The Monte Vista journal., 1908-10-10

The strike OF Canadian Pacific me.
chanics, which started Aug. 4tA, has
been declared off About 10000 men
are affected. This will be followed by
similar declaration in the East.
1t is reported at Willemstad, venexu.
ella. that President Castro is seriously
Ill and that the government of Venexu.
ella probably soon will have to be
turned over to the vice president of
that republic.
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, for more than
haif century prominent figure In
New York. died Tuesday in New York
City, aged seventy-cne. General Fitz-
gerald made an enviable reputation in
the Civil War. nor
Robbers entered the house OF a Jew.
ish family named Cohen In the village
OF Slobodoze, Russia, and killed twelve
persons In their efforts to get away
with a small amount OF loot. The
murderers were arrested.
Chinese edict Just issued estab-
fishes the Kuping tael as the standard
coin Of the empire. The tael and the
half tael will be ss per cent. fine and
the smallest coins ss. The Mexican
dollar has been legalized pending pre-.
paratioa of the Kuping coins.
Long Island Is to have an "Adamless
Eden.' Nine. Davidoff, a native Of
Russia. but now a resident OF New
York City, is establishing an expert.
mental farm at Bellecrest. near North.
port. L. l.. which will be operated by
women. Men will be barred from the
greenhouses. where fruits and flowers
are to be grown every month In the
year by the aid of electricity.
There were 232.s42 natives employed
In the mining districts OF the Trans
vaal In June, which was an increase Of
1,2l6 over the previous month. The
gradual expectation Of the coolies Is 60
Ing on. and for the month OF June 3,199
were exported. as their time was ex.
pired. On the 3lst Of July 1S.413 Chi.
nese were at WORK.
Lieut.. Gov. Eben 8. Draper was
nominated for governor by acclama.
tion by the Massachl setts Republican
state convention. Louis r. Frothing-
ham OF Boston was nominated for lieu
tenant governor. also by reclamation.
The steamer Roosevelt, on which
Peary started from Etah, West Green.
land. August 18th In his quest for the
north pole. has three Americans be.
side Commander Peary. the regular
crew Of the steamer. Is Eskimos and
$50 dogs. The Eskimos are eager to
assist the explorer. The Roosevelt
has an ample supply Of walrus meat
for the dogs.
tnfuriated by the belief that the fatal
ferry disaster at Smyrna. when 140
drowned. was due to the fact that the
captain Of the Turkish steamer, which
ran down the ferryboat. was absent
from his post. . mob Thursday de-
scended upon the offices Of the Hami.
deeh company. owner OF the steamer,
and burned them. together with the
piers and landing stations.
At Lemans. France. Saturday. vii.
bur Wright broke another asroplans
record. With q French journalist BY
his side he remained In the air for
fifty-five minutes and thirty.seven sec.
onds. circling the field twenty.lour
times and covering . distance official.
~ estimated at thirty.six miles. His
best previous flight with Q passenger
was eleven minutes and thirty.five
and twO-fifths SECONDS.
The Genesee conference at Roches.
ter Of the Methodist church. In the mat.
ter Of charges preferred against Rev.
Dr.. George H. Dyer. superintendent OF
the Central Methodist district for the
Western Methodist Book concern,
found him guilty OF business irregu
larity constitutinG high imprudence
and unministerial conduct" and sus
pended him from his office until bis
obligations are met.
The government railways under con.
structiOn In Chile. and lines for which
contracts arc about to be let by that
government involve an estimated cost
Of e66. .627. 900 gold. All these lines will
be completed within five years. To
this must be added many millions OF
dollars for rolling stock during the
five years which means that invest
ments for railway improvements Ia
Chile during that period will approx
mate close to OO.O0O. 900.
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