Evening star., 1912-11-23
Foreign.

Bulgaria named ENJOYS for peace par
leys, despite supposed rejection by Tur-
key of terms offered; the allies were be-
lieyed to have modified demands; only
small skirmshes We're engaged in at
TchataIja following the order to resume
operations; France warned Turkey of re-
spOnsibility for masscre of Christians;
Greek forces took Florina; Austria called
out reserves for duty on the southern
border. China protested to Russia against-
recognition of Monsolian autonomy. and
was regarded as ready to go to war to
maintain sovereignty. Unsuccessful at
tempt was made to wreck the train on
which the Car of Russia was travelling
to his winter palace. The imperial Prince
of Russia, recently injured when thrown
from his pony. was pronounced suffering
from tuberculosis of the hip Joint. Capt
Henrique de Daiya Couceiro. leader OF
the royalist uprising, was condemned to
death by Portuguese court-martial. So
cialists made an an.i-war demonstration
on the streets of European cities: in
Paris a riot ensued which was quelled
by police Gen. Antonio Rojas: rebel
leader. was killed in battle with Mexican
furales: Gen. Ofozco, provisional presi-
dent of the rebellion in Mexico, was
stricken with rheumatism. The town Of
Acanbay. with the loss of a hundred
lives, was destroyed by earthquake which
shook central Mexico. The international
joint commission ON waterways, probing
conditions on water courses on the United
States es-Canadian boundary, suspended it's
deliberations Tidal wave and hurricane
caused devastation and loss of hundreds
of lives on the Island of Jamaica. w.
1. William Marconi, wireless telegraphy
inventor, injured in a recent auto wreck.
with glass eye substituted for the one
he lost by surgical operation. is conva-
lescent. Among those who died during
the week was Gen. Lorenzo Torres for
mer governor of the state of Sonora,
Mexico.
District of Columbia.
President Taft, back at the White
House, went to work on his annual mes
sage to Congress, and denied himself to
visitors Representative Henry of Texas
announced his purpose to press his bill
for change in the date of Inauguration
of Presidents. S. w. Woodward was cho-
sen president of the -Twenty-Four-Hours
a-Day Club. Engine Company No. and
Truck Company No. We're announced as
winners of the Macfarland and Johnston
flag trophies. The annual meeting of the
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
was held. Rev. DR.. Frank J. Goodwin, as
the result of a difference with church
trustees resigned as pastor of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. Mrs
Rose Keeling Hutchins. widow of Still
son HutcnlnS, was AWARDED SO.OUO DAM
ages in the suit against the Y. G. Fischer
Art Company to recover the value of
Gainsborough painting which she claimed
to have been her property. Mrs Mayme
French charged Frederick V. Short with
irregular procedure in regard to her mon-
eys intrusted to him, and withdrawing
the charges, was married to him. JOIN
Barton Miller, charged with wrecking the
defunct First Cooperative Building AS
sociation, was again on trial. Soldiers put
out fire in the United States engineer
barracks. Edward b. Thomas. former
newspaper man, respondent killed him
self. Among those who died during the week
were William H. Troxwell. sixty years a
Wholley, L. S. A, District of Columbia
volunteer in the Spanish war; Capt John
Stanford. ship owner; John D. Schofield.
veteran volunteer fireman: Mrs. Eliza
Alexander. widow of Col. Charles Alex
ander, formerly postmaster of Wash
inptOn