Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Condition of the Water.
WEEK ENDING FEB. /, 1908.

President Roosevelt sent to Congress {
special message on labor and corporation:
| which created profound sensation The
| President also submitted a message
recommending the giving of pensions tt
members of the life-saving service. Sec
rotary Taft's report on the Philippines
was laid before Congress. The statutory
restriction on the discharge of railway
employees because they belong to unions
was declared unconstitutional by the SUI
preme Court. In response to a resolution
agreed to by the Senate December L.,
1907. the Secretary of the Treasury trans
mitted to that body a detailed statement
concerning the award of Panama bonds
and per cent certificates, together with
other recent financial transactions of the
government, and also embodying infor-
nation as to the general state of the
nations finances during the closing
months of 1907. The American Bankers
Associations financial bill was introduced
in the Senate. The report of the finance
committee on the Aldrich bill was pre-
scented and the bill was scheduled for
consideration February 10. The urgent
deficiency bill was passed by the House.
John Mitchell, before the United Mine
Workers convention, approved of the
proposition of William D. Haywood of
the Western Federation of Miners for
closer relations, but opposed sympathetic
strikes. Hoke Smith announced that he
would not be a candidate for the United
States Senate, but wanted a second term
as governor. Controller Ridgely ordered
the Bank of North America. New York,
closed for liquidation. The first five
cases of the Pennsylvania capitol prosecu-
ton were called in Harrisburg, a separate
trial being granted to ]. NJ Huston. the
architect, and the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty on the ground of insanity.
The evidence Of the second Thaw trial
was concluded Fire in the business dis
trict of Portland. Me-, caused a loss of
$4,000, with insurance of s7OS,0O0.
Foreign.
King Edward opened parliament; the
liberal program outlined in the speech
from the throne did not meet the APP
prevail of the extreme radicals. Mr. Bor-
denis resolution censuring the Canadian
government for its policy regarding Jap
anese immigration was lost in the lower
house by a vote of 100 to 4J. An attach
was made on the government policy in
Ireland by the Marquis of Londonderry
formerly viceroy. There was lively bid
ding in a London auction room for the
flag of the Chesapeake, hauled down in
Boston harbor to the British ship Shan
non in 1913 and il was sold for $3.50 to
an American bidder. NJ. Pichon the
French minister of foreign affairs out
lined Frances policy in Morocco before
the chamber of deputies Saving that
while international control would be op-
posed France would endeavor to carry out
the mandates of the powers in a spirit
of moderation and neutrality; the cham
Der of deputies by a vote of 42S to 81.
sustained the French governments policy
in Morocco. The German government s
naval program providing for the expend-
ture of 500 Vt 600 annually for ten years
passed its first reading in the reichstag.
An imperial ukase sanctioned Russian
loan of $4,000 900 at 1 per cent The
American batteship fleet entered the
Strait of Magellan and anchored in Pos
session bay. Count Hayashi outlined the
foreign policy of Japan in a speech be-
fore the lower house of the diet: the OPP
position showed no special antagonism to
his plan to restrict emigration.
In the District.
The Commissioners approved the bill
prepared at their request by the expert
milk commission which they appointed
last April. The bill providing for licens-
ing of the practice o. chiropractic in the
District was the subject of a hearing
before the Commissioners. The Senate
committee on the District favorably re-
ported the Dolliver school reorganization
bill The temporary trackage BILL re-
pc ted by the District committee. was at
tackled IN the House on District day. and,
owing TO opposition, no action was taken
on it. The annual report of the Capt.
tai Traction Company was submitted to
Congress. The fourth annual convention
of the American Breeders Association
and the twenty-seventh annual meeting
of the American Forestry Association
were held. DIR. William a. White, super
intendent of the Government Hospital for
the Insane. reported d deficiency of S..
093 in the payments made by the District
of Columbia for the maintenance of Dis
trict patients at the hospital, and rec
commended an estimate of $4,000 to cover
the probable deficiency for the current
fiscal year. Rev William 7. Russell was
appointed pastor of ST. Patrick's Church
by Cardinal Gibbons. The grand jury
indicted John Walters for alleged viola
tons of the local gambling law. it being
alleged that he set up gambling table
at Benning during the last fall meet in
November. Among those who died Were
Norman Gait and Arthur +. Boomer.