The new era., 1909-07-01

destroyed 125 buildings, to the value
of $250.000 and left between 500 and
1000 people homeless.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House.
Chicago. is the president of the Ma
tional Conference of Charities and
Correction for 1910, having been
unanimously elected at Buffalo.
The report of the Canadian insur-
ance department for 1908 shows that
the United States companies do about
one-fourth of the business of the Do
minion.
Senator Daniel of Virginia will have
no opponent within the Democratic
party In his campaign for reelection
to the Senate for the term beginning
March A, 1911. The time expired at
noon on tie 14th inst, for other candi-
dates to announce their intentions
At meeting in New York John D.
Ryan was elected president of the
Amalgamated Copper Company to sue
ceed the late II. II. Rogers. B. B.
Thayei was elected president of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
succeeding John D. Ryan.
Two $50 gold pieces struck from
the United States mint at Philadel-
phia in 1877 were sold at the Numis-
matte Club in New York to William
H. Woodlin. a wealthy collector, for
$4,000 each, the highest price ever
paid for an American coin. Both were
perfect specimens.
After being under sea off the Jap
anese coast for thirty-five years, gold
and silver valued at 100000 has been
salved by a Japanese vessel off Ura-
gawa from sunken German steamer
wrecked in 1874. The treasure was
landed at Kurihamato to be shipped to
the German government.
All hope is gone of having the lives
of the crew of the Russion submarine
kambala, which was sunk in collision
with the battleship Rostislav during
maneuvers near Sebastopol, or OF re-
covering the wreck, owing to the great
depth Of water. Two divers have died
in the attempts to rescue the men.
A lion escaped from his cage at
Chicago amusement park few days
since and caused injury to three per-
sons before he was recaptured. How
ard E. Smith, an employe in the show,
had his arm broken while attempting
to catch the beast and two women
were injured In efforts to get away.
No dogs. no booze, no drunkards,
and no loaded guns are to be allowed
in camp and no loud noise or talking
after 10 o'clock at night, according to
the rules and regulations drawn up by
committee for the new gold camp at
Pine Shadow, on the west side Of the
Manzanos mountains in Priest canon,
New Mexico.
For the accommodation OF the thou
sads of turner's who will visit Cincin-
natl to celebrate their thirteenth gym
nastic festival the latter part Of the
month, the people of the city have
house the Germans. Over 400 tents
will be used and prizes will be offered
for the best kept tents.
Two earthquake shocks were felt
in France on the 18th inst The shocks
affected practically the whole Of the
south of France and equaled in sever
ity the earthquake of 1884. The vio-
lence of the shock appeared to have
been greatest in the vicinity of Tou-
Ion. Warships in the harbor were
shaken from their moorings.
1t Is stated at Paris that the Spanish
minister to Cuba has handed the Gu
ban government a note embodying a
claim for the payment of a share Of
the Spanish debt. 1t is pointed out in
the note that the American plenipo-
tentiaries in Paris in 1898 refused to
decide this point, holding that the suz-
erainty had descended on the Cuban
republic and not the United States.
Working in strictest secrecy in a
windowless cement shop located at a
lonely point in the woods. eight miles
northwest of Medicine Lake, near Min
neapolis, ]. Stewart, a retired railroad
engineer, and S. Brownell, a farmer.
are said to have invented and success
fully tried an aeroplane which prom
Wright brothers.
The great Unitarian family of Bos-
ton met Sunday in the South Congre-
gational church to pay last tribute
to their departed leader, Edward Ever
EFT Hale At the same hour host Of
friends and admirers of Doctor Hale
gathered at the Park Street Unitarian
church to listen to eulogies by cler-
gymen of many creeds. Flags were
floated at half mast by order of the
citys chief executive.