Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
WEEK ENDING APRIL 80, 1910.

President Taft appointed Gov Charles
T. Hughes associate justice OF the gu
preme Court and the governor accepleu
the appointment to take effect OCTOBER III.
The President appointed Gen Nelson II.
Henry surveyor of the port of New ork
90 succeed James 5. Clarkson- The Pres
ident left Washington on trip TO Buff
faIo, Pitttsburg Cincinnati and St Louis
Secretary BaIlinger. testifying before the
BaH.nger- Pinchot committee, declared
that all the charges against him by Ga
Wis were false. Government agents es-
timatei the alleged lewelry and merchdn-
disc frauds at from S.,CJ.ts0 to $2.0Oo,OOO
The government formulated new rules 10
govern the 10000 motor boats IN use IN
America The House cal ed upon the Sec
xetary OF War for the facts in regard TO
the sale Ct Philippine lands. John W.
Kern was nominated for the Senate by
abe Indiana democratic safe convention.
\ federal investigation OF the so-ca1led
beef trust began IN savannah. The dl-
fecto!s OF the United States Steel Corpo-
sation put the common stock on a per
Gent dividend basis Oscar Hammerstein
pany and quit the grand opera field.
Mayor Gaynor denounced William R.
Hearst at a New York banquet
Foreign Affairs.
The finance bill passed its third reading
IN the house of commons by a majority
Of ninety-three; the house OF lords pass
Cd It without division. King Edward
signed il at once. The election in France
resulted in few changes in the parties
positions in the chamber OF deputies.
Theodore Roosevelt and members of his
family were the guests OF the Queen or
Holland at luncheon, and afterward the
eXPresident was warmly greeted at Am
kterdam. The new program OF the ltal-
ian cabinet was presented to parliament.
sncludng an extension of the suffrage, a
trial of state primary schools and lib
eral ecclesiastical policy. The mystery
around wholesale poisoning plot in the
Austrian army was cleared by the con-
fession of the poisoner, a lieutenant who
wanted promotion. Albanian troops held
Eachanik pass against the Turks; the
losses both sides were heavy. Two
missionaries were eaten by oannibals IN
the Tonga Islands. Juan Vicente Conner
was elected constitutional President OF
Venezuela. The governor of Chang-Sha
warned foreigners not to return for thir-
~ days to the districts VIII native
Sioting occurred. An Amer syndi
cate bought over 1900 squa lies Of
woodland in Labrador on viii erec'
pulp mills. Bjoernstjerne BIZ n, tint
Norwegian author. died.
In the District.
The Commissioners reported adversei!
on the bill to make local wages uniform
at 81 a day. Citizens protested tina
the building regulations had been chang
er by the Commissioners for the specia
beneft of a company proposing to es
tablish market in the Arcade building
The universal transfer bill introduced b.
Representative Wiley of New JERSEY
was passed by the House. The Hous
adopted a resolution asking the Attorne.
General to inquire into the finances o
a-l,t ton, Tnfx al
corporation counsel ruled that H.123.4
deposited with the District by WI Ting
fang in connection with the widening o
1ath street could be placed to the regula
revenues of the District The new HON
of the International Bureau of American
Republics was formally dedicated. Pres