Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1911 — GENERAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL NEWS.

At Columbus, Ohio, after haring debated the question at two previous conventions, the United Mine Workers of America by a vote of 1.213 to 967 decided to amend the constitution so that John Mitchell, former president of the miners, either will have to resign from the Civic Federation or get out of the miners’ union. The socialist element of the convention voted almost solidly against Mitchell’s connection with the Civic Federation, as did also the Lewis strength. Mitchell will have until April to decide to which organization he will cling. A year ago he was quoted as saying that he would not forsake the miners under any conditions. Indianapolis probably will land the next convention. Just after the Texas limited train on the Colorado and. Southern had left the union station at Pueblo, Colo., a lane, bandit who gave his name as AI Buckley when captured, held up the passengers of two rear coaches. He secured over SIOO, some watches and jewelry, then pulled the belj cord and as the train slowed down leaped off. Special Agent William McCafferty of the Rio Grande road, was in a forward car when he heard there was a robber aboard and rushed back. He saw Buckley Jump and followed, opening fire A bullet shattered Buckley's wrist and, as his revolver dropped, he threw up his left hand and surrendered. Considerable anxiety is already being felt at Punta Arenas, Chile, the southernmost city in the world, over the possible effects of the opening Of the Panama canal on traffic through the Straits of Magelien, according to a United States commercial agent, John M. Turner, who has been in Chile. All vessels passing between the east and west have been accustomed to stop at Punta Arenas to coal. The town, which has a population of 12,000, paved streets, large stores and many public Improvements, has thrived particularly as a result of the ocean traffic, which may be diverted to the canal. At Chicago five burly men were severely injured in a fight with Daniel Mahoney, thirty years old, a conductor employed by the Chicago City Railway company, on an eastbound Forty-third street car, between state street and Wentworth, avenue. Two escaped aud the police are searching for them. The other three were given medical attention at St. Bernard’s hospital and then locked up at the Fiftieth street station on charges of disorderly conduct. The row started over refusal of the men to pay their fares. Lawrence C Phipps, the steel magnate, now a leader ih business and social circles here, gave Denver a surprise by marrying Miss Margaret Rogers, daughter of Platt Rogers, a wealthy attorney. Miss Rogers is a vocalist of rare ability and has traveled abroad for the last five years. Mr. Phipps was divorced from Genevieve Chandler Phipps, Sept. 15, 1964, after many stormy months of threats of divorce, reconciliations and an exciting kidnapping of his two little daughters. Rex, a St. Bernard puppy owned by David Wilson, a farmer of Bogota, N. J., saved the lives of Wilson’s two children. Harry Wilson, 12 years old, and Grace. 9 years old, fell through the ice on a small pond back of the Wilson bam. Rex jumped in and pulled first the boy and then the girl ashore. Both children had swallowed a quantity of water and were helpless for a time. As soon as he had them ashore, the dog ran to the farmhouse and brought their father. The charter for the government of St. Louis was defeated at the polls by 40,155 majority. Of the 154,958 registered voters, 90,071 casting their ballots in all sections of the city except the fashionable west end residential district voted heavily against -the proposition. In New York city it is announced that the board of trustees of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, of which John D. Rockefeller is a member; has voted a salary increase of |2,000 a year t 6 the pastor, Rev. Charles F. Aked. This will make his salary 312,000 a year.Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, delivered a characteristic speech in the senate. He urged the unseating of Senator Lorimer, violated the rules of senatorial courtesy with sn assault on Senator Depew, of New York, and lambasted former President Roosevelt. •.. _ .