The Ordway new era., 1908-09-18

Ihe vanderbilt cup race for automo.
Dlies VIII be run over the Long Island
parkway course on October cath.
President Roosevelts vacation will
ehd september 22nd, when he will re-.
move with his family from Oyster Bay
to the White House.
There were sixty.six suicide cases
IN st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion OF that number were work.
ing girls between the ages of eighteen
ana twenty-five years.
In speech at Olney. Illinois, W. J..
Bryan openly accused Speaker Cannon
OF telling falsehood when the
speaker fixed Mr.. Bryan's wealth at Il
million dollars. Mr.. Bryan said he
was worth not over sl50,OOO.
The unemployed OF I.iyerpool organ.
ized q procession and marched to the
town hall. Two populations were re.
ceived by the lord mayor. They showed
that 10000 OF the laborers OF I.iyerpool
were out OF work. and requested relief.
daughter was born at Boston Fri.
day to Lieut.. U. s. Grant. Third United
states Artillery. and Mis-. Grant. who
Is the daughter OF Secretary of State
Root. Lieutenant Grant is attached
10 the United States engineering CORDS
here and is living in Brookline.
The Democratic national committee
Is informed that temporary truce
mas been concluded between the lead.
ers OF Tammany hall and State Scna.
tor McCarrrH OF Brooklyn, and that
until the election both sides will Law
aside their differences and actively
campaign for the national and state
ticket in New York.
Emperor William dlsappoinlcd the
general expectation that he would set
foot on French territory Friday in the
cours" of a sightseeing trip along the
Noges range. The French authorities
forwarded his majesty Il hearty invita-
tion to do 30 and had made every prep
aration To welcome him, but he do
cided not to go across the frontier
The number OF unemployed In Lon
don was strikingly Illustrated few
days ago when 5000 men surrounded
and attempted to make heir way into
hospital which had advcriIs ,d for II
porter at n wage of Si.50 week and
meals. An extra detail OF police had
to be called out to keep order in the
crowd
French newspapers think II is now
only question OF n short time before
the WrighIs or some other acrOplan
lists Will win the London Daily Mail's
prize Of s50.Uo0 for n flight from Lon
don to Manchester. and NJ. Michelin's 3
prize Of S2o.ou0 for flight from Paris
to the dome of the cathedral at Cler
montFerriand. This latter -compcti
iion is open until 1918.
In full sight Of 10000 merrymakers
principally children. at the Richmond
County fair IN New York state ON the
9Th inst. William Coby. an acronaut
eighteen years old. OF Milwaukee
Wisconsin,. fell fifty feet while making
n balloon ascension with young lion
striking the ground with the lion on
top OF him. The boys spine was
broken. The lion. uninjurcd. trotted
off. but was caught by Coby's assist
ants.
In the case OF the contempt proceed
ings against Samuel Gompers. John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison. OF the
American Federation of Labor. in con
rection with the Buck Stove and
Range Company, Wednesday. Judge
Gould decided to appoint an examiner
TO take testimony. and Albert Harper
was designated to perform that ser
vice. Thirty days was given to each
side for the purpose OF taking testi
mony.
Descendants of Major General Alex
ander Macomb. first commandment
chief of the United States army. gath
cred at Detroit. Michigan. Friday, from
many parts OF the United States ioi
the unveiling of statue OF General
Macomb. erected at the site Of the
generals birthplace. under the aus
pices of the Michigan Society OF the
Daughters OF 1872. Mrs. FRANK "hea.
on of Denver. n eranddaughter vi
Major General Macomb. pulled the uh
yelling cord.