The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-11-28

The Independent Fertilizer Company
has been Incorporated at Trenton.
New jersey, with capital stock Of
$4,000, 900.
1t IL reported at Rome that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is planning a visit to
the Eternal City" with his family
in 1910 and is already making inquir.
les for a suitable villa in which to
live.
A dispatch from Vienna says that a
band OF Servians, while crossing the
Bosnian frontier near Sevornik, was
repulsed by Austrian troops. The Ser
vians lost seventeen mon killed and
the Austrians three killed.
The state of Louisiana has adopted
by popular vote the constitutional
amendment exempting from taxation
loans made by life insurance compe-
mes to their policyholders and loans
upon real estate mortgages.
Mrs. Russell Sage of New York has
given $4,000 toward the establish
ment OF college for colored youth
In Kentucky to be a branch Of Berea
college. The college will be modelled
after the Tuskegee institute.
The American Mining Congress will
meet at Pittsburg December I'd to
9TH. Among those who are expected
to be present are: President-elect
William H. Taft, James ]. Hill, Ed
ward Hartman and the governors OF
at least dozen states.
Wilbur Wright had narrow escape
at Lemans, France, from serious in.
jury. The chain Of propeller broke
and the machine began to turn over.
Wright re-established the balance OF
the aeroplane by leaning to one side
and cut off the motor, descending In
safety.
The death Of the Grand Duke Alexis
has resulted in the reinstatement Of
the Grand Duke Cyril, eldest son OF
Grand Duke Vladimir, in the imperial
favor. Cyril was stripped OF his hon.
ors and exiled from Russia following
his marriage in 1905 with the divorced
Grand Duchess Victoria of Hesse.
In notable speech in the House OF
Lords, Field Marshal Lord Roberts de-
clared In favor of larger army for
England, pointing out that Germany
could invade the country with compar.
alive ease. He said that the lack Of
sufficient military force would tend
to the loss Of Great Britain's suprem-
acy at sea
The Democratic national committee
received in all S620.6i4.77, and spent
$619,4l0.06 during the recent presiden.
tial campaign. leaving a balance on
hand OF $l,23i.7l. This is over n mil.
lion dollars less than was expended
by the Republican national committee,
which reports contributions amounting
TO $l.655.51S.27.
Engineers Of the United States Geo
logical Survey report extreme low wa
ter conditions In many streams OF New
York and New England during Sep.
TENDER and October. The Connecticut
river in particular. reached the low.
est stage ever recorded and continued
ut this stage for the greater part OF
two months.
A group OF $50 girls. employees Of the
Ohio, which has the contract for all
stamped envelopes and wrappers for
the government. were posing for
photograph on scaffold, fifteen feet
above the ground. when the scaffold
gave way and all We're precipitated TO
the ground. A dozen were badly hurt
but none will die.
The weekly report OF the worlds
shipment OF whea, for the period end.
Ing Saturday. November I4th. shows n
decrease over the previous weeks
shipments OF 2Gt. 900 bushels The de-
crease over the corresponding per.
Tod OF 1907 Is $4,000 bushels. The to-
tails OF the corn shipment show a de.
crease over the same week In 1907 Of
$4,000 bushels.
Careful calculation OF the production
OF automobiles In America next year
places the output OF all the factories
close TO $4,000 cars. This total pro.
duct. valued ut approximately $3.50. 900.
600 will be built by 253 manufacturers:
this means that car will be marketed
for about every 1000 Of population In
tho country and that the ears will aver.
nfo 1880 In price.
Tho American baseball team At
Toxic. Japan. followed up It's first vic.
tory over tho Wascda university By
winning two more games the next day.
the first from the wascda players. by
score Of Is 10 !. and the second from
the crack team Of the kcio university.
which was defeated BY n score Of q to
o. There WINS n great attendance at