Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
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an cnd,' remarked Presiding Judge
Charles J. hunt in criminal court al
Cincinnati, o., at the conclusion Of tbs
hearing Of Republican Boss George r.
CoX's latest Lattle of technicalities to
prevent trial en- charge OF perjury
judge Hunt had heard the motion OF
CoX's army Of lawyers to strike from
the Gles Prosecutor Henry T. Hunts
afidaEit charging Judge William l..
Dickson, designated as trial judge in
the case, with bias and prejudice. The
prosecutors motion charged Dickson
owed his termination to the bench to
Boss Cox. At the conclusion of the
hearing JuGee Hunt announced he
would take the matter under advise
ment and give a decision within a few
days. The prosecutor asked Judge
Hunt if he overruled the motion,
whether he would be allowed to pre-
sent witnesses to prove his charges
that Dickson is biased and preiudiced
Judge Hunt said he had beard Judge
Dickson announce from the berch he
was not prejudiced and said he would
take that into consideration He said
he would consider tie prosecutors re-
quest.
The situation at Velardena, Mexico,
Is serious. An order has been is
sued to Captain Cortez, in command
Of about 125 troops which have been
stationed in Velardena, 10 move his
force to Torreon, and the order was
Immediately executed and the march
begun This caused great anxiety in
Asarco, Velardera and Pedricena and
pressure was brought to bear to have
the troops returned to those places.
The command Of Captain Cortez was
deemed sufficient to hold the camp
against the SEQ reyolters who are in
that neighborhood and who began an
advance on the camps as soon as the
orders to the troops to vacate were
made known to them. The order has
been given for the troops to return to
Vclardcna.
Mr. Underwood, the majority floor
leader and chairman of the ways and
means committee, laid before the
house, just before that body adjourned
after iransacting considerable routine
business regarding the organization
OF committees, the farmers free list
bill, which is the next thirg pro.
grammed by the Democrats for atten-
tion He asked that debate be Eegun
promptly, and that he and Representa-
tive Dalzell (Pa) be permitted to con-
troll the time of their respective sides.
This was agreed upon.
The federal grand jury at Cleye-
land, Ohio, which has been investi-
eating charges Of rcbating against
railroads and ore shippers in this sec
tion, has returned secret indictments
against Dan r. Hanna, Robert l.. Ire
land Of the NJ. A. Hanna company, and
d. T. McCaho, fourth vice president
of the Pennsylvania, and seventeen in
dictments against the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern, Pennsylvania, Bes-
semer and Lake Erie, and the Nickel
Plate railroads.
Elections under the Proctor law held
in seven counties Of Indiana re-
suited in victory for the "drys.'
In only two out Of ten townships, SO
far as heard from were the 'wets' vic
toIioua, and in these their majorities
were slim-25 in Union township, Glib
son county, and in Washington town
ship, Greene county. The closest vote
was in Brown township, Washington
county, where the dry" majority was
but 2.
There is no foundation whatever
for the PUBLISHED suggestion that my
retirement from the position of chair
man Of the United States Steel cor
roration is or has been under consider
alton. There is perfect harmony in
the entire working organization, in the
finance committee and in the board Of
directors" said Ebert II. Gary, the
chairman Of the United States Steel
corporation.
The labor leaders, headed by Samuel
Comrers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor will raise fund
of thousands Of dollars to defend the
officials or The international Bridge
and Structural lronworkers' union,
charged with blowing up the Los An
geles Times building and the killing
OF tweLty-one men on Oct. 1, 1910.
Clerical and lay members Of Prot
cstant Episcopal church from all over
the United States gathered here for
the opening OF the twenty-ninth church
congress of the denomination. A
communion service in the morning in
ST. Johns church was marked by an
ADDRESS by the Rev. Dir. John G. Muir
ray. bishop of Maryland.
At Chicago The creditors of the
late John Alexander Dowie were paid
a final dividend Of 2.S Per cent on
their claims by order Of United States
District Judge X. NJ lands. A prior
dividend of 10 per cent was paid by
Receiver G. d. Thomas on the claims
which amount to $4,900,461.
Clarence S. Darrow returned to Chi
cago from Indianapolis, Ind, and
announced that he would not defend
]. ]. MCNAMARA and the others charged
with completely in the blowing up Of
The Les Angeles Times building, say
ing he thought it wise they should
get younger man.
Famed by breeze from the south,
cast forest fire is sweeping over the
f0ct hills Of the lower Catskill ranges
toward Lake Mohonk, N Y, and thou
sands Of dollars worth of property has
teen destroyed.
Dispatches received at Vienna state
that there has been a severe fight in
Montenegro, in which Turkish regu-
lars and volunteers were worsted by
Albanians.
Tyrannical acts of Don Luis Terra
zas, richest nan in Mexico, said to be
worth $100,000,G00, are the chief cause
~ revolt IN Chihuahua.
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