The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-09

been declared off. About 10000 men
are affected. This will be followed by
similar declaration in the East.
Butler Ames, who was nominated
Thursday by acclamation for fourth
term in Congress at the Fifth Massa-
chusetts district Republican conven-
ton. was next day nominated by the
Democratic convention.
Hart o. Berg, business manager Of
the Wright Brothers, has confirmed
the report that LaZare WELLER, the
French financier and aeroplane pro-
moter. was ordering the construction
OF fifty aeroplanes on the Wright
model.
There were 1928 natives employed
IN the mining districts of the Trans
vaal in June, which was an increase OF
l,2l6 over the previous month. The
gradual expectation of the coolies is go
ing on, and for the month Of June 3,199
were exported, as their time WIS ex-
pired. On the 31st of July 1S,413 Chi
nese We're at work.
Lieut.. Gov. Eben S. Draper was
nominated for governor by acclama-
tion by the massachusetts, Republican
state convention. Louis R. Frothing-
ham of Boston was nominated for lieu
tenant governor, also by acclamation.
An oil pipe line is to be built fCt the
Standard Oil Company from Robinson.
Illinois, to Coal Grove, Pennsylvania.
at a cost of S12 900 900
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, % EskimOs and
$50 dogs. The Eskimos are eager to
assist the explorer. The Roosevelt
has an ample supply of warus meat
for the dogs.
1nfuriated 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-
rdeeh company, owner of the steamer.
and burned them, together with the
piers and landing stations.
Negro. full grown African lion, es,
| capped last week from the winter quar-
| ters of a circus near New Brunswick,
| N. j.. and after having been hunted
by keepers all night. was shot and
| killed by Edward Radel, n farmer. Be
fore its end the lion killed two cows
and Il calf. In escaping. the lion had
attacked one Of the camels connected
keepers to flee.
At Lemans, France, Saturday, vii
bur Wright broke another aeroplane
record. With French journalist by
his side he remained in the air for
fiftyfive minutes and thirty-seven sec.
times and covering a distance official
ly estimated at thirty-six miles His
best previous flight with passenger
was eleven minutes and thirty-five
and two-fiftns seconds.
The business depression is felt Sc
verely in England. Since 1908 began
trade activity at Manchester, as meas
ured by clearing house exchanges. has
declined six and three-eighths per cent
from 1907. This means the cotton in
dustry. At Birmingham, the iron cen
ter. the shrinkage has been 10as pei
cent; at Newcastle, the coal market
2l7s; at Liverpool, the shipping mar
ket, ia.
The Genesee conference at Roches
ter of the Methodist church, in the mat
ter of charges preferred against Rev
DR.. George H. Dyer, superintendent o1
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 his
obligations Are met.
The government railways under con
struction in Chile, and lines for which
contracts are about to be let by thai
government involve an estimated cos
of S65, ,627 900 gold. All these lines viii
be completed within five years. Tt
this must be added many millions o
dollars for rolling stock during the
five years which means that invest
ments for railway improvements il
Chile during that period will approx
mate close to $l00,000,0OO