Putnam patriot., 1908-10-16
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ment of Bulgafia's declaration Of inde- dence from Turkey and would hence forth be Sovereign Power, and would have Car of It's own-siirred up a great commotion in the Balkan prov inces, and in all the civilized govern ments of the world, as 1t destroyed the great international treaty that pledged the great powers Of Europe to maintain the condition Of the Balkins undisturb- ed. This violation Of the treaty gave Austro- Hungary--which K more than Suspected of having melted Bulgaria's act--the privilege of seizing two other provinces of Turkey, which increased the war excitement, the people of Ser yia being determined to go to war with Austria. While matters have 4uieted down somewhat, the qaarrels have by no means been settled. Russia has been compelled to torego the opportu- niiy of "butting i'm The condition 1t places poof Turkey in k pitiabie.
 Fire losses in the nitcd States and Canada, during September, were near ly double That of the year previous The figures being s2l ,43i ,4o0 compared with Ell ,4I0,D00 in DOT. Not n little of this increased loss was due To the great dfouth and spread Of forest fires, which destroyed in whole or In part several small villages.
 srba parfa ,,,,,ta,n,, n.nars annaulad last Monday to the government to de- corate Wilbur Wright, the aviator, with the Legion of Honor, in reeogni- ton of his success in aerial navigation. In Carson, Nevada. was discovered 2,Do0 feel below the surface of the earth {, half dozen fossilizcd eggs "as large as mans head
 In Youngstown, Ohio, Inst Sunday, where the union iron workers and non union men had been fighting for some time, the former hitehed freight train lodged, and attempted to pull II down. When the train started a corner ot the building was torn down, and the whole structure would have been wtecked had not the cable parted. No one injured
 The famous suit of the I. x. govern ment against the lte Coal and Coke to., of Durango, Cal, In which the government sought to recover sti3d, ,tno for coal alleged to have been taken from government lands illegally, has been compromised by the company paying to the government x4o,o0.
 A fight with rifles, between Ameri- can fishermen and Canadian officers, occurred last Friday, the fishermen be- ing accused of fishing in Canadian wa ters. When the officers undertook to seize ihe,A merican boats fight ensued The American boats escaped.
 Mrs. Charlotte Decker died at hel home in Seneca Falls, N. Y., at the age of ii0. She was married three iimes-the last time when she was l9. years old
 Two American seronauts had a mi racnlous escape from death at the in ternalional balloon race, al Berlin, lNsl sunday. The American balloon Con aueror, with Messrs. Forbes and Post on board, two minutes after start barsl after reaching height oi 1000 feet For ,eo feet II shot down like bullet and ai that point the torn silk formed sort of parachute, checking the rapi dlty, and the basket struck the roof 0 house and was smashed, but the tw, men escaped with slight bruises.
 The North Carolina Peace Congress opened al Greensboro, C on Monday ,witi large audience. Al the opening Q the session the following message iron President Roosevelt was read;
 "I wish could bc present at you Congress. As Il Is moi possible, may ask. through you, to convey to thoss assembled the assurance ot my heart, sympathy and my hope for success ful meeting.
 senator Lodge Is said to be horror struck at the thought of direct noml nations in massachusetts,, but he vii see il accomplished some, day. N sy stem in voting can ever give pcriec satisfaction. The representative prin ciple is good tn theory, but in prsetie il fails to meet the desires of the peo pie.
 A pretty school teacher, noticing on of her little changes ldle, said sharply ..John, Satan always finds somethin for Idle hands To de. Come up her and let me give you some work to do.
 The Young Turk party has done on compassionate act that promises goo for the empire when il gets full con trol. The city of Gonstanitnople ha been noted for the numberle>s dogs Una have infested the streets ei that city The new party has ordered them 10 b' cscafra from the city. Instead oi btu tally murdering them they are to b piaced on two small uninhaaiied ssl ands. each sect upon separate isians and there fed and cared for until ai die of old age.