Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

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Thomas l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America
gave the following advice to 1900
! Illinois miners who have stopped
work, in an address at meeting al
| Belleville. Don't be alarmed over
the outcome of this affair; don't be
afraid that we will not be able to
sign up an agreement. 1t will all be
over within 30 days. Anyhow, this is
good fishing weather"
The secretary of the navy has or.
dered that the two citizens of Japan
who were held by Maj. Gen. Duvall,
commanding in the Philippines, on
charges of obtaining information
about the defenses of Manila, should
be turned over to the civil authorities,
there being no federal statute cover
ing the case.
Attorney General Wickersham'
hand has fallen heavily on the bucket
shop industry of the United States and
within a few days a blow will be
struck that will practically wipe the
bucket-shop gamblers out of existence.
The most serious clash that has yet
occurred among the members of the
ballinger-Pinchot investigation COM
mittee marked the resumption of the
nearing. A row was precipitated by
Chairman Nelson accusing Attorney
Brandeis, representing the "prosecu-
uon'" OF attempting to deceive or con-
ceal something from the committee.
The attorney, flushed with anger,
jumped to his feet and demanded that
the chairman's remark be withdrawn.
The New York Central issued a gen.
eral order increasing by seven per
cent. the pay of all employees on the
New York Central lines east of Buffa-
10 who now earn 5000 month or less.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh has no fear that a decision
against the Standard Oil Company or
the tobacco trust by the Supreme court
Will bring on panic. His informa-
ton, CLEANED from the leading bank
ers OF the country, is that the banks
are well fortified with money and even
II a slight disturbance was made by
the announcement Of decision 1t will
not disturb the credit of the country.
Eighteen hundred miners In the
Thumb district of Michigan quit work,
but there is said to be little expecta-
ton that the shutdown of the mines
Will be other than temporary.
Two deacons of the Western Heights
Baptist church at Atlanta, Ga, donned
boxing gloves and spared before the
congregation as a means of inducing
delinquent members to attend services.
James Fish, 70, started from Valdez,
Alaska, on trip to his birthplace,
Manchester, England, with the inten
ton OF covering the land portion OF
the journey on foot.
Two Frenchmen fought a duel &C
cording to the code before daybreak in
New York street and one was killed
by bullet fired through his head.
Police found the body of the victim,
but the assailant escaped.
President Taft visited his aunt, Miss
Torrey, in Millbury, Mass, and then
delivered a speech before a big gen.
eral convention of railway men of the
United States, Canada and Mexico, in
Worcester.
Behind sweeping resolution sent
to the house of Representatives by
Congressman A. J. SABBATH of Chicago
movement has been started looking
to an attempted impeachment of
united States Circuit Judge Peter s..
Grosscup. Sabath's resolution directs
the attorney general to furnish the
mouse with the names of all persons
connected with the department of JUS
tlce, and particularly the United
States circuit and district courts, who
receive compensation other than a
fixed salary.
Three hundred thousand organized
miners of the bituminous coal fields
of Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Arkansas quit work. The
miners, members of the United Mine
Workers of America, declared the
walk-out was not strike, but merely
suspension of work pending an ar
rangement between themselves and
the operators of a wage scale for an.
other year, the old scale having ex-
pired with the month of March. The
men demanded an increase of pay in
some instances Of FIVE cents a ton,
and in other instances more and Ger.
tain changes in working conditions.
Prohibitionists won a victory in
Massachusetts when the legislature
advanced a bill which prohibits the
selling Of bottled intoxicants by per
sons licensed to sell goods on their
premises.
Gov. Hughes has called a special
election for April % in the Thirty
seventh senatorial district Of New
York to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator lothian p
Aids.
Samuel H. Cowan of Fort Worth
Tex. counsel for the Cattle Raisers
Association of Texas, asserted before
the senate food investigating commit
tee that unless some one can find q
way to repeal the law of supply and
demand the people of the United
States need never expect to have
cheap meat again, but on the contrary
prices would go still higher.
President Taft in an address before
the Ohio Society of Washington
pointed out that the dominating power
of the eastern states in congress lies
in the fact that they keep men IL
office when they place them there
His words created a mild sensation
He contrasted the influence of tn,