The state herald., 1908-12-04

I The Independent Fertilizer Company
has been incorporated at Trenton.
New Jersey. with q capital stock Of
s50.000,000.
More than 25.o0O,eO0 have been paid
out by the employees relief funds Of the
Pennsylvania railroad system. both
east and west of Pittsburg, since the
organization of these departments.
According to the Railroad Gazette
| the mileage Of railroads in the United
States in 1907 was increased 5,212
| miles. This does not include electric
lines. The increase was eight per
cent. lss than in 1906.
At a banquet to be held In New York
City under the auspices of the Aero
Club OF America early next year. gold
medals will be presented to the Wright
brothers. Orville and Wilbur, In recog.
milton of their achievements as ayia.
tors.
On November cath Gov. A. b. Cum
Minis was elected by the Iowa Legisla-
ture United States senator. to succeed
the late William B. Allison. The vote
stood: Cummins LOG. Porter demo
craft So. Three Republicans did not
vote.
At Philadelphia November Goth, Al
fred Shrubb of England, champion
distance runner Of the world, defeated
a relay of four men defeated relay
of four men in an eightmile race at
Central Park. Shrubb covered the dis
tance in 42:14.
At Andersonville, Ga, November
eGth. Governor Hanly OF Indiana and
party unveiled the monument to the
Indiana soldiers who died at Anderson.
vile prison. 1t is the largest memorial
yet placed in the Andersonville ma
tional cemetery.
At the request of Mayor Harper, the
Los Angeles City Council unanimously
adopted and telegraphed to President
Roosevelt resolutions requesting him
TO retain the United States battleship
fleet in Pacific waters. Similar reso.
lutions were adopted by the San Diego
City Council and wired to the Presl.
dent.
In n 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
a sufficient military force would tend
to the loss Of Great Britain's suprem.
acy at sea.
The executive committee OF the Ma.
tional Educational Association, at its
meeting in Winona. Wisconsin. sc.
lectcd Denver as the place for holding
the forty.seventh annual convention. .
The dates selected are July 8 to Q, 1909. ]
The presidents OF the twenty one de.
partments will meet In Chicago Janu,
ary Ist and Ind to formulate a pro
gram.
The Democratic national committee /
received in all s620.G4i.77, and spent |
$6l9,il0.06 during the recent presiden. |
tial campaign. leaving n balance on |
hand OF 31.23i.7I. This Is over mi. |
by the Republican national committee,
which reports contributions amounting |
to sl.655.5ls.27.
A group of l50 girls. employees Of the |
Mercantile Corporation Mt Dayton.
Ohio. which has the contract for all |
stamped envelopes and wrappers for |
the government. were posing for n
photograph on n scaffold. fifteen feet |
above the ground. when the scaffold |
gave way and all were precipltated to |
the ground. A dozen were badly hurt |
but none will die.
The American baseball team at
Toxic. Japan. followed up Its first vic.
tory over the Waseda university by |
winning two more games the next day. |
the first from the Waseda players. by |
a score OF is to l. and the second from
the crack team OF the Kelo university. !
which was defeated by score of 10
o. There was great attendance at
the games aud much enthusiasm.