The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-21
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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 utilization offo UT 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 a 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 14 for civilian candi- dates for appointments as second lieu tenants in the army. There are only a few vacancies.
 Bishop J. 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.
 A cabiegram received at the office of John Borden, Chicago, held out lit tie hope for the recovery of his broth CT, William Whiting Borden, who less than year ago relinquished his use of $5,000,000 to spend his life in the foreign mission field.
 The Democrats have swept Chicago in the municipal election. The Pro gressves are poor third and closely pressed by the Socialists.
 
 Curtis Dewey, under sentence of seven years for forgery, was nailed in a packing c9se by fellow prisoners and shipped from the prison factory to liberty.
 Estimates Of the fortune left by ]. P. Morgan range from $75,000,000 to $300,000 900, including his art collec- tions. It is understood the financiers will 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 a 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 MT. Taft was about to lay down.
 Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston ar lived 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. M. 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 Dr. Richard Derby of New York.
 Secretary of State Bryan has opened negotiations with the Russian government through Ambassador Bakhmeitiff at Washington for new commercial treaty-a treaty to take the place of the treaty of 1882, abro- ga ed by President Taft.
 The United States overnment will not make ormal protest to the Brit ish overnment in the case of Miss Zelie Emerson, the American suf- fragette, now imprisoned at Holloway Jail, London, unless it is apparent that Miss Emerson is discriminated against.