The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

nounce the engagement of their young
est daughter, Eleanor Randolph, to the
Hon. William Gibbs McAdoo. This an
nouncement was issued at the White
House at Washington by Secretary
Tumulty.
An inquiry was ordered by the SEN
ate at Washington into the reported
speech of Ambassador Page at London
scoring the Monroe doctrine.
The house committee at Washington
investigating conditions in the Michl-
gan copper mine strike area returned,
and members indicated that their re-
port would denounce the mine owners
for refusing to allow their men to re-
turn TO work without renouncing their
unions.
President Wilson received from
John Redmond, the Irish leader in the
British parliament box Of sham.
rocks and some Irish moss. Mr. Red
mond has been sending shamrock and
moss to the White House at Washing
ton for many years.
Under President Wilson's orders is
sued from the war department at
Washington, two additional regi-
ments of American infantry we're sent
TO Eagle Pass and Laredo, Tex, to
Rllay fears Of Mexican raids on border
towns and banks.
Secretary Bryan in an address at
Annapolis, Md, said he hoped that
not only would this country borrow
the initiative and referendum as it
had borrowed the Australian ballot,
but that in time it would adopt the
postal vote. The postal vote allows
a citizen, though away from home, to
cast his vote on an election day and
have 1t counted.
The Alaska bill providing for the
construction of a thousand miles Of
government railroad to connect coal
fields with the coast at an expenditure
OF S35,000,000 was made ready for the
presidents signature when the senate
adopted the conference report already
adopted by the house.
Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. and % of his
associates Whose convictions in the
labor dynamite cases were affirmed by
the Supreme court at Washington, in
tend to apply for pardon.
Domestic
Damage of 100000 was done by
fire in the harbor at Portland, Ore.
Two mammoth grain docks, a large
quantity of wheat and two large
steamships were destroyed.
Unemployed men invaded the cham
Der of commerce at Boston, demand
ing shelter and food. Trading had
closed for the day but the invasion
caused excitement. Police reserves
were called and the party of about one
hundred and fifty men, led by Nor
rison !. Swift, was elected without vio-
1ence.
Willie Richie, lightweight cham
pion, defeated AID Wolgast. the former
title holder, in their ten round bout
before the Queensberry A. c. at Mil
waukee, Wis.
Directors of the United States Ex-
press company voted at New York to
wind up its affairs and have 1t go out
of business. The success of the parcel
post and the recent order of the inter
state commerce commission resulting
in a 16 per cent reduction in express
charges are held directly responsible
for the companys retirement from bus
mess.
Arthur Fisher, a Chicago & North
western engineer of Pekin, ILL.,, and an
unidentified robber are dead, two dep
uty eheriffs and a woman are wounded
and IL Mexicans are in jail at Prince
ton as the result OF robbery Of Chi
cago & Northwestern freight train at
Manlius, II.
George Westinghouse, aged sixty
seven. president and founder OF the
Westinghouse Machine company, with
home Offices in Pittsburgh, died at New
York. Westinghouse was one of the
most noted inventors and manufactur-
.ers IN the world.
Emery Lattanner, Ohio superintend-
emit of banks. announced that the state
had taken charge of the Miners and
Mechanics bank at Jacksonville after
state examiners reported that liabill-
ties are $4,000 in excess of the as
sets.
J. F. Williams, a miner OF Bling
ham, Utah, and an unidentified man,
who were walking along the tracks OF
sha Santa Ea were run down and