Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10
Foreign Affairs.

Eorelgn AnalrS.
A British air fleet was strongly advo-
Gated both in the house of commons and
at meeting at the Mansion House: Ad-
miral Sir Percy Scott urged the govern
ment to adopt a two-power standard in
aerial construction. Great Britain re-
CARDS conference of the powers to act
on Balkan questions no longer neces-
sary- Great Britain, at the request of
the United States. decided not to allow
Cipriano Castro to land at the Port Of
Spain. King Edward is to act as god
father to Ambassador Reds grandson.
Sir Edward Grey. the foreign secretary,
advantage gained by Great Britain
through the decisions of the interna tional
maritime conference The British steamer
Hero struck and sank the destroyer
Blackwater off Dungeness; no lives were
lost. France informed the State Depart
ment that the decision 10 eXpel Castro
from Martinique would be at once carried
into effect. The French government de-
cided to collect a duty Of $50 on bal
looms landing in France. and will hold
aeronauts until they can give satisfac-
tory explanations. The action of the
French tariff commission in making ma
terial increases in rates threatens a Euro
pean tariff war. The Palermo police be-
lieve they have the murderer OF Detective
Petrosino. +. Marion Crawford. the
American novelist. died after long ill
ness at his home in Sorrento, Italy.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Port Said
and gave out statement that Americans
did not realize the labors performed by
their countrymen at Messina. A cyclone
in London, Ontario, injured six persons,
one fatally, and caused damage estimated
at $4,000.
In the District.
Steps toward forming new bread law
were taken by the Commissioners as
soon as they learned that the Court of
Appeals had declared invalid the old
bread law of 1853. When bids for light
ing the streets by gas and naphtha lamps
were opened at the District building it
was found that the present contra ctor,
the American Street Lighting Company
offered to furnish gas lighting at a rate
5 cents lower per lamp per annum than
is at present paid. Extensive plans are
being made for the improvement of the
bathing beach by DIR. William r. Hudson,
superintendent, and DIR. William Tindall,
chairman of the committee on the bathing
beach, under the direction of Commits
sioner West. Out of 4.J4I nuisances in
the way of filthy yards. cellars. areaways.
houses and stables found by the inspectors
Of the health office during the quarter
ended March II last. 4.1OS were abated at
once, according to report submitted by
Health Officer Woodward to Commits
sioner mcfarland. Fires in the District
caused a loss of S21,14S to property and
severe injuries to ten persons in a report
made to the District Commissioners by
Fire Chief Wagner. Negotiations We're
closed for the purchase of the building
on the east side OF 18th street between +
and & streets formerly occupied by the
Citizens National Bank. The nrchaser is
the Riggs estate and the price paid is
stated to be S25O,GD Francis Z. Bliss,
jr.. is being sought by the local police on
the strength of warrant issued at the
request of his business partner, William
G. Albrecht. charging him with embeZzIe-
tary-treasurer of the First Cooperative
Building Association OF Georgetown, was
indicted by the grand jury for the alleged
cOncealment Of the books OF the associa-
ton. Formal NerdictS in favor OF the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
Companies were rendered by the jury in
Circuit Court No. =, in the suits instituted
by the District of Columbia to recover
5000 for alleged violations of the stand
ard of purity and candlepower required
by the statute. Thomas q. Hayes. con-
victed Tuesday of embezzlement and
misapplication of funds of the American
National Bank. was sentenced by Justice
Gould in Criminal Court No. / to serve
five years in the pententiarN. Joseph NJ.
Rees was struck by a street car and died
several hours later a. the Emergency
Hospital John Vail was struck by a
train and instantly killed. y. d. Basby
committed suicide by cutting his rhro 1T
with razor. Among those who died
were Ethan Allen Hitchcock. former Sec
rotary of the Interior Department: Judge
Thomas jefferson Mackey and Capt Milo
II. Adams.