. Review of reviews and world's work. {From October 21 to November 20, IQtd) AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT November 1.—\irgiiiias Statewide prohibitionlaw goes into effect, and the State becomes theeighteenth to be absolutely dry. November 3.—The preliminary reports oftreasurers of the national campaign committeoshow contributions of :t^2,012,535 to the Republi-cans, and $1,310,729 to the Democrats. November 7.—Electors of President and Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress, arechosen throughout the Iliited States; 33 UnitedStates Senators are elected by popular vote; andin 34 Sta
. Review of reviews and world's work. {From October 21 to November 20, IQtd) AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT November 1.—\irgiiiias Statewide prohibitionlaw goes into effect, and the State becomes theeighteenth to be absolutely dry. November 3.—The preliminary reports oftreasurers of the national campaign committeoshow contributions of :t^2,012,535 to the Republi-cans, and $1,310,729 to the Democrats. November 7.—Electors of President and Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress, arechosen throughout the Iliited States; 33 UnitedStates Senators are elected by popular vote; andin 34 States CJovernors are chosen, together withlegislatures and other State and local orticers (seepage 591!. NVoodrow Wilson (Dem.) is reelected President,with 276 votes in the Electoral College to 255 forCharles E. Hughes (Rep.) ; President Wilson alsoreceives a plurality of the popular vote. Elections to the Sixty-fifth Congress result asfollows: 217 Republicans, 212 Democrats, 2 Pro-gressives, 1 Progressive-Protectionist, 1 Inde-. CARL FR.\NCIS JOSEPH, NKW EMPEROR OF AUSTRI.\ (The death of the aged Emperor, Xovemf>er 21—seeour frontispiece—I>roiight to the throne Carl FrancisJoseph, a prandsnn of the late Emperors lirothcr. HeIS twenty-nine, having been horn August 17, 1887. Hewas educated for puhlic life, knows the languages ofthe different races of the empire, and is an nflkcr inthe army. He is well known at Berlin, is happilymarried and has two small children, and is personallyboth popular and deserving. Further details regardinghim will appear in our next number)606 pendent, 1 Socialist, and 1 Prohibitionist. . .Ill Montana Miss Jeannette Rankin is electedRepresentative-at-Large, the first woman to sitin the national legislature. The voters of Michigan, South Dakota, Ne-braska, and Montana adopt Statewide prohibitionamendments; in Missouri a prohibition amend-ment is rejected. The voters of South Dakota and West Virginiareject amendments extending the
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