The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.
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At Pottsville, Pa, a most remark
able display of nerve was made In
the county jail yard by Joseph Chris
took, who was hanged for the murder
of Mrs. Ann Richards early last fall.
Declining the proffered assist lance
of priest ard deputy sheriff. the man
walked smilingly from his cell to the
gallows and ran lightly up the steps.
1t was a public hanging, ard before
him stood 1900 persons, to whom be
waved his hand. Then he reached up,
.;rasped the moose and placed it about
his heck, put his arms by his side to
be strapped, and smilingly said: .Gco1
By ALL" The man held his head in po-
sition for the adjustment of the black
cap and in another moment the trap
was sprung He was dead in twelve
minutes
The Spanish cabinet headed by
Premier Canal 4jas has resigned
Canalejas, in forcing religious re
forms, encountered the bitter opposi
ton of the Roman Catholics, and his
course resulted in a practical suspen
sion of diplomatic relations between
the government and the vatican
The premier has, however, been
credited with the support of King Al
fonso, and his bill of associations, aim
ed to regulate the religious and other
societies, which he refused to submit
first to the vatican, was approved
unanimously by the cabinet last Tues
day and was to be introduced in the
cortes April 6.
The congress of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, which meets
in Washington April II to p, will be
received by President and Mrs. Taft
at the White House Wednesday after
noon, April 10, and, with other mem
bers of the organization and OF the
Sons of the American Revolution, by
Mrs Matthew T. Scott, president gen
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Monday evening, April II
In announcing these receptions the
program committee added that Satur-
day evening. April Is, the memorial
Continental hall will be open for in
spection by the daughters and their
friends.
A deal to purchase the New York
theater and Criterion theater proper
ties, running from Forty-Fourth to
Forty-Fifth streets on Broadway, has
been consummated by Marshall Field
& Co., the Chicago department store
owners. The transaction, which takes
in also a stretch of property running
to the east of the theaters, involves an
investment of more than $3,500,000
Marshall Field & Co. bought the
property, it is understood, with the
idea of putting up an immense depart
ment store, thus establishing the first
great enterprise of the kind in the
Longacre district.
Anxiety is felt concerning the pc.
sition of Fee. Since the defeat of the
sultan's troops by the rebellious tribes
men on March rs the sultan has been
a practical prisoner, and his brother
Mulai Ismail, has been repeatedly pro.
claimed the ruler of all Morocco,
The latest news is to the effect that
the victorious tribesmen surround the
city. If the place is completely be-
sieged it must soon surrender on &C
count of the lack of food and the
scarcity of water The means of re-
sistance, too, are slight.
The plan of patrolling portions of the
plan of patrolling portions of the
boundary along the Rio Grande, al
ready proven feasible by the flight of
one of the army biplanes from Laredo
to Eagle Pass month ago. is soon to
be put into actual practice. Major
George O. Squier is in command of the
aeronautical detachment Of the Unit
ed States army signal corps that is to
do the work.
A May-day strike for the eight
hour day in years, is the plan of the
leaders of the union machinists. 1t is
scheduled to take in all union machin-
lists throughout the United States. A
general strike of the International
association would be felt in every man
ufacturing section of the country. 1t
would involve more than 100000 ma
chinists.
A bomb was exploded almost under
the coattails of New York policeman
The officer was standing at the door
way of a tenement house in First
avenue The bomb was in cellar
way not a rod from his feet He was
uninjured, although the front of the
building was damaged and doors and
windows were blown in