The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-23

The famous OiQ SIOUX lnulau cuiehs
Red Cloud. died at the Pine Ridge
agency s.faw- DAYS -since Bod Cloud
was etHhty-eight years old and for the
last twenty-five years had lived at the
Pine Ridge agency. =.
- ThA South wing OF the Cleyeiand
House of Correction was burned On the
night Of the 18th inst. with loss OF
100000. The inmates of the women's
prison were panic stricken and howled
for heln.. bit none wfs injured.
Brant Lee Hall. a. {ormitory for boys
at Lincoln Memorial university at
Cumberland Gap. Tenn, burned on the
14th inst Lincoln Memorial universi-
ty was -Io;fnded about fourteen years
ago by the late General Howard.
Mrs..,H. %, Havemeyer. widow Of
the sugar man. has sold to the United
States goyernment Mot of land in
the bdfoagh OF Greenwich. Coma. for a
.bostofffce site and turned over the
purchase price. i:sgo.odp. together with
$1,000 additional, tss'a fund to main
.fain' and improve the 100000 Have
meyer school.
=, AT the close of n two days confer
-ence at Pittsburg on the 14th inst.
war was formally declared upon the
United States Steel Corporation by
leaders OF organized labor. in the
United States and Canada. The rsso-
luton was forwarded to President Taft
and both houses Of Congress. An ap-
peal is made to labor organizations
and to the public for cooperation.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky grant
ed a pardon to Adjt. Gen. p. p. John
ston. who was indicted for striking
Editor Denny b. Goode Of Louisville
weekly newspaper. for criticizing
Johnston. The governor says that
Johnston must pay the fine of 500
and court costs. In the article OBJ
1ected to, Goode referred to Johnston
rs ''reicCck.'
At a meeting OF the intercollegiate
association OF Western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. the final collegiate
action looking towards the abolition
OF American. football and the adop-
ton OF rugby unless the rules are rad
icaiiy, changed was taken. In the as
sociation are Washington and Jeffer-
son. University 70 West virginia, Gen.
eva. Grove City and Allegheny col
ieges. .t,..
The enormous extent OF the custom
house frauds in New York City is
shown by the fact that the govern
ment has already received the follow
ing voluntary restitutions and fines
from importers OF raw sugars: The
American Sugar Refining Company
(voiuntary). 100000; the American
Sugar Refining Company 0ine I'm
posed by the courO. 3l35.o00; Al.
buckle Bros. (yoluntary). $6s5.573.
As the result OF exposures made In
Judge Cannon's report on convict con-
ditions in Montreal. 1t is announced
that steps will be taken at once to
bring to trial the fourteen officials
and others. including eight aldermen.
charged with malfeasance. According
to Judge Cannon's report on the citys
income for the last six years. $1,000
900 has been feloniously used by the
aldermen. t.
Gen. J. Easement, railroad con-
structor and philanthropist. died ut
Painesville. O., on the 18th inst. Cen
eral Easement. veteran OF the civil
war. laid the original rails of the Big
Four and the Lake Shore roads. built
the Union Pacific railroad as far as
Cheyenne. constructed the Nickel
Plate from Cleveland to Buffalo md
built n railroad line In Costa Rica for
the goverrment a few years ago.
Arriving from Julesburg. Colo. Mae
C. Wood appeared unexpectedly in
the Court OF General Sessions in New
York City on the 18th inst. and an
nounced she was ready to stand trial
under the Indictment charging her
with forgery and perjury in her breach
OF promise suit against former Sena.
tor Thomas C. Platt. The surety COM
pany that was on her bond surren-
dered her. and falling to secure new
bond. she was sent to the Tombs.