New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

5uries received IN automobile accident. Not
long ago he gave each of his four children S4O0OOOO
General Edward NJ McCOok. Ex-Governor of Col
orado. former Minister OF the United States to
Hawai- died in Chicago"
What about the business outlook"
Excellent!' exclaimed Constant Reader. Gov
ernment reports showed falling Off in the cotton
ana corn crops as compared with last year, but
they also showed that the nation is enjoying a
great building boom. July 1909. being $4,000 900
ahead of July. 1905. in this respect The census
next year is expected to show a population of
So'WooW inhabitants, without counting our little
brown brothers OF the Philippines Porto Rico.
Railway earnings for June showed an increase of
$24O0.000 in gross and $3O0OOOO in net The pro-
duction of pig iron for the country in August is
expected to mount close to 100000 tons an in
crease of 100000 tons over the previous month A
bulletin soon to he issued by the Agricultural De-
partment asserts that soils. thanks to improved
methods of working. are not wearing out ana thar
crop yields an acre are increasing rather than de-
creasng."
Even the farmers are reforming" chuckled Busy
Man. Who would have thought it? Anything
else happened that I ought to rememher?'
Regis H. Post. Governor of Porto Rico sent
his resignation to President Taft After two
months Of disorder, the McKees Rocks strike was
settled by the Pressed Steel Car Company grant
ing practically all the demands Of the men Rank
ruptcy proceedings in a British court revealed to
the world that stephen Phillips dramatic poet has
fallen into dire poverty. The will of BIoodeood
II. Cutter the farmer poet Of Long Island be-
queathed an estate of almost $lOOOOGO made hy
shrewd speculation. Professor Percival Lowell
astronomer, announced the presence of oxygen in
the atmosphere of Mars. His former observation
of water vapor there. taken in connection with
the new discovery, warranted him In declaring that
life as we know it is possible on that planet"
"Affidavits are not required from planetary ex-
plorers l believe" said Busy Man. What has
the fair been doing?'
Miss WilhelmIna Patton Fleming head Of the
Photographic department of Harvard's astronomi-
cal observatory. discovered a meteor whose spec-
'trum is five times larger than that Of any other
noted by any observatory in the world The EN-
peror OF Austria created Mss Anita Stewart an
American girl, who Is about marry Prince
Miguel of Braganza, princess in her own right
Mrs. Bullock Workman. who claims the title Of
champion woman mountain climber Of the world
returned to this city from the Himalayas where
she ascended a peak %, 800 feet high. scientifically
measured, She cast aspersons the claim of
Miss Anna Peck. another American climber who
declares that she scaled Mount Huascaran in the
Andes. TO height OF $4,000 feet thereabout but
has produced no scientific proof OF her feat accord
ing to Mrs. Workman. The latter says that until
Miss Peck does So the championship will be not be
surrendered 10 her"
Dear mel" grOaned Busy Man. This is serious
Are they trying 20 put Miss Peck In the Cook
class? No wonder the rest Of the world tucks IN
the bedclothes at night and goes to sleep wonder
ing what thoss Americans are going to do next