The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-25
FORECAST
FOR next week
Busy Week For legislative Bodies
u Three NslIoas


Washington. July 22.-An exceed
'ingly busy week IL In progress for the
law MAKERS for three great nations.
which Is rather nnusual,for midsum-
mer.
The discussion OF the proposed
reciprocity pact between Canada and
the United States viii engage the att
tention OF the Dominion parliament
al Ottawa.
In Washington the legislative ac-
tiyities will be confined chiefly to
the upper branch or congress. Ac-
|cerling TO the schedule as II now
stands the senate will vote Thurs
day on the House wool revision bill.
and on the several succeeding days II
will dispose OF the free list bill. the
re-apportionment bill and the state
hood bill.
The period OF acute crisis In the
matter of the veto bill before the
British parliament win be reached
during the coming week. when the
house OF commons will almost certain
~ reject the house OF lords amend
ments. and the peers VIII have TO
make final decision.
or interest 10 the politicians will
be the state convention OF the demo-
cratic party in Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan's
home stats The convention is CALI
ed to meet az Fremont on Tuesday
u draft a state platform and elect
a state committee. The populisss
are 10 hold their state convention nj
the same time and al the same place.
Eminent preIates Of the Roman
Catholic church In Canada will as
semble az ST. Johns. New Found
land on Tuesday for the conservation
or RE-. Rev. Michael Power as bishop
Of Bay 81. George. West Newfound-
land.
The universal races congress, the
first gathering OF its kind In the his
tory 81 the world. will begin ifs ses-
sion Wednesday at the University OF
London. II Is expected that every
race and every nation viii be repre-
sented. The object OF the congress
10 10 discuss IN the light OF science
and the modern conscience the gem
Ncrai relations between the pcope OF
the west and those OF the east. be-
tween so-caIied white aud so-called
eoiored peoples. with a view TO en-.
.couraging between them a fuller IN.
defs;anding. friendly feelings. and .
lheartier cooperation
The annual Bayreufh festival
which never fails 20 attract a large
number Of English and American
visitors 20 the Baraylan city. will
open Tuesday and continue It's per
formances until after the middle oil
August The program this year Il
20 include two productions Of The
Nlbeiung Ring" seven performances
OF "ParcifaI." and 1--WE OF die Meis
tersInger"
Il Az the end Of the week Queen vii
helmina OF the Netherlands aud hel
eonsort will pay visit 10 the Belgian
king and queen at Brussels. The
VISIT IL certain 10 attract the atten
tion OF the chancellories or Europ.
from the fact that for some time pas
movement has been on foot 20 e.
tabllsh a defensive alliance be<weeS
tho Netherlands and Belgium. The
aggressive policy Of Germany. silent
~ but steadily pursued has brought
about this desire for a closer unior
between the two countries.
Admiral Togo. the foremost nava
hero Of Japan. IL scheduled TO sal
from Liverpool Saturday for New
York and will arrive In the iatlel
city August 4. lie win visit Wash
Ington. Philadelphia. Niagara Falls
! and several or the large cities OF tn
west. sailing from Vancouver aboa
August 20.