The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-07-07
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because of the Sherman antitrust law
complications, it is likely to be on
the score of the corpOratiCn's control
of ore deposits and the tranSporta-
ton facilities leading from the ore
fields. The commissioner charges that
the steel corporation controls rs per
cent Of the flake ores" on which the
present steel industry Of the country
is based and that this advantage is
materially enhanced by the corpora
tons grip upon the railroad situation
He looks askance at the Great North
ern ore lease, apparently viewing it
as move to prevent independent op-
orators from reaching this supply.
AS regards the production of steel,
the commissioner finds that the rela-
tive proper ton of the business con-
trolled by the trust has been gradu-
ally diminishing since its organiza-
ton The corporation, according to
the government figures, now controls
a little more than so per cent Of the
crude and finished steel production as
against Sc FER cent in 1901.
Heirs to the thrones Of Europe, the
princes and princesses, and special
ambassadors who have been roval
guests during the coronation festivi-
ties, have said fa c1-e:l to King
George and Green Mary, and the great
er number have already left LcnGon
Throughout the Gay special trains
bound for the coasts rcHowed enc an
other The Duke of Connaught al
tended each departure on behalf Of the
king, while the regular embassies
were present to say good-by to the
ENJOYS of their respective nations.
TIL graf coronateeion fleet at Spit
head also dispersed, the foreign war
ships saluting the flags of Great Bri-
tain and the commander in chief as
they passed out.
The census committee, of which
Senator LaFollette is chairman, con-
siGered the bill authorizing reap
pOrtionment of the country for rep
resentatives in congress on the basis
Of population shown by the last CEN
su3 The committee voted seven to
three to report the bill favorably in
the form it came from the house,
which provided for a house of repre-
sentatives to consist of 433 members
and which would reduce the repre-
sentation of none of the states of the
Union Senator LaFollette asked for
a week in which to file a minority re-
port Senators Dupont and Mclean
voted with LaFollette against report.
fno the bill favorable
It is said at the White House the
Anglo American arbitration treaty has
been agreed upoT; in every important
provision, there now remaining only
few minor details for settlement be-
tween the state department and the
British foreign office. Ambassador
Bryce called upon President Taft and
the announcement was made follow
ing a conference between the two.
The final negotiations in the work
of smoothing out the unimpOrtant
points of difference between the state
department and the British foreign Of
flee will be begun at once and it is
hoped that the treaty will be ready
for submission to the senate at this
session.
At New York Tuesday Aietana SAG
linbe, twenty and comely, met An
/ thOny FiverOne, an adm1rer, In the
street at night and upbraided him for
not telling her that he was married.
A crowd gathered as she berated him
and by mutterings of approval urged
her to greater agitation. She whipped
out from the folds of her dress re-
yolver and fired three times Each
bullet struck different man and all
three will probably die. Fiverone is
one of the wounded
When the senate met Senator Pen
rose came forward with a proposed
agreement for vote on Canadian reel.
procity on July "a to be followed with
in a few days by vote on the farm.
ers' free list bill and the wool bill on
definite dates There was consider
able discussion, but finally Senator La
Follett objected to the cate for the
Canadian bill and Senator SmoOt OBJ
jected to fixing a day for vote on
the farmers free list bill and the wool
bill
Robert W. Swazey was burned at
the stake by Mexican bandits near
Fort Sumner, N. NJ, on June Is &C.
cording to letter received here from
Mrs. Emma Bingham, formerly Of this
city. and mother-in-law of the dead
man. He was killed for refusing
to reveal the hiding place of large
amount OF money that had been left
in mis- care by Mexican railroad that
employed him, the letter said. Mrs.
Bingham has notified the British gov
eminent of the case.
President Winchell says Frisco lines
have acquired under long time leases
the Louisiana Southern railway and
that beginning July 1 this line, which
connects with the Frisco's extensive
New Orleans terminal, which follows
the Mississippi rivers east bank from
New Orleans south to Bellair, thirty
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