The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-06

Theodore Roosevelt cabled to Mon.
basa that he had changed his original
plan of not stopping at that place Snd
announcing his acceptance of the invi-
Itation extended to him by the Momba-
sa club to attend a dinner.
Heirs of Uncle" Jonathan Dean OF
Petersburg, Indiana, who in 1870 died
and left his 52O-acre farm to be Oper-
ated' for the benefit of all widows
within a radius OF eight miles,swill try
to break the WILL now that productive
oil wells have been bored on the land
The new Sultan of Turkey is said
to bear remarkable resemblance to
his dethroned brother. His lips are
the same curve to the nose and his
hair is untinged with gray. but IN 9TH
er ways he shows signs of Times raw
ages.
By the breaking OF rope fire es-
cape Miss Jeanette Tandy Of Vevay.
Ind, a sophomore at Wellesley Col
lege, Mass, fell two stories and suf-
fc.ed serious injuries. Miss Tandy
was fulfilling the college requirement
descent on the fire escape.
The deposition OF Abdul Hamid as
Sultan OF Turkey. SO far as he person
ally is concerned. is not regretted in
England. For years English diplo-
nats have been fighting against the
intrigues emanating from the Yildiz
palace and they never really knew
whether the Sultan was their enemy
or their friend.
The will OF the late George c.
Thomas of Philadelphia, just been
made public, disposes of an estate val
ued at S10.000.o00. 1t gives each of
his three sons and daughter mil
lion each and devises most of the re-
mainder to his widow. including his
priceless gallery Of paintings.
The reign of Abdul Hamid ii. ended
April 27th with his deposition and the
accession of his brother. Mohammed
Reschad Effendi. as Mehmed v. The
two houses of the Turkish Parliamen:
approved the decree of deposition.
which was read by the SheiiS ul Is
lam. chief of the Ulemas and supreme
Judge on ecclesiastical questions.
An armed band headed by leaders OF
the Young Turks army. entered the
palace at Constantinople late on the
night of April 25th and. overpowering
.he Sultan's 'bodyguard OF Fusiliers,
seized Abdul Hamid and hurried him
from the palace. Mohammed Rechad
Effendi, the heir apparent, was ut once
proclaimed Sultan and installed on the
throne.
A tabulation at the rate OF interest
earned on the mean invested funds OF
the life insurance companies last year
showed an average Of Att as against
$50 In 1907. Eleven companies earned
over five per cent. and two-thirds OF
the leading companies earned over
AIS. while the requirements of their
reserves ranged between three and
three and half per cent.
Governor Wilson OF Kentucky has
granted pardons to former Governor
w. S. Taylor and former Secretary OF
State Charles Finley. both refugees In
Indiana. charged with completely in the
murder OF William Goebel In 1900.
Pardons also were granted to John
Powers. brother OF Caleb Powers, who
is believed to be in Honduras; to Hol-
land Whitaker. John Davis and Zach.
Steele. under indictment and who did
not flee from the state.
A London dispatch OF the 23d says:
Some OF the most eminent psysicians
OF England have agreed to test OF
what the discoverer. William Doig.
claims to be cure for tuberculosis. II
has been decided to take six consump-
tives from London hospitals and allow
Mr.. Doig to treat them under the clos
est observation. The Doig treatment
consists of drawing the diseased pus
from the lungs to the surface by means
of chemical heat.