The Dolores star., 1909-03-26

Z. Fl. Harriman's yacht SultAna has
been f1tted out at New York for Q sea
trip. The captain said that his orders
were to proceed to New Orleans From
there, 1t is understood. Mr.. Hartman
and a party Of friends will go to Pan
anna to inspect the canal work.
Federal Judge Hazel at Buffalo de-
MED the motion Of the Standard Oil
Company for a new trial and imposed
fine Of $4,000. The case hinged on
the Standards accepting concsssions
from railroads in shipments Of oil from
Olean. N. Y. to Rutland and other
points in Vermont
A good highway. stretching in = gen.
orally direct line Of 700 miles from At
lanta tc Washington, d. c., kept up
by the several counties in the various
states through which the road would
pass. is now the subject OF promotion
on the part Of the Good Roads club OF
Georgia.
A new worlds record in the running
high kick was made at the athletic
meet at st. Marks school at South
boro, Mass. on the 18th inst. by Har-
old Beebee Of Maiden. He did feet
ION inches. The previous record was
feet s inches. held by c. C. Lee Of
New Haven. Conn, made in 1887.
American Consul w. H. Bishop at
Palermo. Italy. has received letters
threatening his life and declaring that
the Mafia will punish him even worse
than it did Lieutenant Petrosino II he
continues to persecute Sicilian GRIM
inals who wish to find a refuge in New
York,
The attempted insurrection in the
Santa Clara province of Cuba, in
which seven members of the rural
guard fed to the woods with their
arms and horses. proved a trivial af
fair and has utterly collapsed. All
seven of the men have surrendered
voluntarily.
Seven ocean liners which arrived in
New York on the 10Th inst. brought to
America nearly 10000 immigrants.
making the arrivals for the day the
largest in the history Of the port with
perhaps single exception. The i'm
migration officers say that this year
is liable to break all records.
According to a decision just handed
down by the Supreme Court of Vir-
ginia divorced woman cannot sue
for breach of promise or betrayal un-
der promise of marriage, it being held
that she is not an unmarried woman"
within the intent of the Virginia stat
ute.
The Wright brothers will meet with
reception of national interest on
their return to Dayton, Ohio. next
Of war and OF the navy and Governor
Harmon are expected to be present
and the celebrated aviators have
promised to give an exhibition fight.
A wireless dirigible airship, invented
by Mark o. Anthony, New York
electrical engineer, is to be construct
ed In the balloon factory of Leo Ste.
vens in New York City. 1t will be
about sixty feet in length. with siffi.
cient buoyancy to carry 800 pounds of
dynamite. and capable of being steered
from the ground at a long distance.
Experiments in the dispersion of fog
are being made on the English chan
mel by NJ. Dibos, French engineer.
The means used is combination OF
Hertzian waves and blowpipes. In from
20 to 30 minutes thick fog dispersed
over zone Of 200 yards. Encouraged
by this success, the experiments will
be continued.
Miss Anne Morgan. daughter of j.
Pierpont Morgan, will open a restau-
rant in the Brooklyn navy yard about
May LIST. having been authorized by
the government to carry out the plan,
which aims to provide for the men who
work in the navy yard better food at
less money than they can now OBJ
tain.