The Ordway new era., 1909-04-23

'"oe. "cntoyeu property OF the eRti.
mated value OF 100000.
Harry Jansen OF the Pastime Atb.
letic Club. won Marathon race mt
Celtic park. Long Island City on the
nth inst, in which seventeen anna.
teurs competed. His time was 2:i7:l7.
The Pullman Manufacturing Com.
pany has 1000 more men on Its my
rolls than at the low point last year,
II has. however. 1900 men less than nj
the high point prior to the financial
depression.
1t Is reported at Gloucester. Mass.
that President Taft and family will oc,
cupy house at Manchester n part OF
the TINE during the coming summer.
their arrival depending on the length
OF the present session.
Acting under orders from President
Roosevelt, Victor ID. Brcnner OF New
YORK City, "A sculptor rmcdallist, who
designed the Roosevelt.Panama canal
medals. has designed head OF Pres.
'dent Lincoln. which will appear on
the new pennies that are to be issued
soon.
At the celebration of the eIghtIeth
anniversary OF the birth In New York
OF General William Booth, 1t was an
nounccd by Commissioner Thomas Es,
ull of Chicago. that the founder of the
salvation Army is planning another
trip throughout the United States and
Canada next fall
Turkish troops at Constantinople re.
volted on the 18th inst. and made vic.
lent demonstration before the parlla.
mcnt building against the committee
OF union and progress. They were only
nppcased by the resignation of the
grand vizier. Hilmi Pasla. and his cab.
met, after which they Cheercd the
Sultan.
The Cunard Steamship Company.
like the German steamship lines, has
suffered so heavily from the depres-
sion In the shipping trade that 1t will
be unable to pay n dividend. The
number OF third.class passengers
landed In the United States In 1908
was only 335.OOO. as compared with
l.llG.000 in 1907.
The estimated loss by fire in the
United States and Canada In the
month of March. according TO the com.
piler of the Journal of Commerce. ag-
greGatcs sl3.795.i 400 or about $1,000
600 less than for the corresponding
month Of last year. There were six
fires causing an estimated loss of $780,
OO0 or over in each instance.
The Alaska syndicate. composed OF
the GuEgcnheim interests and J. p.
Morgan X Co. has bought the Bonanza
mines in Alaska. said to be the richest
copper deposits known. The price
paid to the Alaska Copper and Coal
Company is said to be nearly $4,000
600 less than that at which they were
held before the recent depression in
the copper trade.
At the seventh session OF the Inter
national Railway Congress, held in
Washington. ID. c.. in 1905. 1t was do
cided to hold the next session in Swift
Zerland, provided the government OF
that country would give its consent.
This formality having now been COM
piled with. 1t is officially announced
that the next session will be held at
Berne. Switzerland, Jluy 3-16- 1910.
In the religious riot at Nelardina,
Mexico. thirty men were killed and
many more injured. The parish priest
led procession for the annual burn
ing OF Judas, which had been prohib-
tied by the authorities, and thousand
of mis- followers attacked the mayor
and police who tried to stop them.
Troops were called in and the priest
arrested and placed in a hospital, be.
ing in n diving condition.