The Green Forest tribune., 1913-04-11
Volume 24
The Weeks News in Brief.

the Progressive party caucus as It's 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, 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 IA for civilian candi- dates for appointments as second lieu tenants in the army There are only 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 a year ago, when he was thrown from his horse, brought on his last illness.
 A 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 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- gressives are a poor third and closely pressed by the Socialists.
 Curtis Dewey, under sentence of seven years for forgery, was nailed in a packing case by fellow prisoners and shipped from the prison factory to liberty.
 ESllIudJ6S Ol luS lOTIulle lSlL Uy J. P. Morgan range from S75,000,000 to $300000,000, including his art colee- tions. It is understood the financier's 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 bis 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 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. 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 ill the Episcopal church at Oyster Bay, N. r., to Dr. Richard Derby of New York.
 Secretary of State Bryan has opened negotiations with the Russian government through Ambassador Bakhmeitiff at Washington for a new commercial treaty-a treaty to take 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 Zelie Emerson, the American suf- fragette, now imprisoned at Holloway jail, London, unless it is apparent that Miss Emerson is discriminated 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 it 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 annopnced that he would introduce the necessary legislation in parliament soon.
 Uruguay has informed the state de-