Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-19
WEEK ENDING DEC. 10. 1908.

President Roosevelt sent the following
! special messages to Congress: A mes
sage denouncinG Joseph Pulitzer and
others. and denying any Irregularities in
| the Panama canal purchase: message
on the Brownsville affair and a MESA ge
| recommending a single head or governor
| for the District of Columbia. President
elect Taft announced the appointment of
| Senator Knox as Secretary of State in
his cabinet. The total vote cast for Pres
ident of the United States at the last
election was 14.S52. 30 Senator Foraker
made a reply to the Presidents special
message on the Brownsville affair A
resolution providing for an investigation
of the secret service was adopted by the
Senate. With one dissenting vote, a res
olution asking the President to transmit
evidence Of deeds by any members which
should make them fear secret service
investigation was adopted by the House.
Senator Rayner introduced a resolution
inqufring into the Presidents authority
in ordering all the Marine Corps off war
ships. Representative Gardeners attempt
to have special committee on changes
in rules appointed was defeated. The
House adopted an amendment to the
penal code prohibiting the sending of
liquor through the mails. A new extra
ditfon treaty was effected with Portugal.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided that Edward II. Hartman and Otto
II. Kahn need not answer questions put
by the interstate commerce commission.
The National Civil Service Reform Asso-
citation began It's annual meeting in Pitts
burg. The jury in the case of Thornton
J. Hams, on trial as accessory in the
murder OF William K. Annis was COM
pleted Confessing to having taken sSo,-
600 Frederick M. Varney. cashier of the
First National Bank of Somersworth, n.
H., was arrested.
Foreign Affairs.
King Edward returned to London from
Brighton in greatly improved health. Lord
Morley. speaking in the upper house Of
parliament, outlined reform measures in
India by which the natives would obtain
greater representation without diverting
the power of the central government. A
company was formed in Germany to build
seven airships to make regular trips to
twenty-five cities. President Castro was
warmly greeted on his arrival at Berlin.
He called on Chancellor Won Buelow and
the foreign minister. Count BOni de Cas-
tellane withdrew his demand for an an
nual allowance Of S60WO from his former
wife. the Princess de Sagan. Fifteen per-
sons were killed and thirty injured in a
railway collision in a tunnel near Limoges,
France. Nikilai A khomaykoff, president
on account Of criticisms made upon the
floor of his conduct. The sultan opened
the parliament at Constantincple, predict
ing In n, the speech from the throne the
troubles. The Portuguese cabinet resigned:
King Manuel attempted to form coali-
ton cabinet. Gen. Simon was elected
President of Haiti. The Dutch cruiser
Gelderland seized the Venezuelan coast
guard vessel AliX near Puerto Ca
bello, landed the Venezuelan crew and
towed her to Willemstad; not shot was
fired from the vessels or the forts. The
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Dor of Colombo. The deaths as the re-
suit of dynamite explosion at the
Panama canal were known TO number
thirteen. but it was feared that many
more bodies were buried in the hole torn
by the explosion. The natives of Roka-
hanga Island. part Of New Zealand. de-
clared republic and hauled down the
British flag.
In the District.
The House passed bill providing for
a reduction in the price of gas to SO
cents a thousand and for the repeal
of the statute permitting gas companies
to increase their capital stock. Tie
President sent to Congress a special mes
sage recommending d change from three
Commissioners to single executive head.
The dog muzzling order expired. The
forty-second annual convention of the
American Institute of Architects con-
vened The Washington Fish and Game
Protective Association held its annual
meeting. Charles p. Neill. designated by
the President to investigate the office of
the inspector of buildings. began his task
The official program for March was de-
finitely determined at a largely attended
meeting of the inaugural committee. the
exercises being a parade in The day, fire
works in the evening and the ball. with
supper. at night; more than SJ0.O0o was
subscribed to the fund. +. Southland
Parker resigned as president of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank Frank J. Wag-
ner was promoted to be chief engineer
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of William 7. Belt. Fire in the geological
survey building destroyed between So. 900
and $5O.OCO worth of government property.
Policeman Edward Hunt of the second
precinct committed suicide by shooting.
Among those who died We're William 7.
Belt. chief Of the fire department. Daniel
c. Eberly and Edward Z. Middleton.