The state herald., 1909-03-26

q. II. I1uTIliHdu 3 yacht oultanh mas
been fitted out at New York for a sea
trip. The captain said that his orders
were to proceed to New Orleans. From
there, 1t is understood, MIR. Hartman
and a party of friends will go to Pan
ANA to inspect the canal work.
Federal Judge Hazel at Buffalo de-
MED the motion of the Standard Oil
Company for new trial and imposed
fine Of 100000. The case hinged on
the Standards accepting concessions
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 to 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 81. Marks school at South
boro. Mass. on the 18th inst by Har-
old Beebee of Maiden. He did 9 feet
1OA inches The previous record was
? feet inches. held by c. c. Lee OF
New Haven. Conn, made in 1887,
American Consul w. II. Bishop at
Palermo. Italy, has received letters
threatening his life and declaring that
the Malta will punish him even worse
than it did Lieutenant Petrosino II he
continues to persecute Sicilian Grim.
inals who wish to find 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 trivial az.
fair and has utterly collapsed All
seven OF the men have surrendered
voluntarily.
Seven ocean liners which arrived in
New York on the 18th inst. brought to
America nearly 10000 immigrants.
making the arrivals for the day the
largest In the history of the port. with
perhaps a single exception. The i'm
migration officers saw that this year
is liable to break all records
According to a decision just handed
down by the Supreme Court OF vir-
ginia a divorced woman cannot sue
for breach of promise OF betrayal un.
der promise of marriage, Il being held
that she is not an unmarried woman"
within the intent Of the Virginia stat.
ute.
The Wright brothers viii, meet with
reception of national interest on
June. President Taft. the secretaries
of war and of the navy and Governor
Harmon are expected to be present
and the celebrated aviators have
promised to give an exhibition flight.
A wireless dirisible airshlp. 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. II will be
about sixty feet in length. with saffi-
N''ht p"oshhNs " S"iis o'V EouiihS Va
dynamite. and capable OF being steered
from the ground at long distance.
Experiments In the dispersion OF fog
are being made on the English chan.
mel by VI. Dibos. n French engineer.
The means used Is combination OF
Hertsian waves and blowpipes. In from
20 to 80 minutes thick fog dispersed
over zone OF 200 yards. Encouraged
by this success. the experiments Will
be continued.
Miss Anne Morgan, daughter OF j.
Plerpont Morgan. will open 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 oh.
81.