The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
GENERAL. NEWS.

Organized labor felt the restraining
force of the Sherman antitrust law,
when jury In the United States cir
cult court at New Orleans returned
verdict Of guilty against. three mem
bers of the New Orleans Dock and
Cotton council, charged with con-
spiracy to interfere with foreign com
merce.
Ii the senate approves the plan,
financial protectorate will be estab-
iished by the United States over Hon
duras. The president will send to the
senate treaty embodying this propo-
sition which has been negotiated by
the state department
Announcement was made by Off
cials of the Pullman company at Chi
cago that arrangements have been
completed for the application F'ehru-
airy i of their new rate rules, which
include nationwide reduction of 20
per cent in practically all upper berth
rates and cut ranging from rs cents
to 81 on 20 per cent. of all lower
berths
In a quarrel arising, 1t is alleged,
put of money matters, w E. Stafford,
i business man Of Lamar Col, was
killed at his ranch by Thomas II.
Hutchinson, the tenant Of the place
Subpoenas in the, yote-selling scan
DIAL in Vermilion county, H., were is
sued and placed In the hands of the
sheriff for immediate service, for Cir
cult Judge Kimbrough, who started
the Investigation; for Mayor Platt and
half a score of the most prominent
politicians in Danville,
Fifteen ballot boxes used In the
general election last November were
found in the waterworks reservoir at
Perry, Okla.
The Japanese who assaulted United
States Consul Williamson at Dalny
last month were reprimanded and as
sessed a fine Of $3.50 each.
President Taft issued perem ptory
orders to the American minister at
San Domingo that there must be no
war between San Domingo and Haiti
These two nations have been quarrel
Ing for over a year about a frontier
line Both armed for the conflict and
sent troops to the scene of trouble.
In the stomach of Sallie L., an IN
sane woman who died at the Missouri
state hospital at st. Joseph, were
found LAG separate articles of hard
ware and household utensils. These
included 453 nails, 9 bolts, los safety
pins, 115 hairpins, 1876 common pins
and a quantity of table utensils.
A plan to assault the Vermilion
county jail at Danville, Ill, and lynch
Harry Thomas, negro, confessed as
sailant of Detective Charles Saunders,
was discovered by Sheriff John t.
Shepard score of deputy ssheriffs
was rushed to the Jail and an armed
patrol placed around the building.
That Capt. Robert e. Peary came
within 1.6 miles of the north pole
near enough TO establish his claim of
having been at the exact spots the
decision of the National house com
mittee on naval affairs, which rec
ommends that Captain Peary be re-
tired with the rank of rear admiral
Luke Lea, Independent Democrat,
practical owner Of the Nashville Ten
nesseean- American, and youngest poll
tician in Tennessee with any degree Of
success. was named by the general as
sembly of that state to succeed to the
seat held by U. s. Senator James B.
Frazier
New Orleans won the first round of
the fight for the location of the Pana-
ma exposition when the exposition
committee Of the house at Washing
ton by vote of 9 toss decided in IA
yor Of 1t as the site for the fair to
celebrate the opening OF the Panama
canal IN 1915.