The new era., 1909-08-26


OF the heat in New York City and VI.
cinity ON the 10th inst. i17S
General Won Heeringf. commander
of the Second Army Corps. Germany.
has been appointed by Emperor VII.
liam to the position of Prussian min
lister of war In succession to General
Won Einem, retired.
At Milan. Italy, on the 10th inst,
the balloon Albatross, piloted by
Lieutenant Nina. ascended to height
OF 11.s00 meters. or over seven miles.
which Is believed to be the worlds
record.
Orville Wright sailed for Europe on
the 10th inst. He will make a brief
stay in England and then go to Ger
many to make series of flights for
the company organized to manufac-
ture the Wright aeroplanes.
In reply to callers. President Taft
is said to have indicated that he will
recommend statehood for Arizona ana
New Mexico in his next message to
Congress. asking fulfillment of the
Republican platform promise.
The government of Ecuador has re-
ceived telegraphic congratulations
from all parts of the world on the one
hundredth anniversary of the first
movement ON the part of the people
of Ecuador to declare their indepen-
dence of Spain.
Ella G!nsles. the young Irish lace
maker. whose trial in Chicago. for lar.
ceny attracted national attention be.
cause OF her charge that an attempt
had been made to force her into
white slavery" has sailed for her
home In Ireland.
By vote of 23 to 10 the Alabama
Senate passed the Ballard constitu.
tional prohibition bill. The amend.
ment will be submitted to the people
at q special election to be held with
in the next ninety days. Governor
Conner will sign the bill.
An excursion party. made up of
members OF the Ancient Order Of HI
bernians, was attacked Sunday at Port
Adown. Armagh, Ireland. by a mob OF
stone-throwing Orangemen. Six hun.
dred policemen were employed in sup
pressing the rioting. during which
many persons were injured.
Attorney General McCarn of Tenn.
essee personally offers to pay $50 re-
ward for the first proof brought to him
of violation of the prohibition law
by white man on or after August
IA and before the opening Of the Grim
inal Court on the first Monday In Sept
ember.
The First National bank Of Upton,
Ind. which closed its doors July rs
after the disappearance of Assistant
Cashier Noah Marker. was reopened
for business on the 18th inst. Bundles
Of bank notes aggregating $250.000
were piled up ON the counter behind
the desks. es
Massachusetts is to have the first
volunteer balloon corps" In the world,
according to the announcement made
by Charles ]. Glidden. the well-known-
aeronaut and automobilist, who IL
making plans for organizing the aero
nautic corps this fall. Recognition
from the state militia will be sought.
The naval tug Nezinscot, Captain
Evans. with cargo Of anchors, sunk
between Portsmouth and Boston in .
heavy gale on the 18th inst. and her
assistant surgeon, Charles F. Trotter,
and three of her crew lost their lives,
while nine others, including the cap
tain's wife and boy, reached land after
. hard struggle.
The balloon Sirius. which ascended
at Challons, France, on Sunday, the
9Th inst, under the pilotage of M.
Spertenberg, with three passengers.
succeeded in flying over the Alps, land
ing near Locarno at an altitude Of
5,400 feet. The Sirius traversed Mont
Blanc and scared over the Aiguille du
Dru and the Aiguille Verte. The high
est altitude attained was 1873 feet.
Edward Payson Weston, 10 years
old, who recently walked from New
York to San Francisco distance of
1895 miles, in 105 days, has just re-
turned to New York and announces
that next spring. when he will be II
years old, he will start again to walk
to the Pacific coast. Then, he says.
he will have no difficulty in making
the long walk in 100 days, profiting
by his experiences of this year.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,