The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

GENERAL NEWS.

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WAsHiNoToN-The U. S. senate
l.orlner committee. after brief
reffi,e following its hearings on the
election OF Senator Lorimer OF Illinois
in Washington, with Fred G. Hull and
r. l.. Brown OF the Illinois Central
railroad OF Chicago as the scheduled
witnesses Mr. HUI is an official hay
ing TO do with the transportation o.
the railroad and Mr.. Brown conduc
tor. They were called 10 identity
passes maze out 10 Charles A. White
White Is the former Illinois state req
resentative who made a so-called con
fessicn q cccert.ng a bribe In the
Lorimer election.
RICHMOND. lND.-The establish
ment Of a new central system ty
the Pennsylvania railroad. ~ which
Nettlcton Nen. superintendent of tho
Richn ond division viii BE promoted
to become superintendent Of the Akron
division. was announced The rev
system Will include the Cleveland.
Akron and Cincinnati railway and the
Toledo. Columbus and Ohio River rail.
way, In charge OF a general superin.
tendent with headquarters at Toledo.
There will be four divisions on theI
new system, namely: Toledo, Akron
GAINESVILLE and Marietta.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAN the or
gnnizations. societies and individuals
refused 20 allow their halls 10 be ~ II
by General Bernardo Reyes, for anI
address The Atheneum ASSOCIATION OF
the High school invited the general iol
deliver an address. and when they
sought an auditorium they met with
fiat refusals, officers OF all organiza.
tions fearing they would become in.
yolved with federal authorities, mas
much as Reyes is under bond for VIC.
latlon or the neutrality laws.
WASHINGTON - Attorney General
G. ~ Wickersham was taken suddenly
III while attending the cabinet session
DR. de taney President Taft's physi-
clan, YVES summoned from the war ce
partmert Nr Wickersham was re-
ported not TO be in serious danger
After WORKING with his patient for
fifteen minutes, with the president and
members Of the cabinet doing Nhat
they could to aid him. DR.. de Laney
ordered the attorney general TO be
moved 70 his home
TETERAN, PERslA-Russia made
in plain words n demand for the dis.
mssal OF ". Morgan Shuster, thoI
American treasurer general OF Persia,
a point at which she has long trans.
parantly been aiming. She has sent
another ultimatum TO Persia specify,
ing certain conditions which must bel
complied with within forty-eight hours
or otherwise the Russian troops now
al Resht. sixteen miles from the CAPT.
tai OF Gillian. will advance at once
LOS ANGELES - Socialism asI
enunciated by Job Hartman and
Alexander irvine went down 10 defeat
IN Los Angeles by an overwhelming
majority Mayor Alexander leading tho
EhAM EONtlAlltllA lOlAENs WAS itr
elected by majority that will reach
10000 over Hartman General indi-
cations were tina the whole good gov
eminent" ticket would be carried toI
victory in the landslide
Los ANGELES, cAL.--The Los An
Eeles women. voting fcT he first timeI
in a municipal campaign followingl
their recent acknowledgements In Calf
fornia. piled up a majority for the
Good Government ticket that left tho
Socialists far behind Incomplete re.
ports gave Alexander. Good Govern
ment candidate for mayor. 35.Gi3:
Hartman, Socialist, lG,2t2
LONDON - II Is reported hero
that Italy and Turkey are nearing al
basis Tor peace Whether this is due
tothe recent Italian successes AT Tra
poll or 20 a mutual agreement cannot
be learned az present II Is known
thar italian agents nj Cardiff, whcroI
biz contracts were let for ocai for
warships have been Notified not toi
ship Immediately
ST JOSEPH, Mo.-A fire Of IN
known origin which broke out in an
unoccupied room on the second floor
OF the annex Of the Hotel Metropoe
the citys second largest hotel. for
more than an hour threatened the de-
suuction Of the entire annex, but was
finally placed under control after dam
age estimated ~ several thousand dol
lars.
WAsHlNGToN-U Urgent kilograms
have been sent by the gar department
10 every department and division com
mander In the United States. Porto /
Rico and the Philippines directing
them 90 report Immediately upon the
physical condition OF every officer on
the active list
HUNTSVILLE, TEx.--A fire. which