Fair play., 1913-04-12
NEWS Of THE WEEK
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
PRESENTED.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For.
eisn Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.
Domestic

Domestic
Representative Victor Murdock of
Kansas was unanimously selected by
the Progressive party caucus as its
candidate for speaker of the house.
Thirteen representatives attended and
affiliation offo ur representatives,
who have not yet reached Washing.
ton, was announced.
Hugh C. Wallace of Tacoma, Wash,
a son-in-law of the late Chief Justice
Fuller of the United States supreme
court, for some years resident of
the national capital, has accepted the
post of American ambassador to
France
Gov Morehead of Nebraska has
signed the bill passed by the legisla
ture, substituting electrocution for
hanging of criminals condemned to
death.
Examinations will be held at all
army posts July Ii for civilian candi-
dates for appointments as second lieu
tenants in the army. There are only
few vacancies.
Bishop ]. j. Carroll, rector of St
Edwards Roman Catholic church. and
one of the most widely known clergy
men of his denomination in America
died in Philadelphia Complications
following an injury received year
ago, when he was thrown from his
horse, brought on his last illness.
cablegram received at the office
OF John Borden, Chicago held out lit
tie hope for the recovery Of his broth
er, William Whiting Borden, who less
than a year ago relinquished his use
OF $5,0G0,000 to spend his life in the
foreign mission field
The Democrats have swept Chicago
in the municipal election. The Pro-
gressives are a poor third and closely
pressed by the Socialists
Curtis Dewey, under sentence of
seven years for forgery, was nailed in
packing case by fellow prisoners
and shipped from the prison factory
to liberty
Estimates of the fortune left by ].
p. Morgan range from SIS 100000 TO
S300,000000, including his art collec-
tons II is understood the financer's
win is of comparatively recent date,
but no intimation has been made as to
when it would be given to the public.
Undergraduate Yale welcomed for
mer President Taft back to his alma
mater in manner no less hearty and
enthusiastic than was the godspeed
given Woodrow Wilson by Princeton
students when he left Princeton a
month ago to take up his duties at
Washington that Mr.. Taft was about
to lay down.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston ar
rived at Honolulu from the Philip
pines on the United States army
transport Sherman to take command
OF the department of Hawaii, succeed
Ing Brig. Gen. NJ. M. MacComb.
Without dissenting vote the Penn.
sylvania senate passed the resolution
To ratify the proposed amendment to
the federal constitution TO provide for
the direct election of United States
senators. The house had already
passed the resolution.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, younger
daughter of Col and Mrs Roosevelt,
was married in the Episcopal church
at Oyster Bay, n. y TO Or. Richard
Derby of New York
Secretary Of State Bryan has
opened negotiations with the Russian
government through Ambassador
Bakhmeitiff at Washington for a new
the place of the treaty of 1882. abro-
gated by President Taft
The United States overnment will
not make ormal protest to the Brit
ish overnment in the case of Miss
Zele Emerson, the American suf-
fragette now imprisoned at Holloway
Jail, London. unless 1t is apparent
that Miss Emerson is Disseminated
against.
The United States government has
decided to recognize the Chinese re-
public. Secretary Bryan conferred
with President Wilson for nearly an
hour at the White House completing
the details.
President Wilson is going TO ask
congress to provide enough money
for the salary and maintenance OF
United States ambassadors to foreign
countries to make II possible for men
of moderate means to accept these
positions without fear OF not being
able TO finance themselves.
A parcel post planned ON the zone
system, similar to that in the United
States, is proposed for Canada. Post
master General Pelletier announced
that he would introduce the necessary
legislation in parliament soon