Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
WEEK ENDING FEB. 10, 1909.

WEEK ENDING FEB. 10, 1909.
The President issued proclamation de-
cl4ring the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln legal holiday. The
President laid the corner stone OF the
memorial building at the birthplace OF
Lincoln near HodgenviHe. Ky. With a
special message the President trans
mitted to Congress the report of his
commission on country life. President
elect Taft arrived in New Orleans and
was enthusiastically received as the city's
guest; he stated that he approved the
lock type OF canal and hoped to see 1t
pressed approval Of the bill in Congress
to make Senator Knox eligible to serve
Is Secretary of State. It was announced
that Huntington Wilson would be first
assistant secretary of state, instead of
Beekman Winthrop. The electoral votes
were counted in joint session of the
Senate and the House. The Senate COM
mittee considering the Presidents state
ments on the secret service reported. The
Hale bill designed to allow Mr.. Knox to
accept the portfolio of state under Mr..
Taft was passed. The attempt to secure
the confirmation of W. d. Crum, the
negro appointed collector at Charleston,
was abandoned. The agricultural appro-
OH was passed Dy the House
The California legislature killed the
separate school bill. Torpedo boats had a
trying experience in a storm off Hatteras
and were compelled to seek harbor. The
twelfth juror was secured in the Cooper
trial at Nashville, Tenn. A Houston
judges failure to call special session of
court as anticipated.
Foreign Affairs.
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session of the British parliament to
cover increased expenditures and a
deficit. II was reported from London
that the cabinet had agreed on naval
policy including the construction of six
Dreadnoughts. King Edward and Queen
Alexandra arrived in Berlin and were
cordially welcomed by the imperial fam
ily speeches emphasizing the desire of
both nations for peace and their close
relationship were exchanged at a dinner
at the palace. The opening of the Unit
ed Irish League convention In London
was very stormy. Jack Binns, the wire
less operator on the Republic, was lion
lied at Peterborough, his home in Eng
land. The contract to supply the Brit
iSh army with corned beef for three
years was given in London to Chicago
firm. French. German, Italian, English
and Spanish steamship companies reach
ed an agreement on rates between Med
iterranean and American ports. An
agreement between France and Germany
regarding Morocco was signed at Ber-
lin. The Russian duma tabled inden-
nitely the bill abolishing the death pen
atty. Investigation of the Russian army
quartermaster's department showed ir-
Irregularities amounting to over $1,000. 900.
One hundred and twenty-five men We're
entombed in a mine near Yuzovka. Rus
STA. by an explosion, followed by fire.
Gen. Fredericks. former Russian gov
ernor, was convicted of grain grating
and sentenced to dismissal. The Aus
trian premier reconstructed the cabinet
to restore tranquility to the empire. A
company of rural guards mutinied in
Havana because Of an order to transfer
them to the regular army; they were re-
pulsed.
In the District.
The Commissioners in response to a res
olution sent to Speaker Cannon a state
ment pointing out that Congress made no
provision for carrying the fire escape law
into effect until two years after the enact
ment. and then authorized the appoint
ment of only one fire escape inspector aft
er repeated requests for two. Adverse
action was recommended on the bill pro-
viding for the commitment OF persons con-
homes on probation or parole Senator
Gallinger introduced bill to regulate the
price of gas in the District and take the
place of all the other pending gas bills on
the questions Of capitalization pressure
etc. The bill for the reorganiza ton of the
militia in the District was passed by the
Senate. favorable report on the bill
creating a children's bureau in the In
terror Department was authorized in the
House. Gen. John NJ. Wilson resigned his
position as chairman of the District cleo
trio railway commission and Commits
sioner Henry l.. West was appointed to
succeed him. The interstate commerce
commission directed the United States
district attorney to institute prosecutions
against nearly every street railway COM
pany in the District for specific viola
| tons of the act of May D. 1908. which
prohibits overcrowding Of cars. In the
future there will be two building trades
councils in the District: one will be affil-
| lated with the Knights Of Labor and the
other with the American Federation OF
Labor. An engine of the Southern rail-
way jumped the track at the Union sta
ton. the engineer breaking his leg
Choked and beaten, Mrs. Eolia Buckley oil
1905 9th street northwest was robbed by
a burglar. Mrs. Minerva Kerper. sixty five
years of age. died as the result of burns
received in her home. los G street north
east Mrs Susan II. Yonce committed
suicide by inhaling Illuminating gas
| Among those who died were Mrs. J. B. P
Harding, wife of the Rt. Rev. Alfred
Harding. Bishop of Washington: Charles
| P. Adams. Alexandria X. Gordon, J.
Perrin Wilson and George c. Gorham.