The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-07-29
GENERAL NEWS

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when a train on the Midland Valley
railroad crashed through a bridge atty
feet high. So far as known only six
persons were injured, among them the
conductor. ]. C. Smith Of Muskogee.
The engine passed over the bridge
before the pier gave way. The bag.
gage car hangs at the west end OF the
bridge. and the Jim Crow" car, which
went through, lies at the bottom OF the
creek. nearly buried in the water. The
smoking car is hanging over the tres
tie. and the two rear passenger cars
are on the track at the brink OF the
ravine
The rebels occupied Cape Haitien.
The enemy also attacked Fort Liberte
as President Simon and troops left.
The last OF the Haitian govern
ments battalions embarked under
shower OF lead. The division com
manded by General Monplaisar, gov
ernor az Port Au-Prince and COM
mander OF the federal troops fought
valiantly. but the other forces OF the
government offered feeble resistance.
The greater part OF the defeated fed
i
erals are now scattered through the
north. This city and the southern
districts are quiet
The county grand jury at Keyser
w. Va, returned indictments against
the Davis Coal and Coke company, sub
sidiary TO the Western Maryland rail-
way. and Mine Foreman John Kinney
| for responsibility for the deaths OF
twenty-three miners. all Americans,
but one-in the explosion OF OFT Mine
No. 20. near Elk Garden, April "a last
The evidence tended TO show that
there was an accumulation OF coal
dust and gas end lack of proper and
| lawful MINING facilities, and that the
fans were inactive nearly three days
The regulars, or the Taft men, were
/ In control Of the Nebraska Republican
convention. Resolutions endorsing
the administration OF President Taft
were adopted without any opposition
by the insurgents, who were supposed
! TO be lined up for LaFollette. The lat
ter did not even resist the adoption OF
the resolutions as they had threatened
! 10 do. Resolutions endorsing the Ne
braska delegation in congress were
also passed. Reciprocity was not
mentioned.
A dispatch from Bay City, Mich,
saws that for FIVE minutes a snow fur-
~ occurred several miles southeast OF
that city, the only snow ever recorded
| during July in that part OF the state.
| A gale from the southwest lowered
the river TO such extent that the
traction and electric lighting plants
we're deprived OF water for their boil
ers. Street car power and light cur
rent wee of nearly an hour while an
extension was fitted to the power
house intake pipe.
A falling of OF casualties on inter
state railways during the quarter end.
ed March 81 last is shown in the &C.
cident bulletin for that period. issued
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. There were 2.l24 killed and
16.430 injured during the quarter, in.
! Guiding zoe employees killed and TO-
| 974 injured This Is decrease OF 229
in the number killed and OF 2,90S In
the injured, as compared with the cor
responding quarter OF last year.
In the first statement upon reel.
proclty since its passage through the
senate. which was given out from the
Beverly Offices, President Taft &C.
knowledged the Democratic aid, with
OFT which, he said, reciprocity would
have been impossible" and thanked
Secretary Knox and his special assist.
ants at the state department for their
work, ''in the negotiations and franz
ing OF TIE pact and their lucid explana.
ton and defense OF it's terms"
Castro, in the opinion of diplomatic
officer who has given some study 70
the problem OF locating the Venezue-
Ian is now sort OF Flying Dutch.
man." making desperate efforts TO
reach a friendly port In his native
country, and just as he nears his goal,
being turned back. not by storms, but
by watchful guardians OF the Venez.
uelan coast or warships OF other ma.
tions.
AT Philadelphia in the presence
OF high dignitaries OF the church
and virtually all the clergy in the
archdiocese, the Most Rev. Edmund
Prendergast was enthroned archbish-
op OF the Metropolital See OF Philadel-
phai In the cathedral OF IS. Peter and
Paul. succeeding the late Archbishop
Patrick John Ryan.
Mechanical, alleged confessed dyna'
inter, and informer against the Nc
Namara brothers. has been abandoned
by some OF his relatives because he re-
peats all their conversations with him
10 the prosecution, according TO a
statement made by an uncle. George
Benin at Los Angeles, Cal.
The Paris courts have granted a de
cree OF separation to the Princess de
Chimay. formerly Clara Ward. daugh.
ter Of the late Commodore Ward OF
Detroit. from her husband Ricciardi,
an employee OF the Vesuvius funicular
railway.