Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02
Latest New, Condensed.

old established order of administering the nations affairs will be maintained or whether II will plunge into the pro posed new order Of theoretical schemes, ahe bare possibility Of which k check ing enterprises large and small. By eIeciing Taft ;he kings Of trade know on what 10 base their calculations in resuming the enterprises which have made the United States distinguished among the nations for its wonderful prosperity. Or, by eleeting Bryan, ca pital and enterprise will be paralyzed 1n fear that disorder and confusion will overthrow the established order Of busi- ness laws. Even in Europe, where en- pita: is now abundant and cheap, in- 4estments in this country are checked 1ec.use Of the apprehension that tbis nation k threatened with schemes that will leave little hope Of commercial or manufacturing success.
 President Meilen5s annual report to fbe directors of the N. Y, N. If. X II. railroad company shows operating revcnnes for the year of t53,aD,l47, as compared with sb5. .e9l ,9s6 in the pre- Nious year. The net operating revenue was kis, ,sae .bs0 x compared with Sl7,. z5l ,s83 the previous year.
 The promise that everything would sle peacefully and fairly conducted in fhc coming Cuban Presidential election grows more probleHalieai az the day appfaaches One cause x the taee dif- ference, the negroes being anumetans l.ody, are making a distinctive claim for one af their leaders ta be President. Nofsr than that k the bite feeling existing between the liberal and cen- sefvatise Spanish clement Somc Of the latter waved spanish flag in the faces of the liberals, knowing Ihat Il would lead ie trouble. Two were killed and many wounded in the fight that followed. The Cuhans are hardly at For independence.
 Encouraged by inc success lhat has attended the establishment ef hts He 70 Fund in America, Andrew earne- pie has decided lo found Il similar fund in Scotland To this end he k about 10 hand over to trustees the sum of $i ,2ha,0o.
 The BahaFna Islands in the Weat In ssIes suffered feaffulls during terrific haa8Tieane between the l7th and 2Ith an- The gale blew tar t~o days with eNeeasise fury, and the settlements are practically abHtefaled ffan end te end. sfhe inhabitants ne hafa put te iad shelter ln caves, and Faed and water are scarce II will he weeks before the 4Hll accounts will he known. but there as no doubt li1al lhe loss nf life \ hen. ey in the islanda thal got tho fall force of lhe gale nof traee of gfeea vegetation Is t4 he found
 Wilbur Wright, the American us n. plauist, madc three sHeeesslnt flights Niondas afternoon, ai le Mans France. The first flight he Was alone, and te. fnained up hour minutes on the second flight he was accompanied es a companion remaining mp nearly i2 misunderstanding the record.
 President Roosevelt is in favor ol sunday baselAll for soldiers The N q. r | petuioned him that he prohi- Elt Sunday hasebail a Fort Banks, Ihe women appealed to the fefl oiil- sslals first, and when they eai nc satis- saciIen went directly to the President He replied tha he considers exercise an important pAft of military traininr necessary on Sunday as on other day s, and il does mol disturb any citizen
 The Irish vote, alienated by the ae' ton af the government in prohibiting the procession of the ltueharistte Con gfess in winch the Host was ta have been earfied through the streets ei that rily~has inflicted crushing blow on she government, hy defeating, at an election last Friday the Liberal candi' date, hy a,l4s mWodty, who carried il 1wo years ago by a,oeo majority.
 A passenger train running over the Northern Pacific Railroad, crashed in 10 freight train during binding snow storm that ohseared everything last Friday night, at Noung's Point Montana. Twenty passengers in the smoking car we're killed and many Wounded.
 Al the Edison factories at Orange IN. J., covering ls acres, ten thousand phonographs are being made every vsssak. and l60,ooo records are being tnuard out every day in the week. In all the departments A. sa persons arc employed. all of whom are now work ing overtime. Catalogues to the mum her of a,ta0,0 copies ar printed eve Sx year, and the lists of new records s~eued every year average 1i,u0,oo.
 pH the port of Acapulco, Mexico, two heavy earthquake shocks were fell on Sept 23. The sea broke in tre- mendous waves, tossing the large ships about like chips, killing and wonnding snans on board. The earthquake was harels Iereeptihle on shore.
 4 iyphooa of terrific velocity has xrxarnded through the central portion xf ihe Philhpine group. In one town every building was raxcd with the eS- cenfiun of the postal building, Besides