The Carlisle independent., 1908-01-09

quarters. It was said that one branch of the Teamsters' union had already passed resolution to refuse all dis possess business and that others would soon follow.
 The fate of the Canadian Pacific steamer Mount Royal. now 25 days out from Antwerp, with Capt. Purcell and nearly 400 persons on board, is causing great anxiety. Not one yes sel arriving in the last three weeks has reported the missing steamer.
 Her mind unbalanced by religious fanatieism, Mrs Elizabeth Mosher de- liberately burned herself to death at her home in Lincoln, Neb., praying fervently and singing while her body was being consumed by flames.
 Lamar Jackson, a full-blooded Choc- taw Indian at Otoka, Okla, has been appointed to cadetship in the United States military academy of West Point by Congressman Charles D. Car ter.
 The production of gold in the United States fell off s4,753, ,401 in 1907, as against 1906, whereas the amount of silver produced was increased by over one million fine ounces.
 Philip F. Kramer of Portland, Ore, locomotive engineer in the employ. of the isthmian canal commission. was murdered at Paraiso during the night of Dec 16, according to information received at Washington.
 The supreme court of the District of Columbia dismissed petition of statue of Gen. Grant in the United States Botanical gardens upon the plea that certain historic trees would be destroyed
 After falling 15O feet from the Blaekwelrs Island bridge into the East river, Henry Smith swan ashore, not seriously harmed by fall, which ordinarily would have been fatal.
 As he was entering his office, w. R. Beauier, editor of the Hallettsville (Tex.) Herald, was shot and killed by his wife. She was arrested and placed under $2,000 bail Domestic troubles are said to have led to the killing.
 Ramon Portas, second officer of the steamer Ibero, has arrived at Vera Cruz, reporting that the vessel sank in a storm on the night of Dec. and all on board were lost except three.
 Probably the first lynching of 1908 occurred at Brookhaven, Miss, when mob in broad daylight took a negro away from police officers and shot him. The negro, whose name was not known, was accused of killing police man at Oakvale, Miss.
 Robbers wrecked the safe in the Bank of Fairmount, at Fairmount, Okla, a village 10 miles from Enid, and escaped with s1,200 in currency.
 David B. Ellis of St. Louis was found dead near Mt. Vernon, H., with bull let hole in his temple and another through his chest, below the heart. He is thought to have committed suicide
 An explosion of 240 quarts of nitro glycerine at the plant of the Eastern Torpedo Go. at Sapulpa, Okla, shook the town and caused much damage. No one was hurt
 Trigg county (Ky.) farmer charged with night riding. Released on s2,000 bond
 Missouri farmer struck with an ax dies, and wife and employe are charged with murder at Poplar Bluff
 The successful use of fire drill pre- vented panic among 2,700 children in the public school at 96th street an Lexington avenue New York. Crossed electric wires started a threatening blaze, but before any of the children were aware of the danger they had been marshaled and marched out of the building in an orderly manner.
 The president has signed proclama- ton creating the Verde National For est in Arizona, with an area of 721, 7S0 acres, located in Maricopa and Iavapai counties.
 An evidence of the country's pros perity and remarkable purchasing power is to be found in the annual report of the appraiser of the port of New York. The value of merchandise imported in 1907 in excess of imports in 1906 was scr 000,C00
 Exports from Japan last year amounted to more than 435,500,000 yen ($217, 100000 aud the imports to almost 494 100000 yen (s2471OO,000). The grand total of the foreign trade in 1907 exceeds that of 1906 by more than S2,O00,000 yen (s41, ,0o0,000).
 Mrs. Mamie G. Hoagland, aged g. years, widow of the late millionaire pbilanthropist, George T. Hoagland, is dead She was prominent in church