Evening star., 1912-07-13
THE WEEK
Epitome OF Events Ending July
r. 1872

Charles d. Hilles, secretary to Presi-
dent Taft, was chosen chairman OF the
republican national committee, with the
Taft campaign managers he Is planning
the prediction campaign. The call for
a third party. convention at Chicago Au-
gust was made by Roosevelt adherentS.
Senator Lorimer. on the floor of the
United States Senate, defended his title
to the toga and denounced his principal
accuser, Senator Kern. Judge Robert w.
Archibald of the Commerce Court was
impeached by the House of Representa-
tives by a vote of 3D. to 1, he Will
probably be allowed to fix the time of
his trial before the Senate. New York
city was designated as the point OF
attack and defense in the big army war
game to be engaged in by the miiitia
of six states and regular troops Mem
bers of Congress and army officers con-
ferred upon tentative scheme for army
reorganization prepared by the Army w ar
College. The battleship New Hampshire
at anchor in Newport harbor, was
rammed by the steamer Commonwealth,
the small extent of the damage to the
warship demonstrated the efficiency OF
construction. Many deaths from heat and
a great number of prostrations were re-
ported from all over the United States.
Foreign.
Great Britain, through the British en-
bassy. filed objection to pending Pan
anna canal legislation. principally
against the proposition to give free
passage through the waterway to
American ships; the protest is based
upon treaty rights claimed under the
HayPauncefote pact, which abrogated
the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Twenty
one deaths from bubonic plague are
reported from Porto Rico. Gen. Orozco,
forced northward by the victorious
federal troops of Mexico. under Gen.
Huerta, took up temporary headquar-
ters for the rebel cause in Juarez:
preparations to guard the border in
event of battle were made by the
American troops: Orozco threatens to
continue the contest as guerrilla war;
the Mexican government offered am
nesty to rebels submitting within
thirty days. An earthquake, consist
ing Of four distinct shocks, was re-
ported at Guadalajara, Mexico. Roy
alist activities in the field along the
Portuguese border SO far have been
repulsed by the republican troops.
Mahmoud Shefket Pacha, Turkish min
lister of war. resigned. A twenty-four-
hour strike was declared at Zurich. as
protest against the admission of work
men of bad character into Switzerland;
an American automobile party was
stoned by the strikers. Bread riots on
large scale took place in Marseille.
France. Athletes from the United
States lead the contestants of all other
nations in the Olympic games at Stock
holm. Sweden. Convicted of the MUIR
der. of Cuoccolo or of his wife. five
Camorrists were sentenced to thirty
years imprisonment: as instigator OF
the crime. the leader. Alfano. received
a n-year-sentence; other defendants
received sentences of ten, seven or five
years in prison. While seeking to res
cue thirty victims of coal mine ex-
plosion, at Conisborough, England. fifty
men were killed by a second and more
terrible explosion Rene Bedel. French
aviator, was killed when his mono
plane capsized near Chalons-sur-
Marne.
District of Columbia.
President Taft returned from Beverly
to the White House for the considera-
ton of number Of administrative prob
lens and the PREPARATION of the ante
election campaign More than a million
flies killed are the July records of two
contestants. Teams from army posts all
over the country competed in an all-army
polo tournament at Potomac Park for Sc
lection of team to play in the great
Point Judith tournament. First Lieut..
Hornsby Evans. L. S. A, was detailed
as inspector instructor of the organized
militia of the District of Columbia. Rev.
John Walter Daily was appointed as
sistant pastor OF Holy Comforter Church.
Max H. katZ, grocer. leaving home to
buy stock for his business, disappeared
and left no trace. Gustavus Mutschal
attempted suicide by cutting his throat
at the Government Hospital for the In
sane. where he was patient. Among
those who died during the week were:
William Robertson Smith, superintendent
of the National Botanic Gardens. and
owner of a celebrated collection of Rob
ert Burns literature, Which he Willed to
be held intact through a board of trus-
tees a Burns memorial: Mrs. Julia
Louise Langdon Barber. widow of AMI
l.. Barber. the ASPHALT magnate