Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-04
GENERAL NEWS

Urited States Steel corporation his
version of the absorption of the Ten
nceree Coal ald Iron company b. the
steel trust in 1907 He was one Of the
managers of the Tennessee com,mng-
K. W. Oglesby of Cleveland, who
also was connected with the Tennessee
deal, followed Mr.. Hanna on the wit
ness stand Fe is now director OF
the Republic Iron and Steel company.
The county grand jury at Keyscr
w. Va, returned indictments against
the LAWS Coal and Coke company, sub
sidiary TO the Western Maryland rail
way, and Mine Foreman John Kinney
for responsibility for tie deaths of
twenty-three miners, all Americans,
but one--in the explosion OF OFT Mine
No. 20, near Elk Garden, April "a last.
The evidence tended to show that
there was an accumulation of coal
dust and gas and lack of proper and
lawful mining facilities, and that the
fans were inactive nearly three days
The regulars, or the Taft men, were
in control of the Nebraska Republican
convention. Resolutions endorsins
the administration of President Taft
were adopted without any opposition
by the insurgents, who were supposed
to be lined up for LaFollette. The lat.
ter did not even resist the adoption OF
the resolutions as they had threatened
to do. Resolutions endorsing the Ne
braska delegation in congress were
also passed. Reciprocity was not
mentioned.
A dispatch from Bay City, Mich.
says that for five minutes snow fur
ry occurred several miles southeast OF
that city, the only snow ever recorded
during July in that part of the state
A gale from the southwest lowered
the river to such a extent that the
traction and electric lighting plants
we're deprived of water for their boil-
ers. Street car power and light cur
rent were off nearly an hour while an
extension was fitted to the power
house intake pipe.
A falling off of casualties on inter
state railways during the quarter end
ed March 81 last is shown in the ac
cident bulletin for that period, ISSUED
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. There were 2,124 killed ant
16.4SO injured during the quarter, in
cluding 706 employees killed and 10,
974 injured This is a decrease Of %!
in the number killed and of 2,90S II
the injured, as compared with the cor
responding quarter Of last year.
In the first statement upon reci
rrocity since its passage through the
senate, which was given out from the
Beverly offices, President Taft &C
knowledged the Democratic aid, with
OFT which, he said, reciprocity woult
have been impossible" and thanked
Secretary Knox and his special assist
ants at the state department for thei
work, ''in the negotiations and fran
ing of the pact and their lucid explana
ton and defense of its terms"
Many grocers in Chicago have dis
continued the sale of fruits and vege
tables. The discontinuance of th'
sale of these staples is said to be th'
only way the dealers see of avoiding
the wrecking of their places by th'
striking peddlers A flying squadron
of wreckers sped from point TO poin
behind a pair of swift horses directini
their attacks against working peddler
and grocery wagons. Several store
were also attacked.
Castro. in the opinion of a diplomati
officer who has given some study t.
the problem of locating the Venczue
Ian. is row a sort of Flying Dutch
man." making desperate efforts t
reach friendly port in his nativ
country, and just as he nears his goa
being turned back, not by storms, bu
by watchful guardians of the Venez
uelan coast or warships Of other ns
tions.
Commander Decker of the Chester
in telegram from Cape Haytier
stated that the conditions there hav
improved to such an extent that tn
work on the new American railway Il
Haiti has been resumed. Commando
Decker stated he went over the raj
way property with the manager, an
they found everything quiet.
AT Philadelphia in the presenc
of high dignitarics Of the churc
and virtually all the clergy in tn
archdiocese, the Most Rev. Edmun
Prendergast was enthroned archbisf
op of the Metropolital See of Philade
phai in the cathedral of IS. Peter an
Paul, succeeding the late Archbisho
Patrick John Ryan.
The Paris courts have granted d.
cree of separation to the Princess d
| Chimay, formerly Clara Ward, daugf
| ter of the late Commodore Ward Q
Detroit, from her husband, Ricciard
an employe of the Vesuvius funicula
railway.
At New York Friday the Offices o
the American Tanning company In tn
Produce Exchange annex, were raide'
by postoffice inspectors, who mad
four arrests. Illegal use of the MALL
was the charge on which the raid wa
based.
The body Of Homer Dimai, of New
York. who disappeared from the Den
Dumidi. in the Alps, few days ago
has been found in crevasse OF tha
peak.
w. F. M. Rice, aged ninety-seven
the only survivor Of the Seminole war
died at Flint Springs, Tenn, of oil
age and general debility.
Edward Hines told the Lorimer IN
vestigating committee of his lobbying
at the capital during the first investi
CATION of the case.
Colonel J. Ham Lewis Of Chicags
visited the viterbO trial and CamoE
! fists ratified the cage bars with a
eeptionaI vfgor-