The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20

lowest since April, 1908.
Judge Sealbury has announced his
withdrawal from the Independence
party.
The Pope on the 9Th inst. issued .
document on the occasion Of his priest
hood jubilee. addressed to the clergy
at-large In which he exhorts the eccles
iastics to lead holy life and be an ex-
ample In this regard to others.
The new era of freedom in Turkey
brought about by the promulgation OF
constitution by the Sultan Is produc-
Ing symptoms Of agitation among the
working classes. Strikes for increased
pay have already broken out among
the dock laborers. tramway men and
employees of the tobacco factories.
At Lexington. Kentucky. Friday.
Barney Oldfield. the automobile rae
er. almost had his career terminated
when. while making a fast mile. a tire
exploded ana hurled Oldfield through
a fence. He was not hurt aside from
some bruises. The accident was kept
forty-nine seconds.
The Aerial Navigation Company OF
Boston. to do a freight and passenger
business by airship between Boston.
New York and other points. was in
corporated at Boston Saturday, the
capital stock being $4,000. The in
corporators are named as II. II. Bond.
c. II. Bond of Boston and James l..
Bruce Of Waltham.
King Frederick of Denmark and
Queen Louise took luncheon Friday al.
Copenhagen, with a party OF 400 Dan
ish-Americans. Colonel Listoe OF New
York. in a speech conveyed President
Roosevelt's greetings to the King.
who In a long and charming response
expressed his best wishes for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the United States.
II is reported at Trondjhem. Nor
way. that Walter Wellman. who was
In charge OF the proposed Chicago
Record-Herald balloon expedition to
the North Pole, will make the attempt
to reach the pole by airship in 1909
and that orders have been cabled to
provide his camp at Spitzbergen and
retain the men there through the win
ter.
The Spanish government will sus-
tain heavy loss as the result OF the
decision to retire from circulation
100000 worth OF counterfeit 8 peseta
coins. These coins have been In circu-
lation for the past fifteen years and
they have been practically accepted
as legal tender from the people. The
only return the government will get
will be from the sale OF ingots, into
which the coins will be melted.
General William Booth. commander
in-chief OF the Salvataion Army. sailed
from London on the Sth inst. for Cape
town. on three months tour OF
South Africa The aged Salvationist
intends to penetrate many out OF the
way points. which can be reached
only by driving for many days in bul
lock wagons. While In Rhodesia the
general hopes to conclude arrange
ments for colonizing that country by
Salvationists on a large scale.
The Republican party In Tennessee
is divided into two factions. each Of
which has nominated a candidate for
governor Hon. T. Asbury Wright
was nominated by the "home-rule"
faction at Chattanooga Monday. State
wide prohibition Is the keynote Of the
platform. Al Nashville on Wednes-
day the Evans faction named George
n. Tiilman of Davidson county for
governor and adopted a platform con-
tanning a plank providing for state
wide prohibition Of the liquor traffic
through extension OF what Is known
as the four mile law.
The Anglers Association of the st.
Lawrence. composed OF prominent
sportsmen of the United States and
Canada, met at GananoQue. Ontario.
on the 6th inst. and decided
to take steps to secure a uniform
close season for bass, muska
lunge and pickerel throughout the con
tinent. President Jordan OF Leland
Stanford university and Commissioner
s. r. Bastedo OF Canada. were appoint
ed to bring the matter before their re-
spective governments. A committee
was also named to consider the matter
Of prohibiting the sale of black bass
To-. ,srsA