Strike At Tacoma
Tacoma, March 15—Six hun
dred men employed by the smelt
ers in this city are on strike and
the number is increasing daily.
The fires in the furnaces are being
drawn, and unless a settlement is
made soon 1 he plants will he closed
down.
IMjtshurg, March 15—The flood
in the Ohio river v !!ey is the
worst in history. Ice is piling np
in manv of the streets of this city
which are under water, (he river
being 13 feet above the danger
mark. Guests in several hotels in
tlie lower part of the city were
rompelled to make their escape on
rafts and ih canoes.
New York, March 15-*-Hundreds
,»f Wall street men, who are heavi
ly interested in railroads, have
petitioned the president to take
some action to save the country
from the threatened financial dis
aster. The president denies that
the new regulations will harm any
legitimate business, and refuses to
take any steps in the matter.
Tokyo, March 15—The wreck of
the Dakota has caused the govern
ment to make plans for the expen
diture of yast sums to improve the
approaches to this city.
New York, March 15—Alienist
Flint, in his examination yester
day, declared that Harry Thaw is
perfectly sane at this time.
London, March 15—The ^weat
•nhan. incident was discussed ves
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terday in the House of Commons.
The Cabinet declares that Admiral
Davis acted from the most worthy
motives.
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Zion City, March 15—Dowie left j
i message stating that Voliva and
Ins followers were h-llish dogs.
He promises a second coming with
an angel army and will then re
ward his friends and smite his
•‘nemies.
Washington, March 15—Presi
dent Roosevelt makes the an
nouncement that his policy will
not be influenced in any manner
by the fluctuations of stocks.
Toulon, March 15—One hundred
and three victims of the Jena dis
aster will be buried in one vast
grave tomorrow. The president of ■
France and all the great officials of ,
the government and of the navy ■
"ill be in attendance at the fu-!
neral.
Philadelphia, March 15—Sena
tor Foruker has launched his presi
Iclential boom. His campaign for
I nomination at the next convention
was inaugurated yesterdav when
i he started circulating half a mil
lion photographs of himself alone
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with campaign literature.
New \ ork, March 1‘i—In an in
terview here yesterday Tims. Rvan
j requested tin* forces of Wall street
| to support Roosevelt in his gov
ernment policies, saying that they
are for the good of the country at
large.
Washington, March Hi — Tin
conference of the railway men with
president Roosevelt is declared off. j
because Roosevelt instead of issu
ing them an invitation to call said
that he was always prepared to j
meet anyone from a party of mil
lionaires to a hod carrier.
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Chicago, March 16 — Evidence
has been prod viced to show that
jsome somnambulist removed the
missing $170,001) from the treasury
| here, and has forgotten where he
| made the cache,
London, Match 16—Cambridge
wins boat race from Oxford.
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Seattle, March 16—The Santa
Clara left today at noon for Valdez
with 109 passengers.
Guthrie, Okla., March 16—Claus
es of the new constitution making
this u prohibition state and pro
viding that negroes and whites
shall ride in different coaches on
railroads, have been defeated. l’>
other respects the constitution is
the most advanced in principals oi
any in America.
Seattle, March 10—A large num- j
her of laborers, bridgeimn and sur
veyors will sail for Natalia on the
Santa Clara today, to start work
on the Guggenheim road up the I
Copper river.
New York. March 10—The pros
pects for Thaw are brighter thru |
ever. The w itnesses against him !
have been involved in contradic- j
tions during th»-ir cross examina-(
tion, weakening the prosecution
case materially.
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Boston, March 16—At a demo
cratic dinner here yesterday Bryan
assented to the statement made hy !
the chairman that Roosevelt is thej
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only man in the States who can j
deieat him for presidency in 1008. j
Washington. March 16—Promi
nent republicans state that a num-j
her of the corporations of the coun
try arc? behind the movement to j
have Bryan nominated for the
presidency in 1008.
Washington, March 1(1—Secre
tary Taft made the announcement
yesterday that lu- will visit South
eastern Alaska and Vahh /. about
August loth, to see the country and
look into the railroad situation.
Washington. March Hi—Senator
Foraker announces that he is gath
ering evidence at his own expense
to clear the Brownsville troops of
the charges preferred against them.
Washington, March Hi—The
quarantine at the White House as
a result of Archie Roosevelt’s ill
ness from diptheria, has been
raised.
Berlin, March H‘» < ’apt. Bodic.
a German military expert, claims
that the Japare.-e are rushing war
like preparations and it appears
that they contemplate trouble with
the United States, in which event
the Pacific coast is so poorly pro
tected that it could be swept by
the Japs before defenses could be
provided for.
Englewood, N. J., March 1 *»—
The Cohmy of Upton Sinclair, an
tiior of the “Jungle” was destroyed
by a mysterious explosion injuiing
many. Fifty hardy escape r\ith
their lives. Sinclair loses all the
profite of his book.
Berlin, March Hi—An explosion
kills fifty-five men in the Eoraine
mine At the same time a cage in
the St. John mine containing “•'>
men dropped a quarter of a mill .n
the deepest shaft and all were
killed.
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Pittsburg, March 1*5—A terrible
tire is raging in the Washington
district of this city. Owing to the
tlocd the water mains are usele ss
and the buildings are be ing dyna
mited to stop the spread of the
Ha mis.
Monroe, La., March l'»—A inch
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the jail at tbit- place 11 >i■- n10.ril.Ln4i.
took out two young negroes accused
of assaulting a white girl, and
lynched them.
Washington, March IS It ap
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hv the State department that the
present bloodv war between Hon
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by a nude. The announcement
made by the depar*ment says that
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