Evening star., 1909-06-12
WEEK ENDING JUNE IL, 1909.

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President Taft presented to Wilbur and
Orville Wright the gold medals given by
the Aero Club of America. Secretary
Meyer began investigating the reasons for
dropping eight graduates at the Naval
Academy as physically defective Sec
retary Meyer issued his order establish
ing the School of Marine Engineering at
Annapolis War Department estimates
were reduced S56,0OOO0O in accordance
with Mr.. Taft's policy OF retrenchment.
Secretary Wilson ordered an investiga-
ton of charges OF corruption in the meat
inspection system in East St. Louis.
Blended whisky men were victorious in
the opinion Of Solicitor General Bowers.
who decided all distillations from grain
are entitled to the name of whisky. Lieut..
Commander H. H. Caldwell. U. 8. N, re-
signed following dinner at the Seattle
exposition. Contracts for four torpedo
scepted the Presidents offer OF the am
bassadorship to France. 1t was announced
that w. J. Bryan would be q candidate
for United States senator In 1910. The
Senate completed the wool and cotton
schedules Of the tariff bill: the Dingley
rates on hosiery were restoped: consider
alton of the income tax amendment to
the tariff bill to June 18 was postponed
by vote Of 45 to g. The House passed
three West Point cadets received their
diplomas. The American Medical Asso-
citation began its annual sessions at At
lantic City. The reunion of the Confed-
crate Veterans began at Memphis. The
Improved Order Of Heptasdphs and the
Woodmen of the World held annual con-
ventions An automobile plunged into the
Sacramento river and four women were
drowned. The Howard Gould divorce
trial began in New York. The village of
Hillman, Me, was wiped out by forest
fires Ex-Sheriff- Edward Callahan, the
Breathitt county, KY. feudist. was snot
from ambush and fatally wounded.
Among those who died were Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, chaplain of the United
States Senate, and A. X. Mcclure. editor,
author and statesman.
Foreign Affairs.
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
minister. speaking before the meeting of
the Imperial Press Conference in London.
indorsed the recent speech of Lord Rose
berry and outlined the policies which fore
ed Great Britain to maintain an efficient
navy. The house of commons passed the
budget on second readino by vote OF
1856 to 800. The last court of the season
was held at Buckingham; a number OF
Americans were presented to the King
and queen by Mrs Reid. The French
cabinet approved naval program lnvolV-
ing the expenditure of $500. 900 900 in ten
years; soldiers of the French Foreign
Legion. whose desertion caused the
trouble with Germany at Casablanca.
were sentenced to long terms of impris-
onment Henry c. Ide, the new United
States minister to Spain. was received by
King Alfonso. Nine more cases of cholera
were reported in st. Petersburg. Inc
council of the empire in Russia restored
was rejected by the duma. The duma
adopted the Interpolation charging DR..
Dubrovin, president of the League OF the
Russian People, with organizing political
murders. Five hundred persons were In
iured and forty houses wrecked when
lightning blew up a powder magazine at
Cracow. Poland. The Turkish govern
ment requested Great Britain. France,
Russia and Italy to evacuate the island
of Crete at the end Of next month. Porto
Rican officials took steps to stop the inn
portation of lottery tickets from Santo
Domingo. Three natives convicted of
numbering DR.. William James in Luzon
escaped from their guards while on the
way to execution at Manila.
In the District.
The Commissioners and the park board
of control wrote a regulation prohibiting
any person from even having in his pos
session in the park any tree, shrub or
plant Commissioner West approved the
recommendation that the District contract
with the American Ice Company at 40
cents per hundred pounds. The Engineer
Commissioner instructed the municipal
architect to submit plans for school build
ings to the health officer, the electrical
engineer. the chief engineer Of the fire
department and the board of education
for approval or suggestions. The Surf
mems Mutual Benefit Association assem-
bled. Pay-as-you-enter cars were in
stalled on the Columbia line. The Cham
Der of Commerce held its last regular
meeting until September. The Mystic
Shrine held an annual excursion. A re-
quest was made for the removal of
Early. the alleged leper, to New York
city for treatment. The trial of Oden
B. Gray, former bookkeeper of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company. charged
with forgery, was resumed. Many COM
plants occupied the attention of the Dis
trict electric railway commission. A suit was
filed by J. w. Patterson. administrator of
the estate of Richard West, who was
killed in the collapse of the Toronto
apartment house. Judgment by default
against the Adams Express Company was
filed in favor of Alfred Lewis for $4,000
for personal injuries. William Elliot COM
mitted suicide by gas. Among those who
died was Maj. Gilbert Thompson.