The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
GENERAL NEWS.

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Ell PAsO, TEXAS - Skirmishing
continues in the suburbs of TOrreon
between the federal defenders Of the
place and the rebels in that vicinity.
Meantime, Villa is hurrying south
wards as many men as he can spare
from Chihuahua to reinforce the
rebels and attempt to prevent the
federals marching on Chihuahua. Re-
ports in Juarez is that Villa has gone
south in person but this is denied of
fcially. Big quantities of supplies
are being shipped southwark daily
from Chihuahua. Four hundred rebel
cavalry have left Juarez on a special
train bound for the City of Chihua hlla.
to reinforce Villas army. Halt an
hour after the departure of the caval-
ry supply train carrying a large
quantity of food steamed out OF
Juarez for Chihuahua.
WASHINGTON. - Although Illinois
is generally known as a premier
agricultural state, the United States
geological survey announces her third
among the states in the value of min
eral production. In 1912 the total
value of the mineral production was
$123, 100000, of which coal alone rep
resented more than 100000. The
total value of minerals in 1911 was
a little more than $106, 000,0 900.
The report shows that while Illinois
produces no iron ore, it is an import
ant manufacturer OF pig iron, being
exceeded only by Pennsylvania and
Ohio. In the production of coal the
state is surpassed only by Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia.
WASHINGTON A resolution has
been introduced in the house by Rep
reseltative Adamson of Georgia,
proposing to suspend under certain
conditions the act granting free tolls
to American vessels passing through
the Panama canal The resolution
created considerable attention be-
cause of Chairman Adamson's rela-
ton to the subject as chairman of the
house committee having it in charge
and because it is understood to have
the approval of the administration.
NEW YORk.-The arrest made Sat
urday night of Alvin Simmons on
charge of attempting to extort $4,000
from the family of Robert G. Mccain,
whose daughter, Jessie, is missing,
revealed that the heart-broken family
has been deluged with letters of a
similar character as that which caused
the arrest of Simmons since the girl
disappeared from home a month ago.
NEW YORk-Frederic A. Delano,
the former president and one OF
the receivers of the Wabash railroad,
was elected president of the Chicago,
Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
company, known as the Monon, to sue
coed Fairfax Harrison, who was re-
Gently elected president of the South
ern Railway company.
ROME, ITALY-The sealing up
of the late Cardinal Rampollas apart
Rents is denounced as high-handed
and illegal proceeding in some
quarters. The legality of TIE act is
questioned because it was carried
out without the authorization or inter
vention of the judicial officials.
MEXICO CITY, MEX.-A run on the
Banco de Londres y Mexico was due,
it is said, to foreign speculation in the
shares of the bank about which SEN
sational news is expected from
Europe One local speculator is said
to have cleared 100000 by selling
the banks shares short.
New YORK - Hans Schmidt,
slayer of Anna Aumuller, is not sham
ming insanity, as the district attor-
ney charges, but is mentally deficient,
according to DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe,
who testified for the defense at the
days session of Schmidt murder trial