The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-06-07
GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON. ENG.--The bankruptcy
court appointed receiver 10 take
charge OF the Affairs OF II. Pethick
Lawrence. who Is the most prominent
male advocate OF woman suffrage Ia
England and who Is very wealthy.
The appointment OF the receiver
follows the action taken on April 20.
when at the instance OF the public
prosecutor MIR. Lawrence was served
with bankruptcy notice as the re-
suit OF his nonpayment OF $500. tho
costs OF his trial which arose from
the suffragetts window smashing raid
in March last year. An execution
levied on Mr. Lawrences ceuntry
house some time ago realized $500
and the proceedings which ended In
the appointment of the receiver had
TO do with the recovery OF the bal
ance. s-..s..s..s ....zs.,.. =
WASHINGTON, %. c.-The entire
Japanese issue is now up TO Japan
and II will be only as serious as Jap
an herself care TO make Il. Tho
most interesting phase OF the sit
uation here was the growth OF the
impression that Japan intends TO ask
for her subjects in the United States
the privileges OF American citixen-
ship. According TO the best inform
ed opinion here the Japanese VIII
suffer rude awakening IL they ven
ture TO raise this question. Such n
demand. II IS predicted, would TO-
awaken all the dormant opposition 70
the japanese which exists In most
! parts OF the United States and start
a dangerous discussion OF racial
questions. "a Kr7s &spg&X
SIOUX CITY, IOWA After swat
lowing three tablets OF bichlorids
OF mercury Robert Palmer. a cattle
salesman and a member OF one Of the
wealthiest families OF Sioux City, il
awaiting slow death from the poison.
Palmer was i'm a hotel when hs took
the tablets. lie rushed into the street
shouting, i've done IT, I've done IT,"
Reports at the hospital were that
Palmer has little hope OF recovery
Physicians say he may live from a
week TO fifteen days. Palmer Is re-
signed TO his fate and demands that
he be taken TO his home to die.
BOSTON, MASS-John ]. Breen, a
Lawrence undertaken. and at that
time member OF the Lawrence
school board. who was fined $500 for
planting dynamite in various places
OF that city during the textile strike
OF 1912, took the stand at the trial OF
President William y. Wood. OF the
American Wooden company, Frederick
~ Atteauxa and Dennis J. Collins for
conspiring 10 plant the explosive. said
he received sTt0 from Atteaux for do
ing the Job. having received the dy-
Mantle from Ernest W. Pittman, now
dead
SAN FRANCISCO, cAL.-Rsaring
the olive branch, but at the same
time declaring the people OF Japan
are much put out over the anti-Japan-
ese sentiment OF the Pacific coast and
that they will insist upon receiving
what they believe TO be fair deal
four distinguished Japanese arrived.
The party includes s. Ebara, mem
Der OF the senate A. Hattori, leader
OF the Nationalist party; Dr. X. Ibu-
ka, president OF the Japanese Presby-
terlan college of Toxic, and X. Yama.
motto, secretary OF the Toxic Y. NJ.
G. A.
WASHlNGToN-The u. s. Senate
committee on education and labor
will report favorably 20 the senate
the Kern resolution providing for the
investigation OF the general industrial
conditions in the West Virginia
bituminons coal regions. with especial
importance being attached to the al
rights OF the miners have been in.
yaded by the military authorities
VIENNA - Essad Pasha. who
commanded the Turks at Scutarl
throughout the siege has been muir
dered az Tirana. according to reports
which have reached the Albanians at
Triests, says a dispatch 10 the Reichs-
post from that city. Tirana is where
Essad Pasha marched with many
thousands OF Turkish troops after the
evacuation OF Scutari and formed a
provisional Albania government.
WASHiNGT oN-While House Lead.
er Underwood OF the house was ac
knowledsing that the sugar and wool
producing industries OF the country
might not be able 10 survive under
the competitive conditions imposed by
the new tarin program, President
Wilson was serving notice that he
was not looking for or accepting any
compromises on these important fea-
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