Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Y tOIuey HiltOns telegram reGuestin
Al. the good offices Of the administratio
n settling rhe strike. produced a stI
here almost approximating the sci
>ation following the news of the so
dlers' coming. The tone of Presiden
Rooserelt's telegraph, as well as it
import, caused dismay and chagrin ~
the operators. The Western Fedora
ton profess Indifference but are pleas
ed. Sherin ingalls, declares he see
no cause lor alarm in the order for tn
removal of the troops and shall as,
his best endeavor to preserve peac,
and order in the camp. Notwithstand
ing all these assurances the people o
Goldfield are greatly apprehensive that
trouble will come when the troops
shall have departed. Great pressure is
brought to bear upon the president t.
amend his order insofar as a portion
% the federal troops is concerned. The
statement issued by The Mine Owners
association, after the session of the
executive committee SAYS the absence
Of troops from Goldfeld will In no way
anec' the position taken by the As
ISOLATION
II We are unlawfully iuterferei with
II is the duty OF the state OF Neya "a
to give us protection, and If the state
is unable to do so. then it is the du,v
oi the United States We will employ
guards and discharge as far as possible
the duties that really belong 10 the
state and nation
Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 2l-In the
short distance the rescuers We're aole
last night TO penetrate the Darr mine.
the scene of Thursdays awfll exDlo-
son, half dozen bodies wera foulj
total number that have reached the
n'orgne mp to this morning twelve
While a vast amount OF work was
done during the night not much prog
ress was made toward the entries in
which the great mass of bodies are Ell
tombed. The danger of another eNpio.
sion is imminent and the TesCuing
forces care not venture far ahead Of
rhe forces erecting temporary brat
tices. 1t is believed the number of
dead will reach 300.
Fairmont. West Va. Dec 2l.-I}od, res
are gradually being recovered from
the mines of the Fairmont Coal com
pany at Monongah, the scene of the
disaster and today the total number
reached $40. The general opinion here
is that 100 men, if not more, met death
H. the mines
Washington, Dec. 21.--Secretary
Taft and President Roosevelt. at a
conference which lasted until after
DNfidnieht, this morning agreed upon
many important details of the future
policy of the United States. These
VIII be urged by the secretary Of
war before the committees Of congress
by express orders of the president. Re
suits OF the conference which were
sought by telephone from the presi.
dent today are following. Coast de-
lenses of the Ulited States must be
brought up promptly to their most eff.
cient standard and Subig bay made an
1pregnable defense. The 10000 meme
Lhs of the coast artillery still lack
- must be Immediately supplied. The
army in general must he filed to its
normal strength. The Philippines
must be guarded against any enemy
for the next thirty years. Thirty
eight millions OF dollars will 5e neces-
sary for the coast defenses of the
United States. That large part of this
will be expended in the Philippines.
That Chinese sentiment is more
American than japanese. That the
secretary of war preferred to ignore
the invitation of the kaiser and made
his engagements to suit the czar
United States toward Japan is amply
justified and that there shall be no
Legislation adverse to Japan II Japan
will take care of immigration. with am
pie guarantees TO the United States
against the importation of Japanese
labor. That the president Will stand
by Taft as a presidential candidate
until shown by declaration of the state
delegations that Taft is no longer Ia
the running.
Cleveland. o., Dec. 2l.-.John Schui
skowski. a footpad, was shot dead in
d running fight with two policemen
here early today. A dozen shots were
exchanged. Schuiskowslli and two com
panions had attempted to hold up
Frank Schultz, a lineman. He resist
ed ard two policemen came 10 his as
sistance. The fight then ensred. The
other two men surrendered. Schni-
skowski killed a man in a saloon fight
recently.
New York. Dec. 21.-Play In the in
tercollegiate chess tournament began
in this city today and will he continued
on Monday and Tuesday of next week
Expert chessmen of Harvard. Yale,
Princeton and Columbia are represent
ed, the visiting players being TIE
guests OF the latter university.
The Triangular College Chess league
with which Cornell, Brown and the
University of Pennsylvania are con
nected. will hold It's annual tourn6-
mcnt in the rooms of the Rice Chess
club here next week. The tourney win
start on Thursday and will be con
tinued through Friday, Saturday and
the following Monday. Two PLAYERS
constitute the team OF each institution
represented in the collegiate tourra-
ments.