Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
lie might as well break off negotIa-

he might as well break off negotIa.
tions.
The following basis of settlement
was then proposed and accepted by
the general managers and afterward
tentatively by the firemen:
That the request for an increase of
about l3 per cent in wages be arbi-
trated
governing seniority and representation
be disposed OF by outside arbitration
proceeding on the following lines:
Seniority-There shall be uniform pro
motion rule for the whole country,
for locomotive firemen, that cannot he
iuggled. Those promoted Will not be
disturbed in their positions. The ques-
ton of representation. which means
that any members of The Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men with a grievance shall select his
representative before the general
manager. shall remain in statu quo.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Mar, 22.-Three
trainmen were killed and twelve other
persons injured in head on collision
between two freight trains on the Ken
lucky Central division of the Louis.
Vile g. Nashville railroad at White
Station, Ky, today.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Mar. 22.-The G.
year-old daughter of Edward Houston
living near Hennessey. and the 4-year
old daughter of Samuel Myersing were
burned to death when their clothing
ignited from fires that had been stnrt
ed to burn brush off fields. An S-year
old brother Of the Myersing girl was
dangerous burned in attempting to res
cue his sister
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Mar 22.--m 0
special train with all tracks clear
Thomas +. Walsh, the Colorado multi
millionaire. is hurrying TO his home
| in Washington to put his affairs il
| shape for death, which he believes to
he near Walsh came here five weeks
ago, but his condition has not i'm
lproved. His physician. giving up the
hope of one climate being more bene
fetal ihan another. decided to tax,
HIM back to Washington Trayelin.
with Mr.. Walsh are his wife, T. Il
| Mclean. his son-in-law: Mrs. Mclean
| two physicians and two trained nurses
The train will reach Washington earl,
| Wednesday.
| WASHINGTON. Mar EFF the in
surgents get any places on The com
resentatives ii VIII be because the
are regularly elected TO the places b.
n Republican caucus. and not becaus
| they make any demands for the places
This was decided today by genera
agreement among the band OF Repnl
licans who wrested the sccpter q
power from Speaker Cannon.
81 want it understood we made thi
this fight for principle and not for an
Jobs declared Representative Mui
dock. and this seems general of hi
followers. Notwithstanding the belli,
erent attitude of Representative Haye
OF California, who is still angry b,
cause Uncle Joe" branded him a COW
lard.
Ii is an open secret that Represel
tative Gardner of Massachusetts,, In
best parliamentarIan among the insu
gents, and one of the best in the hous,
is not adverse to going onto the ne,
committee and would probably aceep
a position If offered him He state
that he is not progressive In any sens
of the word and has frequently tol
The insurgents and stated for publ
cation that he is insurging ON rule
only.
| LUXOR, Egypt, Mar 22.-Theodor
Roosevelt today explored every reli
of ancient Thebes that has been IN
covered in the desert wastes Accom-
panied by Director of Antiquities VIE
gall, who conducted the Roosevelt
party through the temple of Karnal
by moonlight last night, the formei
president, Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethe
and Kermit toured the less famous
ruins of ancient glory.
BLUElELDS. Mar 22-Charges ar,
made today that five spies from Ma
diiz army are working in local hos
pital as Red Cross nurses. yesterday
attempted to poison Provisional Presi
dent Estrada. Only The administering
of powerful emetics saved the presi
dents life
| President Estrada was visiting the
hospital when refreshments we're of
fcred him. He ate hurriedly and with
in half an hour became violently III
A few minutes later five Of the Red
Cross nurses disappeared These
nurses had supervision of the prepa
ration of President Estradas food.
COLORADO NEWS.