The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
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Washington
| President Taft had a cordial inter
view with the japanese ambassador,
Baron Uchida He sent for the baron
TO felicitate with him upon the rati-
f1cation 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
It now is admitted in administrative
circles at Washington that an extreme
ly serious condition of affairs prevails
In Mexico and that it 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 every employe in the post
service will have one day off week.
Mr. Hitchcock. postmaster general, is
sued instructions to that effect. In or
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
hon, respecting com prehensive agree
ment for arbitration between the Uni
ted States and France upon the gen.
sral outline Of the presidents ideas re-
garding International peace treaties.
Domestic
The indicted Chicago packers lost
their fight against going on trial on
the indictments obtained by the gov
eTnment several months ago, when
Judge Carpenter, in the United States
district court at Chicago overruled
their demurrer to the charges and
held that the Immunity granted by
Judge Humphrey of the federal cir
cult court in 1906 did not apply to the
present charges.
Benjamin d. Greene, who was con-
,vieted OF fraud in the Savannah (Ga.)
harbor Improvements case and who
has just completed term In the fed
eral prison at Atlanta, was granted
his liberty at the conclusion. of a hear
Ing on his application to take the pau
per's oath. The application was grant
ed and Captain Greene Immediately
took the oath.
Six of the defendants In the so-called
Mabray swindling cases who had plead
ed guilty to the charge of using the
United States mails in promoting fake
sporting events were sentenced by
Judge Smith MCPHERSON of the federal
district court at Council Bluffs, Ia, to
FIVE months imprisonment and to pay
fine OF $1,000 each.
An analysis or the vote for nomi.
nees for school directors at the pri-
mary election in Milwaukee shows a
falling off in the Socialist vote as COM
pared with the primary a year ago,
when Emil Seidel was Endorsed as the
candidate for mayor.
Harrisburg, Pa, has a smallpox
scare. Thirteen cases have developed
during the last ten days among at
taches Of the state Legislature, which
is in session. All Legislators must be
vaccinated by order of the state board
of health.
Violence in connection with the
strike of white firemen on the Cincin-
natl, New Orleans &c Texas Pacific
railroad was resumed when Oscar S.
Patch OF Chicag go, detective en-
ployed in guarding strikebreakers, was
shot and killed near DanviIle. KY.
George She GORE, an Assyrian who
sells shoestrirgs in the New York
financial district entered the National
City bank with the alleged purpose of
demanding $1,000 coo He was taken
to Bellevue hospital for examination
as to his sanity.
Miss Nellie Ethriage, who owns
manicure establishment at Kansas
City, has filed suit against Charles R.
Decker, salesman. in which she asks
for $4,000 damages. Miss Ethridge
says Decker forcibly kissed her four
times.
William Smith & Co., dealers in
jewelry and diamonds in Maiden lane.
New York city. filed a voluntary peti.
ton in bankruptcy in the United
States district court The petition
gives liabilities as $1r9, 500 and the as.
sets as $1S.S62.
OF 1886 second cabin passengers ON
the White Star liner Laurentic. ius,
In from Liverpool, majority are
weavers on their way to the wooler
mills of Rhode Island. Massachusetts
and Canada. They come from York
shire. England.
Two policemen were probably fatally
injured, property valued at $15000i
WAS ruined and the entire city of Mil
waukee shaken when the new stee
hoist inst cOrnnIefad af the varde n