The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-09

Arson R. Flower. noted banke,
ard philanthropist, brother Of the late
Gov. Roswell P. Flower of New York.
died on the 3rd inst. at WATERFOWL,
New York, at the age of sixty-siS
years.
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-five
and two-fifth seconds.
Warden Mudd of the Kentucky
state Penitentiary plans to organize
a baseball team of long sentence con.
victs. and games will be played with
other teams Of the institutions. Mudd
believes baseball will make better pris.
oners.
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
2.1O9 miles of track were laid. and q
decrease of 1898 miles. or 1873 per
cent. from the figures of 1907.
The announcement Is made at New
York that merger will end a moving
picture war that has been in progress
for many months. The merger will
result. 1t is stated, In crowding out of
business nearly so per cent. of the NOV.
Ing picture places. 1t will be known
as the Motion Picture Patent Company
The largest turkey ranch in the
United States is located In North Caro-
lima. Four thousand fat birds were
shipped from the farm for Thanksgiv.
Ing week. The owner claims that a
flock Of twenty-five or thirty turkeys
will keep the tobacco fields free from
worms which would otherwise destroy
the plants.
According to an announcement Just
made. none but unmarried men will be
accepted by the government in future
to serve as officers in the nstabulary
force on the Philippine Islands, and
officers already in the service will not
be allowed to marry without the con.
sent Of the government until they have
attained to their captaincies.
Senator Benjamin B. Tillman. in an
address before the State Teachers As.
ISOLATION at Columbus, 8. c., took occa-
sion to warn the people against the agi.
tation for compulsory education, assert.
Ing that should such law be passed
1t 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,
hfty-two minutes and forty seconds
and covering q 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.
Yekaterinoslav. Russia, hasn't any
harder name than II deserves. At that
town on New Years day the military
court pronounced forty-one death sen.
fences. 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.
demned to penal servitude for life and
forty'eight to lesser terms OF exile.
II Is reported at Berlin that the Brit.
ish government has reached mn under.
standing with Turkey whereby the sui.
tan. rs head OF the Mohammedan faith,
shall use the influence OF the India
priesthood to support the British rule
In return for active British diplomatic
support In the Turkish controversies
with European powers. Tho NOLAN.
medans Of India number $4,000. 900 and
their loyalty Il a powerful element for
the English to secure.