Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-06
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Ending July
9, 1912.

Woodrow Wilson for President and
Thomas r. Marshall for Vice President
was the ticket nominated by the demo-
cratic national convention at Baltimore.
ending a seven-day session President
Taft, 1t was announced, would be formal
ly notified of his nomination for Presi-
dent by the republican national conven-
ton in the White House about August /.
A. Piatt Andrew, resigning as assistant
secretary of the Treasury. accused Sec
rotary MacVeagh OF making his tenure Of
Office impossible through his vacillation
and incapacity for administration; Secre-
tary Maeveagh. replying, said that DR..
Andrew was inefficient and his rcsigna
ton had been repeatedly asked for and
that his subordinate pleaded to be retain
ed and used every means to avert the
severance of his official relations with the
department. Senator Lodge. citing DIR.
Andrews record, declared that charges of
|ineff1ciency against him were on the face
ridiculous.
The naval appropriation bill, amended
to carry two battleships. was passed by
the United States Senate. The Senate
for state militia encampments. William
Marshall Bullitt Of Louisville, KY, was
nominated by President Taft for solicitor
general OF the Department of Justice.
e q
Lackawanna passenger train, bound from
New York for Buffalo. were killed in col
lision at Corning. N. Y; f1fty-one were
injured. Thirty or more We're killed and
Latro5e, Pa. Tom Moore. balloonist,
was killed when his parachute failed to
open In a drop of hundreds of feet at
Belleviile. N. J. Melvin Vaniman. his
brother and three other men were killed
by an explosion which wrecked his big
dirigtble over the ocean off Atlantic City.
Miss Harriet Quimby and her passenger,
w. A. p. Willard. fell 1000 feet from a
monoplane into Boston harbor and were
killed. Among those who died during the
week was Representative George r. NAL
by Of New York.
Foreign.
Two American infantrymen were severely
hurt and other American soldiers and
marines injured in conflict with the police
of Panama City: an investigation by the
State Department at Washington is ex-
pected to result. DR.. Belisario Porras
was elected President Of Panama at the
recent elections supervised by the United
States. Mexican federal troops. repulsing
the insurrectory forces Of 0rozco at
hold. Chihuahua; the defeated soldiers
are assembling In the vicinity OF
Juarez. where border battle is
anticipated: President Madero declared
the rebellion crushed and removed the
press censorship The kaiser and the car
met at Baltic Port, Russia, to discuss
matters OF international interest The
Costa Rican government requested the
loan of the services of Col Goetha.s and
the Panama canal staff TO plan harbors
and forts on the Pacific coast of that re-
public. Bubonic plague was reported from
Havana. the decrease of the plague In
Porto Rico was announced by the Ameri-
70 Nuyftn th<a
situation.
District Of Columbia.
President Taft, beginning his summer
vacation, departed for his summer home
at Beverly. Mass. The Fourth Of July was
celebrated with safe and sane exercises of
an elaborate character. Summer half holt
days in the government departments were
begun. The District Commissioners modi-
fed the regulation providing for the an
Inhalation Of cats in the National Capital,
so that cats will be impounded only upon
special request. Extending one month the
appropriations for salaries of department
clerks. Congress averted q legal and
financial tangle for government employees
whose salaries were unprOvided for. ow-
ing to the suspension of the big appro-
priation bills Perry H. Carman and
clerks. were arrested on the charge of
raising 81 bills to the denomination of
So William H. Sabens. convicted for
the murder Of Ada Haynes. was SEN
fenced to die September u. Andrew Con-
zales. negro. was convicted of murder
in the first degree for the killing of his
wife. Among those who died during the
week were George Nancreade Beale, a
pioneer real estate broker and a resident
Of Washington for eighty-three years;
Charles HI. Javins, lifelong resident of
Alexandra and Washington and a civil