The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-07

At Port Aviation. near Juvisy.
France, August 1st. NJ. Peliot Gaudart,
in Voisin bi-plane rose to \ height
of 500 feet, beating the record estab-
lished by Wilbur Wright and winning
the Lazare WELLER prize.
Virginia Republicans in convention
at Newport News decided in favor of
local option and will make this the
leading issue of the campaign vii.
liam P. Kent, American consul gen
eral to Guatemala, was nominated for
governor.
By the will of Mrs. Mary F. Snow of
Hartford. Conn, Miss Phila C. Miller,
a spinster at Orange. Mass, will re-
ceive the income from $4,000 for TAX
ported dogs. The deceased left her
husband only $4,000.
Paris Socialists held an immense
meeting to protest against the visit
of the emperor of Russia. Gustav
Herve. anti-military agitator. lauded
the Spanish proletariat and the awal<-
ening masses for their courage in
launching a revolution
In recognition of their services at
the time when Canada was threatened
with an invasion by the Fenians in
1866. the Canadian government is
about to award to the IT'S living men,
bers of the impromptu army OF Hal
flax, grants of 160 acres of land each.
A company of women suffragists
ad ~ frnllov foy
days since to make a tour of Massa-
chusetts in the interest of votes for
women" The crusaders were headed
by Mrs. R. Y. Fitzgerald. secretary Of
the Boston Equal Suffrage association.
A party of 500 native laborers bound
to Hawaii to work on the sugar plan
tations, was held at llo Ilo, on the
Island of Panaya, because OF the pro-
test OF the Filipino officials. who cite
the old Spanish law under which they
Claim that only adults may leave the
country.
DR.. John Guiteras, renowned yellow
fever expert, has resigned as chief
sanitary officer at Havana. He gives
as his reason that his department is
SO crippled by unwise reductions in
expenses that he is compelled to de-
cline further responsibility for hold
ing the fever in check.
The expedition carrying relief sup
plies to Commander Robert f. Peary,
who is hunting for the North Pole. left
St. Johns, N. F., August Sd. for Etah,
Greenland. The schooner Jennie is in
command of Capt. Samuel Bartlett.
He will also look for the missing DR..
Frederick A. Cook.
Louis Bleriot has cabled his Amer
ican representative that he will enter
a monoplane in the flights to be held
in New York next fall for a $4,000
cash prize at the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration. He did not think his en-,
gagements would permit him to come
IN person. but promised TO send an
experienced operator.
Louis Bleriot appeared greatly
pleased when informed by the Asso-
ciated Press at Paris that the officers
of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposi-
tion had offered $25.0O0 for an aero
plane race between him and the
Wright brothers. He said: IF either
of the Wrights challenge me under the
Seattle conditions, l shall Immediately
accept"
The subcommittee of the British
imperial defense committee appointed
to consider matters OF aviation, has
given a verdict in favor of rigid dirigi-
BILE balloons for naval purposes, and
non-rigid balloons for the army. The
aeroplane committee considers that
these machines possibly may become
valuable to the army, but says they
must be able to ascend to much
greater height than has been achieved
before they will be safe for recon-
noitering purposes.