Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2. 1909

President Roosevelt at the New Year
reception at the White House shook hands
with 60S3 persons. The President invited
Canada and Mexico to a continental con-
servat1on congress to meet in Washington
February IS. Miss Ethel Roosevelt made
her debut in society at the White House.
Count Won Bernstorff, the new German
ambassador, was formally presented to
the President. The two-cent postage rate
to Germany went into effect. The office
of assistant secretary of state in the
next administration was offered to Beck
man Winthrop. VINO accepted it. The
Standard Oil Company filed motion for a
rehearing in the Missouri custer suit. Bail
for the three men accused of the murder
of former Senator Carmack was refused.
Abraham Ruef, formerly political boss of
San Francisco. was sentenced to fourteen
years for bribery in the granting OF a
street railway franchise.
Foreign Affairs.
Two hundred thousand persons, accord
ing to estimates in Rome, lost their lives
in the earthquake which devastated the
lower part of Italy; 10000 persons perish
ed in Messna and Reggie alone. and prac-
tically no towns on either side of the
Strait of MeSsina escaped destruction or
damage from the shock or tidal waves;
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
were soon upon the scene, and aid was
sent to the sufferers from all parts of the
world. The petition of Count Boni de
Castellane that the custody OF his three
sons be given 70 his mother was denied
In Paris. The number of benefciari es I'M
der the British o d-age pension law was
estimated TO be 100000. The duna, by a
unanimous vote. rejected the ministerial
bill regulating the disposal by public sale
OF ofl-bearng tracts Of land in Baku
province. The municipal elections in
To- c.,l1b AI ~, L.
constitutional democrats, who elected 20
out of LBS councilmen Deputy DZhap-
aridze, one Of the eight members of the
lower house condemned to five years in
Siberia for being imp icated in the dis
solution OF the second Gumd, died on a
train in Russia. Cipriano Castro in an in
terview granted at Berlin, said that he
was willing to return to Venezuela and
prove his political honor: a government
gunboat had a fight with supporters Of
Castro, in which twenty men were killed
and fifty wounded. Turkey refused the
Austrian proposals for a settlement of the
annexation dispute; the negotiations to
be continued at Vienna between the Otto
man ambassador and Baron Won Aehren-
thai Another Hottentot revolt began in
German southwest Africa; seven German
soldiers We're killed The evacuation OF
Cuba by the American army began New
Year day.
In the District.
The Commissioners of the District with
held pay checks from the Brennan Com
struction Company, it being alleged that
the District largely overpaid the company
owing to an error IN the measurement of
materials. Maj. Sylvester In his annual
report renewed his request for additional
policemen. The superintendent of insur-
ance submitted a report of the business of
insurance companies. assessment associa-
tons and fraternal beneficial associations
The American Historical Association the
American Political Science Association and
the Music Teachers National Association
held their annual meetings. Rev. Father
Charles G. Lyons S. j.. was appointed
president of GOnzaSa College and rector
of st. AloySiuS Church 10 succeed Father
Himmel, recently appointed president of
Georgetown College William MCGOWAN
10 18th street northeast, was killed by
carbon monoXide while in d bathtub
The body Of Charles Callahan, burned 10
a crisp. was found on the steps of the
building where he was night Waterman.
Samuel Carver, colored. sixty wears of
age. was drowned from the schooner
Edith Nerrail Daniel J. Connors a former
United States soldier committed suicide
by inhaling Illuminating gas