The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-27

PreBldent ROOSeVclt mas 0enied 0
published report that he would take
the stump for Taft.
On the 14th inst Miss Annie g.
Peck of Providence. r. L.. signaled to
Lima. Peru. her arrival at an altitude
of $4,000 feet on Mount Huascaran, the
summit of which is covered with per-
petual snow. She was accompanied by
tive trained Alpine climbers.
The Wright aeroplane made sue
cessful flight at Lemans, France,
Thursday. making seven complete
tours OF the field and remaining in the
air about nine minutes. Unfortunately
it was somewhat injured In landing. so
as to require several days for repairs.
A gun seller named Ferreri and his
assistant, who sold the carbine to
Manuel Buissa with which Buissa
killed King Carlos In February of this
year. have been Unexpectedly arrested
at Lisbon and placed in solitary con-
finement.
A new high explosive. Of n power
beyond anything hitherto used In the
German army. was tested at Munich
Wednesday. Three shells. exploded
by electricity. tore Krupp armor
plates to pieces. The explosive Is the
Invention of Fritz Cehre.
The Cunard turbine steamer Lusi-
tania has again lowered the one-day
record, having Travelled $50 knots In
the twenty-four hours from noon Sun
day August 10th to noon Monday Au-
gust 18th. The previous record run.
643 knots. was made by the Lusitania
July 6tn.
Emperor William has given $24 900
to the Robert Koch foundation for re-
sisting the spread OF tuberculosis.
This donation completes the 100000
that Andrew Carnegie stipulated
should be subscribed before his gift
OF like amount. made last winter
should become available.
Boston and eastern Massachusetts
is undergoing crime wave" Half
dozen murder mysteries are still un-
solved by the police. The undeniable
wave OF crime is credited to the fact
that many foreigners are ont OF work
and are attempting to adopt the meth
DDS of European banditti.
An American car has been the first
to cross the famous st. Gothard pass.
in Switzerland. the feat being accom-
plished by Percy J. Walker. n well
known amateur motorist OF San Fran
cisco. There is lots OF snow" he
wrote OF the trip. but our car ate the
mountains up"
The British Motor Club has decided
to try to arrange to have Wilbur
Wright, the aeroplanist OF Dayton.
Ohio. who is now making n series OF
trial flights In Lemans. France. bring
his aeroplane over to England and
demonstrate It's capacities In the
Brooklands racing track In Wrey-
bridge.
The Modern Woodmen Of America
having lost heavily by It's plan OF ap-
portioning its funds among various
banks. several OF which made disas-
trous failures. has ordered that here
after all the surplus benefit funds shall
be invested in first-clnss bonds. This
is expected to furnish increased security
and secure a higher rate OF interest.
The available funds now average about
$i.0vJ. 900.
The four hundredth anniversary OF
the conquest OF the Island OF Porto
Rico by Ponce dc Leon was celebrated
at San Juan on the 18th and 14th inst.
The remains of Ponce de Leon were
carried through the streets OF the city
ut the head of a spectacular procession
from the Church OF San Jose to the
cathedral. where they were deposited
in n crypt constructed with money
subscribed by the Spanish residents
OF the island.
Ten OF the fourteen men charged
with participating in the attack made
upon the county Jail at Norfolk. West
Virginia, by mob that sought to
lynch the negroes Heu.y Smith and
Brack King. charged with criminal as
sault on aged Mrs. Powell. have been
each fined 800 and costs. with sixty
days In Jail. Appeals were granted.
The Atlantic fleet. in perfect con-
dition. reached Sydney. New South
Wales, on Wednesday. the 18th inst.
and was welcomed by gathering Of
100000 people.