Washington, D. C., Dec. 16—Secre
tary of the Navy Metcalf has made a
vigorous protest against the action of
a court, which released a boy prisoner
conditional that he join the navy.
The secretary does not desire the
navy to be composed of jail birds.
Seattle, Dec. 14—In framing a plat
form, the democratic city convention
cut out a paragraph indorsing the
administration of W. II. Moore, the
present democratic mayor of the
city.
Goldfield, Dec. 16—1 he mine
•wners have suspended the reduced
wage scale for a period of ten days,
and the striking miners will return to j
work, pending a revision of the scale
•f wages which will be satisfactory
to both mine owers and mine workers.
The miners have conducted their
■trike without violence, and have
gained the public respect in so doing,
making it comparatively easy for the
contending parties to come to an
amicable agreement as to their difT
corances.
It now comes to light that the send
ing of troops here wa3 due to the re
port of one Goldfield mine operator,
who went to Washington and filled
the ear of Assistant Secretary of War
Oliver with grave alarms. The
sheriff of the county made no request
for troops, saying he could handle
the situation without federal assis
tance.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 1G—Repub-!
lican leaders here fear the Taft boom |
«
is flattening. Th? result of the elec
tion in Ohio, in which the secretary
received a severe setback in his as- j
piratio- s is having adete mined effect
on his campaign. Another potent
factor is the outspoken opposition to
Taft expressed by the Federation of
Labor and other labor organizations.
Samuel Gompers, one of the recog
nized leaders of the labor element in
the United States, bitterly opposes
Taft, whom he claims is a foe to or
ganized labor.
Cortelyou, secretary of the treas
ury, is tlie next choice to Taft, and j
I
looms up stronger as the Taft boom
subsides.
Chicago, Dec. 16—The tariff books
used in Judge Landis’ court during
the famous trial of the Standard Oil
company for rebating, have disap
peared.
They were in th«. custody of the I
clerk of the court, who denies all!
i
knov, ledge of their whereabouts. This )
was the case in which the huge mon
opoly was firfed the enormous sum of
$23,000,000, and the tariff books will
1
be necessary i the event of a second J
trial of the proceeding.
Boise, Dec. 16—Clarence S. Dar-!
row, the noted criminal lawyer, is!
now cross-examining Harry Orchard
in the Petti bone trial. He h.is forced
the witness, t> picture himself a vcidt
able monster in his boyhood days, for
t'ie purpose of discrediting his con
fession, in the eyes of the jury. In
the trial of Haywood, Orchard was
cross-questioned by W. J. Richardson,
the Denver attorney.
San Franciscc, Dec. 16—In order
to "secure conclusive evidohcc agains.
indicted grafters of the city, i r. sc*
cutor Hency has about decided to
grant entire immunity to Abraham
Ruef, in exchange for his evidence to
be used* in the prosecution. Ruef
was recognized as the leader of the
grafters among the city officials, be
ing the go-between by those desiring
special privileges and the men who
had the power to grant them. His
testimony, therefore, will be invalu
able to put the bribers behind prison
bars.
New York, Dec. 16—The bears of
the stock exchange attacked stocks
and forced out the longs, and a heavy
liquidation followed. Prices on all
stocks tumbled. Copper is now
thirteen.
New York, Dec. 17—Winds with a
velocity of eighty-miles an hour are
lashing the waters of the broad At
lantic, creating seas that roll to
mountain hight.
Eleven trans-Atlantic steamships,
due to arrive here, are unreported, j
and grave fears are expressed as to i
the ability of some of them to survive
the fierce hurricane now raging.
Six vessels started to sea from this
port, but were compelled to return
and seek safely within the harbor.
The smokestack of o^e steamer was
blown ever by the wind, and in fak
ing struck and instantly killed one
man.
Reports from the New’ England coast
stato that the storm is the worst
known in the history of that section.
Oniy one telegraph line is w'orlring
from here to the New’ England cities.
Denver, Dec. 17—A blizzard is
raging throughout the states of Colo
rado, Kansas and Nebraska, leaving
death and destruction in its wrake.
The trains are completely snow’bound.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17—Sena
tor Piles introduced a bill in the sen
ate reimbursing the town of Chena in
the sum of 01640, licnese money col
lected from there through error. Del
egate Cale introduced a like measure
in the house.
Goldfield, Dec. 17—A committee
from the Western Federation of
Miners waited upon Gen. Funston
this morning and informed him that
they carried arms because they feared
death at the hands cf the mine
owners’ association, for months past
San Rafael, Dec. 17—While cross
ing the railroad track in front of a
fast approaching train last night,
Stewart Dunbar’s feet #aught in a
cattle guard, holding him fast. With
rare presence of mind, Dundtr took
several bills from his pocket and
ignited them as a signal. The train
crew saw the danger sign just in time
to prevent running over the prostrate
form of the man.
Seattle, Dec. 17—At 8’clock this
morning, the hour for the sailing of
the fleet cf battleships for the Pacific
coast, the flags were unfurled in ail
the Pacific coast towns, in honor cf
the departure.
\
Hampton Roads, Dec. 17 The
yateht Mayflower, with the president
anti party aboard, enroute to escort
the Pacific-bound fleet to the ope*
ocean, arrived here at eight o’clock
‘his morning, after a stormy trip.
Fortress Monroe, Dec. 17—At nine
o’clock this morniug President Roose
velt received the officers of the Pacific
bound fleet on board the yacht May
flower out in the open sea. Ke after
wards reviewed the majestic fleet of
war vessels, and shouted a last fare
well at 10:33 o’clock, amid the boom
ing of cannon frem the vessels and
the vigorous'cheers of the crows.
Tucson, Are., Dec. 17—A private
messenger has just arrived here from
the Mexican side, and reports that
the Yaqui Indians have recently
made a raid cn the Greene Const 1
idated Copper Company’s mines, lo
cated at Labrisca. In the fight which
ensued between the employes of the
mines and the Indians, Mine Manager
Bernard was killed. The attacking
paily *as repulsed, but fears arc en
tertained that they will resume the
assault with increased numbers, and
massacre all connected with the
mines.
At stated intervals the Yaquismake
raids on various small mining camps
and prospecting parties. For years
past they have been a source of an
noyance to the Mexican government,
whose troops have been unable to |
dislodge them from their mountain- j
ous retreats.
Washington, D. C., Dee. 17—Sena- j
tor Piles, of Washington has intro
duced a bill in fhe senate amending j
ihe present law in regard to the fcx
tradition of prisoners between the
various states.
Seattle, Dec. 17—D. A. MeKenjj.
a delegate to the Juneau convention
lays Alaska must hold another eon
vention to elect two delegate? to the
nat'onal republican convention, ia
accordance with the ruling of the
national committee. May 2ml is bei^
considered as the date for holding
the next meeting.
New7 York, Dee. 17—Abraham Huc.
nael recognized as one of the shrewd
I est members of the New York burin
j former years, but now a convicted
i felon in the Tojmbs, is dying fan
kidney trouble. Hummel was con
victed of perjury in a divorce suit.
His long suit was manufacturing evi
dence in divorce cases.
Goldfield, Dec. 18—A committee
representing women’s clubs and &
deputation from the local chamber of
commerce called upon Gen. Funaton,
I in command of the' troops here, ad
declared the state of Nevada has been
in a state of terror for months, as a
result of threats made by miners of
the Western Federation of Labor.
Funston assured the committee that
the troops would be stationed in
Goldfield permanently.
Denver, Dec. 18—The court tinds
that ex-Govemor Route was ins ane
when in 1902 he transferred all 1 his
property to his wife. Children of the
ex- governor’s first wife w • the
plaintiffs in the case,
Washington, D. O., Dec. IS—d. P.
Morgan has been appointed post
master at Sunrise Alaska.
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