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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY JULY 20 1007
BARNS AND SHEDS DEMOLISHED
IN STORM.
THREE HOUSES AT EMERICK
Hall Ruined Crops In Patches Cllnl
Smith's Farm Northwest of Emerlck
Was Half Shot to Pieces by the Hall ,
Hall In Platte.
Madison , Nob. , July 25. Special to
The News : A tornado struck a portion
tion of Madison county two and a half
miles south of-Madlson Tuesday night ,
News of the storm Just reached this
city. Nobody was hurt or killed , but
buildings were toin up and crops dam >
aged.
At the Conner section a cattle sheel
and hen coop belonging to Louis
Schoennohl were destroyed. A large
barn belonging to Jacob Brock on the
same section was demolished , as well
ns a chicken ccop and his farm ma'
chinery. Four hogs weie killed.
Thrse Houses Demolished.
Thteo hou.es were d.molished at
Emerlck , fourteen miles northwest o )
Jiere. Heavy hall ruined crops In 0
vicinity Half the crop on Mayor < .
Smith's farm were destroyed. \
Southeast of here In Platte couutj
hail did sfileus damage.
HAIL RUINS CORN AND OATS.
-Serious Damage Done on Sixteer
Square Miles Near Tllden.
A dovastlng wind and hall slorn :
swept the locality of Tllden , tearing
down trees and windmills and ruining
the corn and oat crop completely soutl :
of Tilden in a Etrlp two miles wide
and seven or eight miles long.
Most of the winter wheat had al
ready been cut and the crop was excel
lent , averaging up better than the
crop did a year ago.
THE STORM IN HOLT COUNTY.
Loss In Crops is Estimated There ai
About $150,000.
It Is said that a destructive hail am
wind storm swept northern Holt conn
ty clean of all kinds of crops and dlt
great damage to buildings and live
stock. A terrific downpour of rain fol
lowed the hail and swept the streams
of all kinds of bridges , which will en
tall great expense upon the countj
and the numerous townships for theii
replacement. The storm started abou
twenty-two miles north and abou
three miles west of O'Neill and swop
eastward along the Eagle and 'Honoj
creeks , covering a territory from tk <
Eagle to within about six miles nortl
of O'Neill , about fourteen miles wide
When directly north the clouds split
the main storm extending eastware
along the Eagle and Black Bird creeks
In the valleys along'which reside som <
of the largest farmers in the county
The main storm extended nearly te
Disney and was from eight to twelve
miles wide and about twenty-five miles
long. The portion of the cloud tha
swept over O'Neill passed southeas
and it has been impossible to ascer
tain the distance traversed in that dl
rection , as all telephones In that sec
tion are out of order. The wind wai
terrific and completely demolished thi
grandstand on the fair grounds there
but did little damage to other build
ings in the city.
Crops in the country traversed b :
the storm never looked better thai
they did before the storm. Farmer :
who then expected from fifty to seven
ty bushels of oats per acre , have slnci
beeif gazing upon fields in some o
which the last vestige of the abundan
crop that was growing thereon ha <
been removed by the flood of wate
that followed the storm of hall. Con
fields , in many of which the com wa
tasseling , have been cut down am
hammered into the earth. It is lookei
upon as the greatest calamity that eve
fell upon that county , the loss to grow
Ing crops being conservatively estl
mated at $150,000 , besides the damage
to buildings and live stock. As nearly
all the country telephone lines In the
devastated section arc down It is hard
to get full particulars and later re
turns may Increase the estimate of the
damage done.
THIRD HAIL STORM THERE.
Area Near Petersburg Ruined Some
of It Hailed on Third Time ,
Petersburg , Neb. , July 25. Special
to The News : A heavy rain and hall
storm fell in this vicinity last evening.
A heavy rain fell hero and some hall ,
but no , thwest of here It hailed consid
erably. An area of country covering
about t o sections was completely
hailed out. Some pieces of grain were
hit for the third time this year. It is
said the small grain can only bo cut
for feed.
CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
In Storm at Lindsay , Catholic Church
Was Hit by Bolt.
Lindsay , Nob. , July 25. Special to
The News : Durlnrj a severe electrical
storm hoie jesterday forenoon the
steeple of the Catholic church was
struck by lightning. The steeple was
badly demolished but no other dam
age was done.
place , contested her right to the laud
on the ground that her legal residence
was with her husband , who is em
ployed in another section ot the coun
try. The land office at Rapid City
decided against the woman , as did the
commissioner of the land ofllcc at
Washington , but Attorney U. P. Stew
art of this city appealed the case to
Secretary Garfleld personally and has
just been notified of the decision that
will make an Important precedent for
future cases.
TO STAMP OUT GLANDERS.
State and County Authorities Take
Prompt Action.
Beresford , S. D. , July 25. The fact
that glanders have been discovered
near Beresforel' that it was found
necessary to kill a flue team of driv
ers belonging to James Murphy is
greatly Interesting the farmers In the
locality , and they are taking steps to
have all the horses around here exam
ined with the view of stamping out
the disease. It is generally thought
that the disease was brought here by
a horse taken from a herd of western
horses , which was brought hero by
one Charles Mason , and it is now pro
posed to have all herds , where ono of
the horses taken from the herd has
been running , examined. While ordi
narily the work Is done by the slate ,
Is expected that the county cominls-
\j > , era and the county board of health
< < sslst In the work , Inasmuch as
. > aso is fatal alike to animal
aui. \Q 'nd.
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FARM SLIDES.
The Cause of the Disturbance Is a
Mystery.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , July 25. A farm
er named Hnvronck , who resides In
Charles Mix county , has reason to be-
leve that his farm Is situated over a
volcano or that a convulsion of some
mture has just taken place in the bow
els of the earth under his farm.
Without any apparent cause n tract
embracing about one and one-half
acres of his farm commenced sliding ,
and before it stopped had slid a dis
tance of four rods , leaving fissures or
cracks in the earth.
These fissures or cracks are from
six inches to ten feet deep. Havron-
ek's farm is situated about four and
one-half miles south of the body of
water known as Lake Andes. What
caused the landslide Is a complete
mystery.
Instinct In Plants.
Climbing plants have two opposing
methods of describing spiral growth.
The plants that turn to the right In
the northern hemisphere reverse this
trend in the southern hemisphere , and
therefore , for the sake of consistency ,
It may bo preferable to describe the
two kinds of spiral tendency ns re
spectively "clockwise" and "counter
clockwise , " which latter can be short
ened to "countenvlse. " The honey-
stickle and the hop turn "clockwise , "
while the convolvulus and the scarlet
runner bean twine "countenvlse. " Ex
periments made by growing scarlet run
ner beans in opaque cylinders , to dis
cover whether the deviation of the
twist was Innate or merely from the
direction of the light , disclosed the
fact that the plant possesses an Inclina
tion resembling the instinct of animals ,
of proceeding In u given direction , and
resents any attempt to force It other
wise.
Swedenborg In Ruffles and Wig.
Swedenborg was a great deal In Lon
don , where he was known and admired
and had several good friends , but his
small knowledge of English and the
impediment in his speech precluded
him from any real Intimacy. His slight
figure , with its fine features and hazel
eyes , was well known in the neighbor
hood of Coldbath fields , where he lodg
ed , and ho was often seen stopping to
talk to the children , for whom he used
to carry sweetmeats. Hewas always
dressed In an old fashioned suit with
lace ruffles and wore n full bottomed
wig , carrying a sworel and a gold head
ed cane. On Christmas eve , 1771 , ho
had a stroke of apoplexy , and on
March 29 , 1772 , the elay he had fore
told , he died at the liousc which he had
himself named. Occult Review.
Genetti Says He Sot Death Trap.
Belleville,1 111. , July 25. Joseph
Genptti , In Jail here , confessed to set
ting a death trap in the Consolidated
coal mine at Colllnsvllle , 111. , July 1.
The trap killed his cousin , August
Genetti , and also killed Louis Colonna.
Ho implicates another coal miner ,
who is not under arrest.
Win.
Philadelphia , July 2J5. ; The Elks'
committee on awards has announced
that the Cincinnati lodge won the
first prize of $250 for registering the
greatest number of women at the re
union hero last week. Brooklyn was
second and Buffalo third ,
Victoria's Greatest Fire.
Victoria , B. C. , July 25. The great
est flro in Victoria's history occurred
last night , destroying five blocks and
many detached buildings. Between
Herald and Chatham and Pioneer
streets scarcely anything escaped. The
loss is estimated at $250,000.
Preliminary of Murder Trial ,
Cheyenne , Wyo. , July 25. The pre
liminary trial of Herbert H. Harper ,
charged with the murder of Emllo
Gossl , will occur today before Judge
Padgett. It is sold nil pica will b
self defense.
NOT A REPUBLICAN OUT FOR AN
OFFICE YET.
BUT PLENTY OF DEMOCRATS
.
With Only a Few More Days Gefore
the Entries Close In the Primary
Election Race , No Republicans Have
Come Formally Forth.
West Point , Neb. , July 2G. Special
to The News : The political situation
in Cumlng county Is developing some
cut Ions features. Numbers of demo
crats , candidate's for all the cohnty of-
ices , have filed their nomination pa-
) crs , but with the time limit only ten
lays distant not a single republican
ias so far filed nor oven has there
H'cn a single printed announcement
of the candidacy of any ono of that
> olltlcal faith. This is the moro extra
ordinary from the fact that to an ob
server it would appear that the chanc
es for a republican at this election
vould bo extremely good on account
of the serious split in the democratic
ranks over the control ot party policy
and the distribution of the pie. At
east three excellent republicans have
irivatcly announced themselves as
) robablo contestants for the olllccs of
sheriff , treasurer and clerk but up to
this time no formal announcement a
iave been made nor filings presented ,
concerted action on the part of the
carters of the party has so far been
taken.
Improvements at Lindsay.
Lindsay , Neb. , July 25. Special to
The News : E. Howarth of Albion has
ust finished putting In throe blocks of
cement walk and also some cement
crossings , improving the sidewalk con ;
lltlons immensely.
INDCRSE AMERICAN PEACE PLANS
Hague Conference Will Adopt Pro
posal for Permanent Arbitration.
The Hague , July 25. Thus far the
United States has contributed moro
than any other country to the success
of the peace conference. As was ex
pected , the American proposal for the
collection of contractural debts will bo
adopted almost unanimously on July
27 , only a few countries making reser
vations , while the proposition regard
ing the permanency of the arbitration
court , the most Important step of the
conference , also will be accepted , with
amendments , to which , however , the
American delegates will offer no ob
jections.
Another American proposition , that
relating to general .arbitration , IB
meeting with some opposition , which
Is offered not against the principle
but because of the difficulty of carry
ing out the plans as proposed. The
British delegation , however , has re
ceived instructions to support both
Uie permanent court and the general
arbitration propositions.
Still another American proposition ,
that relating to a permanent period
ical conference , will not be presented
until the end of the peace conference ,
In order to avoid Interference with the
work already under discussion.
CARDINAL HAS ANNIVERSARY ,
Seventy-Three Years Old , Declares
Life of Usefulness Best to Live.
Westminster. Rid. , Uuly 25. Car
dinal Gibbons , who is seventy-three
years old , celebrated the event quietly
at the home , of friends here. The
cardinal said he was In splendid
health. In commenting on his long
life and his work , the cardinal * said
that a life of usefulness and helpful
ness to one's fellow men Is the only
life worth living and with the glorious
hope of Immortality the measure ol
one's years was not bounded by time
but endured forever.
Volcanic Eruption In Tonga Island
Sydney. N. S. W. , July 25. Reports
have been received from the Tonga
islands that seven columns of volcanic
eruption have been visible at sea fo ;
the past fortnight from the Island of
Tougntnbu. The eruption has been
accompanied by a continuous roaring
.noise . niu1 frnfiurnit Explosions.
Investigating Peonage Story ,
St. Louis , July 25. The story told
by Avanza Amaeica and Oulborzl Olln-
do , two Italians , who said they had
been held in slavery for twenty-two
months on a RIlssTssippl plantation
tnd had just escaped , caused United
Btatoa District Attorney Qlodgett to
Institute an investigation into the al
leged peonage. According to the story
told by the Italians , there is a peonage
colony of twelve Italian families , con-
listing of fifty persons , on a cotton
olantation at noblnBOpvlllo Mlsa
Work or Blackmailing Band.
New York , July 25. The district at-
tornoy's office obtained a number of
letters in connection with the murder
of the rug merchant , II. S. Tavshan-
jlan , which showed that for several
months there have Ueon communica
tions sent to rich Armenian merchants
In this city , demanding that amounts
of money be sent to the Hunchaklst
Foclety on pain of death. The letters
confirm the reports of a widespread
conspiracy to get money and which
the district attorney thinks is alarming
ing-
KILLS OIRL AND HIS FRIEND
New Ytrker Awnkca to Realization of
His Dual Crime.
Now York , July 26. Almost at tha
moment that his second victim
breathed his last , KrnnU II. Warner
awoke to coiiBclouuuesa and u re'iillza-
.Ion of his tragic acts of Tuesday.
Wnrnor , formerly it prosperous halter ,
rulnod by drink , shot and killed
Csthor C. Norllng , who once hud
) pen his bex > kkeeper , and after a wild
light from the police , fired a liullut
nto the back of his Intimate friend ,
John C. Wilson , a wealthy hatter. Wil
son died at St. Vincent hospital , and
UB the uows erf his death reached Hollo-
vlio hospital , where Warner Is a pris
oner , the latter retrained his Hcnttes.
Warner was knocked down and badly
njuied by the crowd that captured
ilin ami he had since been In a com
atose state. Police CommlRHlonur
Uingham suspended three policemen ,
who failedto arrest Warner after ho
had killed Miss Norllng.
RECALCITRANT WITNESS STILL
REFUSES TO TESTIFY.
RS. DOXTON ON WITNESS STAND
Wife of Supervisor Snys the $5,000
jWhlch Her Husband Has Confessed
Was Accepted as Drlbe from Halacy
'Was Given to Her.
.Ban FiranctBco , July 25.Mlrs. .
Charles Boxton , wife of Supervisor
Boxton , was called In the Glass brib
ery case. She said that her husband
brought home and counted in bar
presence and gave her the $5,000 in
bank notes which Boxton had testified
was paid to him as a bribe by Agent
HalBoy of the Paclllo States Telephone
and Telegraph company.
Second Vice President Kmlle .1. 21m-
mor of the Pacific States Telephone
company , who has twice undergone Im
prisonment In the county jail for con
tempt In refusing to testify for the
prosecution , was again called to the
Btand. Mr. Ilenoy , amplifying the
question , the refusal to answer which
boa cost /Ci miner his liberty , asked :
"Were you not in February of 1UOC
auditor of the Pacific 'states Tele
phone company and at that time did
not. Louis Glass , ns vice president and
general manager of the company , In-
etruct you to drivw three or four
checks for $10,000 or more each , and
ono or more checks for $5,000 or moro
each , and Instruct you to take them to
the bank and gat them cashed and to
give the money to T. V. Ilnlsoy anil
ask no voucher from him therefor ? "
Zlmmor declined again to answer.
Judge Lawler pronounced sentence of
five days In the county jail for con
tempt and added a fine of $300.
BOILDINB ANDJ.OAN MEETING I
Secretary Reports on Wonderful In
crease In Operations In Country.
Chicago , July 25. The fifteenth an
nual meeting of the United States
League of Local Building and Loan
associations opened 'ivith a large at
tendance. Secretary Cellarlus of Cin
cinnati and other officers submitted
their reports.
In the commencement of his report
Secretary Cellarlus declared that the
local bulUUng and loan associations in
the United States are showing won
derful prosperity. During the last
year , he declared that they gained In
assets $43,784,900 , and Increased the
amount of their annual receipts near
ly $45,000,000. The report then de
clared :
"Tho year 1905 made a remarkably
good showing , with a gain in assets
of $29,000,000 , but lost year exceeded
these figures moro than $14,000,000 ,
so that In the last two years the build
ing associations of the local type have
gained in assets nearly $73,000,000.
The net gain In membership for the
year waa 86,033. There are now in the
United States 3,310 local building and
loan associations , having a member
ship of 1,099,714 and assets amount-
in ) : to $073.129.200. .
' William Crlckett Is Dead.
' .Oskaloosa , la. , July 25. William
Crlckett , m&ior of Oskaloosa , died
BUdjlenly of heart disease. He was n
prominent coal operator.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD"
-rfto
Gustavus H. Thlol , president and
founder of the Thlel Detective Service
company , died at Chicago of apoplexy
Governor Franzt is&uul a procla
mation calling an election in Okla
homa and Indian territory on Tuesday
Sept 17.
Charles Evans ( Edgowater ) won the
western Junior championship by de
feating Albert Sockol ( Riverside ) , 1 up
in the final 36-holo match , for the tltlu
at Westward Ho.
The magistrates who have Invcstl
gate-d the killing of a woman near
Pottsdam , Germany , by Emll Simon
of Now York while driving an automo
bile , have decided that Simon must re
main in prison to await trial.
Chaplain Harry W. Jones of the bat
tleshlp Minnesota , who has been sta
Honed at Norfolk , Va. , Is to bo tried
by court-martial on charges of scan
dolous conduct and falsehood , pro
fcrred by the acting secretary of the
ftavy.
ATTORNEY DARROW MAKES AUDI
ENCE GASP IN HAYWOOD CASE.
HEAPS ADUSE ON PROSECUTION
Chicago Lawyer Vents Accumulated
Wrath In Angry Denunciation of Or
chard , Hawley and Plnkertons Ap
peals for Labor as Against Capital.
llolso , Ida. , July 25. The career of
Frank Sti'uitonberg , the murdered gov
ernor of Idaho , was discussed at Home
length by Clarence Durrenv In his plea
In behalf of William 1) . Ilnywood.
Justityltig the articles published In
the Miners' Mngiuluo , the olltclal or
gan of the Western Federation , Mr.
Dor row mild the action ol SU'imenhc-rg
in asking fur United Stales troops to
quell ilot and the cutabllultiiunt of
martial law In 18'JO ' was unjustifiable
ami had properly utinod up Intense
feeling in labor circles against the
ijovcinor.
Damnv'fi argument developed Into
an appeal for labor as against capital
and a denunciation ot all opposition to
the unions. He held an audience
startled and open-mouthed us one
alter another of the sentiments poured
from his lips. His attack on On-hard
was expected , and In this leaped he
fulfilled and mil passed the limit of
sensation. Three hours were given
.o Orchard , and It was only
when vituperation and phya-
co.1 fence and words were
spent that Darrow turnoil to
Jam OB II. Huwley , the loading counsel
or the utaU1 , and the Plnkerton de
tectives for something on which to
pour the lesser volume of abuse.
State , Comeo In for Scoring. ,
The state of Idaho came In for a
urge shaie of narrow's denunciation
'or the part It has played In the prose
cution. Cultuie , education and wealth ,
each In turn , were described as constl-
.tiling u comhliialion against the work-
ngmun ; the uneducated and the pour
must over bo protected. Durrow
&uocrcd at thu universities.
"And what IB a cultured man , " ho
cried , "but a cruel tyrant always ? "
Hcacblng the climax of denuncia
tion , of sympathy fe > r the working
class and hatrixl for the rich , ho as-
Balled the constitution of the country ,
and cried : '
"Tho constitution ! The constitu
tion ! It Is here only to destroy the
laws made for the benefit of the poor. "
Durrow'a support of labor unions
uuf ( of union men was passionate and
Lils eulogy of the Western Federation
eloquent. Lovingly , ho touched on the
beauty of self-sacrifice found In the
"strugfjlo for humanity where only
the worklngman Is found , " and In the
bitterest sarcasm , his voice pitched in
Its highest note and his arms upheld ,
be heaped abuse upon selfish rich and
upon the administration of the state-
of Idaho.
Takes Rap at Supreme Court.
Darrow told of the eight-hour law
passed by the Colorado legislature in
18U9 and the light against that law by
the owners of the mines and thu
mclters.
"They tex > k It to the supreme court ,
and , of course , that court declared it
unconstitutional , " he exclaimed. "Of
course , it IB unconstitutional to pass a
law taking away from the Guggen-
helms the right to take twelve hours'
work out of the hide of the workingmen -
men Instead of eight. What are con
stitutions for except to be used for
the rich and destroy laws made for the
poor. Gold is stronger than the pen
stronger than law. What are lawa
for if the rich have to obey them ?
"I am not hero to say to you men
that labor organizations do no wrong.
I know them too well for that. They
have often done wrong ; the y have
often been unjust and frequently cor
rupt , but the labor organization has
elwaya stood for the poor , for the
weak , for humane laws and for human
life and liberty.
"Tho men struck in Colorado for the
eight-hour day and they got it. Are
you men of the Jury going to take It
away from them ? Mr. Hawley asks
you fo oejfroy the Western Federation
of Miners by hanging Its lenders. Are
you going to do It ? Doubtless they
have done some brutal things some
criminal things and _ some that were
not wise pyrt faonio fhaT'wero not Just.
Uut , aiimtitg all this , would you de-
j.rpy the Western _ Federalloji of Min
ers "and hand its 40,675 me7i "oTeT to
ejeal single handed with the Mine
Owners' association , with the Guggen-
helms ? If you destroy the labor
unions of tins country , you destroy
liberty when you strike the blow , and
will leave the poor to do the bidding
of the rich. I toll you , men , that so
long that the employers of labor have
the spirit of Rockcfellcrlsm in their
hearts there is going to be trouble ,
Hawley says the Western Federation
of Miners has made trouble. It has ,
and I am glad of it , for when we cease
to cause trouble we become slaves.
"The troops were called Into Crip
ple Creek because old man Stuart was
beaten up. I'm sorry for the old man.
but ho admits he was working eight
hours a day living off the fruits of
what the union had worked for , and
was working when the union was not.
If some Western Federation man had
been beaten up , if they had all been
Blugged and beaten , Governor Peabody
would never have called out any
trooos. "
Tilt CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Conditions of the weather lui record
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
it 8 u. m. today :
Maximum 87
Minimum V55
Average 7(5 (
llarometer 29.72
Haiti 10
Chicago , July 25. The bulletin Is-
mii'd by the Chicago station of the
United Stated weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska an follows :
Kulr tonight and Friday.
ELDER BRINGS SURVIVORS
Qlnd Scenes and Sad Onoa Wltneaood
at Portland Dock.
Portland , Oie. , July 25. Hearlnu
survivors * of the wiot'ked steamer Co
lumbia , the Htuamur George W. I2lder
iiimli. fast to her dock in this city at
U o'clock lust night , Mourn before tliu
big HU'itmor touched her dock Hum-
tmitdtt ol peeiplo luul gathered to wul-
come the fortmmto survivors of ftiu
cutastrophu and rulatlveu and friends
woie there to provo by night and touch
the tmfe'ty ol ( heir loved om.'H. And
theie we'ro those thorn who Impelled
by u Html hope that by some miracle
a father , n wife , u mm or a brother
might have been overlooked In thu
prepainllnn of the rosier of the saved.
When the big bout made t'asl a great
cheer arose and by what seemed mu
tual consent , thu crowds divided ,
forming a line on either side of a
narrow lane , through which the HUP
vlvora walked aa they loft the vessel.
They were nelzod IIH fast tin they ware
recognised and smothered with hug
and kisses.
HAS HIS BEAMAVED OFF
Iowa Farmer U Arrested and Haa to
Bring Darbcr to Prove He's Himself.
Clarion , la. , July 25. Spurned by
his wife and daughter , turned from his
home like a tramp and arrested by
the town marshal , Stephen Muryhew
is woiuk'tliig whether the Joke IH on
him. Maryhew , who Is sixty years
old , stepped Into a Imrher shop In
Dews and had his long white beard
nhnved oft' . He thought It would be
u good Joke on his family.
Ho came over to Clarion , where lila
wife has been staying with a daugh
ter , Mrs. Leo Stewart , and at the door
asked for something to eat. They
turned him down. He was persistent
and his wife and daughter slammed
the door in his face. Rlaryhow forced
his way : n and , while his daughter
was calling for the town marshal over
the 'phone , the old boy sidled over to
his wife , put his arm about her and
gave her a gentle squeeze.
That was the limit. His wlfo
grabbed him and kicked him out. Ho
had gained an entrance through an
other door when the town marshal ap
peared and arrested him. It took Mary-
how the rest of the day , with the as
sistance of the Dews barber , to provo
'
his identity.
MINERS' ' STRIKE IS SERIOUS
Steel Corporation Expects to Fight
Without Compromise.
New York. July 25. The strike.ol
the workmen in the ore mines In the
Lake Superior fields is receiving the
eerlouB attention of the officials of the
United' States Steel corporation. Will
iam } . Corey , the president , has the
strike under his supervision and hit
lieutenant , Themes Cole , president ol
the Oliver Mining company , is on the
lookout at Duluth and Two Harbors
Announcement IB made that the cor-
poratlon will stand out for what the
officials consider common justice ID
its flght with the Western Federation
of Miners.
It is stated that the program adopt
ed is to flght without compromise
what Is termed the small percentage
of men in the ore fields , who ara
members of the Western Federation
The Western Steel corporation dooV
not believe that the men have any
grievance and point to the fact that
only last January an hicreijse .cj wagee
was voluntarily granfeef to the nie"n.
The whole trouble has boon stirred
up from the.outBlde . by professional
organizers , accoTdlng to the steel erf-
flcjalst who also say that less than 10
per cunt of the men became meiuj ers
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of the union. These" Turnover" , they
say , have succeeded | n _ Intimldatins
thoTest Tiy Tuarcliing through the iron
country with red flags , burning prop
erly and beating men who tried to
reui-.ln at work. . " - i - tr > < * "
LAhTHST STRIPPING OF COAL.
Lehl. , . Valley Company Opens Up
V. ' . t Is Record One In World.
Han. : : > . Pa. , July 25. The Lo-
high Vr.l . . Coal company has opened
what is b luvod to be the' largest
stripping i , , the world. It is located
at LattiniCi .ind thu coal is a sold
belt , 1,300 .ftt wide , thirty feet in
thickness , an.i extends from Lattlmor
to Drlfton , at least six miles. It la
estimated that were the company to
take out 500 tons t'aily is would re
quire 250 years to exhaust the supply.
Curry Summoned to' Oyster Bay.
Roswell , N. M. , July 25. Captain
Oeorgo D. Curry , wbo was to be inau
gurated governor of New Mexico on
\\if. 1 , received a telegram summon
ing him cast for a conference with
Iho president. He leaves today. All
Inauguration plans have been changed.