The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
GENERAL NEWS.

erhood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen reached an amicable settle
ment of their differences at Chicago.
Both sides agreed that the credit for
averting what would have been one of
the worst strikes in railroad history is
due to Charles P. Neill, commissioner
of labor
BY unanimous vote the Central La
Dor union at Philadelphia declared off
the general sympathetic strike which
was called more than three weeks ago
to aid the striking carmen of the Rap
i'd Transit company and directed all
men who went out at that time to re-
turn to their work. The strike of the
carmen. however. is to be prosecuted
vigorously.
The first congressional election with
the Aldrich tariff as the main issue re-
suited in a Democratic landslide in the
Old Colony section of Massachusetts,
one of the Republican strongholds of
the state. Eugene n. Foss, brother
of Congressman G.. e. Foss, of Illinois,
turned Republican plurality of 14,250
into Democratic victory of 5,640.
Another inquiry into alleged illegal
efforts to influence legislation Is to
come with an investigation of ship sub
sidy and anti-ship subsidy Hobbies fol-
lowing Congressman Steenerson's
charge that unfair methods were adopt
ed by ship subsidy advocates to force
his support in the house committee at
Washington.
The grand jury investigating the
graft scandals in the Pittsburg city
councils brought in another bunch Of
indictments. The men named in the
presentments are prominent, In the
business and social life of Pittsburg.
and for the major part are the bride
givers in the latest councilmanic scan
DIAL
Mount Etna is in eruption and dis
aster that may equal that caused by
Vesuvius in 1906 is threatened. The
town of Casa del Bosco has been COW
cred with lava and practically de-
stroyed. A state of panic prevails
among the many thousands of people
living near the mountain.
Six regular Republicans were select
ed to represent the majority of the
house on the new rules committee that
was created by the Norris resolution.
They were Representatives Dalzell,
Pa. Smith, Ia; Boutell, ILL.,; Lawrence,
Mass; Fassett, N. Y. and Smith, Cal.
San Diego, Cal, has accepted the of.
fer of the chamber of commerce OF
Los Angeles to act as mediator in the
dispute between San Diego and San
Francisco for the international expOsi-
ton in 1915. AS a compromise it is
suggested that both cities hold fairs.
Consul General Altschul, represent
ing the Madriz government in Nicara-
qua, in New Orleans announced that
he would take legal action in the fed
eral court to restrain large shipment
of arms and filibustering expedition,
about to leave for Bluefields.
Billy Sullivan, leading catcher OF the
White SOX, who nearly gave up his life
from blood poisoning, is steadily i'm
proving and the doctors have practic-
ally agreed that he has passed the
crisis He will not be able to play
before May Is.
Rabbi J. Leonard Levy, of the Ru'
dolph-Sholum Synagogue of Pittsburg,
we'll known as reformer, is to be re.
tanned by his congregation at salary
of $4,000 a year. He had received of
fers from London and New York.
Attorney Brandeis sprung surprise
on the congressional investigating COM
mittee by asking that Secretary Bal
linger be called as one of his witnesses
in the Ballinger-P case. The
committee denied the request.
Pressure of creditors has caused the
appointment of B. A. Kipp as receiver
for the Standard Mill Work company,
a 100000 corporation, which operates
a factory in Norwood, O.. suburb of
Cincinnati
In response to a cabiegram from for
mer President Roosevelt, Clifford Pin
chot, late chief forester of the United
States, sailed from New York for Lon
don to meet the former president.
Theodore Roosevelt defied popular
sentiment among the Egyptians by
telling the University of Cairo audi
ence that their country is not prepared
for nationalism.
The Democratic state convention
will be held in Dayton June 81 and %,
according to an arrangement perfected
by the state central committee.
Mail advices from Bermuda state
that Mark Twain, who has been there
for some weeks, is rapidly recovering
his spirits and health
President Taft, in special message
to congress, asked for an appropria-
ton of S250,000 to carry on the work
of the tariff board.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, within
few days, will begin Il statewide
fight for a sane observation of the
Fourth of July.
The South Dakota state Prohibition
lists convention in session in Huron
nominated o. w. Butterfleld, of Miller