The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-03-07
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Because OF failure to agree in the
wage cut Of the Southern Railway
company, the negotiations have been
broken OF and President Finley Will
carry the case to the interstate COM
merce commission.
The cause of all the general indis-
criminate abuses of railways WAS at
tributed by w. II. Truesdale to the
alleged plans of the great political
parties to make the sins OF the rail-
roads the leading political issue.
After bucking the snowdrifts of In
diana for over three days, the Ameri-
can car, the leader in the New York
Paris Automobile race reached Chi
cago.
The first of the great system OF tun-
nels linking New York and New Jer-
sey under the Hudson river was for
mally opened to the public.
The grand jury at Baltimore re-
turned indictments against the eight
alleged members Of the Black Hand
who are charged with conspiracy to
murder Joseph Digiorgio.
As a sequel to the murder of Father
Leo Heinrichs, in Denver, through the
efforts OF Chief Delaney 1t Is believed
that at least 30 anarchists in various
parts of the country will be placed un-
der arrest.
Voltairine De Cleyre, the professed
anarchist, and Harry Weinberg, one
Of her followers, arrested in conse-
Qsence of the Philadelphia riot of
parading foreigners, were held in bail
for trial to answer charges of melting
riot.
John A. Linn was released from
prison after serving 81 months for
grating as clerk of the superior court
in Chicago.
Rival factions in the Sixth Ohio
congressional district selected dele
gates for Foraker and Taft.
President Roosevelt transmitted to
congress a special message on the re-
port Of the inland waterways commits
sion The presidents message ap-
proved the work of the body.
The Macedonian difficulty was
raised in both houses of the British
parliament.
Charles A. Stllings will not be re.
stored to duty as public printer. Presi.
dent Roosevelt has let this fact be
known.
Experts In naval construction Rear
Admiral Converse and Rear Admiral
Capps were before the senate com
mittee of naval affairs in the investi.
cation of charges against the navy.
The Montana 16-hour law for rail.
way employees In the train service was
declared by the state supreme court
to be valid and constitutional
More than 1000 educators from all
parts Of the country met at the annual
convention of the department of
superintendent of the National Edu.
cational association in Washington.
iSemi-official estimates indicate that
New York, before the season is over,
will have spent $2,OOO.0OO on operatic
entertainments.
Rev. Robert Conover, for half cen.
tury one Of the best.known Presby.
terian clergymen of central Illinois,
died in Bloomington, ILL.,, the day be-
fore his wife died.
Gayety over a marriage in Chicago
terminated in one of the bloodiest
riots the police have been called on in
years to quell. Four persons, hacked
with knives. were fatally hurt.
Lee Hart, coal hauler at Lamar,
Mo-, shot and killed Mrs. Joseph Ed
wards, his mother-in-law; shot and
seriously wounded the latter's hus-
band, and then committed suicide by
lying across the track and letting a
train run over his body.
Declaring that he is in favor of a
bond secured emergency currency un.
der an interest charge high enough
to compel automatic contraction of
such issue, Senator Robert l.. Owen
OF Oklahoma, criticised many features
OF the Aldrich currency bill
The Stockton tCal) city council, by
vote OF to 2. passed the ordinance
closing the saloons and all places
where liquors are sold from midnight,
Saturday. until five a. m. Monday.
T. A. Mcmillan, blind book agent
who travelled for Chicago house, died
at the general hospital at Kansas City
OF bullet wound received in mys.
terious manner in rooming house.
Turks raided the frontier VILLAGE of
Carina. In the Province OF Van, Adri.
attic Turkey, and captured 81 Armeni-
ans.
The "joblessr demonstration In Phil.
adelphia was followed by numerous ar
rests. Chief among those was Vol
taire de Cleyre, professed anarchist.
While ten miners were being low
cred into the Stanton mine at wilkes
barre. Pa. large body Of ice In the
shaft fell. striking the hood OF the
cage and killing three men.
Without exception the police have
ordered all clubs in Greater Pittsburg
closed at midnight in the future.