Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
SUMMARY OF HAPPENINGS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Brief Review Of the Most Important
Events OF the World During
Past Week.

0M1S u the HOElU During
Past Week.
Assistant Sec. Roosevelt, of the navy
will go next week to Pensacola. Fla, to
Inspect the navy yard and surrounds
Ing reservation there with the view
toy the establishment of an advanced
naval base there. Experts who have
investigated conditions at Pensacola
have reported fayorably on the site.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, adj
dressing the Western Labor Immigra-
t;on congress denounced ex-Prsident
Taft for vetoing the immigration bill
passed a year ago. and declared that
employers who opposed this bill were
bent on tearing down the civilization
Cf the country to fatten their own
purses.
Resolutions requesting President
Wilson and congress to take up the
question of the proper provision for
the construction and maintenance Of
public highways, adopted by the
Georgia-CaroHfna Good Roads con-
gross, will be personally presented to
the president and the senate execu-
tive committee by Commissioners Of
Agriculture e. j. Watson, of South
Carolina, president of the congress.
The strike of the employees of the in
dianapolis Traction and Terminal
company was settled through the.
efforts Of Governor Samuel M. Rails
ton. The employees won their demand
for arbitration, but nothing is said
about recognition of the union or
terms of settlement.
As neither house of the Chinese par
lament is able to form a quorum, the
leaders of the other parties are en-
deaving to persuade the government
to return their credentials to the less
hostile members of the democratic
party. All of the three hundred dem
ocrats were expelled from parliament
! by president proclamation. The party
formerly was led by DR.. Sun Vat Sen.
first provisional president, now in ex-
lie.
Not satisfied with the crushing de-
feat administered to the forces O.
Tammany in the New York elections
William Sulzer, former governor of the
Empire State, is preparing to battle
further against the chief of the wig.
VAN, Charles F. Murphy. 1.-THE Same
Old Bill" has been receiving congrat
ulatory messages on his victory evel
since the election, and as is now en-.
gagged in preparations fer a further
exposure of corruption in New Yorl
politics.
The insane King Otto was depos
ed from the throne of the Kingdom O
Bavaria, which he has occupied fol
tw-enty-seven years without being a
ware of his position. Prince Regent
Ludwig proclaimed himself King il
pursuance of a law just enacted by
the Bavarian diet. The new King
is to be known as Ludwig III. He
will take the, constitutional oath
probably on November s.
Confirmation of the discovery of
new island in the Atlantic ocean has
been made by Captain Anderson o.
the Canadian government.
Within fifteen minutes the Super
ior court of Waterbury, Conn, last
week sentenced three persons to BE-
hanged for murder, one Of these being
u woman for the murder of her hus-
band.
Porfrio Diaz, former president OF
Mexico, will live in Miami the coming
winter.
Six senior and tire juniors of Wot-
ford College at Spartanburg have been
suspended for joining a Greek letter
secret society, which is forbidden by
the trustees of the college.
General Felix Diaz was stabbed by
a Mexican last week. He was wound
ed twice; probably not fatally. His
assailant was arrested. The stab
hing took place in HAVANA. where ne
went for safety from Mexico.
The struggle between the Chinese
Parliament and President Yuan Shi
Kai has brought about drastic action
by the President. Lengthy presiden-
tial proclamations were issued expell-
ing the Kwo Ming Tang party, num-
bering more than 800 members, from
Parliament.
The long string of bank failures in
India is causing much alarm and the
government is contemplating legis1a-
ton restricting the S of the term
bank in this country" Some of the
clauses of the new measures approved
by the Marquis of Crewe, secretary Of
state for India, bear striking resem-
bJance to the provisions of the cur