The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-29

NEW fORI NEWS, va, juno % nc
fleet. began today with the sailing Of the
bIattleshlps Kansas and mississippi from from
E3ads 4a s,6 tor N tb dTs
ion, the Maine. Missouri. Ohio. .Wiscon-
sin and Virginia VIII start for Newport
Ell PAsO, Tex. June 2s.-According to
adyices received here the international
Harvester company OF Chicago has con-
tracted through Avelno Montes OF Mer-
Ida, Mex. for $50. 600 bales Of ssal hemp.
to be delivered by Yucatan planters In
monthly lnstaIments until May 81. 1910.
The price is said to be $3.50 per 11A kilos.
ley's application for the appointment of q
temporary receiver for the United States
Express company was denied by JUS
ticc Guy in the supreme court hcr. to-
day. The court likewise denied Dudley's
appeal FOR permission TO examine the
company's books and accounts.
DENVER, Colo, June 2s-The Denver
6 Rio Grande railroad will grant ten
day stopoyer In Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo on all tickets over which 1t
announcement was made today by Cen
eral Passenger Agent S. Is. Hooper, who
has informed the interstate commerce
commission that his road has decided to
act independently.
VICTORIA, 3. c., June 9S.-The Nippon
Yusen kaisha has decided to withdraw
two of their SIX steamers engaged in the
trans-Pacific trade. owing 10 the decline
In the amount OF freight offerings, The
steamer Tosa Maru: now on the way from
China on her outward voyage, and Will be
withdrawn on returning TO Japan and the
steamer Ceylon Maru, now outbound.
Will not return.
SPOKANE, Wash, June 22-That a
general movement TO secure an eight
hour day for machnists throughout thu
country Will be started at a convention
OF the International Machinists' union iE
Denver next September Is predicted by
Thomas Van Lear, district president for
the northwest, "There Will be nothing
hasty or rash about this demand" states
Nj Van Lear, land a year may elapse
after The request before all ,n1chinists
secure the eight-hour day"
NEW ORLEANS. June 2s-Tha5 sever
al presidents OF American republics may
meet here during the Lakes to- the Gulf
lleep Waterways Association convention
November il to 49, Is the hope which
has been strengthened by n press dis
patch from Washington, announcing that
President Taft Will spend one day In New
orleans upon that occasion. Invitations
TO the executives of Mexico and other
central American republics and Cuba will
III Is stated, be earnestly extended by the
committee in charge OF the arrangements
iof thc waterways gathering.
PITTSBURG. Kan. June 2S.-Au the
mlners in the north of the Pittshurg
feld. about COCO in number quit work TO-
DAY. no strike had been called. but the
men decided to suspend work until a de-
cislon Is reached in the check-off d{snute
II Is possible that q formal strike order
VIII be Issued tomorrow. calling out ali
the miners of the southwest. A break
In the ranks OF the operators occurred
Today when two companies. the Sheridan
Coal company and the Mccormick. Coal
company. announced they would grant
the demands OF the miners.
NEW YORK. June 2S-Followl7e n
conference today between counsel Cor the
American Sugar Refining company end
the United states, there was a well a.:
thenticated rumor that the government
VIII not further press its charges against
yania Sugar Refining company f-o,n do
ing business. District Attorney Wise
said that the effort TO make out :, ease
would be continued. but well informed
unqualified in their assertions that the
case Will lie dropped,
CHICAGO, June 2S.-An echo of the
dropping of Prof George Burman Foster
from the Baptist ministers conference
of Chicago. was heard at the meeting of
the conference today when Dr. Johnston
Myers offered 81 resolution for the ap-
polntmcnt of II committee to investigate
that teachings in the Tniyer-
slty of Chicago are not according to the
Baptist faith. The motion was with |
drawn at the instance OF DR.. John !
Earl, who said: 1T would do no good
and might embarrass the conference If
the resolution failed to carry. The uni
versity is before the bar OF Judgment for |
trial and VIII get what Is coming TO il |
soon enough