The Washington times., 1914-02-07
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FOREIGN.
There has been a split in the 'anks of
the English militant suffragettes. Miss
Sylvia Pankhurst has broken away from
the parent organization, the Women's 9
Social and Political Union, and organ
lied an independent body called the
East London Federation of Suffra gettes.
The German Emperor has ordered an
investigation of the operations Of the
German Tobacco Company, which Is
suspected of being connected with
the British-Amerlcan Tobacco Trust.
That large warships and ocean liners
perhaps never will be able to pass
through the Panama canal because The
present thirty-foot depth is insufficient,
is the prediction of D. ". Ewald, a
prominent German engineer.
A new Argentine dance, known as
the "Pericon," has been introduced in
Paris by the Argentine minister. TO
replace the tango. 1t is being danced
exclusively in the salons.
Reports have been received at Bonn
bay OF many outraGes performed by
pirates in the Persian Gulf. Two In
dian vessels have been looted near
Bushire. the captain of one OF the
ships being killed and several of the
Crew wounded.
King Gustave of Sweden told $4,000
pilgrims in Stockholm that he sup
of armanents, and pledged himself to
an immediate solution OF the defense
problem.
A mass meeting in Tokyo decided that
vote of censure against the Japanese
government in connection with the
naval scandal should be moved in the
Diet next week.
Rioting and pillaging at Cape Haytien
by rebels necessitated the landing of
United States marines to protect the
lives and property OF foreign rfsidents.
The clause in the Burnett immigra-
ton bill. providing that an American
.docter and an inspector shall be aboard
Italian steamers transporting emiSrants
to the United States, will be objected to
by the Itlaian government. Ambassador
Page has been advised to this effect.
GENERAL.
A military conspiilCy aHaicst Hucrta
was discovered in HaSico CIty-
Seven Americans employed on the
Mexican Northwestern railway. were
believed to be prisoners of Castillo, the
bandit leader
John d. Rockefeller outwitted tax
assessors when he cat Cleveland 10
GO to his winter hLn,r in Tarrytown,
y. Y, without p1I.ns taxes on prop
erty valued at So, ,s0a, a; demanded
By the assessors.
Judge Smith Mcpherson, OF the Mis-
souri, Federal Court, ruled that he had
no power to retain jurisdiction Of suits
of shippers and passengers to recover
overcharges from the railroads and an
attorney for the thirteen railroads
started for the home of the judge to
obtain his signature to an appeal to hee
Supreme Court
New York State Treasurer Kennedy
refused to testify in the graft. inquiry
and District Attorney Whitman sent
Process server after him.
The S1OO.OOOO00 suit of the State of
Texas against the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway of Texas, was settled
by compromise without penalty of fine.
L. S Gillette, a Minnea polls manu-
facturer, paid S1oo,000 for 5000 acres
of land in Wisconsin, and said he
would purchase 1000 head of Texas
cattle and raise cattle on the tract.
Mayor Frank n Mott. OF Oakland.
Cal, gave his reasons for returning
to the Republican fold.
Twenty thousand unemployed OBJ
taiEed permission to hold a meeting
CT Boston Common TO air their
grievances.