Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 20, 1908

report of q special committee which went
to Panama to investigate the progress
Of the work and found that 1t was going
forward in most satisfactory manner:
The President summoned the principal
critics Of the present naval construction
policy, Commanders Sims and Key. to
confer with him on the plans for the new
battleships. The President helped dedi-
cate library at 0ordanville. N. Y.
Twelve enlisted men in the army were
made second lieatenants Of infantry. Gov.
Fort of New Jersey issued a procIama-
ton threatening to declare martial
law in Atlantic City If gambling and the
selling of liquor on Sunday do not cease
at once. The United States court OF
appeals AT ST. Louis. in two decisions. up
held the safety appliance law and declared
that 1t supersedes the common law rule of
reasonable care" George W. Fitzgerald,
former teller of the subtreasury in Chi
the disappearance Of $4,000 one year
ago. The governing committee of the
New York Stock Exchange ordered an in
vestigation OF last Saturdays furry. The
referee appointed by Gov. Hughes to heay
the charges against District Attorney
Jerome completely exonerated him. The
American Bar Association began it's ses-
sions in Seattle. A lone masked high
wayman held up six coaches full OF
Yellowstone Park tourists and robbed
caused heavy damages to property and
destroyed many lives.
Foreign.
King Edward entertained M. Ciemen-
ceau, the French. premier. and NJ. d'1swol-
sky. the Russian foreign minister, at
luncheon at Marienbad. Mrs. Laurd. wife
Of Mai. Gen. Charles Edward Lizard, was
murdered in a wood near London. King
Alfonso arrived in London on his way to
the Isle of Wight. The Venezuelan civil
court of first instance fined the French
Cable Company 5000. 900 on the ground
that the company aided the Matos revolt
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. the German
ambassador to the United States, died at
Heidelberg. Instruction in three prov
inces of Persia caused fear at Teheran
that the country is entering a period Of
anarchy. The Belgian senate began con-
sideration Of the Kongo treaty. the pre-
mier and foreign minister speaking in
gress Of the international Patent Union,
in session at Stockholm, considered re-
taliatory measures against Great Britain
new patent law. The American battleship
feet arrived at Melbourne.
In the District.
Rev. Joseph Himmell, rector Of st. Alloy
sfus Church and president Of Gonzaga
College. was named a. president of
Georgetown University. to succeed-Rev.
David Hillhouse Buell.. assigned to paro-
chial duties at st. Joseph's College. Phil
adelphia. Additional facilities for the &C.
commodation Of 800 public school pupils
were provided for by the purchase of thir-
teen new portable school buildings, and
the building of additions to some OF the
school buildings Fire caused sc, 1000 dam
age to the building and contents at sos
and sos 14th street, occupied by the Darby
Printing Company. In a row In the
saloon Of Mrs: Ellen T. Hannah. eth and
r streets southwest, Arthur Scott of Bal
tin,ore shot and seriously wounded
Charles b. Robbins. Arthur D. Adams
ended his life by inhailng illuminating
gas. Among those who died was Mrs.
Elizabeth 6ousa. mother of John Philip
Sousa, the composer.