The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-06

Four carloads OF strikebreakers
were placed in the mines in the Biz
mingham, Alabama, district Wednes-
day under military escort. There was
no trouble.
A caravan that has arrived at
Lhassa from Leh, in the valley of the
Indus. brings a report that Sven He
din. the Swedish explorer, is in good
health and that his caravan is in good
condition.
The sporting committee of the Au-
tomobile Club at Paris has decided
to hold the next grand prix compe-
tition in 1909. 1t is probable that the
Diepre course will be abandoned for
the course at Anjou.
The German automobile in the
New York to Paris motor car con-
test arrived in Berlin at noon July
24th. II was the first car to come
into Berlin and apparently is days
ahead of its nearest competitor.
Passengers arriving at San Fran
cisco from Central American ports re-
port that state of anarchy exists in
Guatemala. Murder is of frequent oc-
currence, they declare. and many per
sons are fleeing the country.
w. F. Walker, who looted the Saw
ings Bank of New Britain, Connecticut,
of more than 100000 worth of securi-
ties, has been sentenced to twenty
one years in the penitentiary upon
four counts on which he pleaded gull
ty.
After a seven-hour conference with
William j. Bryan and John w. Kern
at Chicago the subcommittee of the
national Democratic committee Satur-
day chose Norman f. Mack of Buff
Z. 10, New York, as chairman of the
committee.
The game of baseball has been re
sponsible for six deaths in Pittsburg,
Pa. and its suburbs during the past
three months. The latest is that of
babe that was struck by a ball while
in the arms of its sister in a field
where boys were at play.
Following up his crusade against
the appearance of unclothed women
In the Paris theaters. Prefect of Po-
lice Leplne has given orders that the
sale of obscene pictures on the boule-
wards. which has been for so long a
disgrace to the city. be vigorously sup
pressed. The establishments produc-
ing these pictures will be prosecuted.
The Portuguese government. ac-
cording TO the newspapers at Lisbon,
has discovered and frustrated wide
spread Republican plot for an upris
ing scheduled for the anniversary OF
the abortive revolt of July IS. which
was suppressed by eN-Premier Franco.
The announcement follows a large
number OF mysterious arrests made
recently.
The members and officials of the
American Athletic team that compel
ed in the Olympic games with such
marked success have received many
cablegrams at London asking that the
team return home in body so that
general reception can be held upon It's
arrival in New York. This will be i'm
possible, as the athletes are already
widely scattered.
In the international athletic contests
which were held at Berlin July 21th,
J. ID. Lightbody. University Of Chicago,
and w. w. May. University Of Illi-
nois. participated and their work
aroused much enthusiasm. Lightbody
easily defeated Paterson OF Sweden In
the l.500 meters flat. and later won
the 500 meters fiat against thirty-sevcn
competitors, giving them start OF
sixty-five meters. May easily won the
100 meters handicap run.
Announcement has been made by
Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman of the
National Republican committee. that
the following will constitute the com.
mittee: Charles F. Brooker. Connecti-
cut. T. Coleman Dupont. Delaware;
William E Borah, Idaho: Frank o.
Lowden. Illinois: Charles Nagel. Mis-
souri,: Victor Rosewater. Nebraska:
William l.. Ward New York: Edward
c. Duncan. North Carolina. and Boies
Penrose Pennsylvania