Evening star., 1909-03-13
WEEK ENDING MARCH 13, 1909.

President Taft indicated his disapproval
of any contest in the House over the
rules interfering with prompt tariff legis-
lation. The first cabinet meeting of the
new administration was held. Ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt were the guests
of the townspeople Of Oyster Bay at
public reception. Munji Bey. Turkish
consul at New York. was accused of graft
in petition Of 100000 Turks in America
to the ambassador. The Standard Oil
rebating suit was thrown out of court in
Chicago The United States district court
at Kansas City declared the 2-cent rail-
road rate in Missouri confiscatory and
Illegal. Thirty or more persons were
killed and s1,OOO.OOO damage done in
Brinkley. Ark. by tornado.
Foreign Affairs.
The British naval estimates showed an
increase of $14.116,GO0 over those of last
year. The French chamber of deputies
passed the income tax bill. The commit
tee of the French parliament appointed
to investigate conditions in Guadeloupe
obtained evidence of shocking evils among
the magistrates. The engagement of
Muriel White, daughter of the American
ambassador at Paris. and Count Hermann
ScherrThoss of Prussia was announced
France was agitated by large deficit in
the treasury and by army scandals. Two
French aeronauts fell into the River
Schedt Holland. and were nearly
drowned Lord Stirling was granted a
divorce and the custody of his child in
Edinburgh Berlin received note from
Servia setting forth that she did not de-
sire to provoke war with Austra-H Hum
gary. Grave concern was felt over the
condition OF Premier Stolypin of Russia.
suffering from serious attack Of inrtu-
enZa The police of Warsaw arrested ltS
students at meeting the university.
General elections were held in Italy, a
victory for the Giolitti ministry being IN
dicated, large clerical vote was cast.
Dom Miguel of BraganZa. according to a
Lisbon newspaper, decided to renOunce
all claims to the throne and to aid King
Manuel in his work of reform Count
Okuma warmly praised the policies OF
dress. tnconfirmed adVices from Mexico
City stated that Salvador and Nicaragua
were AT war and that gunboats of the two
countries had been engaged.
In the District.
Commissioner Macfarland. as chairman
of the national committee on the pro-
posed change of Inauguration day. sent TO
the governors Of states just inauSurated
d letter inviting them 10 take the places
of their predecessors III Office upon the
national committee Engineer Commits
soner COSBY, Justice Stafford and John
Joy Edison were appointed members of
the commission on penal institutions with
authority to have architectural plans pre-
pared and TO procure estimates for the
construction of new WOrkhouse and a
reformatory to replace the present penal
institutions on the bank of the Ea aStern
branch. Recent promotions made neces-
sary by the death of Capt. Mathews are
as follows: j. Thomas Hollnberger. cap
tain: G. f. l.. F'lather. lieutenant; James
A. Duvall. acting lieutenant. William g.
Severe. chief of the mailbag repair shop
of the Post Office Department resigned
The Court of Appeals of the District mod
| flied and. as modified. affirmed the de-
cree of Justice Gould of the District SUI
preme Court enjoining the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor from conspirng TO boy
cott the Bucks Stove and Range Com
pany- Howard Sargent was held in
$1,000 bond for the action of the grand
jury on charge of attempting a criminal
| assault. Among those who died were:
| Thomas Francis Pendel, John G. Evers-
| man, Jesse NJ. Smith. Geo. w. Bagg and
Marvin = Fisher.