Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-22
Supplement to Twice-a-week Plain Dealer

by some Of the leading Socialists. Inc
!, general public was cool toward the
tToya! visitors.
Man Who Averted Big Strike.
| The English public has fairly lion
lied President Lloyd George of the Lon
don board of trade for his successful
interviews to bring about peace in the
railroad industry after a general strike
was thought TO be inevitable, although
he Is the same man who was extreme
ly unpopular for opposing the Boer
war. Both sides to the controversy
appear to be satisfied with the settle.
ment. Although the railroad directors
did not formally recognize the unions
by agreeing to the establishment OF
sectional and central boards Of arbi-
tration or conciliation they really gave
the men all that had been asked. 1t is
probable that now the unions will be
reorganized on sectional lines. Only
questions affecting hours and wages
may be referred to the new conclli-
alton board. One effect is already OBJ
served in the closer aff1liation Of the
various railroad companies.
New Douma Under Guard.
In the Tauride palace. where the for.
mer doumas at st. Petersburg were
held, the third mai ional assembly sum
moned by the ear under revised elect
oral laws was opened Nov. IA while
the approaches to the building were
strongly guarded by troops and guns
Senator Goluboff opened the session
and delivered the message from the
car, who did not come to the capital
| Nicholas Komiakoff. former marshal
| Of the nobility and member Of the
Octoberist party was elected president
of the douma, he being supported by
the Constitutional Democrats and Ma
tionalists. His opponent was Count
Borinsky, a reactionary. The pres.
ence of the troops was explained by
the fear of an attempt to blow up the
palace. The new assembly contains nc
avowed Socialist, as all such candi.
dates were vigorously excluded from
the electorate.
| Sensational bruce Trial.
The mystery surrounding the alleged
dual life of the late Duke of Portland
has continued to be topic of public
interest on both sides of the Atlantic
since the testimony of the American
Robert Caldwell last week in the case
brought by George Fl. bruce, grandson
of Thomas Charles bruce, the keeper
of the Bakersfield bazaar in London,
to recover his interest in the Portland
estate. The present claimant bases
his case on the assertion that his
grandfather, known as the shopkeeper
was in reality no other than the Duke
of Portland, who had tunnel connect.
ing his country seat, Welbeck Abbey
with the store, so as to aid in keeping
up the fiction of his character as Shop.
keeper bruce by enabling him to pass
secretly from one place to the other
! The suit is brought against an uncle
i Herbert BRUCE, charging perjury fol
/ having sworn that he saw the dead
body of the shopkeeper buried and
/ that it was other than that of the
duke. Caldwell now swears to his in
| innate friendship with the eccentric
duke and to the truth of the story OF
his dual life and how he assisted in
the bogus burial of "T. G. bruce" In
the form of sheets of lead when the
duke had tired of his venture. Cald
wells testimony was attacked on the
| ground that he is known In America
as professional affidavit maker be
cause of his connection with the A. T
Stewart grave robbing case.
Edwards Birthday Celebration.
| London and indeed all Britain Joined
in the public celebration of the kings
birthday on the 9th. the most notable
feature of which was the presentation
Of the largest diamond in the world
the King Cullinan, on behalf of the
Transvaal assembly. 1t was found III
the Premier mine near Pretoria Jan
90, 1905. by r.. Wells. the mine man
ager. 1t weighs about one and one
| quarter pounds, is four inches long
two and one-half inches high and one
and one-half inches deep. On the same
| day the new lord mayor of London. Sil
j. G. Bell. was Installed with tradi
tional pageantry. Bell is a wealthy
brewer.
Manila Ovation to Taft.
On the day, that Secretary Of Wa
Taft departed from Manila for Vladi
1 vostok on the cruiser Rainbow he re
viewed long military, civic and pub
I lie school parade and made an address!
] in which he praised the course of thu
/ new assembly and expressed confidenc,
] in the future of the islands. The grea
/ popularity of the secretary was attest
| ed by the cheering throngs and by til,
action of the school children, who aft
er>taking the horses from the carriag,
! in which Mr.. and Mrs. Taft rode at
tached long rope to 1t and drew tn,
occupants to the dock.
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