Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 1909.

WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 1909.
President Taft held a tariff conference
with Speaker Cannon and Representative
Payne. Dalzell and Dwight; the President
declared himself to be in favor of a tariff
board. to be created at this session of
Congress; the President nominated George
H. Moses of New Hampshire for minister
to Greece and Montenegro. The Presi-
dent heard arguments of attorneys for
resembling the Bonaparte order regarding
the labelling of blended or rectified whis-
kies. Secretary Knox reopened negotia-
lions with Russia for a treaty which will
protect American Jewish citizens. A new
6OO-fOot wireless telegraph tower for the
navy is to be erected in Annapolis. The
Senate adopted resolution limiting leg
islation at the extra session to the tariff
bill and the census bill. Senators Ray
ner. Bacon and Daniel attacked the re-
publican policy and forced Senator Aid
rich to allow democrats at the hearings
of the Senate finance committee on the
tariff bill. The leaders expect the passage
Of the tariff bill by the House next week.
and the Senate committee will be able
to report it sby April u. The committee
of one hundred appointed at the national
tariff commission convention began it's
sessions in Washington. Minister WI
made a protest through diplomatic chan
nels as to the arrest of Chinese in Pitts
burg. Senior Carlos Garcin Velez, the new
Cuban minister, reached Washington. The
Denver and Rio Grande railroad was fined
$4,000 and has given up LAO acres the
government alleged was illegally taken
as agricultural lands. The greensboro
bridge over the East river was thrown
open to traffic The Birmingham proved
the fastest of the scout cruisers, and the
Salem used the most coal in the recent
trials Under revaluation the sugar
trust is to pay Sl.239.Oc0 more in duties
on account of fraud. A jury in the New
York supreme court gave verdict re-
Quiring Joseph Letter and Joseph H..
Hoadley to pay Franklin, Scott 4 Co..
brokers. $92, 1856 on account of a stock
transaction.
Foreign Affairs.
The house of commons. by a majority
of 21S votes. refused to adopt vote Of
censure on the governments naval plans;
Sir Edward Grey admitted that Great
Britain's scheme of construction was di-
rected against Germany; the unionists
wen a sweeping victory in the eiectiSn at
Croydon. Twelve suffragettes were ar
rested for an attempt to force their way
into the house of commons. Augustine
Birrell again introduced the Irish land
bill in the house of commons; it would
cost. he said. $915OoO,NW to carry out
the provisions; John Redmond supported
the measure. Ex-President Roosevelt
was warmly welcomed at Gibraltar
Chancellor Won Buelow defended the in
creased German taxes proposed. Mail
advices from Paris say that financiers
are alarmed over the outlook under a
case of sleeping sickness was discovered
in Paris. French exporters express
alarm at the Payne tariff bill. Count
Zeppelfn's airship attempted a long-dis
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one of the motors was at the mercy of a
gale for several hours. Fifteen men
were killed by the explosion of the
French tank bark Jules Henry at Mar
seille The Russian duma voted to i'm
crease the army budget by more than
$21 100000. The news that Russia had
receded from her attitude on the Balkan
question was received with shame and
anger by the st. Petersburg press; there
Is talk of q new loan by which the coun-
try may so strengthen its military posi-
ton as to refuse dictation from any
power. The Servian national assembly
accepted the remuneration of Crown
Prince George and ratified King Peters
choice of Alexander. his second son, as
heir to the throne. The Prussian gov
eminent introduced bill in the diet de-
signed to prevent American fertilizer in
terests from purchasing Prussian pot
Egypt. caused a riot. The bureau of
science at Manila prepared leprosy vac
cine. the result of cultures of the bacil-
LUIS made by DIR. Moses Clegg. DIR. Will
liam Jones. the anthropologist was muir
dered by Filipinos while on an expedition
for the Field Museum of Chicago Vene-
zuela will not prevent Castro from land
ing on home soil. but he will do SO at his
own risk.
In the District.
The District Commissioners have
prepared schedule Of fares for taxi
cabs. and within a few days definite
tariffs will be promulgated. The Com
missioners approved the sentence OF the
police trial board in ordering the re-
moval from the force of Policeman j.
w. Collier. who shot and killed Capt
w. H. Mathews of the fifth precinct
Plans for the new workhouse and re-
formatory buildings, to be constructed
on sites to be purchased in Maryland or
Virginia, were discussed at a meeting
of the special commission held in the
office Of Engineer Commissioner JUDI
son. Bids were opened at the District
building for a new site for No fire
engine company. whose present site will
be taken over by the United States
government in connection with the con-
domination of the land between 14th and
10Th streets. Pennsylvania avenue and
the Mall. A large number of employees
OF the Washington navy yard were
discharged for lack of work. Mrs.
Taft arranged for Marine Band concerts
in Potomac Park. The impeachment by
Congress of Justices Wright and Could
of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia was demanded by resoiu-
ton received by Speaker Cannon from
the general committee of the socialist
labor party. Justice Clabaugh denied
the motion of Brainard H. Warner for
a new trial of the suit for $4,000 dam
ages filed against him by United
States Attorney Baker. and which re-
suited In a verdict in favor of Mr.. Ba-
ker for $4,000. Thomas G. Hayes
former cashier of the American Nation
al Bank. convicted of embeZzlement and
misapplcation of funds of the bank,
was taken to the District Jail in de-
fault of 5000: a motion for new trial
will be made next week. According 10
the opinion of Chief Justice Clabaugh
the District of Columbia cannot collect
penalty of 500 day from the gas
companies unless 1t can be shown that
throughout an entire day of twenty
four hours the company defaulted in
the candlepower and purity required
by Congress to be maintained in the
gas furnished consumers. Howard
Sergeant. a negro. was indicted by the
grand jury. charged with assaulting
Bertha Tyler, fourteen year old white
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