The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-08

railroad freight rates was resumed befof'
the interstate commerce commission.
At the elections held on November thu
Democratic majority in the house OF rep
resentatives was reduced from l47 to 81
although the Democratic majority In thu
senate was increased from 10 to 16. Con
stitutional amendments giving the suf
frage to women were carried in Nevada
and Montana and prohibition triumphet
In Washington. Oregon. Arizona. ant
Colorado In Missouri the so-called "ful
crew" law passed by the legislature wal
rejected.
Politics In Other Lands.
On January q Michel Oreste. president
Of eIaiti, warned of the approach or a
large body of revolutionists. abdicated has
tly and took refuge on German cruiser
On February 8 Orestes Zamor was elected
president OF Haiti. and on the same day
Jose Vicente ConCha was elected presi-
dent of Colombia.
Early In the year the Chinese admins
trative council re-established Confucian-
ism as the state religion OF the republic.
At the opening Of parliament February IL
King George urged mutual concessions In
the Irish home rule controversy. on
March 6 the home rule bill was introduced
for its third passage through the com
mons. On May % the bill passed the com
mons for the third time. On September
Is King George signed the home rule and
Welsh disestabllshment bills and the par
lament was prorogued.
On March II, as the finale to bitter
political and personal controversy, the
wife Of the French minister OF finance.
Nine. Caillaux. shot and killed the editor
OF Figaro. CASTOR Calmette. Her hus-
band resigned his office at once and n
new cabinet was formed The trial of
Mime. Caillaux resulted in her acHuttal
on July 2S. on March "A a treaty of peace
between Turkey and Servia was signed at
Constantinople. a sequel TO the Balkan
war. On May ! tho new Chinese consti-
tuition was published It abolished the
premiership and gave increased power to
the president on Nav 6 Prince Alexan-
der Of Teck. Queen Marv's brother, was
appointed governor general NJ Canada.
On MAY Il Colonel Benaviaes. leader
Of the Peruvian faction which expelled
President Billinghurst. was elected pro-
yisional president Three days later n
group Of senators and deputies declared
Roberto LegrIia provisional president. TIL"
Peruvian supreme court, however, recog-
nizci Benavides. On July q Ahmed Mir
"a, sixteen years Of age. was crowned
cabinet was reconstructed on commit
toe Of national defense basis Rene Vi
viani. Socialist, remained premier.
On September 10 Turkey notified tn"
outside world that she had done away
with the arrangement whereby foreigners
in that country have been exempt from
local Jurisdiction in civil and criminal
cases and under which many special priv
ileges have been enjoyed by citizens Of
other countries residing in Turkey.
Two days later note was presented to
the Turkish government by Great Britain
France. Russia and Italy. in which II was
affirmed that the special rights Of aliens
can be abolished only D. TIC powers 'Na'
were parties TO the original contract
Austria and Germany presented a sepa-
rate protest.
On September % the Albanian senate,
which had driven its recently elected ruler
Prince William OF Wied-out OF the
country. chose Turk for king-Prince
Durham Eddin. son OF the deposed Abdul
Hamid of Turkey. The European powers
protested but their wishes were disre-
rarted On October Z. after four months
exile Essad Pasha. accompanied by an
armed force entered Albania and took
possession OF the government. On the
day following the death of King Charles
Of Roumania his nephew, Ferdinand. took
the oath Of office as sovereign.
On October 10 a rebellion broke out near
the border Of German Southwest Africa.
but was frustrated by the loyalty Of the