Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-14
GREELEY. Colo. Sept. 1o.-1

mine owners In the Wyoming coal dis
tricts who have been obliged to close
down their mines because OF the strike
hare been here the last few days
Quietly working to induce several hun
dred Japs who are busy in the beet
fields to go to the mines in Wyoming.
General Field Superintendent Tim
othy drove over the secretary with a
Japanese labor contractor and urged
the men to stay on their beet jobs.
Before making the rounds Mr.. Timothy
| collected from farmers $500 for dis
tribution among the laborers as part
Of their wages. which otherwise would
not have been paid until the work
is completed. All the Japanese prom.
ised to stay to harvest the beet crop.
and 1t u believed they can bs trusted.
PLAINS. Mont, Sept. 10.-The cor
oner's investigation into the cause Of
the Northern Pacific wreck which oc-
CURED near Parma last Saturday. when
nine men were killed. adjourned today
after a prolonged session behind closed
doors. Awaiting the result of the In
quiry Operator Mitchell OF Parma and
Dispatcher Keeley are being held.
1t was just learned that soon after
the wreck several attempts were made
by enraged foreigners In the employ
of the railroad to lynch Mitchell
These attempted were frustrated by
the vigilance of the authorities.
OXFORD. Miss, Sept. 10.-Former
United States Senator w. " Sullivan
is quilted as follows with reference
to the lynching last night:
Il led the mob which lynched Nels
Patton and / am proud of it. d.
rected, every movement of the mob,
| and / did everything / could to see
that he was lynched. Cut white
woman's throat-and a negro. I would
not mind standing consequences any
time for lynching a man who cut a
white woman's throat I will lead a
mob In such case anytime"
The coroner's jury today declared
in Its verdict that death was at the
hands Of parties unknown.
ALBANY. West Australia, Sept IL.
The American battleship arrived
here after a 1900 mile voyage from
Melbourne. at o'clock this morning.
The fleet formed square and ex-
changed salutes with the fort. the
British cruiser Gibraltar and the Chi
lian training ship General Baquedano.
At 10 o'clock the section headed by
the Connecticut weighed anchor and
proceeded to Princess Royal harbor,
where there are coaling and shipping
piers. The ships are already prepar-
ing to coal for the voyage to Manila
The harbor today is brilliant with
the flags Of various nations, but the
American colors predominant On the
run up from Melbourne the warships
engaged In battle maneuver day and
night and they are making active prep
arations for the largest shooting and
maneuvers that are to be conducted
| in Manila bay during the month oil
November. Those operations are to
be the most important ever carried
out by the American navy. Fleet col
liers EPSON and Taures have not yet
arrived
TOPEKA. Kas.. Sept. 1.-THE time
is coming when course preparatory
to matrimony will be offered In our
public schools in which young men
and women viii be taught some i'm
portant matters relative to marriage" !"
Professor +. H. Blackmar. head OF
the department of sociology in the
University Of Kansas. made this state.
ment here last night in an address
before the superintendents of Kansas
charitable institutions.
Professor Blackmar believed such a
course would go far toward improving
the Americans as nation and believes
1t the most expedient remedy for un.
happy marriages. Professor Blackmar
advocated strict physical and mental
examination Of all applicants for mar
riage licenses. Persons afflicted with
pulmonary or mental diseases should
not be allowed to marry. he said. A
careful selection is believed by Pro.
fessor Blackmar to be necessary to
prevent an increase Of insanity, apo
plexy and crime.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Sept. 11.-Be.
lieving her home to be attacked by
drunken men armed with revolvers,
Miss Anna Coplen at IL p. IN. last
night grasped a rifle and fred into a
crowd of jewellers who were discharg.
ing firearms in front of her house In
Gillet. five miles from here.
F.. c. Young. 80 years old, manager
Of the cyanide mill owned by Sheriff
Grimes OF Ell Paso county. was shot In
the head above the right eye. He
died on the way to the hospital. WI.
bur Rand. teamster. aged 25, was
shot in the right leg. William Lee,
and another man In the party have
disappeared and are believed to have
been wounded.
Miss Coplen was arrested and
brought here this morninf.
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