Putnam patriot., 1909-08-06
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 The Spanish upHSings against ihe waa .ith the Moofs h defend the Spa assh p0sscssieHs along tbe MedIter- fAnenu. has caused terrible scenes of fIat and boodshed nil over the king dom. Martial law was proclaimed and hup5ifetis If not thousands of the worst and most dangerous characters were lined up against walls and shot to death. The government says the up- rising was caused bs anarchists, but if was really the poor and Ignorant peas sants, whose sons, and sometimes ihe fathers, are conscripted and sent 10 be pay the expenses Of the war. and to pay also, the heavy salaries of those pfantiecs who misruled Cuba the Phil ippines and other possessions now lost to Spain Bloody terror VIII not suffice while misrule and injustice continue.
 Japan has suffered a terrible disaster hy fire. In Osaka i5,n1 buildings were destroyed. not valuable, but the loss entaiied fearful suffering ou fifty To sixty thousand of the poor, who in losing their shelter lost all, many their lives also.
 Mexico has had fearful eaftquake shocks during the past week. Chilpan- cingo city was destroyed and Aenpul. GO and Guerrero were partly fazed, and fire and tidal wave added io the hor. TOT and loss of property and life, fol- lowed by ringing diseases. shocks oc. cured in the City of Mexico on Friday and Saturday, causing panic, but the city suffered no great damage.
 The past twoo weeks have witnessed some wonderful feats in air-fying ma chimes. Blcriot, frenchman. made the first flight across the English Chan mel. from Calais io Do, CT, in small monoplane--winning n 5000 prize. The Wright Brothers still maintain their lead. Orsille Wright last Friday, accompanied hy one passenger, to win his contract, lie surpassed the speed requirements, going F miles an hour, beating all records. He won his gov erninenl contract.
 News reached Toklo On Saturday of terrible flood In Manehuria. In the city of klrin, ai the head of steam ma visation on the river Sungaft. l,oOo people were drowned, and ,ooo houses were submerged.
 A former college athlete and ball player has Just walloped i've highway men with hts iists--sending one to inc hospital indefinitely, and holding two more for the police. In commenting on this, the N. Y Tribune says: "An- other awful example of the evil of col- iege athletics. If he had confined him self 10 Jackstones and backgammon he would not have been guilty of hand. ling his fellow men so rudely.n
 Former President Castro, sent bonn bastie manifesto to,the Venezuelan Con rress, juslifying his actions when Pres ident. A special committee drew up report eontrovefling his statements. on this report Congress adopted the following resolution;
 .srhat General Castto's manifesto be rejected, because II Is out of order; that Congress approve the committees re- port entirely as sole oi confidence in President Gomez for his liberal and pa triotic policy, begun December ia.
 The American delegation to the Worlds Conference of Young Mems Christian Association, last Friday, pre- sented silver service to the German delee alton. The American section has elected John k. Mott, who Is the Gen. etal Secretary of the Worlds Student Christian Federation, Extension Seere- tary for Russia, Span, Portugal, Fur key and Japan. The Conference WAS held in Barmen. Elberfeld, Germany, the last week in July.
 The .knights of Daniel" an organ ixation started in Chicago by the late J. V. Farweli, the great merchant prince of that city, now number about ooo members, and steps are to ee taken 10 extend IL elsewhee. Members aged between u and Ia are known ss Knights of Daniel, those between iS and Is, as Inc Sir Knights of Daniel, and full fiedged members are Royal Knights of Daniel. The purpose of the organiss- ton k to further interest in Sunday school work, and all members sign a pledge to abstain from using at intoNi- eants, tobacco in any form and pro fanssy.
 \ charter has just been granted ai Albany. >. Y., to number ai negroes creating n copofation to be known as the s.Elhiopian Life Insurance Com pany. with a capital stock of sloa, ,oo
 Substantial progress in the fansms canal construction all along the lins is shown by reports from Washington Excavation work done now amounts to so o,0U,0 900 cubic yards. Less than la, ,OoO 00O cubic yards remain 10 he re moved. Colonel Goethais has estima "a shas the canal ~Iiil he ready for the