Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
THE WEEK
EpitOmc Of Events Ending De-
cember 30. 1911.

President Taft promised delegation Of
social workers to do what he could for
improving conditions of labor. Senator
La Toilette continued his campaign il
OHIO for the presidential nomination.
speaking at many places. EX-President
Roosevelt. i'm an editorial Endorsed the
abrogation Of the Russian treaty and de-
nOunced the Hypocrisy of the pi oppose
peace and arbitration pacts. Positive
testimony OF the existence OF pool vas
est established by a government witness at
the trial of the ten indicted meat packers
at Chicago. Trustees of the Peabody
fund announced a gift of $4,000 to the
College of Teachers. in Nashville. pro-
vided the institution itself raise $1.O~O,
UtW in two years. The torpedo boat War
ringtOn badly damaged in collision with
an unidentified schooner. was towed into
Hampton roads by the revenue cutter
Onondaga. A negro murderer was taken
by Il mob from Brooklyn lookup and
shot to death. The condition of Char es
w. Morse. banker-convict. said to be dy-
ing, was the subject of investigation by
board. which will advise the Pre- sident,
who has been asked to grant pardon en-
this account
Foreign.
The peace conference at Shanghai de-
cidede that a national conference should
determine the form of government for
China that the Manchu government should
not meanwhile strengthen itself with any
loan, that Manchu troops should retire from
strategic positions and that republican
troops should not occupy the positions
thus occupied: DR.. Sun Y at Sen was elect
ed provisional president OF the republic
ans: the Chinese throne. pressed by
Russia, which diSclaimed any purpose of
annexation. admitted that 1t had lost con-
troll of Mongolia, and the kutuku was
proclaimed khan. TabriZ, in Persia. sur
rendered completely 70 the Russians after
a nine-day siege; w. Morgan Shuster.
general. notified the Persian cabinet that
he was ready to turn over his office to
his successor and may leave in ten days.
A twenty-four-hOur battle was reported
from Tripoli. the Turks claiming the vic
tory. Spanish in Morocco killed 400
Riffians. Gen. Bernardo Reyes. failing in
efforts to raise the standard of rebellion
in Mexico. surrendered to federal forces:
he was taken to Mexico City, where "a
speedy trial by cOurt-martial will follow.
Gen. Pedro. MOnterO was proclaimed by
the army at Guayaquil president OF
Ecuador: disorders followed and at leas
ten were killed. The Russian duma will
consider bills introduced providing for the
from Russia and for high import duty
on American cotton. The Vatican denied
the request of Count Boni de Castellane
for annulmcnt Of his marriage to Anna
Could.
District of Columbia.
President Taft, with his family. spent
a quiet Christmas day in the White
House. Mrs. Taft attending church Ad-
miral Dewey celebrated his seventy-four h
and Clara Barton became ninety
years of age. The Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and the American
Civic Alliance assembled in conventions.
Over 100 census bureau temporary clerks
were notified that their services will end
with the year. Frank !. Fitzpatrick was
run down and killed by the automobile
operated by Miss Margaret Allies. daugh-
ter OF the vice president of Riggs Nation
al Bank. His license to perform mar
riages was revoked against Rev" c. j.
S. Hunnicutt, known AS 1.-The marrying
parson.' James S. Smith was indicted
by the grand jury for assault on Morris
Bennett. on Benning road. November 20
Albert b. Hyatt. proprietor of the Lincoln
Hotel, attempted suicide. making nearly
one hundred wounds i'm his neck and
body with razor. Among those who
died during the week were Capt Theo-
dore Hausman. veteran of French and
American wars. and Maj. Gen. Charles
L. Hodges. retired army officer