Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
WEEK ENDING JUNE 20, 1908.

The republican national convention met
in Chicago and nominated Secretary Will
liam II. Taft for President on the first
ballot. giving him 7O2 votes: the nomina
ton was made unanimous; Representative
James S. Sherman Of Utica, NY, was
nominated for Vice President, receiving
S16 votes on the first ballot. Gen. Luke
E. Wright Of Memphis, Tenn, gold dem
ocrat. was appointed Secretary of War
to succeed Mr.. Taft. who resigned. The
interstate commission made a sweeping
reduction in freight rates on lumber.
There was a decrease of more than ST.,
100000 in internal revenue receipts the
past month. Congressman John Sharp
Williams resigned as floor leader of the
minority in the House. Charles w. Morse
and Alfred H. Curtis were indicted again
in New York on the charge Of false en-
tries involving s1.S50.OOO funds of the Ma
tional Bank Of North America. Five in
dictments were returned by the New York
grand jury against ice trust officials.
Twenty-three out of twenty-five manila
paper manufacturers pleaded guilty to
violating the antitrust law. Pietro Gla-
coma, a New Orleans wine merchant, shot
and killed three blackmailers and wound
ed another after inviting the schemers
to dinner.
Foreign.
The pilgrims in London gave dinner
Pan-American congress-; speeches were
made praising King Edward and Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The house of commons
passed the second reading of the old
age pension bill. Ambassador David Jayne
Hill was received in official audience by
the German emperor with great cordial
ity. At the eighth annual convention of
the Germany Navy League Prince zu
Shan Horstmar was reelected president.
T11n N10C 1o0fN P Ill Yyo
sented by Andrew Carnegie to France.
was accepted. Henry Lemoine fled, and
his formula for making diamonds was
found to be a tumble of meaningless
phrases. The French torpedo boat No.
191 was wrecked on the Algerian coast:
all of her crew were rescued by men
from the destroyer Pique; the destroyer
Sagaie went ashore off Finistere. nd
lives being lost. The duma firmly as
serted it's rights regarding the govern
ment's finances and rebuked the finance
minister for having induced the emperor
to issue a ukase authorizing loan
without the dumas consent. Russian
troops, according to a dispatch from
Tiflis, were withdrawn from the Persian
frontier to Bolosuvar: the advance Of the
Turkish force against Urumiah continued.
Belgium's reply to the desires of Amer
lea and Great Britain regarding reforms
in the Kongo Independent State promised
to meet the requests made by the two lat
ter nations. Two Dutch sloops were
seized and detained by the Venezuelan
government. Secretary Taft's letter to
President Amador, announcing the inten-
ton of the United States that fair cleo
tions were held in Panama, was made
public on the iSthmuS and caused alarm
in official circles.
In the District.
The Commissioners accepted the recently
completed tuberculosis hospital: the Com
missioners ordered all dogs to be muz-
Zled; the Commissioners called for the an
nual reports and estimates of the heads
of the various departments and offices of
the local government. The twenty-ninth
biennial convention of the International
Union of JOurneymen HorseshOers of the
United States and Canada was held. Rt.
Rev Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of the
Washington by the diocesan convention
in Epiphany Church. Charles s. Clark,
supervising principal. lately appointed di-
rector of intermediate instruction. accept
ed the SUPPLEMENTARY of the public
schools of Somerville, Mass. The tax Of
flee received $3.777. 513.75 during the month
of May on account of real and personal
taxes. The District Supreme Court re-
versed the decision of Secretary Garfield
disbarring certain lawyers from practicing
before the Interior Departments. s. T.
Pennington, aged thirty-One years, of 1853
street northwest, fell in an ascending
elevator in the Munsey building and was
instantly killed. Henry Wood committed
suicide by poison, shooting and drowning.
William II. Barnes committed suicide by
Edwin Harris, John Cammack, William
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