Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-23
THE WEEK.
Epit01ae Of Events Ending August
3, 1913.

Representative Francis Burton Harrt-
SON Of New York was nominated for
governor general of the Philippines: re-
organization of administration of the
Philippines. In line with democratic party
platform promises. was intimated. The
credentials of Henry D. Clayton as SEN
ator from Alabama on appointment from
Gov. O'Neal were presented to the Sem
ate and were referred to committee.
Federal Judge Emory Speer Of the fifth
Georgia circuit was made the subject OF
charges filed with Congress by the At
torney General. International and ma
tionai rifle matches continued at Camp
Perry. Ohio. The House lobby commit
tee investigating charges against Rep
resentative McDermott OF Illinois, heard
testimony showing work to defeat loan
shark legislation for the District OF CO.
lumbia, deadly dynamite bomb was
found underneath the window OF Mayor
Gaynor's home in New York Failure
to identify rioting sailors who opposed
Industrial Workers OF the World at
Seattle resulted in their immunity from
punishment. Attorney General Carmody
lieutenant governor Of the state. Is acting
governor during the progress Of the i'm
parchment proceedings against Gov. Sui
ger. Harry X. Thaw. murderer of Stan
for the insane at Matteawan. N. u;
located In Canada, he resisted de-
portation and extradition. Maury 1.
Diggs was found guilty on the charge
of violating the white slave law in trans
porting Marsha Warrington from Cali
fornia to Nevada for immoral purposes
TLirty-two persisted at sea with the
laundering of the line State Of Cali
fornia, off Juneau. Alaska. Thirty-flve
workmen were entrapped by fire in the
Cattskill, n. Y, aqueduct tunnel. Louis
Hornblower, son of the noted New York
f1nancier, attempted suicide at Nashville
Tenn. Among those who died during the
week We're: ]. D. Cheever. horseman;
DR.. Frank r. White, director of educa-
ton in the Philippines.
Foreign.
President Huerta of Mexico rejected
the offer of the good office Of the United
States to bring about peace, blaming the
United States for conditions Of unrest in
that republic through failure Of recogni-
ton; it was announced that President
Wilson would read a message to Con-
gress on the situation, taking the nation
into his confidence; negotiations between
Adviser John Lind and the Mexican gov
eminent in Mexico City were reported as
continuing. Japanese land owners In
California were reported ready to test
in the federal courts the legality Of the
alien land-owning law. subject of inter-
national exchanges with Japan. Vernon
tackled by murderous Moros. killed two
of them and was badly wounded. A plot
to STAY Lord Kitchener. British agent
and consul general in Egypt, was discov-
pirates conducted bloody attack on
federal troops in Canton, China Bandits
in the Carpathian mountains fired upon
King Charles and Queen Elizabeth OF
Roumania while riding in their automo-
bile Earthquake shook Messina, Sicily.
falling beneath a railroad
car In Paris, was rescued by bystand-
er. Among those who died during the
week were Emile Olivier, former pre-
mier Of France.
District of Columbia.
District Commissioners Newman and
Siddons We're in long conference with the
President on affairs in the National Capt.
tai. Capt. r. G. Powell was assigned to
be an assistant to the Engineer Commits
sioner w. III. White, second corporation
counsel, resigned Samuel T. Kalbfus. as
sistant assessor, declining to resign office.
was dismissed E. w. Oyster was named
to succeed him. Dr. William Tindall, sec
rotary to the board of Commissioners, was
authorized to receive requests for liquor
licenses, in the absence of a regularly
constituted excise board. The Southern
Society of the District OF Columbia In
creased it's membership by 100. Aviator
&c. Murvin Wood continued his flights
above and around Washington, rising to
the height of 5000 feet. Central Presby-
terrain Church, where the President at
tends, was beneficiary of a two-thousand-
dollar bequest left by Mrs. r. w. Clark.
Six employees of the navy yard were ar
rested as handbook makers. Pat Grove,
kidnaper left town to avoid the work
house as vagrant. Whitney Kipp,
swimming with his best friend, r. p.
Snow, was drowned off New Hampshire
coast. F. G. Plummer, geographer, was
found dead in his bed, the victim of heart
failure. Among those who died during
the week were A. L. Bayard, War De-
partment clerk; Maj. w. w. Screws, for
mer librarian Of the House of Represen-
tatives.