Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
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Washington

Washington
United States officials at Washing
ton ordered the cruiser Des Moines
to hurry from Guantanamo to Puerto
Plata, Santo Domingo, and arranged
to have the revenue cutter steam to
Mona Passage to act as a wireless re-
lay station in consequence Of the re-
ceipt of news that Dominican gun
boats were Smelling Puerto Plata, en-
dangering American lives and prop
erty.
Lack Of quorum prevented the pas
Sage of the urgent deficiency appro-
pr1ation bill by the house at Wash
lngton; after considerable debate
provision abolishing the commerce
court was written into the bill.
One Of the last vestiges Of old time
Washington will be destroyed in few
days when the government be-
gins the razing Of buildings near the
capitol that have been condemned to
the capitol and Union station. The
residence of George Washington con-
structed from two houses in 1789-99 is
one of the structures that will go
down.
The house commerce committee at
Washington is considering plans for
100000 bridge over the Potomac
river. 1t will link the national capital
with Virginia.
Domestic
Eight persons killed was the ma
tons toll to the automobile on Sun
day.
The city of New York has begun an
auction sale Of property upon which
taxes are in arrears, including real es-
tate belonging to the Duchess de Tai
leyrand, formerly Anna Gould; Hettie
Green, big Tim" Sullivan, Howard
Gould, H. G. Phipps and Victor Her
bert.
With the white slavery" cases
against Maury l.. Diggs and F. Drew
Caminetti finished, the government
turned its attention to preparation for
the trial of Diggs and his former attor'
ney, Charles B. Harris of Sacramento,
Cal, on charges in connection with
Diggs defense.
Mrs. Marian Hammerstein began a
supreme court action In New York for
$4,000 damages against William Ham
merstein, one of the sons Of Oscar
Hamnferstein, whom she charges with
alternating the affections Of her hus-
band, Abraham Hammerstein, also a
son of the impresario. She is known
on the vaudeville stage as Miriam Hen
riques
Gov. George w. Hays Of Arkansas
announced that he had been author
fzed by the National Red Cross So
ciety to draw on that organization for
$1,000 for the benefit Of the fire suf-
ferers at Hot Springs. At a mass
meeting in Hot Springs $500 was sub
scribed and plans were made to can
vass the city for additional funds.
A suit in equity charging violation
of the Sherman antitrust law against
the National Wholesale jewelers. as
ISOLATION, with head offices in Phila-
Nf hn
leading jobbing firms of the country,
will be filed in the United States dis
trict court at New York.
OF all the speed" dances which
have been analysed by the Interna-
tionai Association Of Masters of Dan
cling. which began a three days SEES
sion at Bridgeport, Conn, the tango"
the hesitation" waltz, the 'hitchy
koo" and the peacock glide" are all
right If danced with decorum.
Chief of Police D. A White OF San
Francisco is accused of incompetency
and ineff1ciency and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer in a complaint filed with
the police board by Twain Nicholson,
an attorney White is charged with
appointing men as detectives who
were recently convicted in connection
with a ''bunko ring"
Harry Orchard, self-confessed as
sassin of former Gov. Frank Steunen-
berg of Idaho, and at one time SEN
fenced to be hanged, will apply in DC
tober for an absolute pardon. The
Metropolitan church Of Waukesha,
Wis, is aiding him.
Michael Rosenbine awakened sud
denly at ST. Paul after dreaming that
he was being burned to death. He
hastily lighted kerosene lamp to in
vestigate and was seriously burned
when the lamp exploded. He will