El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

are now under the sentence of death.
The circumstances surrounding this
crime and the subsequent developments
arising from il constituted the most
earnest steps ever taken in probing
municipal corruption.
The Immediate result of the Becker
manic investigation which revealed the
revolving details of the alliance be-
tween the police and the underworld
Another event which stirred the
heart of the nation, was the dastardly
attempt to aSsasSinate Theodore RooSe-
welt at Milwaukee, by John Shrank 4
New York crank who is now in an n
sane asylum.
il the matter of legislation, perhaps
The most important features were the
veto of the new Democratic congress- S
tariff bills relating to wool, cotton and
iron. and the farmers free list, by
president Taft, and the defeat in Can
ada Of the reciprocity agreement.
Important Court Decisions.
Several important opinions were
handed down by the United States su-
preme court The chief of these being
the opinion touching the Union Pa
cific merger The action taken by the
court resulted in the disolving of -he
great railroad combination, which had
been effected by the late z. H Harri-
another supreme court decision.
which caused much comment, was in
relation to the Anthracite Coal trust.
While the opinion of the court pur-
ported to be adverse to the trust, many
commentators hold that it will not in
lure the coal interests in the least
The year 1912 still found our neigh
Dor on the south, Mexico restless and
disturbed by internal dissensions- Sew
eTal revolutionary uprisinSs against
the existing administration were made.
One of them, led by a nephew Of Gen
P0rfiriO Diaz. former president OF
Mexico. promised TO develop into a
formidable menace to the Madero
q few lays, together with other leaders.
The latter were executed, but Diaz is
still in prision.
Chronology Of the Yeear.
January III Rider Haggard. the
English novelist is made a barOnet;
Chinese in United States raise flag OF
new Chinese republic
Daniel Howard is .inaugurated presi-
dent of republic of Liberia.
January, 2-Alfred Teunyson Dick
ems son Of the English novelist, dies a
the HeteI Aston New York city. Dr.
visional president Of the Chinese re-
public
January 3-Rear Admiral RobIey D.
CFfghting Bob) Evans. dies at his home
in Washington, D. c,
January Brig. Gen. Joseph NJ. Ca
-lfff, who fired the first shot at Gettys-
burg. dies at his home in St Louis.
January 5--Julian Hawthorne indict-
ed for alleged fraud IN connection with
the sale of worthless mining stocks.
January 81 P. Morgan pays $4S,-
SIS for a copy on paper of the Guten-
berg Bible and a Bible printed in 1852.
Rev. Clarence Y. 7. RtcheSon, confesseS
TO having poisoned Avis Linneu, his
former sweetheart New Mexico De
comes the 47th state.
January Prof. Frederick P. KEY
pei dean Of the School OF Fine Arts.
Columbia university, decorated with
the cross of the legion Of honor by
France.
January Equitable Life Assur-
ance society building burns in New
York with g loss Of $20,OO0,OOO. Fire
chief Walsh is burned to death. French
foreign minister Justin de Selves re-
signs under sensational circumstances.
Theodore Roosevelt announces that he
will run for the presidency.
January 10-First aeroplane flight
from the deck OF a British vessel is
made by Lieut.. Samson, from the bat
tleship Africa
January fO-The French Premier N
Caillaux and his cabinet, resign
January 11-Dr. john Grier Htbben
is elected president Of Princeton uni
versity.
First Sea Battle Of Turkish War.
January 12-Robert Bacon resigns as
several Turkish gunboats are sunk by
Italian guns in the Red sea Textile
mills at Lawrence, Mass, close down
on account OF riots
January 12-Prof. Herschel C. Parker
starts from his home in Brooklyn for
Alaska, to make another attempt to
scale Mt. Mckinley.
January 12-Juies Vedrines beats the
worlds record in flying by going SO
miles in one hour at Pau, France.
January 1.-THE Spanish cabinet re-
signs. The French cabinet is or
ganized with Raymond Poincare as
premier and Duclasse as minister Of
srine.
January 15-More than 10000 opera
tors 90 out on strike at Lawrence,
Mass Riotous scenes are enacted.
January 16-Cardinal Farley arrives
at New York and is accorded a magnifi-
cent reception. Henry Labanchere
founder of London Truth, and motel
diplomat, dies at his home in Florence
Italy Baron Joseph NJ. Rodovitz.
formerly German ambassador TO Con-
stantinople and Madrid, dies at Berlin
January 1s-Charles W. Morse the
New York financier, serving a tern, in
the federal prision in Atlanta, is par
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