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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
3
Seven coal mine operators met in secret session in Des Moines to demand a 20.4 percent wage concession from miners. The joint committee will meet this afternoon to arrange a new agreement set to take effect April 1, with potential difficulties but hope for a compromise.
In Davenport Iowa March 26 Democrats solidified party control at the state convention with Charles Miller of Waverly as chairman and Duffy of Dubuque backing the shift. A June 25 meeting date was set to avoid Sioux City discord while Bryan supporters faced a platform restructure. In the Fifth district unity prevailed with a split delegate vote and John Dennis of Dubuque defeating a rival for permanent chair of the organization committee by a narrow margin.
Reports from Salin March 26 indicate ambiguity over a Kaiser Hill communication. The German foreign office denied refusing to receive Hill, while the U S state department said no official steps were taken and advised inquiries to Washington.
Major Adolphus W. Greely, famed Arctic explorer, was put on the army retired list today. He is currently in the Orient on leave, with headquarters in Saint Paul, and General Winfield S. Fade now commanding in his stead.
The article traces General Greely’s Arctic expeditions and his rise from private to brigadier general. It notes his role in building vast telegraph networks from Texas to Alaska, organizing circumpolar stations, and his pivotal reorganization of the national weather service. It also mentions his later duties including the Pacific military division and relief efforts after the San Francisco earthquake.
PURBLO Colo March 20 A chief witness from Ouray Colo Wharey Orchard under death sentence in Idaho for the murder of former Governor Stoutenberg will testify against Steve Adams at Telluride in May. Orchard may be brought here as a witness only if the Idaho board of pardons commutes his sentence and word arrives from a credible source that action will occur.
Emil Oudou and three others flee after being released on bonds for cattle rustling charges. Deputies from Butte and Deadwood pursue across the region, with warrants active and a manhunt extending toward the Canadian line. LeGrand Vollin and Brown likely fled together, and more arrests are anticipated as officials vow vigorous prosecution.
New York March 26 The Tickerbocker Trust Company opened to a crowded scene with dozens of depositors outside the bank. Officials said the institution had 2,000,000 in cash on hand and was created to meet any demand. Depositors expressed confidence in its solvency and future success.
The president today sent nominations of postmasters to the Senate for confirmation. The list includes John W. Campbell of Morrisonville, Alfred Schuler of Mound City, Samuel S. Yolton of Villa Grove, Benjamin Wendeling of Desplaines, Albert Th. Ingersoll of Sisseton, Charles W. Curtis of Westington Springs, Albert G Kurturee of Green Bay, among others.
Rawhide Nevada claims the title of youngest and richest camp. A mail box with a cow tail marked the place before any inhabitants appeared. Prospectors overlooked the ground for forty years until a group of farming campers staked claims last August and began mining the ore. The discovery quietly spread.
A Rawhide Press Times special notes Goldfield’s rapid growth as tents give way to brick buildings. About 5,000 tons of ore worth $60 a ton remain. richer ore is sent to plants while others wait for mills. Four newspapers and three banks exist. water and wood are costly. property values soar from 10–20 to 5000–8000 dollars.
In Covington Kentucky last night masked riders cut phone lines and saturated the tobacco warehouse of T S Hamilton and Company with oil before setting it ablaze. The fire destroyed 500000 pounds of tobacco and much of the building. A Miss Feeney who was ill in her room was removed as flames spread. Eight young farmers are suspected with warrants issued for their arrest.
Berlin reports the foreign office confirms the Kaiser approved Hill’s appointment last November and has not changed stance. No German statement is coming to Washington to alter the ambassadorship view. Ambassador Tower announced plans to presign within a few months.
Members of the Commerce Committee push to take up the administration bill amending the Sherman Law, challenging the Judiciary Committee. Speaker Cannon and Williams clash over duties as potential shifts threaten the House leadership amid talk of an impeachment probe.
President Roosevelt's message to Congress was read in both houses. Key points include prohibiting child labor nationwide, re-enacting employers liability law, requiring notice for permanent injunctions, amending the interstate commerce law, promoting arbitration during strikes, opposing blacklist or boycott legality, establishing postal savings banks, tariff provisions, permanent water ways, forest protection, and placing wood pulp on the free list.
William Matterson, claimed from Kansas City, Mo., was arrested after forging employer’s name to a local bank check and taking the money. He allegedly snatched the check from States Attorney Bull and tried to swallow it before Sheriff Topkins and the attorney restrained him in a struggle.
Allowance by the Haitian government enables refugees from French German and Spanish consulates in Gonaives St. Marc and Port au Prince to be boarded by the French cruiser D’Estrees and taken to St. Thomas. Six military officers including Major Laraque arrested on suspicion of involvement in the conspiracy may face a military court if warranted. No disturbances observed as warships calm foreign residents.
London March 27 Count Abyurei blames the Italian ambassador in Washington for exposing him to reporters and revealing his incognito. He plans the immediate recall of the diplomat. The duke arrived in Liverpool and would not confirm or deny reports about his personal affairs including the Elkins engagement.
South Dakota's Supreme Court upholds a ballot format missing the small square before yes or no. The ruling affirms the majority will as voters marked the choices, resolving the Day county liquor license dispute and affirming the lower court’s decision.
President Roosevelt, after a Montana mine owners association statement alleging fraudulent land classifications by the Northern Pacific, directs Secretary Garfield to conduct a thorough investigation. Millions of acres in Montana are in dispute as the railroad faces challenge to its holdings and past classifications.
Washington March 24 Opening of the Washington Jockey Club meeting at Benning signals the Eastern racing season for 1908. The event attracts many top horses fresh from winter rest with a packed three week program including two year old stakes and the Benning handicap as the centerpiece. Track condition is excellent and opening heats run six furlongs to seven furlongs with steeplechase spectacles also on the card.
Kansas City March 22 news says coal miners across Missouri Kansas Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas will strike on April 1 after the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators Association refused to meet to discuss proposed wage raises. The district vice president announced the strike as the only remaining option after the meeting.
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