Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-02
Roosevelt.

tEsNN FIX Mafcn Si.-All contracts
between coal miners who belong tc
the United Mine Workers of America
and operators In the northern Colo
RADIO Ignite fields. expired today
: While The leaders OF the miners have
asserted right along that there was
nothing but peace in sight. operators
Interested in the conference state
{ hat the demands of the men, which
call for an increase of 10 TO 20 per
cent. can never be acoedcd to and
that they viii allow the mines to be
closed before they will grant the de
mands. a srike is therefore possible.
I HELslNGFoRs, March S1.-In con
sequence of vote OF lack of conf
dence in it, carried March 90, the Fin
nish senate has decided to resign.
This vote passed the diet by a vote
of ~ 10 a., and was the work of the
Socialists They formally censured
the Finnish administration for the de
livery of Russian terrorists and DO.
litical agitators 10 the Russian author.
tiles. and for lack of Grmness in re
sisting Russian encroachments upon
the rights OF Finland, aud they de.
manded the retirement Of the sen
ate as incapable of defending the au.
tonomy and liberties of Finland as
against the present reaction cam,
poign in Russia.
CHICAGO, March 31.-Several high
ratnc officials have declared that the
question of Republican national con.
vention rates to Chicago is being con
7idered in closed conference, but that
no definite results have been OBJ
tained. II is confidently predicted.
however that the passenger asocia-
lions viii issue schedule of conven-
lion rates based on the Denver con.
yention rates Of y cents a mile.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Dr
David Jayne HIM will go to Germany
as ambassador. Charlemagne Tower,
The present ambassador to Berlin, to,
dag had his resignation accepted,
which viii terminate his connection
with the diplomatic service and retire
him 90 private life The president
will send DR. Hm's name to the sen
ate today Dr Hm's appointment
viii be confirmed aud he will go to
Germany in Aay instead of August, as
originally intended
DENVER March 3l--April is is
he date set by pisuict Judge Riddle
upon which he will wind up the ar
fairs of the Denver Savings bank.
WASH1NGrON, March Danger
of violence by the striking miners at
the Treadwell, Alaska, mines has
been avoided by the arrival of troops
ordered there last week The war
department today received a dispatch
from Captain James Bayliss, com.
mandmg the company, reporting ar
riyai with his men. and adding that
everything was quiet
CHICAGO. March 3l.-seyeral per
sons were seriously injured in riot
which broke out in the Inland sleel
mills in Indian Harbor, Ind, between
500 Hungarians. Tthuuuians and Rou
manlans For hours the police were
unable to disperse The mob. Reserves
were called from East Chicago and
i've arrests We're made. Three hun
dred men were discharged from the
mills during the financial panic and
falling to secure work when the plant
was reopened they attacked the Rou.
manian employees as they left the
grounds Bricks and stones were
used as weapons. When the police
charged the crowd the Hungarians at
once turned and attacked them Ser
geant Bowen was struck and slightly
injured by a thrown brick
TuNICA. Miss, March 31.-Perry
NJ Houston, recently elected secre.
'aly and treasurer Of the Yazoo Mis-.
sisippi leyee board. was shot and
killed last night by J. T. Lowe, a
prominent attorney. OF this place. fol
lowing a demand by the latter that
Houston retract certain statements
lie is alleged to have made derogatory
10 Lowe The latter claims that
Houston was endeavoring to draw .
weapon when he fred
SANTA FE, n. NJ, March S1.-The
appointment OF Edward F. Coard of
This city 10 be assistant secretary of
New Mesico, has been announced by
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jan.
The new appointee win enter upon
his official duties at once. lie sue
ceeds Nigel C. Flint OF Las Cruces.
who recently resigned to engage in
the practice OF law.
ATLANTA, Ca, March 31.-The
timely arrival OF police with loaded
rifles stopped what threatened to be
a lmchine in Brownsville, a suburb OF
Atlanta, early today. The man threat
oned wac p. r. Chaplin young white
man, and he was surrounded by
threatening mob Of colored men
when two county officials came to his
aid and drove the mob back. The
negroes claimed they found the white
man in negro house and dragged
him out and, according to the police
were about IN guapeud him fran a |