Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-07-28

GENERAL NEWS

called out. This is considered the
most serious blow the United Associa
ton of Plumbers has received since
the beginning of the jurisdictiona
fight against the International Associa
ton of Steamfitters. The Joint Arbi
tratiGn association called the strike
This was done in accordance with q
reso ntion adopted recently by the
board to stop construction work or
buildings where steamftters that are
af'il'ated with the plumbers organiza
tion have contracts
Passengers had a remarkable es
cape from death near Avant, Okla
when train on the Midland Valley
railroad crashed through a bridge fifty
feet high. So far as known only six
persons were injured. among them the
conductor, j. c. Smith of Muskogee
The engine passed over the bridge
before tie rier gave way The bag
gage car hangs at the west end OF the
bridge, and the Jim Grow" car, which
went through, lies at the bottom of the
creek, nearly buried in the water. The
smoking car is hanging orer the tres
tie, and the two rear passenger cars
are on the track at the brink of the
ravine.
At Denver. Colo, Tuesday the fourth
annual convention Of the National AS
sociation of Real Estate Exchanges
with representatives from many parts
OF the country, began the first day OF
Its four days meeting when its dele
gates turned out to witness Denver's
Industrial parade Preceding the pa
rade was the reception Of delegates
The convention was called to order
In the afternoon by President Alexan.
der S. Taylor of Cleveland, O. Gov
ernor John Sbafroth delivered an ad
dress of welcome to Colorado. and
Henry A, Lindsey, city attorney OF
Denver, delivered an address of wei
come to Denver
The rebels occupied Cape Haitien
The enemy also attacked Fort Liberte
as President Simon and troops left
The last of the Haitian govern
ment's battalions embarked under q
shower of lead. The division com
manded by General Monplaisar, gov.
ernor OF ort-Au-Prince and com.
mander OF the federal troops fought
valiantly, but the other forces of the
government offered a feeble resistance
The greater part of the defeated fed
erals are now scattered through the
north. This city and the southern
districts are quiet.
Indications of the scope outlined fol
the investigation of Senator Lorimer's
election and the Illinois legislature
became known when 1t leaked out that
the senate committee proposes to &c
into the fish scandal and the furni.
tnre deal in which certain Illinois
soions were involved. The latter will
take the United States senators fairly
into the activities of the legislature
Until now it was not expected that the
inquiry would extend to any such
limits, even though 1t already ha.
gone more into detail tnan any priol
committee.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, the quick ac
tion by the police averted what gave
promise of being lynching in the
center of the city, when the officer:
captured Charles Lawrence, a negro
from an enraged crowd at Vine strce
and Opera place. Lawrence accostet
Miss Belle naugherty and dragged hel
into an alley. Rystanders rescued the
girl, whose cries attracted several hun
Gred people. The negro was captured
and almost beaten to death before tht
officers could get him. He is in ;
critical condition.
Donald NJ. Frame, clerk of the cigal
stand in the Union League club in Chi
cago, corroborated the testimony o
Herman H. Heittler, the Chicago lum
herman, who told the committee tina
Edward Hines on May 26, 1909, th<
day on which Senator Lorimer wa!
elected, boasted at the cigar stand IL
the club of having personally brough
ah1mt the election of Lorimer. Mr.
Frame said he heard Mr.. Hines sa!
to Mr. Heittler. II elected Lorimer."
John Carson. special counsel for thu
Alaska syndicate and author of thu
letter to Captain ID. H. Jarvis regard
included in the charges made by Dele
gate Wickersham against Attorne.
General Wickersham, says the alleges
"Dick to Dick" letter which Miss All
bott asserts she discovered in the In
terror department record, is "rankes
nonsense"
States Attorney John f. Wayman o
Chicago, admitting that he had beel
giossly imposed upon by Frank Par
dee, an ex-convict, dropped the muir
der charge against Simon O'Donnell
president Of the Chicago Building
Trades council, and Thomas Kearne.
snd James Garvin. Maurice Enrigh
will be tried.
Isaac Baker of Chicago, buyer TO
the Edward Hines Lumber company
gave testimony in which he corrobor
ated the story Of his employer, Ed
ward Hines, as to the latter's move
ments and telephone conversations il
Chicago on May 26, 1909, the day ol
which Senator Lurimer was elected.
McManigal, alleged confessed dyna
miter, and informer against the Nc
Namara brothers. has been abandoned
by some of his relatives because he re
peats all their conversations with hin
to the prosecution, according to I
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Behm at Los Angeles, Cal.
Near Hammond, Ind, Cecil Han
cock. twelve, who lives on his father''
farm in Jasper county, Indiana, wal
presented with $4,000 touring car by
an exasperated New York transcon
tinental automobile tourist, who met
witt. an accident near Hancock farm