The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-09

Burlington Ia. has adopted the
commission pian of city government
by vote OF 2.63S to 1858.
Reports OF the election on the 2sth
ult. show that the proposed prohibit
ton constitutional amendment was de-
feated at the polls in Alabama by .
considerable majority.
The gigantic meteor that was OBJ
served shooting across the sky in the
vicinity Of Dubuque, Ia, split into two
rarts. one falling near Manchester.
The latter portion weighed over q ton.
The Divisional Court of Londun de-
MED the appeal OF Miss Christabel
Pankhurst and Mrs. Haverfield. the
suffragettes who on July were SEN
fenced to pay fine of $25 each or to
go to prison for month on the charge
OF resisting the police.
Eight men imprisoned in the Lon
don mine Of the Tennessee Copper
company at Ducktown. Tenn. as the
result OF a shaft house fire, were res
cued the next day. None was injured.
The miners were protected from
smoke and gas by partition which
they built.
AS reslt of a water famine. sever
al manufacturing plants in Springfield.
Mass. including the government 6r-
senal. were forced to suspend opera
tons December 1st. Five thousand
men were thrown OF of employment
The water supply OF $4,000 persons.
more than half of the citys popuia-
ton, was shut off.
Commenting on the action taken by
the British House OF Lords. T. p.
O'Connor. one of the Irish National
list leaders in the House of Commons.
and now in this country in the inter-
est OF Irish home rule. said at New
York that the British peers had. by
their rejection of the budget, an
nounced their own doom.
price within 81 900 OF the record
was paid on the Both ult. for a seat
on the New York Stock Exchange. 1t
brought $4,000 as against the record
figure OF $4,000 paid for sea- sew
eral years ago. The late f. II. Harri-
mans seat was sold to Robert II. loeb
for $s5.O00 only two weeks ago. Since
then another seat has sold for s92.500.
Greater New York cast up its ac-
count with the Consolidated Gas Com
pany December LIST and found that for
arrearages on gas and electricity II
owed what probably will stand as the
largest lighting bill on record-more
than sll 100000. However. the city
will collect from the company $l0.-
100000 on franchise taxes, leaving
only $l.o0o.000 to be paid in cash.
Colonel Roosevelt. Kermit I,oose.
welt. Edmund Heller and Leslie A.
Tarlton arrived ut Londiani on the
30th ult from Guas Inghisu plateau.
All were in splendid health. The
former president is greatly elat
ed over the success OF the hunt on
the plateau. Among the sights wit.
messed was display OF lion killing
with spears by Mandi warriors. which
was thrilling.
II is reported that plans are teing
perfected in New York for the seDara'
ton OF the Rock Island-Frisco sys-
TEN. 1t practically has been arranged
that II. U. Nudge. now second vice
president OF the Rock Island. viii sue.
coed d. L. Winchell as president Mr..
winchell is to follow B. F. Yoskum
to the Frisco and become its oresi.
dent. succeeding A. J. Davidson. re-
Gently resigned.
The British House of Lords on the
30th ult.. for the first time in 900
years. refused its formal assent to
the budget. thereby making 1t Illegal
for the kings agents to collect taxes
with which to carry on the govern
ment. The vote was $50 to 75.
This will render 1t necessary for
the crown. through the ministry.
to dissolve the House of Commons
and order a general election. thus
bringing the issue before the people.