The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-22
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wilson,
or New Jersey, who was the principal
speaker at a peace meeting held here
last night under the auspices of the
address that industrial peace must
precede h peace Of nations. You can
not gain International amity until We
nave gained Industrial equity" he said.
VIENNA.Count Alois Lexa Won
Aehrenthal, Austro-Hungarian minister
Of foreign affairs, died Saturday eve
ming. Count Won Aehrenthal had been
suffering for the last month from
!e0cooy theI1ia, a disease characterized
by profound changes in the blood and
internal organs, and no hopes were
entertained for his recovery.
WAsHINGToN-col. John J.. Han
man,, personal campaign manager Of
Senator La Toilette, has issued a state
ment in denial Of reports that Repre-
charge of the Taft campaign, had lent
financial aid to the La Toilette head
quarters, and that the latter had been
in arrears for rent, etc. He further
re1terates the fact that Mr.. La Toilette
never withdrew from the fight for the
has no alliance with Mr.. Taft, Mr..
Roosevelt Of anyone else.
RICHMOND, vA.-Miss Bessie 8.
Mess, suffrage leader, declined Satur-
day to subscribe to the word "obey"
In the Episcopal marriage service and
In consequence. her wedding to Albert
d. Chamberlain, OF New York, was
postponed. The minister who was to
have offciated refused to leave out the
Objectionable word. He was sustained
by his bishop. The couple withdrew the
wedding invitations and will be a
ried next Wednesday by a Baptist min
lister, who has agreed to respect the
surrragtst brides objection.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.-Ofhcers Of
the National Woodmen assembly, re-
Gently organized here to protest against
the so-called Mobile bill adopted at the
recent meeting of the Modern Wood
men of America, are fastening prepa-
rations for the "insurgent" convention
which is to be held here Washington's
birthday, February %. According to
Dan E. Richter, one of the local MEM
bers Of the tnsurgent faction, the meet
ing probably will last three days.
WASHINGTON = Mahlon Pitney,
chancellor of the state Of New Jersey,
emb of congress for two terms. a
lawyer and jurist Of 80 years practice,
looms up as the man wnom President
a will appoint to the supreme court
bench to succeed the late Associate
Justice John M. Harlan. Among friends
Of the president it vas reported as
practically certain that Chancellor Pit
ney would be appointed, and the nom
i%nation, according to excellent author
ity, will be sent to the Senate today or
Tuesday.
NEW YORK-The corner stone of
the national Maine monument was laid
yesterday afternoon by Rear Admiral
w. FL. G. Lutte, United States navy,
commanding the Brooklyn navy yards,
at the Columbus circle entrance to
Central mark Tho onrrr,@~% T.. -
signed to commemorate an epoch
making event in American history
the destruction of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor IA years ago, on
February 16, 1S98-and as a tribute to
the men who persisted in the disaster
and in the war with Spain,
LANSING, MICH.-Franklin Mac
Veagh, secretary of the treasury, firing
an administration preconvention cam
paign u here last night at the annual
dinner of the Zach Chandler Repub-
lican club, where he was the guest of
honor, came out fatty with the ex-
pressed belief that Theodore Roosevelt
would not-and with his makeup.
could not-run against Taft" for the
republican presidential nomination this
year.
MISREPRESENTATION as to the
legality of an executive order signed by
Theodore Roosevelt two days before he
LETT the White House has caused the
transfer back from the forest reserve
to the department of the interior of
more than 2,500,0 900 acres of INDIAN for
est land in California, New Mexico and
Arizona. President Taft, it is thought.
will sign the executive order reversing,
the action of his predecessor.
OKLAHOMA CITY, oKLA.-Returns
from so of the rs democratic county
conventions held throughout Oklahoma
Saturday to select delegates to the
state convention show that 1879 of the $50
delegates accredited to these counties
mad been instructed to vote for Champ
Clark as the presidential nominee: lag
were instructed for Woodrow Wilson
and 81 delegates from Oklahoma coun-
ty We're u~ninstructed.