The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-25
neutrality-suspicious.
GENERAL NEWS

Edgar Feeney of Brooklyn national
president, presides at the business
sessions which opened at 8 o'clock
In the reviewing stand sat many
Catholic dignitaries, clergy and laity,
with tie officers Of the organization
and Governor Harmon and Mayor
Marshall to welcome the visitors. Fol-
lowing the mass there was dinner at
the Episcopal residence, with Bishop
James ]. Hartley as host. at which the
distinguished prelates, together with
Governor Harmon, were entertained.
Gilbert Fl. Perkins, of Indianap-
oils, head of the Perkins Detective
agency of that city, who is under three
years sentence to LeavenWorth pris-
on for misuse of the mails, but is out
on bond awaiting an appeal in Octo-
Der, has returned to this city from
Erie, Pa, where his trial was held
He was charged with having sent
black hand letters to Charles Strong.
a millionaire, of Erie, Pa. Perkins
called on Postmaster Robert Bryson
and declared he was innocent of the
charges. He asserted that letter
found in his pocket by the postoffice
inspector was planted there,
At Evansville, Ind, Tuesday seventy
five rural mail carriers Of the First
Congressional district met aud re-
elected the old officers with George
Heuring of Petersburg as president,
and decided to ask the state cOnven-
ton to meet in Evansville next year
The convention this year will be
held at Greensburg on Labor day.
Resolutions favoring better road laws
in Indiana and asking the government
to put rural carriers on scale or
wages graduated by length Of service.
with the privilege of transfer to CO.
ordinate branches of the postal SER
vice, were adopted.
Michigan's mortality report issued by
Secretary of State Martindale shows
that 3,141 deaths occurred in Michi-
gan during July, which corresponds
to the annual death rate of 1870 per
1000 estimated population. Tubercu-
losis caused the death of 205; enteritis
and diarrhea to children under two
years of age, 1892; cancer, III, and
violence, 312. There was also re-
ported CT deaths from drowning, nine
from sunstroke and six from tetanus.
At Little Rock, Ark, Friday two
thousand persons, 700 Of them white.
heard DR.. Booker t. Washington, pres
ident of the National Negro Business
league. at a session of that body, urge
the negroes to awake to their opportu-
mites, which he said were everywhere,
especially in the south He said negro
youths should be taught useful trades
and believed too many of them are sat
isfied 10 exc out scanty liveiihoods as
waite S and Pullman porters.
Arthur ]. Williams, foreman of the
foundry section Of the government
printing Office, is to be given a gold
medal by Vice President Sherman.
The medal has been awarded to Mr..
Williams by the public printer Tor
hvgienic invention which will greatly
reduce the danger from graphite dust
and tend in the future to improve the
health of electrotypers and printers. 1t
will also insure cleaner working con-
ditiOnS.
AT Cordova, Alaska, all the field
films of the Smithsonian Institution
glacial expedition are somewhere at
the bottom of the Big Delta river, &C
cording to advices received here The
current of the river tipped up wagon
on which Professor r. F. Starr and
Lawrence Madden were crossing the
stream on their way to Fairbanks and
spilled the men and the Photographic
outfit. The men got ashore.
At Columbus, Ind, Mr. Benjamin
F. Repp, seventy-eight years old, has
filed suit in the Bartholomew circuit
court for $400 damages against the In
dianapolis, Columbus & Southern
Traction company, alleging that when
a few weeks ago he was robbed or
5000 by pickpockets on one of the
company's cars in this city, that the
conductor refused to assist him to re-
cover his money.
The next diplomatic service en-
trance examination will be held in
Washington, beginning Dec. 4. This
will be followed next spring by
consular examinations. Examinations
also will be held at the latter time to
obtain a list of eligibles for appoint
ment to the consular assistant and
student interpreter corps.
A general railway strike throughout
the United Kingdom has been called.
This will affect both the passenger
and traffic service and will involve
100000 workmen. The railways have
been given twenty-four hours time to
meet representatives of the working
men.
At Louisville Tuesday William A
Hardy, laborer, was stricken blind
as he walked the streets. He grouped
about aimlessly for time until he
realized his Might then prevailed on