The Glenwood post., 1908-10-10
The strike of Canadian Pacific me-

cpdnlcS, WnlCn started Aug. 4tu, mas
been declared off. About 10000 men
are affected. This will be followed by
similar declaration in the East.
Butler Ames, who was nominated
Thursday by acclamation for fourth
term in Congress at the Fifth Massa-
chusetts district Republican conven-
ton, was next day nominated by the
Democratic convention.
Hart o. Berg, business manager OF
the Wright Brothers, has confirmed
the report that Lazare Weller, the
French financier and aeroplane pro-
moter, was ordering the construction
OF fifty aeroplanes on the Wright
model.
There were 1928 natives employed
in the mining districts of the Trans
vaal in June, which was an increase Of
1926 over the previous month. The
gradual expectation of the coolies is 60
ing on, and for the month Of June 3,199
were exported, as their time WIS ex-
pired. On the 31st of July 1S,413 Chi
nese were at work.
Lieut.. Gov. Eben S. Draper was
nominated for governor by acclama-
tion by the Massachu husetts Republican
state convention. Louis R. Frothing
ham of Boston was nominated for lieu
tenant governor, also by acclamation.
An oil pipe line is to be built fos the
Standard Oil Company from Robinson,
Illinois. to Coal Grove, Pennsylvania.
at cost of S12,000,O00.
The steamer Roosevelt, on which
Peary started from Etah, West Green
land, August 18th in his quest for the
north pole, has three Americans be-
side Commander Peary, the regular
crew Of the steamer, 25 Eskimos and
$50 dogs. The Eskimos are eager to
assist the explorer. The Roosevelt
has an ample supply of walrus meat
for the dogs
Infuriated by the belief that the fatal
ferry disaster at Smyrna. when 140
drowned, was due to the fact that the
captain Of the Turkish steamer, which
ran down the ferryboat, was absent
from his post, mob Thursday de-
scended upon the offices of the Hami-
deeh company, owner of the steamer.
and burned them, together with the
piers and landing stations.
Negro, a full grown African lion, es
capped last week from the winter quar-
ters of circus near New Brunswick,
N. j., and after having been hunted
by keepers all night, was shot and
killed by Edward Radel, farmer. Be-
fore its end the lion killed two cows
and n calf. In escaping, the lion had
attacked one of the camels connected
with the show, and then forced the
keepers to flee.
At Lemans, France, Saturday, Will
bur Wright broke another aeroplane
record. With French journalist by
his side he remained in the air for
fifty-five minutes and thirty-seven Sec
onds, circling the field twenty-four
times and covering distance official
ly estimated at thirty-six miles. His
best previous flight with passenger
was eleven minutes and thirty-five
and two-fifths seconds.
The business depression is felt Sc
verely in England. Since 1908 began,
trade activity at Manchester, as meas
ured by clearing house exchanges, has
declined six and three-eighths per cent.
from 1907. This means the cotton in
dustry. At Birmingham. the iron CEN
ter. the shrinkage mas been 105s per
cent; at Newcastle, the coal market,
21A; at Liverpool, the shipping mar
ket. 7hs.
The Genesee conference at Roches-
ter of the Methodist church, in the mat
ter of charges preferred against Rev.
DR.. George H. Dyer, superintendent of
the Central Methodist district, for the
Western Methodist Book concern,
found him guilty of business irregu-
larity constituting high imprudence
and unministerial conduct" and sus-
pended him from his office until his
obligations Are met.
The government railways under con-
struction in Chile, and lines for which
contracts are about to be let by that
government involve an estimated cost
of $65, 1927 900 gold. All these lines will
be completed within five years. To
this must be added many millions of
dollars for rolling stock during the
five years which means that invest
ments for railway improvements in
Chile during that period will approx
mate close to 100000.