Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
WEEK ENDING NOV. Is, 1909.

completing his journey of IL 600 miles, and
was welcomed by the cabinet and thou
sands Of citizens. The President in an ad-
dress before the missionary council as
serted his Arm belief in foreign missions.
Members Of the cabinet held a meeting to
consider measures to repel attacks like
the CLAWS charges against Ballinger.
Secretary MacVeagh upheld Collector
Loeb in his Investigations OF graft in the
New York custom house and ordered all
the leading custom houses to be investi-
gated. According to statistics Of the
State Department, Germany has jumped
into second place as naval power. The
State Department asked the Cuban gov
eminent for an explanation OF the new
trade treaty with Spain. and 1t is said
that continuance of the reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Cuba will
depend on the answer received. Crop re-
ports by the Agricultural Department
show slight difference between 1908 and
1909. A new board to examine DR.. Cooks
proofs was named by the Geographic
Society. Pearl harbor, In the Ha-
waiian Islands. was selected by
the administration for a naval base
In the Pacific The executive council of
the cases of Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison to the United States Su-
preme Court. James F. Bendernagel, for
thirty years superintendent of the sugar
-
rested on a. charge of defrauding the
government, and gave 5000 bail. The
defalcation of Charles l.. Warmer. for
meriy treasurer at Cincinnati of the Big
Four Railroad Company may reach S.
600, 600 A hypnotist is held at Somerville,
n. J., for having put to sleep a man who
died apparently while in the trance. John
H. Parks, who admitted authorship of
the Manila Paper Manufacturers Asso
citation pool. was fined $1,000 for conspir-
acy under the Sherman law. The New
York Central lines adopted a pension sys-
tenn that will benefit 10000 men. Nine
persons persisted in celluloid factory fire
in Brooklyn, and several others were
badly burned. A salesgirl was found as
saulted and murdered in an alley at Cairo.
Ill. Nine Slavs were killed ma colliery
fire near Wilkesbarre. Five Cinnamon
were killed i'm a tong war in San Fran
cisco.
Foreign Affairs.
Admiral Sor E. H. Seymour and Sir Ed
gar Speyer were made priivy councillors
and Lieut. Shackleton was knighted in
the list OF honors announced on King
Edwards sixty-elghth birthday. Suffrag-
cites climbed on the roof of the hall wnen
the London lord mayors banquet was
being held and broke the stained g.ass
windows with stones. Premier BRAND
narrowly escaped defeat In the French
chamber of deputies. which. by a vote Of
291 to Dds. voted down a proposal to
change the method of election of MEM
bers of the lower house. The contest be-
tween the Catholics and the French gov
eminent over the school question Is grow
ing acute. and the adherents of the church
are organizing forces to take part in the
coming general election. The advocate
general prosecuting Nine. Steinheil in
Paris indicated that he would be satisfied
with a verdict convicting the woman of
completely In the murder of her husband.
dispatch from Berlin says that the
newspapers are severely attacking the
government for the defalcations at the
Kiel navy yards, which may reach sew
eral millions. BY using the robes of
judges. three swindlers were enabled to
collect legal debts in Berlin. The Gov
ernor General OF Finland resigned; fur
Their steps were taken to bring the prov
ince entirely under Russian control; the
duma began discussion of law reform
bills. King Manuel of Portugal started
on his travels. Brazil and Uruguay sign
ed a treaty defining a section of the from
tier, by which the latter obtains valuable
concessions. Rumors of revolt in Abyssin-
Ia, with a battle in which 1909 were re-
ported killed, were circulated. Fourteen
persons were killed and seven injured by
a collision of cars on the British Column
bia electric railway, near Vancouver The
Canadian parliament was opened and the
Dominion will stand pat to the tariff
agreements with the United States. Great
damage was caused by the storm in
Jamaica.
In the District.
Henry Litchfield West and Henry B.
F. mcfarland. Commissioners of the
District of Columbia. rendered their
designations to the President of the
United States; the resignation OF Mr..
West has been accepted. With a view
to determining what steps. II any. are
necessary to prevent fatal results from
the practice OF hypnotism, Commissioner
MacfarIand asked Health Ofacer Wood
ward to make an investigation and SUBJ
nit recommendations for legislation. The
annual report of the treasurer Of the