The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-05-27
News Notes.


bers of the legislature, subject to
referendum at the next election,
The annual convention of the Bap-
lists North of Mason and Dixon's line,
began at the Chicago University on
the 9th, and was presided over by
Harry Pratt Judson, president of the
university.
The Mems National Missionary
congress was held ia Chicago on the
Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th, with 1000 dele
gates representing the laymen of al
The Protestant churches of the
United States.
The owners of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer acquired on the 5th full con-
troll of the Boston Traveller, and
Johu H. Fahey, who, as editor of the
Traveller has conducted a strong
campaign against corporate aggres-
sion, has resigned.
The International Association OF
Chiefs of Police is in session this
week at Birmingham, Ala. Fred
Kohler, the Cleveland chief, has ad
dressed the convention on the Golden
Rule method of treating criminals.
Francis j. Heney, who prosecuted
the traction bribery Indictments in
San Francisco, has gone to New York
10 practice law. He is quoted as
saying he felt that the result of
last years election was a repudiation
of my work in San Francisco. I've
put all past fights behind me and am
seeking a new career"
From the Consular reports for May
7th it appears that the building per
mits at Vancouver, b. c., for March
amounted to 81, 1886, and the city
will spend S2,OOO,0OO during the year
for street improvements. Vancouver
is ithe Canadian city which has
adopted the single tax on land values
for local purposes.
Thomas f. Byrnes, originator of
the police "sweatbox'' in the United
States. and who was at one time in
spector and afterwards superintend
ent of police of New ork, died at
his home in that city on the 18th at
the age of 66. He retired from the
police force in 1895, and is reported
to have died a multimilliouaire.
AS a result of the referendum vote
cast by local unions of the Western
Federation of Miners on May l, the
count of which was completed on the
5th, that organization will ask for a
charter from the American Fedora
tion of Labor. The proposition car
ried by 1000 votes, and out of the
2i5 locals only five voted against
afiiation.
AS tne result of terrific explosion
at one of the coal mines at Palos,
! Ala, on the 9TH, 45 white men and
between $50 and 40 negroes were en-
tombed All perished. Palos is forty
miles west of Birmingham and there
fore not far from the scene of the
disastrous explosion in the coal mines
of Mulga on April %
The Diet of Finland accepted on
| the 7th the report of its constttu-
tional committee submitted on the
30th, recommending that the bill
dealing with the extension of the
authority of the Russian parliament
over Finland be returned to the Car
without action. L is believed that
now the Diet will shortly be dissolved
w. J. Henley was indicted. by the
special grand jury at Chicago on the
7ch for embezzlement of S2S, 900 trOu
the Chicago and Western Indiana
Railroad Co.. of which he was presi
dent. The indictment was found up
on accusation of j. c. Fetzer thai
the defendant had used this and Other
sums charged to Fetzer in bribins
the Illinois legislature.
The second International Free
Trade Congress is TO be held at Ant
werp, Belgium, on the 9Th, 10th anC
llth of August next. American FREE
traders expecting to be in Europe a
that time, or willing to go for tn,
purpose, are invited to secure repre-
sentative authority from the Ameri
can Free Trade League.
At the election in the Iuternationa
Typogra phical Union to be held o
the 18th. Charles H. Govan of Ne'
York is candidate for first vice
. president. Mr.. Govan, in addition t
having d long record of fidelity to tn
organized labor movement, is ais
mong those who have for man
years recognized the more tunda
mental principles of economic dt
, velopment.
: The New England Arbitration an
5 peace Congress began is session q
/ the 9th at Hartford. Dean Henr
: Wade Rogers of Yale law school pre-
; sided and addresses were made b
/ him and by Benjamin F. Truebloo
I and jackson H. Ralston. Letter
. we're read from President Taf
, Secretary of State Knox, Amhass;
j dor James Bryce, William j. Brya
5 and Samuel GOmpers.
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