The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-01-16

The United States supreme court
has declared unconstitutional the con
gressional enactment of June IL, 1906
known as the employers liability
law"
President Roosevelt has sent mes
sage to congress urging that in pre-
or more extra employees be appointed
under civil service rules.
The interstate commerce commits
sion in its annual report to congress
expresses the opinion that the railroad
officials as a rule are attempting to
obey the new railroad law.
The supreme court of the United
States has consented to review the
proceedings in the Waters-Pierce
Oil company suit wherein a Texas
court fined the company S1.623.00
The. revenues collected through the
postoffice department during 1907
amounted to S1S3 900 900.
Reports from Vancouver. B. c., state
that large numbers of Japanese re-
serve army men have been ordered
to Toxic and that several hundred
are ready to leave for Japan.
Photographs illustrating feats of
horsemanship by military men of
European armies accompany recon-
mendations to congress from the
president for betterment of army
riding.
The Isthmian canal commission
has decided to construct the canal
locks 100 feet wide which is the
width originally projected. unless it
is shown that naval developments
make greater width desirable.
Col. Marsh NJ. Murdock, postmaster
of Wichita Kan. and editor of the
Eagle, died at his home in that city
recently. He was the father of Con
gressman Murdoch. and for 80 years
has been a power in Kansas affairs.
He was 20 years of age
Night riders recently swooped down
upon Russellville, Logan county. Ky,
burning number of Independent to-
bacco concerns and other establish
ments and shooting three men who ap-
peared upon the streets.
During December total of 2.20O,-
$50 cubic yards of earth was exca-
waited on the Panama canal.
At Wharton. Ohio. three families
comprising a dozen people were seri-
ously poisoned by eating cheese.
II. F. Storrs. beekkeeper for the
California Safe Deposit and Trust
company at San Francisco has con
fessed to making false entries in the
banks book amounting TO sl.000.0 900.
Maximilien Harden. who has been
on trial at Berlin for libeling Count
Won Moltke in his paper, has been
sentenced to four months imprison-
ment
An Atlantic City chair pushe.'
found a pocketbook containing s40o
in money and jewelry valued at sew
eral thousand dollars which he re-
turned to the woman who lost 1t. His
honesty was rewarded by the gift of
two nickels and two pennies.
Citizens of Franklin. Pa, have
brought suit for damages against the
company which supplies water to the
city charging that a recent typhoid
epidemic was caused by the impure
water supplied.
was held at Pasadena. Cal. on New
Years day. Seventy thousand per-
sons witnessed the beautiful floral pa
rade In which Miss Ma Sutton, the
international tennis champion. was
the queen.
Three members OF the city fire de-
partment of Vancouver. b. c.. were
attacked and badly wounded by
crowd OF Japanese armed with knives.
The firemen had accidentally broken
the glass in front Of Japanese
store.
A passenger train on the Grand
Trunk railway rolled down an EN-
bankment near Barrie. Ont, and was
entirely consumed by fire which
caught from an overturned stove.
Fifteen passengere were injured.
Announcement comes from Wash
ihgton that within 80 days suit will be
filed In the federal court at Omaha
to dissolve the merger between the
Union and Southern Pacific railroads.
The United States treasury has a
deficit for December of sS,535 900.
Attorney General Jackson, of Kan
sas, has filed an custer suit against
Mayor Everhardy. of Leavenworth for
violation of his oath of Office in allow
ing saloons to run in tina. city.
The government of Austria-Hun-
gary has contributed $4,000 to relieve
the sufferers from the recent mine
disasters of Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
In the federal court at Richmond.
Va, Judge Pritchard appointed re-
railroad The company had de-
faulted on its January interest.
In his second annual message to
the New York legislature Gov.
Hughes urges Legislation which Will
nrayapt tho renrehensih1e pr,c-icac