The state herald., 1909-01-08

| stitutlon Of MARYLAND, that has for its
object the disfranchisement of negroes.
st. Petersburg still continues to suf-
! fer from the Aslatic cholera. There
were eighteen new cases and five
deaths from the disease Monday. This
| has been the daily average for the last
| month.
Robert Fowler. formerly of the Cam
bridge Athletic club OF Boston, but now
unattached, won the Yonkers Mara
thon race on New Years day in two
hours, fifty-two minutes and forty-fiye
and two-fifth seconds,
| Tom Longboat, the Indian long dis
tance runner. was married to Miss Lo-
zetta Miracle at Toronto December
2Sth Tom Flanagan, the Indian man
aGer, was best man. The bride was
given away by her brother, an Indian
chief.
Just before making flight at Le-
mans, France Wilbur Wright, the
American aeroplanist, discovered that
some one had filled the oil box of his
aeroplaae with gasoline. The discoy-
cry probably prevented serious acci.
dent
Railroad construction in the United
States in 1908 aggregated only 3,214
miles of new main track, the lowest to.
tai for any year since 1897, when only
2,l09 miles of track were laid. and a
decrease of 1898 miles, or 3S.3 per
cent. from the figures OF 1907.
Or advice of his counsel, Samuel
Gompers has discontinued his I'VE
Don't Patronizc" list In the Fedora
tionalist. the labor organ. This was
followed by the suspension OF its un-
far list by the Central Federated
Union.
The Hague foreign office has made
the statement that the trouble between
Venezuela and Holland is regarded as
Professionally at an end and that The
Netherlands intends to hold its hand
pending the progress of the new Co
mez administration.
As holiday diversion December 26th
the President-elect made an excursion
to Aiken. S. C.. and played golf on the
famous Palmetto links. Mr.. Taft was
accompanied by Mrs. Taft and the
three children and John Hays Ham
mond, his wife and children.
Germany is not able TO supply its
home demand for eggs. according to
Consul General Richard Guenther OF
Frankfort. who reports that last year
s3i.6i3,O00 worth of eggs were I'M
ported. this representing about 5000
600, 600. or an average OF i6 per capita
The long war with the Yaquis In
dams In Mexico in which scores were
Killed at different times. including
many Americans. has been terminated
I ma treaty of peace, agreed upon by
three Indian chiefs and 1G6 OF their
followers and the governor of the State
of Sonora, Mexico.
The Steel corporation has ISSUED a
Christmas bonus to all employees hold.
Ing stock In the company. 1t is estl-
mated that sixty.flye per cent. in num-
ber OF the holdings are in the hands
of tn workmen. The net earnings are
expected 10 run between s25.000. 900
and Sc G,000o00 for the quarter.
Senator Benjamin d. Tlllman, In an
address before the State Teachers As.
ISOLATION at Columbus. S. C., took occa-
sion 10 warn the people against the agi-
tatiOn for compulsory education. assert
Ing that should such n law be passed
II would mean the education OF the ne.
gro. which would In the end mean a
blow to white supremacy.
Wilbur Wright made another long
flight at lie Mans. France. December
30th. remaining in the air for one hour,
iifty'two minutes and forty seconds
and covering distance of sixty miles.
He was Obliged TO stop on account of
the intense cold. Both himself and his
machine were covered with ice and the
oil In the motor was frozen.
Yckaterlnoslav. Russia, hasn't any
harder name than II deserves. At that
town on New Years day the military
court pronounced forty-one death sen
tences. nine for recent crimes. Thir.
ty.two OF the condemned men were
strikers In the railroad troubles Of DC.
tober. 1905. In addition TO the death
sentences. twelve strikers were con.
domned to penal servItude for life and
forty'oight TO lesser terms OF exile.
The architects for the Geo. W. Clay.
ton School for Boys In Denver have
taken out building permits which In.
clude n two'story and basement admin.
istration building to cost $4,000: a
two'story and basement dormltorIes to
cost 100000 each; twostory and base.
mcnt dormltorios to cost $4,000 each.
and onc'story stone power house to
cost 100000 Work has already begun