The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-25
GENERAL NEWS.

was killed. occurred near Lofty sta
ton, Pa. on the Philadelphia and
Reading road. According To officials In
Nesugation showed that miscreants
had placed an obstruction in a switch.
causing the locomotive OF local pas.
senger train 10 Jump the track at an
embankment The engine ran along
the ties for short distance and then
toppled over and plunged down the in
cline. $. Giltner, the engineer, aged
| nifty years, was caught under the loco
motive and crushed to death. His fire.
man was not injured. nor were any OF
the passengers. who were principally
men on their way 10 work When the
engine leaped the rails II tore loose
from the tender The latter remained
on the roadbed and only one car left
the track
AT Anderson. Ind. large posse
OF police held fast passenger train
at the Big Four station while they
searched for fugitive from Justice
whose mark OF Identification was pc
culiarly-shaped gold-hlled teeth. Every
man on the train was compelled 10
show his teeth. but fortunately for the
passengers none possessed the pecu.
liar teeth and the train was allowed
10 proceed. Before the arrival OF the
train the police received message
from Crestline. o.. that a man much
wanted in that city was believed to
be headed toward indianapolis and
was probably on this train In addi-
ton to other features OF his descrlp-
ton were the peculiar teeth.
One OF the largest displays OF fine
gowns and jewels ever seen will
be offered at the coronation OF King
George " and Queen Mary June %
in Westminster abbey Among the mo-
BILE women who will DO marked for
their beauty and jewels is the Hon
Mrs. Charlton, daughter OF Lord Alb
niger She has one OF the most re-
markable collections OF Jewels In the
world. Mrs. cambridge Spotswood.
the granddaughter OF a baron, will
wear a ieweled frog, presented to her
by the king Others who will be- prom
inent for the richness OF their gowns
and jewelry are the Duchess OF West
minister, Marchioness Townshead and
Warehouses Donegal.
President Taft sent to the senate a
new treaty OF commerce and nayiga-
ton between he United States and
Japan TO supercede the existing con.
yention which has been In force since
July IL. 1899. The new treaty affords
impressive evidence OF the cordiality
OF this government toward Japan.
Not only has this government yield
ed 10 Japan's desire that the existing
treaty be terminated a year In ad-
vance OF the date OF It's expiration. but
the United States has further shown
its good will by emitting from the
new convention a paragraph OF the old,
relating TO immigration. which has al
ways been distasteful 10 the Japanese.
A fund banked In New York. which
at present stands between 1885, 900 and
$4,000 and is still growing, has been
subscribed 20 by various magazines In
New York and Philadelphia to com
bat pending legislation in congress
providing for increased postage on the
advertising pages OF periodical litera.
ture. This money. already raised and
more that Is expected. will be placed
in the hands OF the postal committee
OF seven OF the Periodical Publishers
association TO be used In campaign
OF advertising in opposition 70 the
rider OF the general appropriation bill
which hits the magazines.
At Washington Monday Director +.
Dana Durand presented TO Secretary
Nagel his annual report concerning
the operations OF the census bureau
II Is shown that the entire cost OF the
field work on population and agrlcul
ture IN continental United States for
the thirteenth census was about So
$685. The original estimate OF Sli..
117.000 as the total cost OF the de
cennial census the director now be-
lleyes too low and he thinks. In view
OF the additional work required by con
gress. and for other reasons, Il will
reach fully S14.500000
News has been received I'm New
York city OF the death al Cassadaga,
Fla. OF DR. Emmett Densmore OF New
York. He was seyenty.fiye years old
Besides being a medical authority OF
considerable repute. and the author or
several books on hygiene and food
theories, he was an inventor, sharing
with his brother James the early hon
om In the manufacture and introduc.
ton OF the Remington typewriter and
later with his brother Amos In the
manufacture and promotion OF the
Densmore typewriter.
Representative Mccall. obviously
speaking by authority OF the presI.
dent. not only makes II clear that con.
gress will be called back IL the sen.
ate fails to vote on reciprocity, but
also serves notice that members who
block action on reciprocity al this SEES
sion will be held responsible for any
business depression or disturbance
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