Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
WEEK ENDING MARCH %, 1908.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt accepted an invita-
ton for the American battleship fleet to
visit China. The President sent a special
message to Congress nding
changes in the antitrust law and the pas
sage of numerous pending bills. The Su-
preme Court overruled the North Caro-
lima and Minnesota railroad regulation
acts. In its decision in the Cosmopolitan
Shipping Company case the interstate
commerce commission held that it has no
jurisdiction over ocean rates. The Senate
passed the Aldrich currency bill by vote
of AZ to Is. Representative Charles E.
Littlefield of Maine rendered his resigna-
ton. to take effect September 30 next.
Durham White Stevens. an American and
a member of the Japanese council at Seoul,
was shot and killed by Koreans at San
Francisco. John w. Stewart was appoint
ed United States senator from Vermont,
to succeed the late Redf1eld Proctor. and
William H. Milton was named to succeed
w. j. Bryan of Florida. Gov. Hughes de-
cded to receive alleged new evidence In
the case of Chester Gillette. sentenced to
death for the murder of his sweetheart.
Because of the threatening attitude of 500
striking miners at Treadwell. Douglas
Island. Alaska. United States soldiers
were ordered there.
Foreign.
lie uIllCHlStS WoIl d great VlClOTy III lllc
election for the London district of Peck
ham. the fight being made chiefly on the
licensing bill. DR.. Stanton Colt. the we'll
known American writer and lecturer. was
sentenced to a months imprisonment for
assault on a bus conductor in London:
he was released pending an appeal. The
Duke of Devonshre died suddenly of
heart disease at Cannes The French
ma annrnvo6
lower house widening the grounds for di-
vorce. In reply to a question in the
French chamber of deputies the state
h,ent was made that member of par
lament had interviewed to shield Henri
Rochelle. arrested for swindling on an
enormous scale. Trials Of a man named
Rousseau and two other men. In Paris,
revealed the existence Of a skillful gang of
thieves engaged in plundering the mails
on transatlantic liners. The German for
eign office stated that no official action
had been taken in the case of DR.. Hill,
who was expected to succeed Ambassador
Tower. and the latter explained that he
had no desire or expectation to remain at
Berlin after August Great mass meet
ingS were held at Canton to express in
dignation at the release Of the Tatsu; a
boycott of Japanese goods was declared
and a bonfire was made Of wearing ap-
parel manufactured in Japan. President
Nord of Haiti announced that peace pre-
vailed in the island that the presence of
TarshipS was not needed, and that there
was no danger of a massacre of foreign
ers. The revolutionary claims commits
sion in Cuba granted $3.50 2S7 out of
So. sO3.395 asked. Hundreds of persons. 1t
is feared. lost their lives in the earth
quake in Mexico: two towns were reported
to have been destroyed by shocks and
fire.
In the District.
The demand of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for the certificate of ST.
100000 from the Commissioners for the
completion Of it's part in connection with
the elimination of grade crossings was re-
fused by the Commissioners on the
ground that the work was not completed.
The Commissioners submitted to the
House District committee a bill propos-
ing to change the name and Jurisdiction
of the inferior courts in the District Of
Columbia. Mr.. Sims of the House Dis
trict committee secured the passage by
of bill amending the District code so as
to prohibit gambling and bookmaking in
any form in the District of Columbia.
The Senate passed the bill for a park
at the junction of Maryland avenue.
18th and Fl streets northeast. The ac-
ton of the President in sending for Dis
trict Attorney Baker to insure Jail sem
tence for Robert \. Harper was warmly
criticised on the floor Of the House. A
meeting of the Grant memorial commits
sion was held. and it was decided to re-
sumo work on the foundat ton of the me-
mortal on the site in the Botanic Garden
Percy Wade Of the brokerage firm of
Wade e. Hedges. was placed on trial in
Criminal Court, No. >, on an indictment
charging the setting up of a gambling
table. William F.. Gasch was killed by be-
ing thrown from his horse near Lamond
station. In a quarrel with a negro on
Pennsylvania avenue car Representative
Hef1n of Alabama shot the negro. Louis
Lundy. and accidentally shot Thomas Nc
Creery. a bystander. in the leg. Henry
Silas. colored, killed his wife and himself
Joseph Paolucci was hanged at the Dis
trict Jail for the murder of Elizabeth w.
Dodge. September 49, 1905 Among those
who died were John Hitz and Charles j.
Busey.