The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-07-08

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The bureau or corporauons report
clearly indicates that n there 10
trouble ahead for United Stakes steel
because OF the Sherman antitrust law
complications. II Is likely 10 be on
the score OF the corpoyation's control
OF ore deposits and the transpoxta-
ton facilities leading from the ore
telds The commissioner charges that
the steel corporation controls rs per
cent OF the lake ores" on which the
present steel industry OF the country
is based and that this advantage Ia
materially enhanced by the corpora
tons grip upon the railroad situation.
He looks sskance az the Great North
ern ore lease. apparently viewing 10
as move to prevent independent op-
orators from reaching this supply
AS regards the production Of steel.
the commissioner finds that the rela-
| tive proportion OF the business con-
trolled by the trust has been gradu-
ally diminishing since its organiza-
ton The corporation. according to
the government figures, now controls
little more than so per cent OF the
crude and finished steel production as
against GO per cent in 1901.
| President Taft spoke on arbitration
and currency reform 10 the Hoosiers
al Marion. He was the guest OF the
town OF Marion in particular, but all
Indiana Joined in tho welcome. EN-
| thusiastic crowds greeted him al every
station along the route OF his journey
and he was interrupted In his work
on his speeches every little while by
calls for a speech. lie made short ad-
dresses at half dozen places fron
the platform OF hi scar and chatted
with the people who gathered to greet
him at every stop. The heat was m
tense, the thermometer In the prestl
dents car registering over 100 do
gress. Mr.. Taft, however, st9od Il re-
markedly we'll. .lvass.
At London, Eng, fashionable au1y
| encS. assembled In church for we'd
ding. was disappointed when the bride
elect, Lady Constance Foljambe n
halfsister OF the earl OF Liverpool.
comptroller OF the kings household.
failed to appear for her marriage to
the Rev. A. n. K Hawkins.
1t is believed that the discrepancy I'm
II is believed that the Discrepancy in
ages OF the bride and bridegroom.
twenty-six and forty-six. was responsi-
BILE for Lady Containers change of
mind. Lady Constance attained noto-
riety two years ago by climbing the
spire OF Whitwell church, n
Representative Underwood, chair.
man OF the ways and means commit
tee OF the house. conferred with the
leaders. He told them that the house
cotton bill would be ready for tho SEN
ate In about two weeks. He stated
further that the ways and means com
mittee would not remain idle Con-
| firmlng what Speaker Clark said.
| Chairman Underwood said that the
committee would Immediately take up
the other schedules OF the Payne AID
rich law and revise them and send
| them over TO the senate. This work
will 30 on, he says. as long as oon-
gress is in session
Robert w Swazey was burned at
the stake by Mexican bandits near
Fort Sumner. ~ NJ. on June 10 &C
cording 20 a letter received here from
Mrs Emma Bingham formerly OF this
city, and mother.in.law OF the dead
man He was killed for refusing
TO reveal the hiding place OF a large
amount OF money that had been left
in his care BY Mexican railroad that
employed him. the letter said Mrs.
bingham has notified the British gov
eminent OF the case.
II is likely that within few days
| Senator Penrose. chairman OF the
finance committee, will ask the senate
to fix a date by unanimous consent for
vote on the Canadian bill The in
surgent senators declare they have no
| Intention to obstruct and. with few
speeches yet 20 come. they will be
| ready for a vote on the Canadian bill.
| There was a general feeling around
the senate that that body was nearer
10 an adjoutnment vote than has been
generally believed.
President Winchell says Frisco lines
have acquired under long time leases
| the Louisiana Southern railway and
that beginning July / this line, which
connects with the Frsco's extensive
New Orleans terminal, which follows
the Mississippi rivers east bank from
New Orleans south 10 Bellalr, thirty
miles with line from New Orleans
10 Shell Beach on Lake Borgne. a
distance OF thirty miles. will be op-
Grated as part Of the Frisco.
Three Presbyterian clergymen
have departed on the Carona TO visit
all the Presbyterian missions OF the
world They are the Rev. Charles IL.
Brandt Of Chicago. secretary OF the
foreign board in the central district;
the Rev DIR. William X, King Of Mon.
mouth. Ill. chairman Of the foreign
missions committee OF the synod. and
the Rev DR. w. II. Reherd OF Water.
loo, Ia, chairman OF the synodioal
committee OF Iowa
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