The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-06-11
GENERAL NEWS,

OF ABOUT f1,VUV,VOu on repair work In
period Of four years, the Illinois Gen.
trail Railway company fled suit In chi.
cago for an accounting against four OF
its former officials They are O. 8.
Keith, former superintendent of trans.
portalion; Joseph r. Hnker, former SUI
perlntendent Of the car department;
William Renshaw. former superintena-
emit Of the machinery department and
John NJ. Taylor. former general store
keeper.
DIR. Goodwin Smith. educator and
wvrer, died at the Grange. his home at
Toronto, Can Or. Smith was uncon-
scious for some time before his death.
On the assertion that the public
records OF the city OF Cambridge,
Mass, have not been safeguarded in
a proper manner, warrants were re-
quested for the arrest OF every one OF
Cambridge's thirty-three city fathers,
by Henry e. Woods. OF Boston. state
commissioner Of public records.
The first business session OF tho
arbitration tribunal which Is 20 decide
the Newfoundland fisheries question
between England and the United
States was held in chamber OF the
famous Binnenhof. at The Hague. Pro
ceedings were opened with the presen-
tation OF the British case by Sir Rob
ert F1nlay. Senator Elihu Root heads
the delegation of attorneys represent.
ing the United States.
President Taft's first visit TO Detroit
since his elevation TO the presidency
given at Light Guard armory by the
Detroit board OF commerce. From De-
troit the president went TO Monroe,
Mich, 10 attend the unwilling OF the
statue to General George A. Custer,
killed by Sioux Indians with all his
men at the battle OF the Little Big
Horn In 1876.
Growing out OF the governments
payment OF thousands OF dollars to az
scendants OF the Cherokee Indians,
James r. Bracket OF Murray county,
Georgia, has entered suit for $4,000
against Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, at
torney OF Washington, alleging ma
hcious abuse OF legal process" In hav.
Ing the plaintiff arrested and held In
jail on the charge OF larceny after
trust
II was announced at Denver that
Henry l.. Doherty OF New York. head
OF some OF the most powerful light
and power companies In the country.
will become an important factor In the
fight 10 secure control Of the Denver
Reservoir and Irrigation company. the
s12.000.000 corporation which vas put
In the hands OF receiver In the Dis
trict court In Denver.
Formal charges against the right
OF Senator Lorimer TO hold his seat
we're presented in the senate by Sena-
tor Cullom. They were in the form
OF a memorial signed by Clifford w.
Barnes, president OF the Legislative
Voters league and others OF Chicago.
The memorial was referred 10 the com
mittee on privileges and elections with.
out comment.
Two motormen, William s. Clinton
and William Bermenthal, employed by
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany TO take the places OF strikers
during the recent labor troubles. and
who ran down and killed two men
during the strike, we're sentenced 20
one year in prison after being con.
victed OF involuntary manslaughter.
While 1t has not been absolutely
agreed upon. there seems 10 be no
doubt that the bill authorizing the pres
ident 10 withdraw the public lands at
HIS own discretion, one OF the conser.
walton bills, will be made the unfinished
business in the senate, with the under
standing that II will be followed by
the statehood bill.
The new rules committee OF the ma.
tlonal house by a strict party vote OF
TO 3, reported n special rule TO gov
ern the postal savings bank bill In the
house. The rule provides for the cut
ting of OF all amendments. for eight
hours OF general debate and for per-
mission 10 offer one substitute for the
entire bill.
The marriage OF Viscount Maidstone,
elder son OF the Earl OF Winchilsea
and Nottingham. and Miss Margaretta
Armstrong Drexel, daughter OF An
thony Drexel OF Philadelphia. was cele'
brated at ST. Margarets. Westminster,
London.
Governor b. +. Carroll, standpatter,
was renominated for governor al the
Iowa Republican primaries by a ma.
jorlty OF about 5000 over Warren
Garst. progressive. The progressives
nominated several congressman.
Joseph S. Harris. former president
OF the Philadelphia and Reading RAN.
way company, died suddenly IN his
home in Germantown, a Philadelphia
suburb Death was due 20 apoplexy.
Sydney Porter, one OF the most popu-
l~v short story writer's I'm America, un'
der the name OF 90 Henry" died in