Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30
Washington

Washington
President Taft had cordial inter
view with the Japanese ambassador,
Baron Uchida. He sent for the baron
to felicitate with him upon the rau-
flcation of the new treaty with Japan.
He assured the ambassador that never
in the history Of the two countries
had the relations been SO pleasant as
they are today, and never had talk OF
war been more absurd.
II now is admitted in administrative
circles at Washington that an extreme
ly serious condition of affairs prevails
In Mexico and that 1t may be neces-
sary for the United States to inter-
vene for the protection of American
residents and interests. President
Taft himself is reported to have made
statements to visitors at the White
House which bear out this view Of the
situation.
Hereafter employees In the postal
service will have one day off week.
Mr.. Hitchcock, postmaster general, is
sued instructions to that effect. In or
der to give the letter carriers day of
rest on Sunday the present system Of
delivering mail through the letter car
riers' windows for three or four hours
on Sunday will be discontinued.
Conversations have been held be-
tween President Taft and M. Jusser-
and, French ambassador at Washing
ton, respecting comprehensive agree
ment for arbitration between the Uni
ted States and France upon the gen.
eral outline of the presidents ideas re-
garding international peace treaties.
Domestic
The workmen's compulsory compen-
sation law passed the New York leg
fslature last. year. which provides
compensation to workmen injured in
certain specified dangerous employ
ments. regardless of the employers
negligence. was declared unconstitu-
tional by the court of appeals. q
-
John F. Gaynor, who, with Benja-
min d. Greene, served four years in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ca, for participation in the Savannah
harbor improvement frauds. was al
lowed to take the pauper's oath and
was released from custody. This
clears him of paying the $4,000 fine
imposed.
Four fremen were killed and
twelve we're injured, two perhaps ia
tally, by falling through a roof dur
ing fire in the building Of the Mid
dletown Manufacturing company.
wholesale hatters. at Milwaukee.
Federal officers Joined in the search
for four masked men who blew up
with nitro-glycerin and robbed the ex-
press car safe of north-bound passen-
ger train No. 104 of the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad on
lonely prairie. IL miles south of
Coffeyville. Kan. The bandits Sc
cured booty amounting to $4,000.
A verdict of $4,000 damages was
awarded to Percival L. Harden, who
sued William T. Hoops in New York
courts for alternating the affections of
Maude Alene Sullivan Harden Hoops.
Mrs. Gertrude H. Horrigan, thirty
four years old, niece of James J. Hill.
was granted divorce from William
J. Horrigan, president of the North
western Ice and Fuel company, at st.
Paul, MINI.
After October 1t will be unlawful,
to have common drinking cup" in
any park, public building. factory,
theater, school, railroad station OF
ferry house in New York city.
DR.. G. F. Caracrisd of the Mexican
revolutionary junta, issued state
ment at San Antonio, Tex, declaring
that the United States will intervene
In Mexico unless some definite prog
ress toward peace is made by May /.
He urges Madero. the leader of the re-
volt. to accomplish the capture Of Chi
huahua by that date.
Rear Admiral Charles e. vreeland,
now in command of the second d.
vision Of the Atlantic feet. has been
detailed to represent the navy at the
coronation Of King George v. Admiral
Dewey declined the appointment be-
cause Of the length Of the voyage.
By the will Of Mrs. Clara B. Snow,
widow OF George c. Snow, shoe
manufacturer. $4,000 is bequeathed
for summer excursions, Christmas
dinners and Christmas presents for
the poor Of the city Of Brockton,
Mass.
The First National bank Of Blue
Mound, village near Decatur, In Ma
con county, Illinois, was entered by
robbers and the cashier was forced
at the point of revolver to give up
$4,000 in cash. The two men were
masked.
Not guilty" was the verdict OF the
Jury at Springfield, Ill, in the case OF