The Raymer enterprise., 1911-02-09
GEN ERAl.

Archbishop Ryan is in critical con-
dition at his home in Philadelphia.
The Maryland College for Women
at Lutherville, Nd, was practically
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss Of
100000.
One Of the most sweeping quaran.
tines In the history of Philadelphia,
was put In force following discovery
Of smallpox.
A prairie fire which has done over
100000 damage to oil ard farm prop.
erty. has swept across Washington
county, Oklahoma.
Richard l.. Ashhurst, postmaster Of
Philadelphia has been missing for
some time and 1t is feared he has
either suicided or been murdered.
According to statement made by
c. M. Drake, president of the Phila-
delphia Produce Exchange, specula.
tors in second grade butter in New
York and Chicago have been unable to
find market for all Of their cold stor.
age holdings and will be compelled to
ship 100000 pounds OF the product
20 Europe to save themselves from alb.
solute loss.
Latest government reports confirm
the previous advices that 300 persons
were killed by the earthquakes and
eruption OF Mount Taal, in the Philip,
pines. No American are among the
number. 1t is impossible to estimate
how many natives on the west shore
were buried in the ashes. but 1t Is
known that twenty.one were suffocat.
ed and five fatally burned.
The reclamation service reports that
several Of its construction camps are
now entirely cut off from the rest of
the world by reason Of continued bliz.
yards and excessive snowfall. In the
Teton mountains, at the headwaters
OF the Snake river in Wyoming, $50
men are completely isolated, owing to
the blizzard which has prevailed with.
out cessation for many days.
The executive committee OF the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
lines have voted to complete double.
tracking Of the lines from the Missouri
river to San Francisco. They also
voted to double.track the Oregon Short
Line from the junction with the Union
Pacific main line at Granger, Wyo., to
Huntington, Ore, also the line along
the Columbia river In Oregon to Port.
land.
j. A. d. McCurdy. a Canadian by
birth. but now affiliated with Amerl.
can aviators, set new record in over.
the-water flights, covering nearly 100
miles, from Key West to within ten
miles OF Havana. when from slight
accident he was compelled to drop into
the sea. There he remained, his bi.
plane floated by pontoons until the life.
boat of the torpedo boat destroyer Ter.
ry picked him up.
Within less than ten months after
the initiation by President Taft OF ne.
gotiations with the Canadian govern.
ment, there was laid simultaneously
before the American Congress at
Washington and the Canadian Parlla.
ment at Ottawa. a reciprocity arrange.
ment which. II approved, will do
much. In the opinion Of the negotla.
tors. to enlarge trade between the
United States and Canada.
Hs,A cargo Of dynamite In transit
LA freight car to the hold Of a
NJ - moored at Pier No. Z, Com.
niuhlpaw. N. j., exploded 15o yards
touth Of the Jersey City terminal of
the Central railroad Of New Jersey.
and In the widespread ruin that fol.
lowed seven are known to have been
killed. seven more are missing, hun.
dreds were wounded and varying re-.
ports leave from fifteen to twenty
more unaccounted for.