The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19

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opher. who will pay rneir tributes 10
him "as a real friend OF mankind"
William Dean Howells who was one
Of Mark Trains closest friends. win
Introduce the speakers. Joseph II
h5at will recall experiences he shared
Win Mark Twain. The Rev. Joseph
Hopkins Twltchell, long pastor of the
church az Hartford. Conn. which the
Clemens family attended. viii present
a side Of tie humorist not well known.
Champ Clark viii speak as q repre-
sentative 81 Missouri and Speaker Can.
non Will tel Of the things the humor-
Isl did for I'm cnutahle copyright law.
Colonel Henry Watterscn viii recount
anecdotes and Or, Henry Van Dyke
will read a poem.
King George V. OF England ar
rived in London from Sandringham
and received Premier Asquth soon az
ter reaching the palace Postpone
ment OF the governments announce
ment Of its program and frequent com
municaticns between the king and the
cabinet have strengthened the impress
sion that his majesty may have re-
fused to give guarantees OF the creation
OF new peers in the present circum-
stances. Resignation Of cabinet seems
more probable than dissolution OF par
lament. The action OF the king is be-
ing discussed in the news papers IL
appears difficult for the throne to avoid
being involved in the political crisis.
to escape which the conference be-
tween the government and the oppo-
Sition was arranged.
Insular Agent William II. Clarke OF
Pennsylvania has been suspended from
Office in the Philippines by Secre-
tary Of War Dickinson for alleged in
subordination to Governor General
Forbes. Mr.. Clarke was engaged In the
investigation Of alleged graft cases at
Baguio, the charge made being that /
his deputies were intimidating and
otherwise misconducting themselves.
Governor General Forbes ordered an
investigation OF their methods. Mr..
Clarke protested, denied the authority
OF the governor general and instructed
his deputies to give the investigator
sent by Governor General Forbes no
information.
Representative Robert g. Wilson.
OF Chicago, reelected TO the IL
linois house. was indicted again by the
November grand jury on charges OF
perjury The bill was an application
Of the old charge Of perjury, based on
the same testimony he gave before the
May grand jury, when he denied hav-
ing presided over a distribution Of an
alleged iack.p July rs, 1909 in the
Southern hotel In ST. Louis.
President Taft. responding 70 the
request OF Clifford Pinohot. former
chief forester, and his brother, Amos
Pinchot, for permission TO submit a
brief on the question OF issuing patents
in the Cunningham Alaskan coal land
claims, has informed Mr. Pinchot that
he may submit such brief and ad-
yised him to send it TO the executive
Office before Dec. /.
At Goshen Ind, the attorneys
fees aggregating S9,Sil.f5. were ali
lowed here In the receiyership case
against the American Mutual Life In.
sGrance company Of Elkhart, started
by former Attorney General Miller,
Lou w. Vail was allowed $5,203.10 and
James S. Dodge Jr,, S4,668.65. Both
appeared for the receiver.
Michigan farmers will secure bind
ing Irvine from the state prison next
year at a reduced price, Gov. Warner
stated. lie sasy the supply Of sisal
for the twine was purchased at a bet
ter price than last year and In conse.
quences II Is expected that II can be
sold at lower figures. perhaps a half
cent pound cheaper.
John La Fargo, artist. died at the
Butler hospital, Providence, r.. J., after
long illness. His survived by a
widow, Margaret. three daughters and
four sons. His three daughters are
Mrs. William Claxton. OF Philadelphia,
Mrs. Edwards II. Chlds. the wife OF
lawyer of this city, and an unmarried
daughter, Frances.
Robert e. Wilson, the member OF the
Illinois legislature who Is charged
with having distributed the legislative
Jackpot money at the Southern hotel
In st. Louis. has been summoned by
the Lorimer investigating committee
to be In Washington Dec. / and hold
himself in readiness to appear for ex-
animation
Trial TO test the effect or an uncon-
fined explosion OF high explosive nj
troglycerin. the monitor Puritan was
badly damaged in Hampton roads after
two charges OF 200 pounds each had
been exploded against the vessels az
ter turret In a sinking condition tho
Puritan was rushed to the Norfolk ma
Wy yard.
At Kansas City. Mo-, twenty |
automobiles. twenty-five motorcycles
motor.hearse and an open auto
truck. filled with pallbearers and
profuslon OF flowers. formed the fu-
neral cortege OF Walter Lindel. mo-
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