The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
CONDENSED FOR READERS

has sustained the validity OF the
Walker-Ons anti-betting law.
King George OF Greece, has re-
sumed the idea OF abdicating for
himself and his dynasty.
A gun Is being designed by army
ordnance experts for the purpose OF
shooting dirigible balloons and aer-
oplanes
Idaho Is 10 receive on account for
the sale OF public lands for school
fund Tor the year ending june 80,
1909, s10.oo2.
A full-grown male lion, two lion
esses, two lion cubs and a leopard
were burned to death Sunday when
cages in a Colorado Springs zoo
took fire fro man overheated stove
The Chinese government has sent
a circular note TO the powers pro-
testing Ru>sia's claims TO the right
OF administration over the Manchur-
ian railway zone.
The collapse OF a balcony in a
Walla Walla. Wash. department
store caused the injury OF three
children and scores OF others had
narrow escapes.
Senator Borah. of Idaho. intro
duced bill Tuesday authorizing is
suance OF S300O00O0 OF irrigation
bonds. in accordance with the rec
olnr1lendation OF Secretary Ballinger.
i series OF hotels for the exclusive
use OF women. 10 be conducted
somewhat after the manner OF the
Mills hotels for men. will be built
in New York by the Cooperative
Service League
Control OF the Equitable Lie As
surance Society by Thomas F. Ryan
soon after the insurance scandals
a few wears ago. has passed 10 J.
Pierpon1 Morgan with the S472,0o0,-
900 OF assets Of the company
Representative Of trainmen on all
the EaSrcr1 roads OF the country.
comprising 100000 employees have
issued ! statement declaring they
would soon present demand 10 the
railroads for 10 per cent increase
in wages
Abraham Rucf. former political
boss and for 1 number OF years the
dominating power in San Francisco
politics. has been released from the
Bay City Jail on bonds aggregating
100000
Secretary Ballinger has designated
l40S30 acres OF land in Wyoming
as subject TO disposition under the
enlarged homestead law, The To-
calities affected are not considered
susceptible OF successful irrigation AT
a reasonable cost
Martial law has been declared al
Bridgeport. Ohio. where 200 en-
ploves OF the Aetna Standard plant
OF the Sheet & Tin Plate Company
are on strike 4 regiment OF infan-
try. one squadron OF cavalry and $50
policemen are guarding the mills,
The government expects TO make
the sugar trust pay 100000. in ad-
ditior to the S2OOO.OO0 already col
1ecred. in reparation OF various
frauds upon the revenues in the i'm
portation OF sugar during the last
few wears Al the port OF New York
and elsewhere.
Nearly l0.000.OoO.O00 <eet OF struc-
tural timber Is destroyed each year
in the United States and OF this
amount 81 per cent is due TO decay
The estimated wheat acreage seed
ed is 29.ol4.O0 acres. against a har-
vested area this year OF 2.536.000
acres
Chief Rockboy and his band OF
rs Chippewa braves are now Off
ciallv at home in their new hunting
grounds on the Blackfeet reserva-
ton in Montana. and 100000 acres
in Valley county Of that state which
were Withdrawn 10 make i home
for the Indians have been reopened
TO settlement
The fight for the heavyweight
championship OF the world between
James J. Jefries and John Johnson.
will be held in California. near San
! Francisco. on July 4. 1910 The sue
cessful bid for the exhibition was
SOLO and two-thirds Of the NOV
ing picture privileges 10 the con-