The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-01-27

GENERAL NEWS.
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Cured in Hankow, China, necessltated
foreign Intervention and resulted IN
the killing of eight Chinese and the
injury of many others. The British
police in the foreign settlement found
a coolie dying in the street and at
tempted to take him to the police sta
ton, but he died en- the way. This
caused a report to spread that the po-
lice had killed the man, and large
number of Chinese attacked the police.
The disturbance became dangerous
and the British and German gunboats
in the Yang Use Kiang landed parties
of marines and sailors, and the volun-
teers were called to arms. The mob
was not overpowered for some time.
There was severe fighting. Several
foreigners and sailors were wounded
in the fighting. Two thousand troops,
sent by the viceroy of New Chwang,
have arrived here to restore order.
Holding that U. S. Senator Lorimer
of Illinois had no knowledge of bribery
in connection with his election as SEN
ator from that state, denying that his
seat was bought, but finding that if
even the minority report citing ten
tainted legislative votes cast for Mr..
Lorimer as currupt was true, Lorimer
still was elected by one majority, Sen
ator Gamble of North Dakota, a signer
of the majority report of the senate
committee on privileges and elections,
which indicated Mr.. LOrimer, aG-
dressed the senate. The speech was
the ablest defense of Mr.. Lorimer yet
presented.
Fire which originated in the SER
wants quarters in the Traders hotel
at Clarksburg, w. Va, swept part OF
the business district, inficting a Pc
cuniary loss of $250,000, while it is es-
timated two died in the ruins The
fire spread from the Traders hotel to
the Grand Opera house. 1t was de-
stroyed with the effects of "The Told
in the Hills company. The Herald
Printing company's plant, the D. NJ.
Ogden Drygoods store, whose loss is
100000, Palace Furniture company
loss, $4,000, and other smaller struc-
lures, whose loss will total $250,000
Aviation prizes distributed in 1910
amounted to $4,000. This total does
not include special sums paid to avia-
tors for their appearance at different
meetings. Louis Paulhan, with prize
winnings of 100000 during the last
two years, received under contracts
$4,000 a month extra for his flights in
America. Aviators who in 1910 won
$4,000 or more includes Paulhan, $40,
900; Latham, 100000; Morane, $780,.
600; Grahame-White, $4,000; Leblanc,
$3O,O0O; Cattaneo, $4,000; Chavez,
100000; Captain Dickson, SIS, 600; and
Wynmalen, $4,000.
At Pittsburg, Pa, by dropping
an inflated inner tube of an automobile
tire down a well, Margaret Saylor,
eighteen years old, saved the life of
John Wagner, who had fallen in and
was drowning. The well is located in
the rear of the Saylor girls home.
Wagner's plight was discovered by
Miss Saylor. Observing an inflated
automobile tube she grasped it and
dropped it to Wagner, who, almost ex.
hausted from two hours battle for life,
used it as a life preserver until res
cued by the police, who were called to
the scene.
The retiring treasurer CT North Da.
kota, G. Luther Bickford, was arrested
on a warrant charging him with the
misapplication of $4,000. He was
taken into custody as he came down.
stairs from the senate balcony follow.
ing a consultation with his friends.
Bickford recently was accused OF
placing state funds in banks that did
rot furnish sufficient guarantee in the
form of bonds, and few days ago:
the house adopted resolution calling
for an investigation of the affairs OF
the state treasurer.
Representative DENLY will be ap.
pointed a member of the commission
of six created in the treaty between
the United States and Canada for the
settlement, of disputes in connection
with tLo joint use of the boundary
waters between the two countries.
The convention provides that the
commission shall consist of three
American and three Canadian mem.
bers. Mr.. DENLY, who was defeated
for reelection last November, is the
only American commissioner chosen
so far.
The Miller & Donohue Lumber com.
pany of South Bend, Ind, one
of the largest in northern Indiana, has
failed for $250,000, and is now insol
vent, according to a petition filed by
the Fullerton Powell Hardwood Lum-
Der company. asking for a receiver.
The Miller & Donohue company fail
ure follows the failure of the Bogardus
Land and Timber company of Ford
county, Illinois, the paper of which it
had Endorsed to the extent of approxi-
mately Sill 900.
Wearing a ring given him by the
late Chief Geronimo and covered all
over the front of his red sweater with
bronze and silver medals of many