The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-11

GENERAL l.EWS.


4 - NAARaHO iVNi NtAl AIiUGu men
held up and robbed Rector's restau.
rant at 10 o'clock Sunday morning
The restaurant is at Clark and Mon.
roe streets, in the heart OF the bust
ness section. The robbers got he
tween $4,000 and $4,000 and had no
trouble In making their escape. Cash.
Ter ]. y. Adams, a waiter and a scrub
woman, were the only persons in the
restaurant. Four men entered by the
Monroe street door and went directly
10 the cashiers deck. They they
drew revovers and Hands up" was
ordered Waiter and woman were
forced TO stand with their faces 10 q
wall with their hands above their
heads while Adams was ordered 10
open the safe and hand out its con
tests. He opened the money box OF
the safe and handed over receipts, es
timated at between $4,000 and $4,000
Adams was then ordered 10 Join HIS
companions standing face 10 the wall
and the four men backed out OF the
place and made their escape.
The senate is now facing the Ger.
1 NNNHNy ~ - WV VII AhN PNRulaA CitI-
ton OF senators before tho adjourn
ment Of congress. By skillful maneu-
yering Senator Borah succeeded In
having the resolution made the un-
| finished business OF the senate.
Hereafter II will come up sutomat.
ically every day at O'Clock and Sen.
ator Borah will have IL in a parlia-
| nnatfirF, urh he II
It's continuous consideration and ulti-
mately force the senate 70 a vote.
II cannot be displaced from it's com
manding position on the senate calen-
dar without yea and nay vote The
majority that stood back OF Senator
Borah Is too large 10 permit this to be
done As Senator Hale expressed II
in his short capitulation speech.
"manifestly the majority of the senate
wants this matter placed before the
body and II would be waste OF time
10 protest further"
The senate passed the ocean mail
subsidy bill by tie vote. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman casting the deciding
ballot The vote was thirty-n.ne
to thirty-nine On three separate votes
In the senate there was a tie. decided
by the vice presidents vote. Two roll
calls were had on the subsidy I'LL.
both resulting In tie vote. And an
other roll call was had on a motion to
adjourn. which also resulted in tie.
None OF the senators recalled a prece-
dent for three tie votes in single day.
The ataf,afAy hill naaunA
authorizes the postmaster general to
enter into contracts ror carrying the
mails TO South African ports and TO
the Philippines. japan. China and Aus
tralasia, at a rate OF 81 a mile on the
outward voyage 10 vessels OF the sec
ond class and 81 a mile on the out
ward voyage 10 ships OF third class,
Mrs Russell Sage. OF New York
city, has given 100000 10 Cornell
university TO be used in the construo
ton OF a womens dormitory or col
lege, according TO a statement issued
by President Schurmann. The new
building Is to be known as the Pru-
dence Risley hall. in memory OF the
mother OF Russell Sage, and II will
house about l75 women students
This new building, with Sage col
lege, the dormitory given by Henry
w. Sage, a number OF years ago, will
take charge OF all OF the goods In the
university who now number 400.
Near Greenwich, Conn, as the re-
suit of head-on collision between two
skaters on a pond near Ernest Thomp.
Cnh
erick Drummer, a bank clerk. will lose
his sight and may die OF his injuries
Bruner was practicing for a race
and had his head down, going h I'd
against the wind when he hit George
Crawford. who was skating toward
him. IL being dark neither knew OF
the others proximity Both skaters
were knocked unconscious.
When 100 carloads OF oil. stored
in an Erie railroad companys ware
house ON the Wcchawken riverside
caught fire, black plume OF smoke
az wide as the river itself waved over
the Manhattan shore. and as far east
as Coney Island all day and late into
the night At times the river was so
obscured that ferry boats had to sound
their whistles and gropo bindly
through IL as II through fog.
BY vote OF I4l TO 80 the house
passed the Lowden bill authorizing the
purchase OF embassy building abroad
This bill or similar bills have been
pending for many years. This is the
FIRST time that the supporters OF the
idea that the government should own
its own embassy buildings In foreign
capitals have ever been able 10 induce
the house 10 act fayorsbly on the
proposition.
Under the new three.year contract.
which goes into effect next season,
Signor Caruso has agreed 10 sing un.
der the manGgement OF the Metropoli.
tan only In America. All his Euro
pean engagements will be under other
management lie will receive $4,000
performance and probably will sing