The Ordway new era., 1909-01-01

The anthracite peace board fepoN
shows $50 disputes settled IN three
years without Il strike.
secretary Garfield has denied the re-
mort II at he will be run as a DARK
horse In the Ohio senatorial contest
Sarah Barnhardt. who is playing NJ
81. Petersburg, was given an audience
by Emperor Nicholas nt IsafSko'se'o
Christmas Day. and was presented
with q portrait Of the Empress,
Harvey Hazel, the seventcen'year'
old hoy. who murdered his mother WIN
a hammer at Toledo. Ohio was found
entity of murder In the first degree
a verdict that calls for life imprlSoh'
mCnt.
In his statement TO the Russian
Dumu Foreign Minister lswolskN eA
press I'd his approval Of the Japanese
American agreement which he saId
was communicated to Russia before II
was signed.
Thomas +. Ryan announced WedheS-
day that. on advice OF his PHYSICIANS
he had resigned lately from tn" dlrec'
toratoa OF thirty-tour railroad and IN
duStriaI corporations. following the
resolution he had adopted nearly two
years ago.
The best mau In the world from the
eIEilists Nanup"tnl is now Jack
Johnson. the giant negro who defeated
Tommy Burns at - dncy. New South
Wales, In fourteen rounds on Christ.
mas Day. winning the heavyweight
championship Of the world.
J. Cal Ewing was reelected prcsi-
dent Of the Pacific Baseball lcage al
the annual meeting Of the league In
San Francisco. Thlrty-Onc consccu-
tive weeks Of baseball will cOnstttut"
the season for 1903. which will open
on March LIST and close October 3lst.
Vice President j. Vinccute Gomez,
to whom Gen. CiFrIano Castro handed
over the presidency on his departure
for Europe. has established new GOV
crnment in Venezuela making an en-.
tire change Of ministry. He first sc-
cured control OF the army.
More than thousand persons were
made homeless and Sl.uoo0uo worth
OF property was destroyed in a fire
that burned out an cntir" block OF
apartment houses between Second and
Third avenues and Forty fourth and
Forty-ffth streets. Brooklyn. DcCem-
bcr 22d.
In speaking ut Boston Of the sen
fencing Of labor officials In Washing
ton. First Vice President James Dun.
can OF the American Federation Of La
bur said: Il believe the pardoning
power OF the President could be used
right away in causing the release OF
President Gompcrs."
The Steel corporation has issued a
Christmas bonus TO all employees hold
ing stock In the company. 1t is esti-
mated that sixty.flvc per cent. in mum.
Der Of the holdings are in the hands
of tn wOrkmen. The net earnings are
expected to run between $4,000, 900
and $2G.00O,OO0 for the quarter.
An Equal Franchise society has been
organized in New York with Mrs. Clar-
encc II. Mackay as president The OBJ.
J"Ct of the organization is to secure
the national, state and local electoral
franchise for women and for this pur-
pose TO maintain in the city of New
York and elsewhere adequate head.
quarters and maintain bureau Of pub
licity and propaganda.
George T. Oliver of Pittsburg. owner
of the Gazette. Times and Chronicle
Telegraph has been unanimously in.
! dorsed by the Allegheny county mem.
bers Of the Pennsylvania Legislature
for United States senator to succeed
Senator p. c. Knox, who is to be sec
retary of state in the Taft cabinet.
Congressman James Francis Burke
and John Dalzell had previously an.
nounced their candidacy for the place.
Charges involving Methodist bishops
are Incorporated in suits filed at War.
saw, Indiana. TO set aside the title of
valuable lands and other property
decided by the late Elijah Hays of
Warsaw to the Missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t is al.
legged that the late Bishop McCabe
and others, knowing the weakened
mental condition of Hays, persuaded
him to deed to the Methodist Mission.
ary board property valued at S127, 900.
The suit is brought by distant rela.
tives of Hays.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.