Eastern Colorado times., 1912-03-29
GENERAL.

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The New Jersey State Senate de-
feated resolution providing for the
right Of suffrage for women.
The three-year strike of the sea-
mems union, involving $4,000 men on
the Great Lakes, has come to an end.
The Spiritualists in New York city.
are to build a 100000 temple In the
heart of the fashionable Park West
section
A new crusade against the long hat
pin Ia being launched in New York
this time by the city's department of
health.
Gen. John w. Noble, who was secre-
tary of the interior in President Har-
rison's Cabinet, died in St Louis re-
Gently.
A gas well struck near Silver Creek,
il flowing 100000 feet day. 1t is
the biggest gusher ever struck in New
York gas fields.
River men are apprehensive of
floods along the Mississippi river be-
cause of the rapid breaking up of ice
and melting Of snow.
Six inmates of the Huron county.
Ohio, infirmary are dead as a result of
asphyxiation. Seven others were over
come but are recovering.
Chicago is soon to have hippo
drome with seating capacity of 6.1OO.
1t will be the largest auditorium used
A mob of 500 broke into the Fort
Smith, Ark, Jail and seized an uniden>
titled negro and hung him to tele-
phone pole.
Demands of the 100000 miners in
the bituminous coal fields of western
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois, for ten per cent. wage increase
in pay mad shorter working hours were
voted down by the operators.
Following ]. P. Morgans long So
journ in Egypt this winter, reports
have reached New York to the effect
that he is negotiating for the purchase
and removal to America of the famous
ruins of the temple Of Philae.
The great Lawrence, Mass, strike
which brought IN its train increased
wages for 275,00O textile workers in
New England, has been officially de-
clared off at all mills in Lawrence,
having accomplished its purpose in the
opinion of the leaders.
Negotiations between the 100000
miners in the bituminous coal fields
of western Pennsylvania, Indiana and
Illinois and the operators for an ad-
Justment of wage differences have
been postponed. Two compromise Of
,ers by the operators were voted down
by the miners.
Much anxiety is felt over the prob.
ability of floods in the Missouri river
watershed. Railroads are expecting
trouble. Dynamite, with which to break
up possible ice gorges, has been dis
tributed to various places. There is
more snow on the ground than for
many years at this season.
Sidna Edwards, tall, rugged noun
taineer of twenty-five, sits calmly in
the darkness of the little brick Jail
in Hillsville, Va, the first catch of the
posses that have been securing the
mountains for those of the Allen gang
who got away after the court house
assassination of March IA.
President Taft may take hand in
the coal situation to avert strike
in the anthracite fields. The President
is said to be preparing to follow the
precedent established by his predeces-
sor and bring pressure to bear on the
anthracite coal operators to make con-
cessions in the interests Of peace.
The Delaware. Lackawanna & West
ern railroad was found guilty in Unit
ed States District Court in Buffalo of
violating the commodities clause of
the Hepburn act and was fined $4,000.
The company was indicted on 20
counts and faced maximum penalty
of 100000, the charge being that it
shipped free from Buffalo to Scranton,
Pa, a quantity of hay to be used in
feeding mules in the mines.
Miss Mary Lonergan, an artist Of
Kankakee, Ill, obtained verdict Of
$4,000 against DR.. Daniel B. Hayden,
Chicago physician, on the ground Of
breach Of promise.
In gas explosion caused, 1t 10 be-
iieved, by mine settings, nIne persons
wora killed and two ini,trcd In Inn.