The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-12-12

nc uumDer OF bonded whisky losses
In Kentucky this year has caused many
companies to consider whether q moral
hazard II developing because Of the
rapid increase in the prohibition and
local option sentiment.
Robert F. Maddox vas elected
mayor Of Atlanta, Georgia, on the End
inst. by q majority Of more than
5000 votes over James G. woodward.
regular Democratic nominee and twice
mayor Of the city.
At San Francisco on the Both ult
william J. Biggy. chief Of police. fell
from launch while crossing the bay
with only the engineer present, who did
not see him go overheard, and was un.
doubtedly drowned.
DR.. Andrew j. McCosh, the we'll
known surgeon, and a son OF the late
president Of Princeton University,
James McCosh. who was injured in a
runaway accident In New York City,
died cn the End inst
A Chinese imperial edict pledges the
throne to continue the policy inagu.
rated by the late emperor, and espec.
Tally the program which provides for
the granting Of a constitution to the
empire at the end OF nine years.
Montreal motorists are urging the
city council to construct an auto speed.
way along q nve-mile aqueduct. The
plea Is put forth that II such a speed
way were constructed there would be
less fast driving on the city streets
A total Of l1.O1O.s64 bales Of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1908 to Dec.
LIST. and 26.e12 active ginneries, against
s.343,SS6 bales ginned to Dec. LIST last
year and 26.s64 ginneries a year ago
were announced In the census bureau
report on cotton.
Miss Mary Goodwin Pinkney, died In
New York city on the Sth inst. at the
age OF ninety-nine. Miss Pinkney was
credited with being one of the wealthy
women Of the world, the value OF her
holdings In Manhattan real estate be-
ing estimated at $4,000 900.
Elks In New York are to spend 81
100000 on twelve story clubhouse, no
tel and theater, at Forty.third street
and Sixth avenue. Work on the
structure which will be built by New
York lodge No l will begin within
sixty days. II will be dedicated on
Christmas eve, 1909.
November fire losses have been
heavy In the United States and Canada.
and the month will be added to the
long list OF others In 1908 which have
shown no profit for the companies. The
total for the month Is estimated ST.
100000. making the total for the year
to date e225.00o,00O. This compares
with $l97.O8O.Oo0 for the first eleven
months Of 1907
On the 18th Inst. friends In New York
publicly eulogized the late Grover
Cleveland. who died June cath. These
tributes were paid at the memorial ex.
erciscs which marked the opening SEES.
the Association OF Life Insurance
presidents, Of which organization Mr..
Cleveland was chairman and general
counsel at the time Of his death.
In the suit ut New York to dissolve
the Standard OH Company. the gov.
eminent inquisitor. on figures sub.
mittci. showed that the Continental
OIL Company. q Standard subsidiary In
the Middle West. made profits Of lis
per cent on III capitalization OF $780,.
600. and that the Standard OIL Com
pany OF Indiana on q capitalization Of
81 5000 earned about $1,000 900 be-
tween 1899 and 1906.
The American Mining congress At It's
closing session In PittsburG Saturday
elected J. II. Richards. Boise. presi.
dent: DR.. e. X. Buckley. Flat River.
Missouri. first vice president: John
Dcarn. Salt Lake. second vice prcsi.
dent: ". F. r. Mills. Denver. third
vice president: J. r. Callbreath. Den.
yer. secretary; directors. +. G. Brom.
ley. Denver: u. Foster Balm. Urbana.
Illinois. and Samuel A. Taylor. Pitts.
burg. Headquarters will remain In
Denver.