The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18


brated his sixty-ninth birthday at For
est Hill. Cleveland, on the .Sth inst.
To the friends who called he declared
that he never felt better. -.
Fire at Grand Fork, British .Colum-
D1a. On ,ft 10th inst destroyed the
buildings on two blocks and caused a
loss Of nearly 100000. Barnaby Malo,
guest of the Vanhalia hotel, was
burned to death
ii. G. b. Alexander, president of the
continental Causualty company OF
Chlcago. was reelected president of
tne International Association of Acct
dent Underwriters at its closing ses-
sion at Atlantic City. Mr.. Alexander
mas already served two terms.
By vote of 21 to the city council
OF Cleveland passed an ordinance de-
creeing that henceforth no private eel
ebration of the Fourth of July by the
use of firearms or fireworks shall Oc-
cur. The ordinance was the result of
the death of ten persons in this years
Independence day observation.
The bodies of H. d. Everett, gov
ernment forester and 7. e. Wakeley, a
school teacher, who were murdered sew
eral weeks ago by tribesmen while on
an expedition into the unexplored
mountain regions of the Island of Ne
gros. have been recovered by Lieut..
Ahern of the constabulary forces, after
a difficult and dangerous search.
Two carriages followed to the Mount
Prospect cemetery, Asbury Park, New
Jersey, Thursday afternoon. all that
was left of Miss Edith Clark's pet bull
terrier, Monte Cristo. In the car
riages were Miss Clark, her sister and
four friends of Monte Cristo. who had
Travelled from New York especially to
attend the remarkable funeral.
The swift Cunard liner Lusitania
has broken another speed record by
logging CAB nautical miles day. ac-
cording to information received by
the Cunard line officials in New York.
However the Lusitunia has merely
moved her own record a couple of
notches higher. as she previously held
the speed record at Gal miles per day.
Gen. Erasmus Blakeslee, soldier
minister, author and editor and promi-
nent in the Sunday school world as the
author editor and publisher of the
Graded Sunday School Lessons, died
at his home in Brookline, Massachu
sets. on the 18th inst. after brief ill
ness. He was many times commended
for bravery during the Civil war and
was brigadier general.
A lake of oil covering an area OF
more than one square mile, and of un
known depth, in the state Of Vera Cruz
Mexico, is on fire. 1t has been burn
ing for five days and has created the
widest terror among the natives OF
| Ia it- fnt
more than 200 miles at sea, according
to navigators who have arrived al
Vera Cruz and Tampico.
With a view of lessening the number
of accidents occurring throughout the
United States, the American Anti-Acci
dent Association of Sharpsville, Penn
sylvania, has asked the press of the
country TO make special feature of al
accidents occurring in this country
placing the occurrences under regu
lar heading as is done with sporting
financial and other features that are
classified.
The government of Honduras has in
stituted suit before the Central Amer
ican court of justice, which was for
mally opened at Cartago, Costa Rica
May 25th, of this year, against The
governments of Salvador and Guate
mala, charging violation of the treatie:
signed by the states Of Central Ameri
ca at Washington last winter. L
charges that the governments speci
fled have promoted the revolution un
der way within the republic of Hon
duras.
The physician of James S. Sherman
Republican nominee for vice president
at Utica, New York, visits him twice
daily. Mr. Sherman is permitted tt
spend two hours each day in going owe
correspondence, and the rest of tfE
time his physician declares must b'
spent in rest 1t is said that Mr.. Shel
man has recuperated more slowly thai
after any previous attack. While it il
admitted that he will ultimately have
to be operated on for the trouble, i
will not be until he has gained hi:
strength.