The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-14
GENERAL NEWS.

the fate OF number OF prominent fed.
eral leaders at Guerrero. who were
taken prisoners while the rebels held
The town, and are said to have been
executed when the rebels had 10 re-
Tire. A generally credited rumor
says the men. Jefe Pclitlco OF Guer.
zero district, Urbano Zea, Juez de Let
ras, Martin Il. Norman. Postofice In
spector Suuarez and a number OF
otner prominent men were stood up
ana shot TO death on the order OF III,
teoei, Jete Politlco. Abraham Oros.
An onlcial report from Parrel 10
Chihuahua said that IN the vicinity OF
santa Cruz del Rosario, the Seventh
Infantry had fight with rebels and
killed and wounded several, taking
captive seven men.
In the mud and silt in which the
hull OF the bat,leship Maine Lies have
been found great quantities OF coal
and the bones OF some OF the crew
who met death when the explosion
came and the ship sank. Engineers
and officers now advance the theory
that the coal and the bodies OF the
men were blown from the battleship
by the explosion OF one OF the air.
tight compartments In which were
stored powder or other explosives.
They do not believe the coal could
have been blown from the hull OF the
battleship by an outside explosion.
The Spanish authorities always have
contended that the sinking OF the
Maine was the result OF an internal
explosion.
Vice President OF the United States
Sherman and party OF his friends
were held up By Maryland officer
just beyond the District OF Columbia
line because their automobile was not
provided with a Maryland license for
1911 The yiee president informed
him that Il was government machine
in which the party was driving
The officer who had stopped the par.
" apparently was not inclined to rec.
ognize the Plea as sufficient a supe-
rior, however quickly arrived and
recognized ar sherman. That was
enough Tie iarty was allowed 10
proceed
The plans lqe the Immediate con
solidution of the National Grocery
company aud Western Grocery com
pany are Under consideration. II Is
said the capital of the combined com
panies will be Sl0,o00,00O +. T. Let's,
resident officer Of both companies.
stated that their earnings in the last
year had been the largest in history
The National Grocery company oper-
ates fourteen or fifteen houses In the
principal cities OF Michigan and Indi-
ana. It's capital ia S1,50O.00O OF per
cent preferred and s2,000.o00 common.
which pays per cent
A Gordon OF New York city police
men is standing guard outside the
closed east side banking house Of Cleto
Sciandone, on One Hundred and Sixth
street, as the result OF demonstra-
tion by several hundred frantic for
eigners who had placed their savings
on deposit there. II was feared an at
tempt would be made 10 blow up the
building. The banker is gone. the po-
lice say, since Monday. lie had been
in business for five years and had won
the confidence OF the uptown Italians
until his depositors numbered more !
than 5000
At Washington, ID. c.. Secretary q !
State Knox and Gen Juan y Paroles
special minister from Honduras
signed convention providing for ~
negotiation Of loan by Amer csr |
bankers 10 the government OF Eon |
duras. The loan is for the PURPOSE |
OF refunding the debt OF the republic, |
which amounts TO slightly more than
$40 10000 The text OF the treaty
viii not be made public until the sen
ate has ratified Il The treaty will
also have TO be ratified by the con
gress Of Honduras, which IL now In
session.
Judson Harmon has been inaugu.
rated al Columbus. Ohio. as governor
OF Ohio for the second time with the
severest simplicity. There was no In
augural address. The oath was admin
Istered by Chief Justice w. I. Spear
Parading OF soldiery and everything |
which usually makes the inauguration
n function. we're omitted The govern
or then returned 20 his private once
and went 20 work. Atlee Pomerene
was sworn IN as lieutenant governor
and on Wednesday will be elected as
United States senator.
At Philadelphia. Pa, fines OF s40.-
900 each we're imposed on the Reading
Lehlgh Valley railroad and !
steel company by Judge
Holland in the United States court. |
These companys were convicted last
June. the railroads OF giving and the
stel company OF receiving allowances
on demurrage charges In violation of
the Interstate commerce law. The com
panies will appeal the cases.
Alice Pomerene, attorney at law and |
governor-elect. was nomin.
ated for the United States senate to
succeed Charles Dick. by the Joint |
caucus OF the Ohio logisla.
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