Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
WEEK ENDING JULY Is, 1908.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt, secretary HOOt anu
Assistant Secretary Bacon held a con-
ference at Oyster Bay on the Venezuela
situation and other important matters
Mr.. Taft. at Hot Springs. began work on
his speech accepting the republican nomi-
nation for President The gunhoat
Paducah was ordered to Port au Prince
to protect American interests I'm Haiti
The official statement, just issued
shows that Congress at the recent SEES
sion made appropriations of 81, COS 397 ,543
Honduras lodged q formal complaint at
Washington against Guatemala and Sal
vador. charging that they have not OBJ
served the neutrality clause Of the peace
conferences pact; ex-President Bontla de-
Is behind the revolt in Honduras. Chair.
man Hitchcock called a conference of all
the republican leaders Of the west to
meet at Colorado Springs Prohibitionists
bus. Ohio, and nominated e. w. Chain
for President and A. s. Watkins for Vice
President. The Mystic Shriners began
their convention in st. Paul. MINI. Al
conference between William ]. Bryan
and members of the democratic national
committee a publicity resolution was
passed limiting Individual contributions 10
$4,000. Thomas O'Brien, ambassador 10
Japan, arrived in San Francisco. deciar-
ing the Japanese desire peace. A raise
cided on at a meeting in Louisville For
est Ares played havoc in Maine. the Ad-
trondacks and Canada. Nine men were
killed by an explosion while unloading a
dynamite car near Tacoma, Wash.
Foreign.
The house of lords took the first formal
step in recognition Of Albert Kirby Fa'r-
fax's claim to the title Of Lord Fairfax.
The French national holiday was ceie-
brated; President Fallieres reviewed
100000 troops at Longchamps. Inc
French parliament adjourned. leaving the
bills for an income tax, old age pensions
and the restoration of the death penalty
until the next session. Count Zeppelin
its shed at Friedrichshafen for the TWEEN
ty-four-hour trip to Mainz. Thirty men
were drowned in a gale off the Spanish
coast, three vessels being lost. The trlaI
Of Prince zu Eulenburg on charges Oh
perjury was Indefinitely postponed. as the
defendant was regarded as too Ill for Its
continuance. More than 100 persons were
arrested at Sesnewwice, Russian-Polano,
for a plot against the life of Emperor
Nicholas. The Japanese emperor sum-
moned Count Katsura to discuss the
formation Of the new cabinet. An outlaw
stronghold in Mindanao was stormed by
American constabulary and fourteen OF
the bandits were killed. Twenty-Five per-
launch in Manila bay. The Honduran
rebels captured the town of Pervenip, but
were defeated when they attacked CeiDa.
and also in the south of the country
Senior Obaldia was elected president OF
Panama without opposition.
In the District.
The Commissioners decided that the
pensions Of sydney Bieber. former fire
marshal Of the District; ex-Fireman w. e.
Robertson and ex-Policemen Charles Bar
tell. George Morgan. H. A. Quail. John
Stewart and L. E. Wright should be dis
continued, they having neglected to ap-
pear for denomination. The differences
between the police department and the
officers and members OF the Salvation
Army. the Gospel Army and the Central
Union Mission were amicably adjusted.
Commissioner West instructed Health Of
ficer Woodward to detail inspectors to
examine the bathing beach. Secretary
Wilson designated DIR. r. l.. Lynch, Dis
trfct chemist as special assistant in the
Agricultural Department bureau Of chem
istry. Eight warrants were issued for the
arrest of lunchroom proprietors who were
found to be conducting unclean lunch
rooms. Capt. Seaborn G. Chiles. 18th In
fantry, and First Lieut. Morris E. Locke,
LIST Field Artillery, were detailed to duty
during the Joint army and militia coast
defense exercises. Warrants charging
embezzlement and destruction of public
papers were issued against ]. Barton MIL
Ter, the deposed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
First Cooperative Building Association of
Georgetown: Henry P. Gilbert. director
and former vice president. was indicted on
charge of embezzlement. A warrant
was issued at the .olice Court for the ar
rest Of Russell T. Priggs. treasurer of the
Washington Beef and Provision Company.
on charge of false pretenses. Incendiar-
les started two fires in the lumber yard
of Eisinger Brothers. Leon Pohlman, for
gan. thirty-eight, committed suicide. Will
liam Carpenter and John Smith, colored.
were drowned in the Potomac river.
Among those who died were John w.
Gallaher and Thomas T. Rabbit.