The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-31

years without a strike.
Secretary Garfield has denied the re-
port that he will be run as dark
horse" in the Ohio senatorial contest.
The French steamer Porquoi Pas,
with DIR. Charcot's expedition on board.
sailed from Punta Arenas on the 17th
INST. in searcn oI the south pOie.
At lie Mans. France. on the 18th
inst. Wilbur Wright. in his aeroplane,
flew to height of $50 feet in a strong
wind, winning the Sarathe Aero clubs
prize for height.
More than S5,000.000 In money Or
ders was sent to foreign countries
through the port of New York between
Dec. End and Dec. 10th. when the last
of the Christmas money remittance
ships sailed.
Thomas F. Ryan announced Wednes-
day that. ou advice of his physicians,
he had resigned lately from the direc-
torates OF thirty-four railroad and in
dustrial corporations. following the
resolution he had adopted nearly two
years ago.
w. ID. Ryan at indianapolis sent the
welt: "As an official representative
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. emphatically protest against the
court decision sending Gompers.
Mitchell and Morrison to jail
]. Cal Ewing was reelected presi-
dent of the Pacific Baseball leage at
the annual meeting of the league in
San Francisco. Thirty-one consecu-
tive weeks of baseball will constitute
the season for 1909. which viii open
on March LIST and close October 31st.
Vice President j. Vincente Gomez.
to whom Gen. Cipriano Castro handed
over the presidency on his departure
for Europe. has established new gov
ernment in Venezuela, making an en-
tire change OF ministry. He first Sc
cured control OF the army.
More than n thousand persons were
made homeless and $1.000.000 worth
of property was destroyed in fire
that burned out an entire block of
apartment houses between Second and
Third avenues and Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth streets. Brooklyn, Deccm-
ber 22d.
The Steel corporation has issued n
Christmas bonus to all employees hold
Ing stock in the company. 1t is csti-
mated that sixty-five per cent. in num-
Der OF the holdings are in the hands
OF the workmen. The net earnings are
expected to run between s25.000.000
and scG.000.o00 for the quarter.
Tho recent report OF Commissioner
James S. Whipple Of the State Forest.
Fish and Game commission OF New
York, shows that forest fires In New
York during the present year have
burned over l77.47G acres. destroyed
property valued at $643.9s6.75. and
caused an expenditure Of 3i3S.0O0 for
fire fighting forces.
An Equal Franchise society has been
organized In New York with Mrs. Clar-
ence II. Mackay as president. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to secure
the national. state and local electoral
franchise for women and for this pur-.
pose TO maintain in the citr OF New
York and elsewhere adequate heo1-
quarters and maintain bureau OF Z
licity and propaganda.
George T. Oliver OF Pittsburg. owner
OF the Gazette. Times and Chronicle
Telegraph. has been unanimously in
dorsed by the Allegheny county men,
bcrs OF the Pennsylvania Legislature
for United States senator to succeed
Senator p. c. Knox. who is to be sec
retary OF state In the Taft cabinet.
Congressman James Francis Burke
and John Dalzell had previously an
nounced their candidacy for the place.
Charges involving Methodist bishops
are Incorporated in suits filed at War
saw. Indiana. TO set aside the title OF
valuable lands and other property
decided by the late Elijah Hays of
Warsaw to the Missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t is al
legged that the late Bishop McCabe
and others. knowing the weakened
mental condition of Hays, persuaded
him to deed TO the Methodist Mission
airy board property valued at 1927 900.
The suit is brought by distant rela-
tives of Hays.