Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-27
THE WEEK
EpitOme Of Events Fading Janu-
aFy -, 1917.

The Duke of Connaught. uncle of King
George Of England. and Viceroy of Cam
ada. in the United States as the guest of
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to
England. now in New York, visited Pres
ident Taft in the White House and was
| received with distinguished honors. Col.
Henry Watterson. veteran editor, called
| to account Senator BENJAMIN F. Tillman
| Tor criticisms of the newspaperman in
| connection with the Wilson-Harvey Incl
| dent; the correspondence discloses that
Col. Watterson solicited funds from
Thomas F. Ryan for the Wilson cam
paign; w. J. Bryan defended Woodrow
Wilson for cutting of from Editor George
Harvey. In letter written from Lincoln,
Neb. Imprisonment of corporation direc-
| tors who violate regulatory statutes was
advocated by Prof. Meyer OF the inter-
state commerce commission in an address
at Madison. Wis. Standard OH Company
of New York was fined $4,000 for accept
ing railroad rebates Joseph NJ. Brown
was inaugurated Governor of Georgia.
succeeding HOke Smith, who was Browns
| successor. Imposing ceremonies in st.
Patricks Cathedral, New York. were held
Farley. j. Pierpont Morgan announced
| his purpose to bring to the United States
his enormous collection Of art treasures
now In London. Four were killed in
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near Leesburg, Ga. ]. T. Hanrahan. ex-
president of the Illinois Central; Z. O.
.Melcher. second vice president and E. b.
Pierce general solicitor of the ROCK
the former Secretary of War, were killed
in a wreck at kinmundy, ILL.,: negligence
of trainmen is blamed for the collision.
Among those who died during the week
were Isaac III. Sweigard. former general
| superintendent Of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad; Commander Levi C..
BertOlette, u. 8. N, commanding the gun
boat Yorktown, on duty off the coast OF
Foreign.
French steamships, with Turkish pas
sengers. seized Off Tripoli by Italy. oc-
casioned demand by France for the re-
lease OF the vessels and the surrender
OF the Turkish prisoners; the question
Of international right involved, 1t was
announced, would be referred to The
Hague, Italy giving over the Turks cap
tured to France. Yuan Shi Kai. impe-
| RIA regent Of China, was made a mar
Peking were called into the legation
| compound by the American minister;
United States troops arrived at Tientsin.
Gen. Pedro Montero. leader Of the insur-
rectiOn in Ecuador, was shot to death IN
the courtroom at Guayaquil by a mob
which dragged his corpse into the
streets, beheaded and burned 1t: the re-
bellion ended with a battle won by fed
eral forces and the capture OF leaders
A plot to aSsaSsinate an American OFF,
| cial in Persia, in order to involve the
| United States. was discovered. German
returns showed Ito socialists and II con-
servatives elected to the reichstag The
cathedral at Khartoum, erected as a me-
mortal to Chinese Gordon, was dedi-
Gated. Four men remained one hour and
thirty five minutes alOft in an aeroplane
at JOhannisthal, creating record Maui
rice Tabuteau. flying mOnOplane at
| Pau, France, broke Ave aviation records
| Lieut.. Boerner Of the Franch army died
| Of. burns received in the overturning OF
| his aeroplane at Senlis. The Royal Bank
/ in Vancouver, in broad daylight, was
robbed of $4,000.
District Of Columbia.
/ President Taft announced his plans to
visit New York city and Ohio. where he
will make several addresses. Change OF
the date of Inauguration of Presidents Of
the United States is favored by governors
| OF several states in letter submitted to
the rules committee Of the House OF Rep
resentatives. Rev. Alphonsus ]. DOnlon
was appointed president of Georgetown
| University to succeed Rev. Joseph j.
Himmel, retired because of illness. Plate
printers objecting to the Introduction OF
power presses in the bureau of engraving
and printing are to be given hearing
on the Smoot bill. for this purpose, be-
fore the Senate committee on printing.
George A. Gillette, slayer OF his wife, who