The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-29

rested in Chicago last fall when Col
onel Roosevelt spoke there.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Enthusias-
tic in the belief that their cause
will triumph and that the privilege
of the ballot will be granted women
throughout the United States within
the next few years, hundreds of dele
gates from all parts of the country ar
rived here to participate in the forty
fourth annual convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION.
WASHlNGToN-The thirty or more
thousand locomotive engineers of the
eastern railroads have won their fight
for an increase in wages. The board
of arbitration between the railroads
and the engineers in it's award now
made public does not grant all of the
engineers demands, but establishes
minimum wages which amount to a
substantial increase on most OF the
roads.
WASHINGTON-W Jennings
Bryan will be secretary of state in the
cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson
providing he accepts. 1t was learned
ed on authority that can hardly be
questioned that the premier post in
the Wilson administration has been
offered to the Nebraskan and that he
probably will accept.
CHiCAGO-A number of indictments
were returned by the federal grand
iurv against the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad, the Big
Four railroad, the Chicago, Indiana
and Southern railway, the O'Gara
Coal company and Thomas O'Gara,
president of the company, charging
rebating-
ST. PAUL, MiNN.-Howard James,
the director of purchases of the
Great Northern railroad and vice
president, and Samuel H. Plechner,
purchasing agent of the same road,
were instantly killed when the auto
mobile in which they were driving
turned turtle and crushed them to
death.
ROCHESTER, NJ. Y-After a hot
debate that lasted all day members of
the radical wing of the American
Federation of Labor were defeated by
a vote or nearly two to one In their
attempt to have the federation adopt
the principle of Industrial unionism
in place of it's policy of trade autono-
my.
NEW YORK-The value of the
estate of the late Cornelius N. Bliss,
who was secretary of the interior in
President McKinley's first administra-
ton, and treasurer of the Republican
national committee in 1904, lis $4,851,-
S54, according to the appraisal made
under the tax Inheritance law.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Officers of
the Nation al Women's Suffrage asso-
citation can take part in partisan poll
tics in any state if they want to. After
a long and spirited debate at the or
ganization's convention, an amend
ment prohibiting such participation
was Overwhelmingly defeated.
CHARLESTON, S. c.-About seven
thousand marines and bluejackets
from the battleships, military college
cadets, coast artillerymen and state
guards marched in parade here
which was the feature Of the visit of
eleven Atlantic feet warships to this
harbor.
DIES MONIES, IOWA-Word has
reached here of the arrest in Mexico
City of Richard S. Jackson, twenty
three years old, son Of ]. E. Jacksc. !
of this city, on charge of embezzling
S11,500 from the Mellon Dry Goods
company of Oklahoma City
LOS ANGELES, CAL. "A deci-
sion of the Appellate court apparent
ly insures plurality for woodrow
Wilson il California of about / 0
votes, mad early all, il not ALL of e
electors it by the state to tA4s
electoral college.