The state herald., 1908-08-21

| Silver touched 515s Tuesday. the
lowest since April, 1903.
Judge Sealbury has announced his
withdrawal from the Independence
party
Grand Secretary Conrad II. Mann OF
Kansas City officially states that
there are 800 aeries in the Fraternal
order of Eagles, with membership
Of $4,000.
The Pope on the Sth inst. issued
document on the occasion of his priest
hood jubilee, addressed to the clergy.
atlarge 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 PRONUNCIATION of
a 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 fast mile, tire
exploded ana hurled Oldfield through
fence. He was not hurt aside from
| some bruises. The accident was kept
quiet. Oldfield went half mile in
| forty-nine seconds.
The Aerial Navigation Company of
Boston, to do a freight and passenger
| business by alrship 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 at
Copenhagen, with a party of 400 Dan.
ish-AmeTicans. Colonel Listoe of New
York, in a speech conveyed President
| Rooseyelts greetings to the King,
who In a long and charming response
expressed his best wishes for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the United States.
The fifth session of the Pan-Amer.
lean Medical congress was held at
Guatemala City. Guatemala, August
9Th to 18th. President Cabrera, in m
address TO the delegates called the
work of the congress a scientific tri,
umph for the republics Of the Amerl.
can continent The next congress will
be held In Lima, Peru, in August. 1911,
1t is reported at Trondjhem, Nor.
way, that Walter Wellman, who was
In charge Of the proposed Chicago
Record-Ilerald balloon expedition 10
the North Pole, will make the attempt
TO reach the pole by alrship in 1909
and that orders have been cabled 20
provide his camp at Spitzbergen and
retain the men there through the win
ter.
The Spanish government will sus.
tain n heavy loss as the result OF the
decision TO retire from circulation
5000 600 worth of counterfeit peseta
coins. These coins have been in clrcu,
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 moltad. =
The four hundredth anniversary OF
the conquest OF the Island of Porto
Rico by Ponce de Leon was celebrated
at san Juan on the 18th and 1ith inst.
The remains of Ponce de Leon were
carried through the streets OF the city
at the head Of spectacular procession
from the Church OF San Jose to the
cathedral, where they were deposited
In crypt constructed with money
subscribed by the Spanish rcsdents
of the island.
The executive committee for the
| furtysecond national encampment.
Grand Army OF the Republic, at Toledo
has authorized premiums for best cleo,
| tric display on the Mnumeo river by
any yacnt or launch ON Wednesday
and Thursday nights, Sept. and ..
/ The display will cover distance OF
| four miles. The committee also au.
thorized the pyrotochnIc display Of
Sheridan's ride on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. It will require 200
troops to produce the spectacle.
The Republican party In Tennessee
| is divided into two factions. each Of
| which has nominated candidate for
/ governor. Hon 7. Asbury Wright
was nominated by the "home,rule"
faction at CHATTANOOGA Monday. State.
wide prohibition Is the keynote Of the
! platform. Al Nashville ON Wcdnes
day the Evans faction named George
| y. Tillman OF Davidson county for
governor and adopted a platform con.
taining n plank providing for state
wide prohibition Of the liquor traffic
through extension Of what Is known
as the fourmilo law,