Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
WEEK ENDING JAN. 4, 1908.

President Roosevelt and his cabinet de-
cided to press the land fraud prosecutions
and to use every effort to secure re-
versal Of Judge Mitchell's decision. The
President appointed Capt. John E. Pills
bury chief of the bureau of navigation.
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tioh of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brown
son. The President shook hands with
5,845 persons at his New Year reception.
ViscOunt Aoki Japanese amba ssador to
the, United States, left Washington for
home. Attorneys for several breweries
filed bill in the federal court at At
lanta. attacking the eonstitutionality of
the Georgia prohibitory law. dozen
persons were hurt In a wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Sunbury. Pa.
Nine persons were hurt in riots following
the Muncie. Ind. street car strike. The
Caleb Po~exs jury failed to either acquit
or convict. The woman found murdered
IN pool near Harrison. n. H.. was ide ntt-
fed as Mrs. Helena s. Salter Whitmore
of Brooklyn, and her husband was held.
Bishop Edward G. Andrews of the Meth
ODDS: Episcopal Church died in Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Foreign.
Lord Curzon of Kedleston agreed to al
low himself to be nominated for the va
cancy among the representative peers of
Ireland. The grave of T. c. bruce was
found to contain a mans remains. The
Countess of Yarmouth. formerly Alice
Thaw, began action for annulment of her
marriage. Because of the improved finan-
cial conditions in the United States and
Germany the Bank of England lowered its
rate of discount from to q per cent. A
new scandal In the German army has re-
suited from the confession Of Capt Won
Goeben that he shot and killed Maj. Scho-
enbeck. Macmillan Harden was convicted
of libeing Count kuno Won Moltke and
was sentenced to four months imprison
ment and to pay the costs of the present
and former trials. Many Germans per-
ished from. the cold weather which has
prevailed since the Abeginning of the year.
Count Boni de Castellane and Prince de
Sagan had street fight in Paris. The
American feet of warships. under Adj
miral Evans, started from Port of Spain.
Trinidad for Rio De Janeiro. distance
of nearly 5000 miles. One hundred and
sixty-seyen members of the first duma
were sentenced to three months imprison-
ment. Nineteen Russians were arrested
on charge of conspiring to murder the
dowager empress. All the members of
the executive committee of the popular
socialist party were indicted in St. Peters
burg on. the charge of conspiracy to over
throw the government
In the District.
commissioners Mcfarland and West
disa greed with Capt. Morrow Engineer
Commissioner, who recommended that
the work, of converting alleys into minor
streets should be dropped The three
assistant assessors Of, the District COM
pleted the triennial Assessment of real
estate President Rudolph of the Boa
Of Trade announced the committees of
that organization for the year 1868. The
trial of DIR. William E. Chancellor super
intendent of public schools of the Dis
trict. was continued before the board of
education. The answer of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company TO the rule issued
by the Court Of Appeals to show cause
why Hrit Of prohibition should not
issue against the company and Justice
Gould was filed. Justice Gould declined
to enjoin the Grant memorial commission
from erecting the statue of Gen. Grant in
the Botanic Gardens. Thos. G. Hayes
formerly receiving teller of the American
National Bank. was rearrested on the
charge of bank examiner that he made
a false entry. Louis r. Pfeiffer, whose
trial was concluded in the Police Court
book making. resulting in his conviction
was sentenced to three months in Jail
and to pay a fine Of $500. Andrew A.
Boyd, f1fty-fve years of age, fell down
flight Of steps in the rear of 1906 1th
street, receiving injuries which caused his
death three hours later. Among those
who died were Rev. DR.. D. J. Stafford
DID,, pastor of st. Patrick's Church; ALI
son Nailor. jr.. John 8. Anderson and
Henry B. Sanders.