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TTIK 0KOI?(HAN’S NEWS BRIEFS
Inquest Is Held to Fix Blame for
Death of Seventy-two—Moyer
III From Wounds.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH., Dec. 20.—In
scholarly language, Governor Ferris
of Michigan to-day told the United
States Government, as represented
by Special Investigator John B.
Densmore, to mind its own business.
Mr. Dei.smore stopped here between
trains for a conference with the
Michigan executive before giing to j
the copper country to investigate the j
strike for Secretary of Labor Wil
son.
“The Federal Government has no !
business in the copper country,” said i
Governor Ferris. “If Michigan were
not doing its duty, it would be the I
Government’s duty to step in. But
Michigan is doing its duty. There is
a grand jury in Houghton right now
from which Mr. Moyer or anybody
else can get fair play.”
Mr. Densmore left immediately
after the conference for the North.
Guards Catch Glimpse of Ken
tucky Clansmen—One of the
Gang, Wounded, Caught.
POLITICIANS KEEP OUT!
PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS., Dec. 29.
"No admittance to politicians:” is ilie
word that went out of the winter
White House to-day when President
Wilson learned that a number of
Southern leaders of his party were
planning to come here to interview
him on patronage and other subjects
during his vacation.
The Presiden is deeply disappoint
ed by the continued cold weather. He
had to golf nder leaden skies to-day.
He has eliminated all work possi
ble, and to-day sent to Washington
some of the business which he had
originally planned to care for. The
White House staff wilt have to attend
to it.
The President has for breakfast
daily the freshest of fresh eggs. They
come by parcel post from the Missis
sippi Experimental Farm, and thus
far none has beer broken in transit.
BULLET REMOVED.
CHICAGO, Dee. 29.—The bullet
which was imbedded near the spine
of Charles H. Moyer, president of
the Western Federation of Miners,
was removed this afternoon by an
operation at St. Luke’s Hospital. The
bullet, according to Moyer’s story,
was fired into his back when he was
attacked by a mob of citizens in
Houghton, Mich., where he was di
recting the strike of copper miners.
Dr. George V. Hilton said the oper
ation was successful, and that in a
shore time Moyer would be able to
leave his bed.
“I’ll go back to Calumet soon,” said
the miners’ president to a delegation
of union men who visited the hos
pital soon.
WHY HE KILLED WIFE.
CINCINNATI, Deo 29. “I killed
her because 1 saw the devil in her
eyes. The baby would also have the
devil in her eyes, so I killed it, too.”
This was the explanation given by
a man registering in the Hotol Wal
ton as D. R. Willard, but who later
said he was Robert Munroe Maroney,
aged 26, of San Antonio, Texas, for
the murder of his wife and 3-year-old
daughter this morning. The mother
and child were riddled with bullets as
they slept in a room.
After the shooting, Maroney, flour
ishing a revolver, ran, half cald, from
the hotel and was pursued by a crowd
to the river, where he was caught on
the bridge, He told the police he was
a magician, a son of James Willard,
and was known as "Willard, the Wiz
ard.” Coroner Foertmeyer pronounced
the man violently insane.
MARCHING ON BORDER TOWN.
PRESIDIO, TEXAS, Dec. 29-
Scouts of the Mexican Federals in
Ojinaga reported to General Orozco
there to-day that they had sighted
the advance guard of the rebel army
marching from Chihuahua. This
news was immediately followed by
the departure of scores of women and
children from the Mexican tow-n of
Presidio.
United States troops are preparing
to enforce their order that no, Ameri
cans must be imperilled by the firing
of the two armies.
It te probable, however, that the
battle will not begin before Tuesday
afternoon, as the rebels will travel
slowly through La Mula Pass.
BIG YEAR FOR SOUTH.
That the new year will be the
biggest in the history of the South
is the confident prediction made
Monday by J. E. C. Pedder, division
superintendent for Bradstreet’s and
an expert on business conditions in
this section.
Mr. Pedder declares that with the
tariff and currency bills disposed of
and the banks full of money, nothing
stands in the way of 1914 breaking
all records
“HEART MATE” IS GONE.
MONTICELLO, N. Y., Dec. 29.—
Adelaide Brance, who for fourteen
years was the "heart mate” of Melvin
M. Couch, had disappeared completely
to-day, following her flight undercov
er of darkness from the local jail.
Conflicting reports were circulated as
to her whereabouts.
It is expected that she wall eventu
ally be given shelter by a brother liv
ing at Ur:!mer. Iowa.
Miss Portia Willis Is Preparing
Accouterments for New York-
Albany March.
new YORK, Dec. 29.—Miss Portia
Willis, one of the prettiest of the
suffragists, is making one of the fa
mous Pilgrim cloaks worn by General
Rosalie Jones and her followers on
the “hikes” of th«. Jones army. Miss
Willis is one of the latest of Miss
Jones’ followers and is to go with the
“general” on a new “hike” to Al
bany.
This will be the second hike the
suffragists, under the leadership of
“General” Jones, have made to Al
bany. One year ago a band of 37
"’omen, clad in sweaters, mackinaws,
short skirts and square-toed shoes,
started on their 140-mile walk.
Though they all started with the
declaration that they would “stick” to
the end, most of them found the or
deal too much, and left a handful to
present their petition in the interests
of the cause to he Governor.
Those who faltered by the Wayside
all insisted that they were heart
broken because they could not 'finish
the hike, but gave excellent reasons
for dropping out. Many became foot
sore and exhausted, and others found
that their duties at home were so
pressing that they were regretfully
compelled to return to New York.
“General” Jones also engineered a
suffragist march to Washington sev
eral weeks after the Albany hike and
presented a suffragist petition to
President Wilson.
DOCTOR KILLS SELF.
JACKSON, Dec. 29.—Dr. M. D. La
nier, aged 62, was found dead in his
room at the Baptist pastoriupi to
day. He had been missing since Sat.
urday night. He committed suicide
by taking ether and chloroform, a
bottle of each drug being held in his
hands. Ill health is supposed to have
been the cause.
Dr. Lanier came to Jackson sev
eral months ago from Sylvania in
search of health. He had been prac
ticing dentistry. Of the several notes
found one said that the grave was
better than his present condition.
Dr. Lanier was a native of Oliver
and belonged to a prominent South
Georgia family. For many years ie
practiced dentistry in Savannah, go
ing from there to Sylvania. He leaves
a wife and several children at Syl
vania, five brothers and one sister.
Coroner Mangham w r ill hold an in
quest to-day.
TO HELP BANK.
AUGUSTA. Dec. 29.—It is under
stood that J. P. Armstrong, cashier of
the Irish-American Bank, will go to
work to-morrow to assist in straight
ening out the tangled affairs of the
institution which was closed two
w r eeks ago bv the State Bank Exam
iner at the instance of the board of
directors.
Armstrong has returned to the city
furnished bond of $10,000 and is re
ported to be ready for business.
THINK THEY HAVE THIEF.
HARRISBURG, ILL., Dec. 29.—
After eluding the officers for two
years, George F. Wilson is believed to
be under arrest at Spokane, Wash.
Wilson was secretary-treasurer of
the United Mine Workers of America
local at Herrin. Ill., and disappeared
with $11,000 of the miners’ money.
Bonding companies made good part
of this, and his shortage now-
amounts to about $S,000.
Miss Portia Willis, a noted beauty among the suffragists oJ
New York
Bitten in a Sleeper,
Wants $10,000 Salve
MILWAUKEE, WIS., Dec. 27.—
Suit for $10,000 has been started in
Montana by a Milwaukee man who
claims damages because of a bite that
happened on a St. Paul Railroad
sleeping car in Montana.
Railroad officials say the car he
complains of was on its first run over
the route.
LIFE CHEAP HERE.
CHICAGO, Deo. 29.—Human life Is
cheaper in industrial America than any
where else in the world except China
according to Episcopal Bishop Charles
D. Williams, of Michigan, who lectured
here.
FARMERS CURING MEAT.
VALDOSTA, Dec. 29.—Many of the
leading farmers and meat raisers in
Lowndes County this j*ear are curing
their own meat by cold storage and
are thus independent of weather con
ditions, which heretofore have caused
the loss of much pork.
About 30,000 pounds of meat have
been cured already at the cold stor
age plant of the Valdosta Lighting
Company this season, and there are
now- 10,000 pounds in the chilling
looms.
the State troops and the Bell Cour
Deputy Sheriffs were still posted
the six entrances to the coal mi
near Pineville, where the members
the Hendrickson gang are believed
be in hiding. It is considered only
matter of a short time until hung
and thirst will drive them out.
That the gang is hidden in the mi
is considered certain, as on Sundi
morning one of the guards saw thr
men cautiously advancing from o
of the entries. He called to anoth
guard, the men heard him and we
back.
George Hendrickson, one of t
clansmen, was arrested Sunday afte
noon at the home of a friend. I
had a shotgun wound in the hip ai
was unable to flee with the others ai
had been hiding out.
LEA FOR SUFFRAGE.
ASHEVILLE. N. C.. Dec. 29.—Sei
ator Luke I..ea, of Tennessee, in ?
address to men at the Y. M. C.
here espoused the cause of wonu
suffrage. He stated that the enfrai
ehisement of woman would be a lor
step toward nation-wide prohibitio
Senator Lea referred to the su
frage movement as the last step
the evolution of woman.
LOUISVILLE, KY„ Dec. 29—Lik«
cats watching for the mice to appear,
UNITED STATES AND MICHIGAN WAR OVER MOYER
PROBER TOLD TO
KFFP HAMRR OFF
SUFFRAGIST BEAUTY
JOINS HIKERS' RANKS