The Raymer enterprise., 1912-12-26
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD or PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
ElaN couNrRlEs.
IN late DISPATCHES
DolNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvlcs.
WESTERN.
Mrs. Maggie Adams, widow Of the
famous Indian chief. Adams, is dead
at Garibaldi. Ore. She was l1S years
of age.
President Taft has decided to accept
the Kent professorship at Yale and
probably will take up his duties at
New Haven in the spring.
J. H. Logue, SIS years old, president
of j.. H. Logue & Co., diamond dealers,
was found murdered In his offices in
Mcvickers Theater building. in Chi
cago.
Less cotton was ginned during the
period from December / to 13 this
year than last year, the total having
been 57O,312 running bales, compared
with s53,s20 bales last year..
Richard Tankersly. first settler of
western Texas. died at Tankersly.
Texas. He was SO years old and
boasted that since he was 20 years
old he had never slept indoors.
President Taft commuted to one
year the two and a half year SEN
tence Of Clarence D. Hillman, a
wealthy real estate dealer Of Seattle.
convicted Of using the mails to de-
fraud. r.
More rigid compliance with the re-
quests of this government for the pro-
lection Of American lives and prop.
erty In Mexico, will be demanded by
the Department Of State in note to
President Madero.
The President has granted pardon
to Captain William H. Van Schalck,
who commanded the steamboat Gen
eral Slocum, which burned in 1904 in
East river, off New York city. result.
ing In the loss Of 1000 lives. mostly
women and children.
Among the forty live blue foxes
from the Aleutian islands. which ar
rived at Seattle on the steamship Yu'
kon, bound for breeding farm in
New Brunswick, are number Of sill
yer grays, which the owner values al
more than $1,000 each.
The Socialist candidate for Congress
from the First South Dakota district
Edward NJ. Jacobson, OF Sioux Falls
spent two cents for his campaign, &C
cording to his report to the Senate
This was the price OF the stamp that
brought his expense statement.
The Capital.News Publishing Com
pany. OF Boise, Idaho. charged with
contempt OF court for its criticism OF
the Supreme Courts decision, which
prevented the printing Of the names
OF Progressive presidential electors on
the ballots, has filed Its answer.
Senator Guggenheim recommended
to President Taft the appointment ol
Hugh Taylor as receiver OF public
moneys at Denver. Taylor's presen,
term Of office expires February 27
six days before President Wilson and
the new Democratic organization goe.
into power.
Representative Rucker OF Colorado
who holds the Endorsement Of the Col
orado delegation In Congress and 81
William J. Bryan and others for ep
pointment to the post Of United State,
minister to Cuba. after the inaugura
ton Of Woodrow Wilson. departed fol
Havana to spend the Christmas holi
days, looking over the situation.
Characterizing the Arkansas peni
tentiary under the lease system as 9
burning. seething hell. consuming hu
man beings. who are being fed int
1t in manner VI WITS In moth
Ing but making contract
ors." Governor ISSUED {
statement In del action II
issuing pardons to OylLl!te conyicts
Forty.eight years an employe OF thu
United States Senate-a record OF con
tlnuous service beginning wher
Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson
were senators from ssachusetts-
is the special claim to distinction
made on behalf Of Charles N. Rich
ards. superintendent OF the stationer,
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