Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20
WEEK ENDING NOV. 90, 1909.

President Taft and his cabinet held
long session, discussing the sugar trust
frauds and prosecutions: the President. In
a proclamation, formally set November %
as a day Of thanksgiving: President TAFT.
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop F'aicohio
reviewed the mems Catholic societies or
Washington: the President went to Nor
folk to attend the Atlantic Deeper Wa
terways Associations convention and ad-
vocated the building of an inland fortress
between the Virginia capes. The state
Department declared the "open door In
China had not been interfered with by
japanese railroad builders. The State
Department demanded prompt settlement
Of the Alsop claim from Chile, and 1t was
intimated that seizure Of Chilean port
might follow further delay. The reported
shooting of two Americans by Zelayas or
der caused the United States to make per-
emp.ory demands on Zelaya for an ex-
PLANTATION: two warships were ordered TO
Nicaraguan ports. Secretary Balltnger
denied the charges made against him IN
the Alaska coal lands and other cases.
Several additional employees OF the New
York custom house were discharged. Ex-
Sheriff Shipp and other Tennesseeans were
given ninety days in Jail by the supreme
court for contempt In failing to prevent
Tennessee lynching:. Plans for the cree
ton of a Notwithstanding thou
sand-dollar memorial to George Washing-
ton in this city were put under way. The
American Telephone and Telegre pm Com
pany secured control of the western
Union Telegraph Company. The Pennsyl-
vania tubes under New York and the two
rivers to Long Island were opened for an
inspection. Mrs. Stetson was expelled by
the Christian Science Church board. Fire
broke out afresh i'm the Cherry 0llD coal
,fy,o md hot IN n N more
men in the shaft can be rescued was
abandoned. Among those who died were
Charles N. Crittenton. founder OF rescue
homes for girls; William NJ. Laffan. pro-
prietor OF the New York Sun. and Rich
ard Watson Glider, editor Of the Century
Magazine.
Foreign Affairs.
The house of lords passed the Irish land
bill after modifying the amendments to
which the commons refused to agree.
Lord Lansdowne gave notice OF motion
to reject the budget. Ex-Premier Balfour
said that higher tariff duties were the
only alternative to the budget scheme of
taxation. The Berlin and New York
bankers who are to share in the Chinese
$500 100000 loan adjusted their differ
ences. The French chamber of deputies
adopted the revised duty on cotton seed
oil. the genera rate being francs
hundred kilos. Frederick II. Birmingham.
an American newspaper man. sued Nine
Steinheil for $4,000. The French steamer
Seyne was nearly cut in two by a. Brit
ish-Indian liner near Singapore and
lightweight persons We're lost. The Sui
tan of Turkey opened parliament: the
speech from the throne said that all for
eign relations were friend y; the budget
showed deficit of SO, JOOOO. The Fin
nish diet refused to pass the govern
ment bill for Finland's contribution TO
the Russian military appropriation and
was dissolved. Pope Plus. In an address
to French pilgrims. said that France was
making war against the church with the
aim of undermining Christianity. The
body of the Chinese empress dowager
was buried In the eastern tombs.
In the District.
The new code Of building regulations
went into effect. The annual election of
officers of the Washington Stock Ex-
change was held. The twenty-first an
nual convention OF the National Associa-
ton of Railway Commissioners was held.
The United States Supreme Court held
the employers liability act OF June IL,
1906, to be constitutional I'm its applica-
ton to the District OF Columbia and the
territories As a result of the death Of
Archie Christian. the University Of Vir-
ginia foot ball player, the Georgetown
and Virginia foot ball teams disbanded and
the local high school authorities Cancelled
the remaining games on their schedules.
Fire practically destroyed the historic
graduate library of Georgetown Univer-
sity Samuel c. Wiley. motorman OF the
street car which caused the death of Mrs.
Gardiner G. Hubbard. was indicted on a
charge of manslaughter. John c. Davis
was arraigned in court charged with
frauds aggregating about $2JO.000. DOM
inic Falaco a trackwalker. was arrested
and charged with attempting to wreck
a train in the Union station tunnel. Mary
Batson Howard confessed to the police
that she had murdered her child. whose
decapitated body was found near Seat
Pleasant. Joseph c. Squires was shot
near 18th and Adams streets northeast
Among those who died was John o. Knox.