The new era., 1909-04-15
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
A nEcoRooF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
The National Corn Exposition has
selected December 9th TO 18th rs the
dates for the National Corn exposi-
tion of 1909 1t will be held at Omaha.
That Goose island. lying in the Mis-
souri, river between Kansas City, Mo-.
and Kansas City. Kan. belongs to the
state OF Kansas Is the decision OF the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The recent blowing up of the Ceur
dAlene powder works, near Wallace.
Idaho. by which three men were killed
and one seriously injured, is believed
by the company to have been the work
OF an assassin
Winnipeg. Manitoba, has decided to
have worlds exposition in,1912. A
committee OF citizens sent to st. Louis.
Chicago, Seattle and Portland report
ed favorably on the project and it was
decided to raise fund of $2,O00,00O
for it, ItF'
A report emanating from Boston
that Mrs. Katherine Tingley. head Of
the TheOsOphical Institute on Point
Iona. near San Diego. Cal, was to
make her future home In the Massa-
chusetts metropolis, has been denied
by Mrs. Tingley.
The cloud upon the title of Gov.
Charles S. Deneen of Illinois to sue
ceed himself was removed when the
gubernatorial contest brought by Ad-
lai E. Stevenson was finally disposed
of by the Legislature In joint session
i'll favor OF the governor.
1t is stated that $3.5O0,OOO will be
expended this season for improve
between Kansas City and Pueblo. the
work being in line with the general i'm
provement OF Gould roads looking to
their final extension to the coast
Several survivors OF the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Volunteer cavalry, who
are now living In Los Angeles, Cal,
have passed resolutions on the death
of Gen. William j. Palmer, who was
commander OF the regiment during the
Civil War
Under the auspices OF the Aero Club
OF Seattle, Henry H. Clayton of the
Blue Hill observatory. will undertake a
balloon voyage across the breadth of
the United, States. He believes thai
favorable air currents will be found at
the height of about two miles. II
C. l. ,Mayhew. in Jail at Boulder.
Colo. charged with the murder of
William Collier. near I-ongmont last
January. hanged himself on the 21st
in ha nf ini nd
found dead. 1t has developed since
that he made d full confession ten days
previous to his suicide.
The will of the late Gen. William j.
Palmer of Colorado Springs giyes the
bulk of his property. estimated in the
ueighborhood of $5.000,00O. to his
three daughters. Legacies to other rel
atives and friends amount to $4,000.
No public bequests are made. the gen
eral having attended to public and
charitable lobenefactions before his
death. o.,r.
Acting Governor May vetoed the bill
passed by the Washington Legislature
authorized the issuance by the state
board Of hotels of 90 rooms or more in
first class cities, licenses to sell intoX-
icants and liquors with meals on. Sun
day. The governor expressed the view
that the bill was unjustly discriminat-
ing between cities and classes. mans
thirst having nothing to do with the
size of the town.. -4L T
Bills passed by the Arizona Legis-
lature. which has just adjourned, in
clude those for the creation of rail-
road commission; a territorial good
roads department; local option by a
majority vote. municipalities to have
separate vote IT. demanded creating
the office OF territorial historian: ex-
empting new railroads from taxation
If notice be filed In fifteen days All
railroad rate Legislation failed. Woman
suffrage. was defeated. as was the EN-
ploycrs' liability bill urged by the
unions. but vetoed by the governor as
leveled only against corporations as
employers. The separate negro school
bill was passed over the governors
veto. ql