Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10

members of the Taft delegation at
large from Alabama, and ]. j. Curtis
and A. C. Birch representing the con-
tested Taft delegates in the congress
sional districts. McHarg is assisted in
presenting the Alabama cases by Os-
car r. Hundley of Birmingham, one
of the Roosevelt delegates at large
and the Roosevelt leader in the state.
Associated with the Roosevelt attor-
ney was cambridge Colby of New
York who is aiding in the contests
case now being argued.
Not Look-in
For Teddy
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Republic
an steam roller did its work thorough
| ly today. The six delegates at large
were given to Taft. Then the two
from the Second district of Alabama
were given to Taft, so were the two
from the Sixth district, claimed by
Roosevelt, given to Taft.
The colonel didn't get look in.
FARGO, N. D., June Fargo to-
day observed the anniversary of the
great fire of 1893, which almost conf
pletely wiped away the city, but which
has since been regarded as a bless
ing in disguise as the city was re
built on a more substantial basis ami
has enjoyed an era of great pros
perity. The fire was one of the most
disastrous ever suffered by any city
in the northwest. 1t swept over an
area of forty-two city blocks and de
stroyed property valued at more than
$3,000,000.
WASHINGTON, d c., June T.
The general staff of the army today
issued preparatory orders TO rthe dis
patch of military expedition of 5000
troops to Cuba. The four big army
transports now at Newport News was
ordered to be put in commission, pro-
visioned and supplied.
Orders also were sent to the army
posts from which troops will be drawn
to have them in readiness for move
ment The troops will be taken from
the Plattsburg barracks, Forts Por-
ter, Niagara, and Governors Island,
New York, and Forts Mcpherson and
Oglethorpe in Georgia.
| NEW YORK, June Women,
pledged to war on the high prices of
staple foods, started campaign of
violence in Brooklyn today, directing
their efforts against the meat shops.
There were riotous scenes when a
plate glass door of one shop was shat
tered while 500 women screamed ap-
proval. In three or four other shops
the militant housewives attacked Gus
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parcels of meat and trampling upon it.
Dealers were warned against con-
tlnuing to offer meat for sale. Eight
shops obeyed orders of housewives,
removing all meat and promising not
to make any further sales until they
can do so at lower prices.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, June T.
Count Tisza, president of the house,
had narrow escape from assassina-
ton in the diet this morning. He
was fired upon three times by deputy
Julius Kovacs, who then shot himself
probably with fatal effect Count Tis-
"a was unscarthed.
Kovacs was one of the most mill
tant members of the opposition and
was among those elected from the
chamber Wednesday because of dis
orderly conduct. He was suspended
for several sittings, but this morning
when the chamber reconvened he man
aged to evade the police and found his
way into the press gallery. Soon aft
er the proceedings opened Kovacs
moved to the front of the gallery and
shouting "There are still opposition
members of the chamber" drew re-
volver and emptied three chambers in
the direction of the president. Then,
seemingly chagrined at his bad marks
manship, he put two bullets into his
own body.
| SANTA FE, N. NJ. June 7.-Last
night at joint session of the legis-
lature, Senator Fall was declared re-
elected for the next six-year term,
beginning March A, 1913. Senator
Fall addressed the joint session after
being notified of his re-election. The
Legislature was only moderate. Twen-
ty-two members would not take part
in the proceedings. This number in
cluded the Democrats and the insur-
gents.
DENVER, June Judge Ben
Lindsey has been summoned to Oy-
ster Bay to consult with Roosevelt.
He leaves this evening.
Lindsey and Costigan will lead the
Colorado progressives to Chicago and
make an effort to get recognition
from the national convention.
JEFFERSON CITY, June 7.-Gov-
ernor Hadley, as chairman of the Re-
publican state convention which Sc
lected delegates-at-large to the Chi
cago convention and chose the Mis-
souri, member of the national COM
mittee, certified to the election Of
Thomas X. Niedringhaus to that of
flee. This certifcation is presumed
to mean that Mr.. Niedringhaus would
like to exercise the functions and du-
ties of place before and not wait until
after the convention is held, as has
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