present.
The rapid increase in the imperial debt
caused the German ministry of finance
to take action leading to a decided in
crease in taxes. The German emperor
did not enter French territory but thank
ed the officials for their preparations to
receive him; in a speech at Colmar he
assured Alsatians that they might de-
velop their country in peace. The French
forces marched out of Boudenb and in
tiicted a severe defeat on the trbesmen
who were besieging the post. The Temps
of Paris says that 1t is believed that Ger
many has abandoned attempts to induce
the powers at once to recognize Mulai
Hafid. and that the incident may be re-
garded as closed. Count Zeppelin COM
pleted arrangements to build a great
airship factory on Lake Constance. NJ.
Pichon. the French foreign minister, an
nounced that France and Spain had
agreed on the terms of the Moroccan
note to the powers. Gregorl. who shot
Capt. Dreyfus in the Pantheon at the
lola glorification, was acquitted. Hun
dreds of Russians visited Count Leo
Tolstoy on the observance of his eightieth
Dirt hday anniversary, and the St. Peters
burg papers published Tolstoy jubilee
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cases OF cholera We're reported in St
Petersburg: the disease is spreading in
Siberia. Holland demanded the revoca-
ton of CastrO's edict suppressing the
trade of Venezuela with Curacao.
Milan newspaper mentions January 30 as
the date set for the wedding of the Duke
of the AbruZZi and Miss ElkinS in spite
of the opposition of the queen dowager
Rewards were offered at Melbourne for
the arrest of 221 men who failed to rejoin
the American battleship fleet. The Porto
Rican house of delegates met in extra
session at San Juan.
In the District.
Charles c. Rogers. disbursing officer of
the District recently promoted collector
of taxes to succeed F.. G. Davis. trans
ferred TO the board of real estate APP
praisers was sworn in and Immediately
took charge of the office. and Louis c.
Wilson, a member Of the personal tax
board. who was appointed to succeed MI
Rogers. also took the oath of office and
entered on his new duties. Or. w. &.
Woodward. health officer of tile District
returned to his desk after attending the
annual convention of the American Pub
lie Health Association in Winnipeg. Can
ada. Justice Gould signed an order on
the District Commissioners to show
cause why writ of mandamus should
not be issued to compel the restoration
of Sidney Bieber to the pension roll of
the District fire department. f. r. Helm,
acting chief clerk of the engineer de-
partment of the District. announced that
the lowest bid opened for furnishing the
District two automobiles TO be used in
the water department was made by the
Cook & Stoddard Co. John r. Early, the
leper. received his first payment a
pensioner of the United States. The trial
OF Capt. Frank a. Cook subsistence de-
partment, C.S.A., charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman. was
commenced at Washington barracks
Lawrence Leache. twenty years old, was
drowned in the Eastern branch. and John
Lucas coored. fell into the canal and
was drowned. Those who committed sui
eide were Judson Columbus Simpson,