Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Ending March
, 2S, 1912.

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million-dollar rivers and harbors bill were
passed by the House of Representatives;
Abolition of the United States Senate was
proposed in resolution introduced by
Representative Lindberg of Minnesota
suits for fines aggregating $4,000 for
failure to file schedules of net incomes
were instituted in Philadelphia against
various corporations by the government
A solid south for Taft's candidacy. for
President was claimed by the Taft bu-
reau. Attacking Gov. Harmon of iOhio,
w. j. Bryan declared he would not serve
as delegate to the national convention If
Nebraska declared for him. Gov Thomas
r. Marshall was pledged the support OF
Indiana democrats for President by
unanimous vote of the convention at In
dianapolis. The location in the United
States: of potash deposits sufficient to last
thirty years was reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Wages of textile
mill workers in Fall River. Mass, were
advanced. Bitumnous miners and oper-
ators have failed to reach agreement
and strike seems inevitable The Tide
water. Company, controlling the Virginia
railway, sold a twenty-five-m illion-dolla
bond Issue to bankers in New York city
Mrs. Edwin Carson of California, self
confessed smuggler, killed herself by
hanging. Sidney Edwards. nephew OF
Sidna Allen, one of the gang that shot
three court officers IN the Hillsville, VA.
courthouse, was arrested at Lamsburg
Va. Nine were killed and two hurt by a
gas explosion in Dunmore, Pa. Among
those who died during the week were
Rear Admiral George W. Melville, L. s.
NJ, retired, hero of an arctic exPediti on
and prominent as a geographer, who left
by. will $1j0.OO0 to the deserving poor
John w Noble, former Secretary of the
Interior: Representative David J. Foster
of Vermont
Foreign.
A clause specifying the minimum to
be paid was refused insertion by the
British ministry in the minimum wage
| bill; passage of the measure was halted
by MIR. Asquith pending conference be-
| tween coal operators and miners, on the
declaration of the men that they would
not return to work Monday unless the
minimum was. specified. Secretary OF
State Knox landed at La Guayra, Vene-
zuea, and proceeded to Caracas; promi-
nent Nicaraguan liberals, accused OF
| attempt to assasSinate Secretary Knox on
| the occasion of his visit, We're reported
| in menace of execution by the govern
| ment; Mr. Knox, telegraphing to Presi-
dent Taft. urged the ratification of the
| Nicaraguan loan treaty. Russia with
drew from the six power agree
ment for furnishing a loan to China. in
| timating that the conditions were not
satisfactory; the group asked definition
| of President Yuan Shi Kals financial
| policy: payment of the ex-emperOr $
| monthly pension was delayed for want OF
funds: Chinese women, literate and
property owners, were given the right to
vote, and Yik Yug-ying. leading suffra-
| gist, was elected to parliament. Para
| guayan rebels were reported in control OF
| ASuncion, the president and cabinet tax
ing refuge on Brazilian or Argentinian
ships Defeat of a rebel force under
| SalaZar by Mexican federal troops, with
heavy loss of life, was reported; Fran
| cisco de Ia Barra left France for Mexico
differences between the British and
American consuls in Canton were as
cribed to a question of jurisdiction.
District Of Columbia.
The remains Of dead from the battle
ship Maine reached Washington from Ha-
vana aboard the Birmingham and will be
inferred today in Arlington cemetery with
signal honors. Bills for the regulation Of
dentistry, for a homo for defective chill
dren for extension of Massachusetts ave
nue., to extend the jurisdiction of the Po-
lice Court for extension of Buchanan
street. to permit removal of bodies from
abandoned cemeteries, to make up the de-
ficiencies in the police and iiremen pen,
sion fund were passed by the Senate. y
clean city week. between April ID and 20
was determined upon for the sanitation
of Washington by the clearing of side
walks and other measures for the i'm
provement of civic conditions. Consoli-
dation of all street railway lines was IA
vored by the board of Commissioners in a
report to Congress. John Griffin fired
two bullets into his wife, killing
her. and then killed himself with an
other bullet induced by family. discord-
William j. Brown, lawyer and real estate
broker was found accidentally asphyx-
lated by illuminating gas in a vacant
house for which he was agent. Among
those who died during the week were
Robert Lyons of the office of the con
troller of the currency: Francis +. Old
ham. chief of the insolvent division of the
Office of the controller of the currency:
Victor ]. Becker, long a resident of the
National CAPITAL.