The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-13

King Manuel Of Portugal left LIS.
bon on the 7th inst. for Madrid en-
route for France and England. The
Duke of Oporto will act as regent dur
ing the Kings absence
An aero club with 100 members has
been organized at Cornell university
for the study of aerial navigation
Several aeroplanes are being con.
structed by club members.
II. j. Slifer, general manager of the
Panama railroad, has resigned. 1t is
understood that he will take charge of
the management of an important
railroad in the United States.
An International congress Of agri-
cultural associations will take place
at Brussels in September. 1910. The
object of this congress is to compare
the organization and the work of agri.
cultural associations OF every kind in
the various countries.
The executive committee of the
Democratic party in Brooklyn has de-
cided on John r. Mccoy to succeed
the late Sen. Patrick II. McCarren
as leader of the party. Mr.. Mccoy
was defeated for the borough presi
dency of Brooklyn in the recent elec.
ton.
Forty-seven years after they served
as volunteer soldiers to protect Gin.
cinnat from a threatened raid by Con.
federate troops, under Kirby Smith in
1862, the squirrel hunters" of Cincin.
natl have received their pay at the
rate of $12 a month for the time en-
gagged.
Cyril St.Armand of Thurso. Ontario
ten years old. has been sentensed
to six years for horse stealing. When
eight years old he was convicted of
an attempt to wreck a railway train
His youth saved him from sentence
fol this and number of burglaries
which followed.
Prominent members OF the Nicar.
aguan colony in Panama have sent
a cable message to President Taft ask.
ing him lin the name OF humanity and
civilization to pay no attention to re.
quests of Zelaya either for aid or for
non-interference and saying that If the
United States cannot intervene in
Central America it should at least let
the fate of Nicaragua be decided on
the battlefield.
On leaving New York to begin work
a: the Wright factory in Dayton. O.,
Orville Wright said: People seem
to have the conviction that the aero
plane Is merely fair weather ma.
chine. They are wrong. 1t is q fair
weather machine only in its expert.
mental stages. Once We have learned
its capabilities we shall find that 1t is
as stable and dependable in storm as
its sister craft which sails the water"
Demands for uniform schedules. and
a wage increase OF about twelve per
cent. are to be made by conductors
and trainmen on every railroad sys.
TEN east OF Chicago. The movement
involves l25.000 men and includes ev.
cry railroad east OF the Illinois Cen.
trails main southern line and north OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. West.
ern conductors and trainmen are cx
pected to join.
lronbound windows prevented the
escape from death of eight workers
In Robert Morrison & Sons comb fac.
tory In Brooklyn. which caught fire
Monday. and five other men probably
were fatally injured in making their
escape from the building. William
Morrison. son OF the owner OF the
plant. lost his life In the flames while
trying to reach the safe and close It's
doors. His father was among the In.
jured.
The Canadian government has
framed II bill providing for the con.
struction OF three second class cruIs.
ers and four torpedo boat dcstroyers.
The orders for these vessels probably
VII be placed In Great Britain. The
bin provides also for Canadian train.
ing establishments for both officers
and men. The annual cost OF maintc.
nance Of the seven vessels and the ex.
penses OF the naval schools are csti.
mated AT $3.000.000.