The new era., 1909-11-11
WESTERN NEWS.

The next session of the Dry Farm
ing congress will be held at Spokane
Wash
1t is reported that several well-de
veloped cases of beri beri prevail
among the Chinese prisoners held at
Brownsville. Texas. by the govern
| ment
Governor Curry of New Mexico has
sent his resignation to Washington in
order to be enabled to devote his en-
tire time to private business. 1t will
probably take effect next March.
Figuring from the reports of the
Northwestern railroad it is estimated
that over 10000 new settlers and res
idents have entered the northwestern
part of South Dakota during the pres
ent year.
Praising the Spanish for their archi-
lecture, the French for their patri-
otism, and the southern women for
lueir beauty, President Taft made a
pronounced hit in the cosmopolitan
city of New Orleans.
On September 1st unique but use
full law went into effect in the state
of Kansas. The public drinking cup
is now unlawful there. In railroad
trains. schools. theaters, parks and all
places of public resort, drinking cups
must not be used promiscuously.
The refinery of the United States
mint at Denver began operations No
vember 1st preparatory to the recon-
meneing of work in the mint itself.
which has been closed since the first
of July. The coming of money will be
begun on the first of the year.
Charles Hahn, a long-distance pedes-
trian, left San Francisco November
1st for New York City. taking south
ern route. The entire distance to be
covered is 1000 miles and Hahn, who
Is still In his twenties, expects to COM
plete the journey in $50 days.
Four governors Of states, one con-
gressman and two men of more or less
national note slept all night on the
deck of the steamer Quincy Of the
Taft flotilla, that six women, who
were accidentally left on board when
the steamer left st. Louis, might have
staterooms.
1t is reported that a party Of five
Alaskans. all familiar with Mount Nc
Kinley, has been organized at Fair
banks to climb the peak this winter
and put an end to the controversy as
to whether DIR. Cook reached the sum
nit. The party will start November
18th.
DR.. Booker T. Washington, the great
negro educator, spoke to an immense
audience at the Peoples Tabernacle in
Denver on the night of November 1st
on How the Negro of the North Can
Assist the Negro Of the South" His
solution is individual industry and
thrift. good habits and high character.
Thaddeus Wilson. aged twenty-five,
a school teacher of Garnett, Kan, was
arrested at Kansas City charged with
sending two letters to r. A. Long, a
millionaire lumber dealer, demanding
$4,000. The letters contained no
threats, but said the writer needed
the money badly and urged Mr.. Long
to mail It to him Immediately.
Advices from a private source in
Washington received at Albuquerque
state positively that Third Assistant
Postmaster General A. E. Lawshe,
who recently rendered his resignation
to President Taft because of the con-
dition of his health, will be rendered
the governorship of New Mexico
when Governor Currys resignation
has been acted upon.
A plan to circumnavigate the globe
in dirigible balloon without having
to stop to replenish the propelling
power-hydrogen-is regarded as en-
tirely practicable by Prof. Thaddeus
8. c. Lowe, the noted aeronaut and
scientist and head of the Mount Lowe
observatory near Pasadena, Cal, who
is constructing an air craft designed
to accomplish this remarkable feat.