Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-02

containing TWO persons besides nlm-
self into the Chicago river, and all
three drowned, was incompetent, hay-
ing had but four days experience as q
driver, was introduced at the coron-
er's inquest The bodies of the two
passengers of the taXicab have not
been recovered.
The new $4,000 building of the
University of Colorado, the gift of
United States Senator Simon Guggen-
helm, was dedicated at Boulder Col.
Addresses were made by Senator
Guggenheim, President Baker of the
university and others.
A gift of $424,000 from an anony-
nous donor has been made to the
Children's Aid society of New York
During the year the society has re-
ceived more than $1,000,000, the
largest fund in its history.
A delegation of college girls, under
guidance of the College Equal Suf
frage league, is arranging to go to
Washington to present a resolution
calling for the Interference by this
government in the Imprisonment in
England of Miss Alice Paul of Moores
Vile. N. J.. who smashed the window
at the banquet of the lord mayor of
London.
William Mccormick, aged 81 years,
Il student at the Moody Biblical insti-
tute, Chicago, while temporarily de-
ranged leaped from a third-story win
dow to the pavement and was killed
h. o4
which has been sealed again owing to
the ravages of fire, will probably not
be reopened for three months.
The United States navy is to be re-
organized from the newest leviathan
of the Dreadnought type to the arm
ored cruisers and auXiliaries, if the re-
port of the Swift board named some
months ago to go to the bottom of the
naval situation, is adopted.
President Taft ate his Thanksgiving
turkey with his family, there being no
guests at the White House. He eX-
pressed his delight at being able to
eat real food without being forced
to make a speech.
The barge canal proposition voted
on at the last state election at Ithaca.
y. Y, which authorized the state legis-
lature to spend $5000,O00 for connect
in lakes Cayuga and Seneca, was car
ried by a majority of about $4,000.
Gov Augustus +. Wilson of Ken
lucky, acting as chairman of com
mittee to fix the date and place of the
second annual conference of COVER
nors, announced from Lexington that it
will be held January is, 1910, at Wash
ngton.
During October there were 75,60S
immigrant aliens and 1G.76i nonimmi-
grant aliens admitted into the United
States, 26,451 United States citizens
arrived and 1,6I6 aliens were de
barred, according to the October bull
letin of the immigration bureau.
While engaged in settling a board
bill Of $3.50, over which there had
been Il dispute at Gilbert, Mimi. Aga
pito Fuciarile stepped around the
table, and, pulling back the head of
his landlord, Louis Grilla slashed his
throat from ear to ear with razor.
The officials of the Homestake gold
mine at Lead, S. D. closed down the
works for an indefinite period, head
ing off the strike which was to be
declared Two thousand five hundred
workers are affected.
In fashionable apartment on West
Fifth street New York city, Mrs. Daisy
Won NARROW, a magazine art editor, re
Gently Of Dayton, O., died, supposedly
from the effects Of poison.
Samuel Gompers IN an address be
fore the National Civic federation. IN
annual session at New York city, dis
cussed the need in this country oil new
laws to cover the subject Of employ
ers' liability and to provide adequate
compensation to wage earners injured
b. accident. He charged that the law
yers would prevent the obtaining or
the wisest and best laws in that mat
ter through finding insurmountable
constitutional objections.
The casualty record for football this
season includes 26 deaths and 60 play
ers injured, with the Thanksgiving
day games yet to be accounted.
The Coliseum building an immense
amusement hall in San Francisco.
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
100000
Internal revenue figures show that
the total receipts since June 30 last
have been $1O6, ,353, which is an in,
crease over the same period OF 1908
OF S6,043,773
The safety of a ship going to a
port which is closed or blockaded in
tact or in theory is "A question for the
interested parties to determine and
act on and not question for determ-
ination by the officials concerned IN
clearances."
The new laboratory of physics at
the University of Illinois was formally
| opened in the presence OF many
| notahles the dpdicatOrV address he.