The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22


five injured are in the hospital at
Greensboro. George J. Gould, who
with his son Jay, was in one of the
Pullmans when the train jumped the
tracks, escaped uninjured.
The National Geographic society
publicly acclaimed Commander Rob-
ert E. Peary the discoverer Of the
north pole, and in recognition therefor
presented to him a gold medal. In
presenting the trophy Prof. Willis L.
Moore, president of the society,
phrased his sentences to refer to Com
| mander Peary as "the man" who had
won the prize. There was no refer
ence to the claims of DR.. Frederick A.
Cook.
During 1908 the United States con-
tributed more than half Of the worlds
total production of copper, the exports
of copper from this country being $751;
613,S42 pounds, the largest amount
recorded, according to the United
States geological survey.
Mrs. Caroline w. Martin, mother Of
Ocey w. N. Snead, the East Orange
On. J.) bathtub victim, was arrested
in New York, formally charged with
murder. y..
Senior Enrique Creel, carrying Gre
dentials as the special diplomatic
agent of President Diaz of Mexico,
called at the state department and
presented plan to prevent threat
ened hostilities between the United
States and Nicaragua. Senior Creel
was given to understand that the
Nicaraguan situation was one which
did not entitle Mexico to interfere as
one of the signatories to the so-called
Central American treaty of peace I'M
der the Root pact.
Grandview, the Lawrence G.
Phipps residence in Pittsburg, in
Guiding - acres of land in the East
end, was sold to Walter P. Fraser for
$575,00o. This is the largest real es-
tate transfer involving residence
closed in Greater Pittsburg in years.
The statement of a high official Of
the Lake Shore Railroad Company
that somebody Numbered" indicates
that the collision between the st.
Louis section of the Twentieth Gen.
fury Limited and east-bound passenger
train No. 10 at North East, Pa, 16
miles from this city, might have Teen
avoided. Three persons were killed
and 40 injured.
King Leopold underwent a most
serious operation for relief of obstruc-
tions of the intestines and astounded
science by the manner in which he
withstood it. His remarkable re-
Operative powers manifested them
selves directly he regained conscious
ness, and the optimistic spirit which
he has shown throughout the course
of his illness returned to him.
Representative Hobson of Alabama
in an extended speech in favor of
more liberal naval policy explained
that the entire Pacific coast, Hawaii
and the Philippines were at the mercy
of Japan in the event of hostilities,
and that haste must be made in build
ing up the navy to an equality with
the navy of England and other pos
sible foes on the other side of the At
lantic.
In .coasting accident at Lafayette,
Ind, one boy was killed and six 9TH
ers injured. A heavy rack containing
16 boys collided at street crossing
with Wabash passenger train.
The people of Managua, Nicaragua,
are in open revolt against Zelaya,
without check from the police. They
crowded tho cfro0+c wont tn
unrestrained denunciation of the ad-
ministration. The whole country is in
a ferment. Zelaya is denounced on
every hand but he is master of the
situation, and the people fear whole
sale execution of political prisoners
as parting shot.
President Taft spoke on foreign mis-
sions before the closing meeting of the
Methodist African jubilee in Carnegie
hall, New York
1t is learned at Bluefields, Niicara.
qua, from an authoritative source that
a reign of terror is being maintained
in Managua and that not less than
500 persons. identified with political
affairs, are in chains in the prisons.
A Catholic society has been ordered
to cease sending food to the prisoners.
and these are in a fair way to starve
to death, as they are allowed only two
cents day for food.
Extension of American citizenship
to Porto Ricans for those who desire,
and without forcing it upon those who
do not; is recommended for Porto
Ricans by Gen. Clarence r. Edwards,
chief of the bureau of insular affairs,
in his annual report to the secretary
of war.
The big plant of the Racine (Wis.)
Manufacturing Company, manufacture
ers of automobile tops and piano
stools, the DANA brotherhood hall,
the Mitchell wagon works and sew
eral residences, were destroyed by
fire, entailing loss estimated at
$650,00O. All but $4,000 of this is
borne by the Racine Manufacturing
Company's plant.
julius Gillemo, Swiss, while riding