The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-15

ner, with a New Zealand athlete In
second place. Other competitors were
from China. Portugal and America.
Sir Thomas Upton has renewed
communication with the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club and has informed the club
that he is willing to challenge for the
Americas cup under any modern
rules.
At New York City, July 4th, Daniel
A. Hearne Of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Club established a new American
record Of SO feet, 1 3-s inches for the
hop. step and jump and two hops and
Jump.
The nations bill for fireworks and
fires in celebrating the one hundred
and thirty-third anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence, Just
passed. is estimated by experts at ten
million dollars.
An appeal in behalf OF absolute free
dom Of trade between all nations was
issued July 4th to the citizens of the
United States" by Tom l.. Johnson,
Charles Francis Adams, James H. Dill
lard, David Starr Jordan and others.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals. in a decision handed down
at San Francisco, has sustained the
constitutionality of the federal enact
ments providing that cattle or sheep
in transit by rail must be watered and
fed every twenty-eight hours.
The United States government has
begun another suit in New York
against the American Sugar Refining
Company as corporation, six Of its
directors and two prominent lawyers.
The indictment contains fourteen
counts. alleging conspiracy In re-
straint Of trade.
The little town OF Prattsville. Plu-
mas county, Cal. was entirely de-
stroyed by fire that broke out in a
store in the business section July 3rd.
One man Is supposed to have met
death in the conflagration. Prattsville
WAS a village of 500 inhabitants. nine
ty miles north Of Reno.
Revolutionists, supported by a por-
ton Of the regular army stationed at
Barranquilla. on the 7th inst. deposed
General Rafael Reyes as president OF
Columbia and proclaimed Gonzales
Valencia his successor. Reyes. fore
sSNihB tuS Shu VI ICCculIg
fled to London.
On the third day of the celebration
OF the three hundredth anniversary of
the discovery OF Lake Champlain the
principal speech was made at Bluff
Point. n. Y. by President Taft. Ad
dresses were also made by Ambassa
dors Jusserand OF France and Bryce OF
Great Britain.
The insurance commissioner Of Mis-
sissippi does not want anything to do
with any matrimonial insurance com
panies and has turned down the ap-
plication OF one domiciled at vicks-
burg. and which wanted to insure
births and marriages for small sums
as one OF It's attractive features.
As the result OF the failure OF the
Cuban Senate to pass the budget.
President Gomez has issued decree
making effective Governor Magoon's
budget OF 190s-09. amounting to S24.-
2s5.0OO. The deficiency to cover the
cost OF the army and other increased
expenses of the republic, amounting
to nearly sl0.000.000. will be supplied
by presidential decree.
At Norwich. Conn, on the 7th inst.
Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin. in the air
ship California Arrow. made a success
full flight OF twenty-five minutes. He
rose to an altitude of 1000 feet and
covered n distance OF five miles. pass.
ing directly over the center OF the
city. coming from the fair grounds,
two miles distant.
A force OF experienced detectives
has been on guard in the vicinity of
the New York Stock Exchange fol-
lowing the receipt by the police OF a
letter which threatened that between
Friday and Tuesday the exchange
would be blown up with dynamite.
The authorities finally concluded that
the letter was probably written by a
harmless crank.
An attempt to assassinate the Rev.
Joseph +. Gillis, a priest connected
with st. Mary's cathedral, was made
at Burlington. Vt, on the 9Th inst. as
the priest was on his way to celebrate
mass at st. Mary's academy. The po-
lice arrested Miss Beatrice Thompson.
an artist, aged forty. charging her
with assault with intent to kill by
shooting.
The Supreme Court of the state of
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has con-
firmed the death sentence of Dario
Gonzales. millionaire, who was con-
victed of the murder of his brother
in-law, Manuel 1turre. the wealthy son
of an American. The court also is
sued a decree requiring Gonzales to
pay to the widow of the man he muir
dered 100000 damages.