Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

The reelection of President Taft. was
predicted by the republican national COM
mitteemen assembled in Washington; the
national convention was set for June Is.
in Chicago. The post Office receipts in the
annual report Of the Postmaster General
show an annual deficit of $1,000. 600 has
been changed into a surplus of $4,000.
The Sulzer resolution calling for the alb
rogation of the treaty Of 1882 with Rus
sia on account of discrimination against
American Hebrews was passed by the
House almost unanimously. The condi-
ton OF DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University. i'll in
Ceylon, was reported unchanged Be-
tween $50 and $50 miners lost their lives
In the explosion in the Cross Mountain
minc,' Tennessee. Rev. Charles NJ. Brew
er, former army chaplain. was arrested.
charged with participation in explosions
at Fort Riley, Kan. which DESTROYED
100000 worth of property. John j. and
James b. Mcnamara, confessed dynamite
ers, began to serve their sentences in the
prison Of San Quentin. Cal Lillian Ora
ham and Ethel Conrad. show girls. were
acquitted of the charge OF attempting
murder for shooting w. E. D. Stokes.
Rev. Frank Sanford was convicted OF
causing the deaths of six persons on the
yacht Coronet. on which was carried the
Holy Ghost and Us Society of Shiloh, OF
which he is leader.
Foreign.
Foreign missionaries in the province OF
Annoy. China, were reported in peril; Chi
nese republicans selected Hankow for the
great peace conference. Premier uan' s
representative having been clothed with
full powers; DR.. Sun Vat Sen. reformer,
landed at Penang: the revolt extended to
Tibet. Russia was reported to have &C.
to-
linquished demand for the deposition OF
Treasurer General Shuster: the Russian
foreign minister declared that Russia
would not recognize the ex-Shah If he
usurped the throne Of Persia. King George
of England was proclaimed Emperor of
India at the brilliant durbar at Delhi;
Delhi was announced as the future capital
of India. Two clashes between Turks and
Italians were reported at Benghazi, each
side winning alternately; the bows of a
British steamer were damaged when fired
upon by an Italian cruiser. twenty-five
uffragettes. convicted of window-smash-
onment: ant-suffragettes received by
Premier Asquith, were told that grant
of votes to women would be a mistake.
indicted American meat packers were de-
MED the privilege of bidding to supply the
English army. A compulsory insurance bill
was passed by the house of lords. Great
Britain began suit to collect inheritance
tax on the Yznaga legacy to the late
Duchess of Manchester though the prop
erty Is In the United States. Nine. LANCE
vim. in petitioning for divorce from Prof.
Langevin of the College of France cited
Mime. Curie. whom she charged with mis-
conduct: The King of Sweden distributed
the Nobel prizes in Stockholm; Nine.
Curie was one OF the recipients. Emilio
Vasquez Gomez, in an open letter, denied
any political pact with Gen. Reyes for
the conduct of a revolution in Mexico;
Gen. Reyes whereabouts. were not deter
mined. although the Dena pfnent
tice declared he is under surveillance, in
dfcating his presence In the United States.
The princess royal, the Duchess of Fife
and her daughters. escaping in lifeboat
from the stranded p. and O. steamer
Delhi on the Moroccan coast, were
thrown in the sea when the boat cap
sized. but were rescued; sailors from the
French cruiser Friant aiding in the res
cue were drowned.
District of Columbia.
A public service bill. creating the Dis
trict Commissioners a commission with
jurisdiction over all public utilities cor
by Senator Gallinger. That Washington
become the city where the best solutions
of municipal problems should be demon
strated for the benefit of other cities and
as model for them to follow was the
idea advanced by Commissioner Judson
III speech peIOTe the american CIVIC AS.
ISOLATION. The American Institute of
Architects. the National Surgical and
GynecologicaI Association, the American
Civic Association and other Organizations
met in convention workman. Michael
Perry, had his leg fractured by the COL
lapse of a giant crane and the fall Of
1900 pounds of steel from the fourth floor
of the new Riggs building. now under
construction. The fourth police precinct
squad won the Wight trophy in the an
nual competitive drill and inspection.
Vandals robbed st. Adams Church, Wis
cOnsin and Massachusetts avenues, Of al
tar furnishings. Andrew Gonzales, who
pleaded guilty tosthe charge of murder
ing his wife, is to be tried, a plea Of not
guilty being substituted in the record
Among those who died during the week
were: William Muirhead. a dweller in
Washington since 1851 and a prominent
merchant; William w. Burhans a veteran
telegraph operator, and Fred G. Berger
jr son Of the manager of Columbia Thea
ter.