Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18
WEEK ENDING APRIL 10. 1908.

President Roosevelt sent to Congress
special message urgnis the authorization
of four battleships: the House voted, 100
to So, to adhere to the naval committees
plan Of building only two ships. The naval
bill was passed. Congress received a
message from the President vetoing a
bill extending the time for building dam
across the Rainy. river and denouncing
the practice Of giving away valuable nat
ural resources. Senator Foraker made a
strong plea for the reinstatement OF the
negro troops. The Senate bill providing
that injunctions against enforcement Of
Of three federal judges was passed. The
fisheries treaty was ratified new
finance BILL to meet objections to Senator
Aldrich's plan. was introduced by Mr..
Vreeland In the House. the Aldrich bill
being tabled by the committee on bank
ing and currency. The battleship fleet
arrived at San Diego and sailed from
that port for San Francisco today. Chel-
sea. Mass, was swept by fire which
cost the lives OF eleven persons. did dam
1.5Oo families homeless. A strike of street
car men tied up the lines in Chester. Pa.
and led to riCting. The bursting Of the
Missouri river dam fifteen miles below
Helena caused the destruction Of two vii
lagos and much live stock. The repre-
agreed on a wage scale, the 100 900 Oper-
atives to resume work next Monday.
Foreign.
Mr.. Asquith. Englands new premier.
completed his reorganization Of the min
istry; Parliament adjourned for the Eas-
ter recess, to meet again April q; King
Edward returned to London and at
privy council the new me mbers Of the
cabinet received seals Of office. Russian
troops. avenging an attack by Kurdish
brigands. crossed the Persian frontier and
destroyed several villages. Three Russian
generals connected with the surrender of
Port Arthur were retired. NJ. d'Iswolsky,
the Russian foreign minister. announced
that there were indications that the Rus
sian program for Macedonia would be &C
cepted by the powers. The Octooerists In
the Russian duma started an antitrust
movement. The historic garrison at Ber-
lin was burned. together with a number of
famous battlef1ags. Prince Won Buelow,
the German chancellor. was received by
the pope. French forces. attacked by
tribesmen on the Algerian frontier. lost
twenty-eight men killed and one hundred
wounded: the troops rallied and routed
the Berbers and Arabs. Paris workmen
involved in the great lockout deserted
their leader and contractors announced
that work would be resumed April p.
The Bavarian government decided to
spend SOC. coo for the construction Of q
great system of waterways. Two men,
bers Of the Filipino constabu!ary were
killed and three Of ttle 18th Infantry were
wounded in q fight with outlaws In Min
danao.
In the District.
The Senate passed the House bill to
widen Benning road and carrying the
Sims amendment TO prohibit race track
betting In the District The TilIman bill to
define and suppress vagrancy in the Dis
trict, and the Hepburn bill to acquire
the Mall-avenue land for the government
was passed by the Senate The United
States Supreme Court affirmed it's pre-
vious decision denying writ Of habeas
corpus to Thomas NJ. Fields. convicted
In the District of Columbia and sentenced
to Moundsville. A delegation OF promi-
the city. The resignation of Warden Har-
ris Of the District Jail was presented to
Chief Justice Clabaugh anu accepted. A
strike OF bricklayerS was ordered by the
grievance committee OF the building
trades and representatives OF the brick
layers union. Eleven persons were in
jured in collision on the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis electric rail-
way. Judge Kimball fined Robert N tiar-
Per 500 for violating the pure food and
drugs law. Fire damaged the George
Apartment House, 10th and l. streets, to
the extend Of 81. 900. While at work in
a pit in the car track. Edward Neviaser,
an electrician. was killed by a car on the
Brightwood line. Mrs. Bridget Craven.
sixtyfive years old. was burned to death
as she was cooking dinner Among those
who died were: Capt. f: s. Randall.
Frederick c. Hartmann, Mr.. George Il.
Rowan. Capt. William 0. Harvey and
Joseph G. Venab!e..