The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21
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Mr.. Castro will go to Ecuador tt
carry on HE plans for sfomenting tina
Venezuelan revo1ution-if Uncle San
will permit him to land there. Uncl,
Sam hasn't been heard from, but h,
probably will be long before Mr.
Castro's vessel reaches Ecuadcral
shores.
The citizens 81 San Francisc.
dined japanese admiral who
has arrived for a tour of the United
States. But the admiral probably
did not overlook the fact that it j:
but few months since the Sar
Franciscans were mobbing his fellow
countrymen. Much depends in Cali
fornia whether visiting japanese
wear naval uniforms or merely the
meager clothing of q Japanese la
borer.
The Boston and Maine railroad
has made good Its threat to retaliate
for the recent rate reductions of
the Baltimore and Ohio and other
trunk lines by filling a further cut
in the tariffs ON import freights to
Chicago and the west. At the same
time there has been published notices
Of cuts in the rates Of sea lines to
Norfolk, which are expected to at
tract much Of the import business to
that port, and thence by rail to the
West.
At a. m. on May / every union
sea man in the employ of ship own
ers on the great Lakes left his post,
or as soon thereafter as possible, to
join in one Of the biggest lake strikes
on record for the purpose of enforc-
ing the settlement of alleged griev-
ances. The strike order was issued
against the vessels embraced in the
Lake Carriers Association. More
than 1000 marine firemen, engineers
stewards and cooks left their posts
at the same time, in sympathy with
the sailors and deck hands. Hun
dreds OF mon-union seamen were held
In readiness in expectation of the
order. and we're rushed to the front
to I'LL the places of the serikers.
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On the fourth day of May the
state Of Rhode Island celebrated one
Of the most significant and import
ant anniversaries in its long history.
On that day in the year 1916. just
two months before the continental
congress Issued its immortal decla-
ration of independence the general
assembly OF Rhode Island adopted
q resolution renouncing allegiance to
King George the Third, and declar-
ing itself a sovereign state. This is
claimed by Rhode islanders to be the
hrst declaration to be made by any
Of the states against British rule,
and went far to encourage the action
OF the congress OF all the colonies to
declare for independence which
came on the Fourth of July follow
ing.
The interstate commerce commits
sion announced on Monday that the
time had arrived when all OF the
railroads OF the country have all of
their. freight and passenger trains
equipped with air brakes. "A hear
ing was ordered to give. any roads q
chance to show that such an order
should not be enforced at an, early
date. It was on August first. 1906,
that the carriers were expected to
have Is per Gent OF their trains
equipped.
Norman b. Mack. the Buffalo ed
itor. md chairman Of the democrat
sic National committee. issued the
:tirst number Of his magazine, the
National Monthly. on Thursday. Ed
atdrially. Chairman Mack says NE
does not propose to enter upon a
campaigns Of disagreement, and an
nounces aswarn personal regard for
Wss J, Bryan. Because the demo-
cratic party has met with reverses
for forty years. he says It must not
ne Inferred the party is inherently
weak. What Is needed Il more Is
5sues on which we can agree. Many
democrats OF national reputation
icontri butte to the hrst number.
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