Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-14
GENERAL.

] ~. fairlck cathedral OF New YORK,
the most magnificent religious edifice
in the country. has been formally con
secrated
VIM. McAbee. believed to be the GA
es veteran of the Civil War. died ct
the age of 1o7 years at the United
States naval home.
The South gave Theodore Roouo
welt hearty welcome ON his trip
Throughout the first day. which took
him across Virginia and q port Of
Tennessee, he received many hoaors
Delayed by the heaviest continuOus
rainfall, In some places for forty yeass,
wide strip of country extending fron
Eastern Texas across the northesn
portion OF Louisiana and Mississippi
and over sections of Arkansas, Tea
nessee. Kentucky, southern I.Aiana
and Ohio, almost to Pittsburg 10 Q vsri-
table inland sea.
The house of deputies Of the Pyo<sA
tant Episcopal church in Cincinnati,
Thursday passed an amendment to the
constitution providing for suffragan
bishops throughout the church. The
object of the suffragan bishops was
not only to look after the people of Q
particular nationality or race, hut also
to assist bishops who preside over
large dioceses.
The Standard Oil company through
its official publicity representative, j.
L. c. Clarke, has announced that the
company has inaugurated cam
paign to increase the worlds con-
sumption of refined OIL" and is lower
ing prices of kerosene in Europe and
the far east. This action follows that
of August last, when the STANDARD Oil
company reduced refined oil in bar
rels | cent a gallon from ga to s&
| cents at the refinery, and refined oil
Ion. In part the statement reads:
The Standard OIL company has inaa-
gurated campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
The level of prices for refined oil to-
day in the United States is lower than
at any time during recent years. and
as a direct result of these prices the
consumption of refined oil in this
country is increasing. The same pol
icy is now being actively pursued
abroad"
DIR. j. b. Murphy. president of the
American Medical Association, is ON
the eve of an announcement of what
physicians says is one of the most i'm
portant discoveries in the history Of
surgery. The discovery is to the eff
feet that ankylosis. or stiffening of the
joints. from any cause except tubercu-
lOsis lis preventable. and that where
joints have become stiffened through
Inflammation. they may be cut open
and new pliable joints made.
Mr.. Josiah w Thompson Of Union
town. Pa, has just closed a deal by
which he transfers to the standard
OIL Company 550.0O0 acres of coal
land, located in Washington ana
/ Greene counties, PENNSYLVANIA. and i'm
six West Virginia counties. The deal
involved about Si00, 600 .O0o, and is
without parallel for magnitude The
Greene coal land involved in the trans
action amounts to about l3s. 600 acres
while the Washington county block
contains 100000 acres. The remalpiny
Zdf,ooo acres are located in Ohio
Marshall. Wetzell. Lewis, Harrison
and Monogahela counties in West
Virginia.
The furry of uneasiness oye% the
possibility of the entrance of cholera
at New York was abated with reas-
suring statements from both state ana
federal health officers and the release
to the SIS cabin passengers detained
~ quarantine.
DE-. Harry Thurston Peck ons
OF the foremost Latin scholars
of the world. named defendan, in
a 100000 breach of promise suI,
brought by Esther Quinn of Boston.
was dismissed as professor of Latin
and literature by the trustees Of On.
lumbia university Tuesday.