Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-04
WEEK ENDING. APRIL 4, 1908.

President Roosevelt transmitted the
Venezuelan correspondence to the Senate.
David ]. Hill was nominated and con-
frmed as ambassador to Germany. The
administration sent out warnings that
civil service employees who engage in I'M
due partisan activity will be discharged
Government mediators decided that the
Southern railway should not reduce the
wages Of its employees before July 1. The
bill to permit the building Of dam on
the Snake river. Washington, was passed
by the Senate. The House passed the
committee decided to report adversely the
bill to buy the jamestown exposition
grounds for a naval station. Speaker
Cannon introduced a resolution to inyesti-
brought in a special rule to end the demo-
cratic flibuster in the House Mrs. Roose-
welt and party arrived at New Orleans
and were welcomed by Gov Blanchard.
Rear Admiral Evans arrived at San lego
and started for the mineral springs at
San Luis Obispo for treatment Andrew
Carnegie added $oOOO.OO0 to the fund for
pensioning university professors and ex-
tended the benefits to members of s: ate
university faculties. Chester Gillette was
electrocuted at Auburn, N. Y. for the
murder OF Grace Brown. after confess ng
his guilt. Sixty-two persons were killed
as result OF two explosions in No. 1
mine of the Union Pacific Coal company
in Wyoming.
Foreign.
The house Of commons passed by a two
to one vote a resolution offered by John
e. Redmond favoring self-government in
Ireland in purely Irish affairs. Mr.. Bir-
rel, chief secretary for Ireland, intro
duced his Irish university bill in the house
OF commons, providing for two new uni
versities in Ireland; 1t was supported by
Mr.. Balfour. Thirty-sx men. including
Lieut.. w. E. Middleton, commander of the
British destroyer Tiger. lost their lives
IN the collision between that vessel and
the cruiser Berwick in night maneuvers
of the Isle OF Wight. 1t was announced
in Berlin that an imperial and Prussian
loan of $162. 100000 would soon be of
fered. The Emperor Of Russia decided
to dissolve the Finnish diet on account of
a resolution adopted expressing sympathy
with the terrorists. NJ. Pav.off former
Russian minister to Korea, was accused
Of graft at St. Petersburg The Emperor
OF Japan bestowed upon the late Durham
White Stevens the decoration of the
Grand Rising Sun and granted his fam
lily a pension of 100000. A volcano in
Guatemala supposed to be extinct broke
out and destroyed a town at its base
Many arrests were made in Port au Prince
and several officers accused Of being i'm
plicated In the recent conspiracy, includ-
ing Gen. Larragua. sought refuge in con-
sulates. James jeffrey Roche. American
consul at Berne. formerly editor Of the
Pilot, died in Switzerland
In the District.
The District Commissioners sent to Vice
President Fairbanks their estimate Of the
valuation of the land within the Mall
avenue triangle which was $4,000. OOO
The Commissioners forwarded to Chair
man Smith a bill to amend the code to
insure the filing of annual reports by
domestic corporations. A bill providing
for the probation Of adult offenders and
the creation Of a probation commission
In the District was recommended to the
two other Commissioners by Commissioner
Mcfarland. The Senate passed the CAL
linger bill to amend section 491 of the
District Code. regulating proceedings for
condemnation Of land for streets A bill
introduced by the late Senator Whyte of
Maryland authorizing the town of Chevy
Chase to connect It's water system with
the water system Of the District was
passed by the Senate. The Senate passed
the Gallinger bill to make uniform the
law Of warehouse receipts in the District
Of Columbia. Hearings before the House
District CONn1nltlee on tne HlmS Dill Tor
absolute prohibition in the District of
Columbia were concluded. bill to sub
stitute electricity as the mode OF infiicting
the death penalty in the District of Co
lumbia was introduced in the House by
Mr. Taylor Of Ohio. The District of
Columbia appropriation bill for 1909 was
reported to the House of Representa-
tives from the appropriations committee.
The 124th session Of the Maryland an
nual conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church was opened. The Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
held their convention in this city. United
States Attorney d. w. Baker filed suits
in the District Supreme Court against
r. II. Warner and the Washington Her
aid to recover $4,000 damages from each
for alleged libel. Percy Wade stock
broker. was convicted by jury in Grim
inal Court No. . of running bucket
shop Among those who died were Dr.
William 7. Harlan and Matthew God
dard.