Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15

The election of Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas r. Marshall as President and
Vice President of the United States. fol-
lowing the count of the electoral vote, was
announced in Joint assembly of Congress.
President-elect Wilson announced he
would withhold the names of those to
serve as his cabinet until March 4; he
refused to give audience to Cipriano Cas-
tro. ex-President of Venezuela, in the
United States pending appeal on order of
deportation. President Taft paid tribute
to George w. Wlckersham as model
Attorney General. Mrs. Frances Folsom
Cleveland, widow of former President
Grover Cleveland. was married to Thomas
j. Preston, jr. The Webb BILL prohibit
ing interstate shipment of alcoholic bever-
ages into dry territory passed Con-
gress. Chief Justice Stanton j. Peelle of
the Court of Claims retired. r. A Edi-
son. inventor, celebrated his siXty-siXth
birthday. Gustave F,iffel and Glenn ii.
Curtiss were awarded Langley medals
army started on it's hike to Washington
from New York city. E. f. Myths, Eng
fish journalist, refused admission into the
United States because of conviction of
lieling King George. was refused
bail in habeas corpus proceedings to
test the order of deportation Col.
W. S. Seymour, candidate for senator
from West Virginia, following arrest of
state legislators on charges of bribery.
the result of his activities, was himself
arrested on a similar charge. J. A. Pat
ten. pleading guilty to manipulating the
cotton market, was fined. Government
suit was brought in the New Jersey fed
eral court to smash the alleged coal
trust" George w. Henry of New York,
for refusing to answer questions, put to
him by the Pujo money investigating COM
mittee of Congress, was indicted. Follow
ing confession of graft by Police Capt
T. w. Walsh Of New York city, involv-
ing men higher up, Walsh and three
others were indicted: James Purcell. ex-
gambler and graft informer, killed his
daughter and shot at his wife following
a quarrel in which his wife denounced
him as a ''suuealer." Judge Martin A.
Knapp of the Commerce Court and il.
w. Hangar, acting commissioner of la
Dor. undertook mediation in the threat
ened strike ofs firemen on fifty-four east
ern railroads. In West Virginia coal
mine strike riots ten men were killed
and twenty hurt; troops were sent to
the scene. The battleship Arkansas
struck on reef off Cuba. Among those
who died during the week were: John
Fritz, introducer of the Bessemer steel
process into the United States and
Charles Major. author of when Knight
hood Was in Flower"
Foreign.
Capt. Scott and four of his party. aft
er attaining the south pole and finding
the Norwegian flag left behind by discov-
erer Amundsen, persisted in a great bliz-
gard; their effects were recovered by the
rescue party, but the bodies were given
interment in the snow where they died
President Madero is reported on the point
OF resigning, as the result Of the Diaz
uprising and four days battle in the
City Of Mexico: a number of Americans
were killed and private property in the
Mexican capital shattered by the ex-
change of shot and shell between fed
erals and the Diaz rebel force; troops of
the United States were held in prepared
ness for emergency. but President Taft
adhered to his policy of non-intervention.
Bulgarian troops captured Fort Bulair,
on the Gallipoli peninsular, with the
slaughter of two boatloads Of Turkish
troops landed from the fleet; Montene-
grins gained successes in the siege of
Scutari President Araujo of San Sal
vadOr died of wounds inflicted by an as
sassin. Prince Katsura, following stoning
by mob in the streets of Toxic. re-
signed as Japanese premier; a cabinet
was formed by Count Gombel Yamamoto.
The engagement Of the kaiser's daughter,
Princess Victoria Louise of Germany to
wed Prince Ernest Augustus, son of the
Duke of Cumberland, was announced.
Brazil conceded tariff reductions to the
United States. The arbitration treaty
between France and the United States
has been extended five years. Among
those who died during the week was Sir
George Reid, high commissioner in Lon
don for the Australian commonwealth.
District of Columbia.
President Taft laid the corner stone Of
the new house Of worship for All Souls
Church. He was asked to grant
half holiday to women employed by
the government March 3, on account
of the suffrage parade. Wendell w.
Mischief, confidential stenographer to
President Taft, announced that he will
continue with Mr. Taft in retirement.
DR.. John Z. Jones, former newspaper man
and Washingtonian, was appointed con-
sui general at Genoa, Italy. Ethel Barry
more, the actress. was robbed of jewels
valued at over $4,000, taken from her
hotel room. Castor l.. Rivera, a Porto
Rican. pleaded not guilty to the charge
Of deceivins Mary yesterday under the
pretense of a mock marriage. Samuel
Rauen, uxoricide and fratricide,
was hanged. Among those who died dur
ing the week We're: Mrs. Christine Kean
Shelley, wife of Capt. J. E. Shelley, L.
s. A. and a niece of ex-President Roose-
vet John r. Hill of the bureau of en-
craving and printing. expert script en-
graver; Rev. T. =. O'Rourke, former prior
of st. Dominic's; Patrick H. Galligan,
hotel detective; Charles Ruoff, more than