The state herald., 1912-03-29
GEN ERAL.

The New Jersey State Senate de-
feated resolution providing for the
right of suffrage for women.
w. H. Walker, farmer living near
Murphysboro, H., missed hawk and
shot and killed his eight-year-old boy.
The three-year strike OF the sea.
mems union, involving $4,000 men on
the Great Lakes, has come to an end
The Spirtualists in New York city
are to build 100000 temple in the
heart of the fashionable Park West
section
A new crusade against the long hat
pin 10 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. diei in St Louis re-
Gently
A gas well struck near Silver Creek,
is flowing 100000 feet day. 1t is
the biggest gusher ever struck in New
York gas fields.
River men are apprehensiye 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 a hippo
drome with seating capacity of 6.1O0.
1t will be the largest auditorium used
exclusively as a theater in America.
a mob of 500 broke into the Fort
Smith. Ark. jail and seized an uniden.
titled negro and hung him to a tele,
phone pole.
Miss Mary Lonergan. an artist -
Kankakee. Ill.,. obtained verdict of
S25.0O0 against Or. Daniel b. Hayden.
Chicago physician, on the ground OF
breach OF promise.
Demands OF the 100000 miners in
the bituminous coal fields OF western
PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio. Indiana and Illi-
nois. for a ten per cent. wage increase
In pay mad shorter working hours were
voted down by the operators.
The great Lawrence. Mass, strike
which brought in It's train Increased
wages for 275.O0O textile workers in
New England has been officially de.
clared of a. all mills Ia Lawrence.
having accomplished It's purpose In The
opinion OF the leaders.
Negotiations between the 100000
miners IN the bituninous coal fields
OF western Pennsylvania, Indiana and
Illinois aud the operators for an ad.
lustment OF wage differences have
been postponed. Two compromise Of
rs 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
mp possible ice gorges, has been dis.
tributed TO various places. There is
more snow on the ground than for
many years At this season.
Sdna Edwards. n tail. rugged mouu.
talneer OF twenty-five. sits calmly In
the darkness OF the little brick jail
IN Hllsyille. Va. the first catch OF the
posscs that have been securing the
mountains for those Of the Allen gang
who got away after the court house
assassination Of March II.
President TAFT may take hand in
the coal situation TO avert strike
In the anthracite fields, The President
II said 10 be preparing to follow the
precedent established by his predecel.
sor and bring pressure TO bear on the
Enthrncitc coal operators to make con.
ceBalons In the interests OF peace.
The Delaware, Laekawanna a West.
crn railroad was found guilty In Unit.
cd States District Court In Buffalo Of
violating the commodities clause Of
the Hepburn act and was fined $1,000.
The company was indicted on 20
counts and faced maximum penalty
Of 100000 the charge being that IL
shipped free from buffalo to Scranton.
Pa. quantity OF hay to be used In
feeding mules In the mlnon
According to q recent report Of Tho
geological survey mines In America
have produced uo lar over i5.sso.Ooo..
900 pounds ut copper OF this magnl.
tudinoua quantity d,3lb.OO0.uoO pounds,
or 3i15 per cent. came from the Butte,
Mont, district, l.75GOOO.OOO from Lake
Superior Mich. and i.2s5.O0O.00O from
Blsbec. Ari1 Especially interesting il
the fact that not single ono Of tho
principal producing properties yot
shows signs Of nearing exhaustion. al
though some Of them have been In op.
! GRAFTON for thirty years