Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
WEEK ENDING FEB. %, 1908.

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President Roosevelt transmitted to Con-
gress the report Of the committee on de-
partmental grades and salaries, organized
June II, 1907. to prepare estimates for 70
sitions and salaries i'm the executive de-
partments and establishments. The Pres
ident sent out instructions that the Ne
braska idea OF indorsing him for third
term must be stopped. The President.
fearing extensive strikes. directed an i'm
mediate investigation b. the int. state
commerce commission iato the causes OF
reduction Of wages by railroads. The
President received Baron Takahira, the
new Japanese ambassador, both express
ing strong desire for peace between the
United States and Japan. The Senate rati-
fed the French arbitration treaty. 1t
for the pros of western Immigrant
cases. The House passed the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation hi l.
Mr. BOutell of Illinois made p speech i'll
eulOgy of Speaker Cannon in honor of his
thirty-fOurth anniversary member
and mentioned him in connection with the
presidency. The House decided to limit
the census to the United States Alaska
and Porto Rico. Mr.. Waldo of New York
offered resolutions providing for the i'm
parchment of Judge Whitley of the United
States court at Shanghai Judge Bell. in
Chicago decided against Stuyvesant Fish
on every point in his suit against Harri-
man to prevent the voting of 2!63o1
shares of stock at the annual meeting of
the Illinois Central railroad. Frank H.
Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster gen
eral. resigned to take charge Of Secretary
Tafts campaign in the south. Charles w.
Morse. 1nancier. was arrested on his ar
rival In New York on the Etruric In A
riot of unemployed foreigners in Philadel-
phia twenty persons were injured. Twen-
ty-nine men were blown to pieces by the
dynamite explosion near Berkeley. Cal.
Crosby S. Noyes. editor of The Washing
ton Star, died at Pasadena Cal, afte- a
brief illness Senator Latimer of South
Carolina died in Washington.
Foreign.
Reports Of Turkish military activity
caused alarm among all classes in Russia.
but diplomats at st. Petersburg do not
consider the situation serious. Russian
naval plans call for the expenditure of
81 .O7s. 600 600 in the next nine years. Gen.
Stoessel was sentenced to death. with plea
for communication to ten years imprison-
ment; Cen Frock reprimanded and Gems.
Reiss and Smirnof acquitted by the
court-martial at st. Petersburg. Fifty
armed terrorists were arrested in ST.
Petersburg. after a desperate resistance
The British punitive expedition against
the Afrdis captured the strongest position
OF the tribesmen on hill above Wa1ai:
the troops lost one man killed and one
wounded Three men were killed and
three wounded by the bursting of a steam
pipe on the French cruiser Descartes of
Casab!anca. The French Senate, discuss
ing Moroccan affairs. passed vote sus-
tanning the governments course of action.
The Japanese government sent to Ambas-
sador OBrien its reply to America on the
question of emigration: further restric-
tions were conceded; strong opposition to
the policy Of the foreign Office was shown
tv1 h. IS4H - T..
jured In riots at Rome caused by anti
clericals on the anniversary of the death
OF Giordano Bruno. The American bat
tleship feet arrived at Callao. Peru.
In the District.
The Commissioners sent to the Senate
information concerning the increase nee
essary. if any. in appropriation for clean
ing the streets to avoid further dumping
along the banks of Rock creek. Com
missioner Mcfarland decided to postpone
recommending legislation to increase the
annual tax on dogs and to place an an
nual tax on cats. The Commissioners
sent to Congress bill to regulate the
establishment and maintenance of private
hospitals in the District. The Commits
sioners appeared before the District SUBJ
committee Of the House committee on
appropriations to explain their estimates.
Senator Gallinger introduced a resolution
directing the commissioners to report to
Congress the lowest purchase price of
property south of the avenue. The Sem
ate passed the Gallinger bill appropriating
100000 for a temporary home for former
soldiers, sailors and marines in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Chairman Smith in
troduced in the House bill in favor Of
public utilities commission of three to be
appointed by the President. charged with
general supervision of the public service
corporations of the District Representa-
tive Sims introduced drastic prohibition
bill. The Court of Appeals denied the
application of the Washington Gas Light
Company for an amendment of the recent
opinion of the court. Mrs. J. Ellen Fos-
ter. special agent for the Department of
Justice. reported that she found the Dis
trict Jail overcrowded and with insani-
tary cells. lack of proper ventilation and
state of affairs ''intolerable to civic
consciousness" The trial of Robert N
Harper. charged with violation of the
pure food and drugs law. was begun. An
unknown man attacked William Kirby in
his home, 49, X street southwest. and
sta bbed him to death. Otto Flickinger.
German professor, stabbed Rene Claudius
Serviere. a French teacher, at the Beritz
School, severely wOunding him. Among
those who died were: Henry Y. Satterlee.
Bishop of Washington; Senator Asbury
c. Latimer. Brig. Gen. Francis S. Dodge,
Hartung and Daniel o. brennan.