The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30


The Maya Indians In the province
OF Quintano Roo. Yucatan peninsvls
ambushed the Seventeenth Mexioan
infantry at ocum. killing sig trooper.
and mortally wounding seven others.
There was slight earthquake shock
at Mason City. H.. on the night OF the
io'h inst. windows ratified, doors were
shaken open and hundreds of people
rushed into the streets. No damage
was reported.
Inc United States Circuit Court of
appeals. In n decision handed down
Ut san Francisco. has sustained the
cohsttutionality of the federal enact.
ments providing that cattle or sheen
IN transit by rail must be watered and
ied every twenty'eight hours.
Ihe success OF several London sur.
fragettes In obtaining their release
from prison by carrying Out hunger
strike' has caused all of the suifra.
gettes in Holloway jail to adopt this
method OF gaining their freedom. Miss
Elsie Mackenzie was discharged from
prison In II critical condition, having
gone lbl hours without food.
Herbert Latham. the French aviator.
attempted to cross the English Chan.
mel on the 18th inst. in his monopIune.
but after covering sixteen miles his
motor failed and the machine fell in
the water. from which he was rescued
uhhurt by the French torpedo boat
destroyer Harpoon. lie says that he
will try again.
Swift retribution overlook two reck-
less automobillsts at Yonkers, n. Y.
who ran down and killed James Sipn.
motorman. The men In the car kept
on at unabated speed. Then within
sight OF the group that gathered abou,
their victim. their machine skidded
into tree. overturned and was de-
stroyed by fire. The occupants leaped
out and disappeared.
The prosecutors OF Harry Thaw are
criticised and insanity experts scored
In 20-page booklet which Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw. mother OF Tha~. has
Just issued. 1t bears the title. The Sc.
cret Unveiled" and alleges the exist
ence OF "cowardly combination"
against Thaw and the taking OF unusu.
ally oppressive measures In his case.
His entire sanity at present is strong.
ly asserted.
A. Vichy, France. on the 2lst inst,
Paul Tissandier made an aeroplans
flight OF fiity.six minutes.
A company has been formed at Ber.
"A "a fNp hA ny
airship garage. with landing and test
ing grounds. As the company is inter
ested IN dirigible balloons. II designs
to lease about l,G00 acres near Berlin
where II will erect great sheds and rs
pair shops and benzine and hydrogen
reservoirs.
John s. Wise. Jr.. of New York. who
10 now In Paris, says that former
President Roosevelt. just prior to his
departure from New York on his Al
frican hunting expedition. promised
him and other Republicans In New
York that he would return In time for
the mayoralty campaign. Mr.. Wise
says he has not given up the hope that
Mr.. Roosevelt will head the mayoralty
ticket in New York this autumn.
A cantilever bridge 1850 feet in
length and costing s3.OO0.0O0 is being
built across the Copper River in
Alaska. II will be completed within
eighteen months. The bridge crosses
the river between two large glaciers.
the Miles and Childs. the latter having
frontage on the river varying from
300 to 700 feet Huge masses OF ice
weighing hundreds of tons break away
from the face and plunge into the
river with a report like the roar Of .
cannon.
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