The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-10-08

Congressman LOngw0rth has been
r"r"m'-ated nv acclanstion by the Re-
publicans of the first Ohio district
Mrs. Eliza Bragg. widow of Maj.
Gen. Braxton Bragg Of the Confederate
army, died at New Orleans. September
| 25th.
The Naturalization OF British rail
ways is being much agitated in Lon
don. 1t is believed that present COM
bines, II continued, will end in a gigan.
tic monopoly.
The strike of Canadian Pacific me-
chanics, which started Aug. 4th, has
been declared off. About 10000 men
are affected. This will be followed by
similar declaration In the East.
At the Chicago Association OF Com
merce banquet. October 7th. at which
William ]. Bryan and William II. Taft
will meet. there will also be present
the leaders of other political parties II
they accept the invitations sent them.
The British admiralty has given its
general approval to the scheme of the
Australian commonwealth for the for
nation OF notilla OF six torpedo de-
stroyers. nine submarines and two
depot boats as the nucleus OF an Aus
tralian navy.
A London cablegram says that en-
couraged by the success that has at
tended the establishment Of his hero
fund" in America. Andrew Carnegie
has decided to found a similar fund In
his native land. To this end he II
about to hand over to trustees $780,
900.
Emanuel Lasker Of New York re-
tains his title of chess champion of the
world. At Munich Thursday he won
the sixteenth and last game in his
contest against DR.. Tarrasch Of Nurem-
burg. OF the sixteen games played.
Tarrasch won three and five games
were drawn.
There were 232.s42 natives employed
in the mining districts of the Trans
vaal In June, which was an increase of
1.216 over the previous month. The
gradual expectation OF the coolies Is go
ing on, and for the month of June 3,199
were exported. as their time was ex-
nese were at work.
United States Consul-General Mich
ael OF Calcutta reports that largely
through collective effort and the aid
OF the Indian government In encourag-
ing experiments In cotton cultivation.
an extra million OF cotton acreage was
brought under that crop last year In
India. The quality of the cotton has
also been improved.
Leslie Dudley Carter. son OF the
actress, Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne. who
makes his home with his mother and
step-father in Tarrytown. N. Y. has
announced that he will contest the will
Chicago, who died last Friday and
whose will cuts his son off without 4
penny. because he adhered to his moth
er after her divorce.
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 has been 10S per
cent; at Newcastle, the coal market.
21A: at Liverpool. the shipping mar
ket. 7%.
+. II. Gary. chairman OF the United
States Steel corporation. has denied
the statement that the corporation had
given men work for the purpose Of in
flucncing the presidential election. An
unnamed politician was quoted as say
ing that. without being justified by the
trade conditions. the steel corporation
had recently given employment to 100.-
900 men In Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and
West Virginia. thus contributing to the
Republican campaign fund in a round
about method.
That 100000 people. now living in
the United States. are doomed TO fill
consumptives graves unless something
is done to prevent it. was the startling
declaration OF Prof. Irving Fisher OF
Yale University in an address on The
Cost OF tuberculosis" before the In
ternational Tuberculosis Congress
Tuesday. Professor Fishers address
created sensation. Professor Fisher
further declared that the 13S,000 per-
sons who die OF consumption annually
in this country cost. in hard cash. over
one billion dollars year.