The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-17

contingent of Indians and cow
boys from the Dakota reservation has
arrived in London to take part in the
exhibitions next summer.
A 300-ton schooner for the North
pole expedition under Walter Well
man was launched at Christiansand.
Norway. on the 9Th inst 1t will be
taken to Spitzberger in May.
Harry Jansen of the Pastime Ath-
letic Club, won a Marathon race at
Celtic park, Long Island City on the
teurs competed. His time was 2:47:17.
1t is reported at Gloucester Mass,
that President Taft and family will oc-
cupy house at Manchester a part of
the time during the coming summer.
their arrival depending on the length
of the present session.
A winter wheat average of S2,2 per
cent of normal against 91.3 a year ago
and rye average Of S7,2 against 89.1
year ago were announced in the re-
port of the Department OF Agricul-
ture issued on the 7th inst.
On the 9Th inst, Judge o. e. Booze,
defaulting clerk in the Kentucky state
auditors office, was sentenced to eight
years more in prison today in the cir
cult Court. He had previously been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment.
King Leopold of Belgium has decided
to grant a prize of $1,000 to the au-
thor of the best work answering the
following question: Describe the pro-
gress of aerial navigation and the best
means to encourage it,
Thomas A. Edison has been pre-
sented the Adelskoid gold medal for
his inventions in connection with the
phonograph and the incandescent light
by the Royal Academy at Stockholm.
The medal is conferred only once in
ten years.
Acting under orders from President
Roosevelt, Victor D. Brenner OF New
York City, a sculptor-medallist, who
designed the Roosevelt Panama canal
medals, has designed a head Of Pres
dent Lincoln, which will appear on
the new pennies that are to be issued
soon.
At the celebration of tho eightieth
anniversary of the birth in New York
of General William Booth, it was an
nounced by Commissioner Thomas Es-
till of Chicago, that the founder of the
Salvation Army is planning another
trip throughout the United States and
Canada next fall.
AS result of frequent landing of
balloons In France, the government has
decided to collect in future duty OF
$120 on every balloon of the average
size coming down in French territory.
The aeronauts will be held by the au-
thorities pending satisfactory explain.
alton of their presence.
The Cunard Steamship Company.
like the German steamship lines, has
suffered so heavily from the depres-
sion in the shipping trade that it will
be unable to pay dividend. The
number of third-class passengers
landed in the United States in 1908
was only $4,000. as compared with
1,116,OOO in 1907.
A wireless telephone system, in
vented by Naval Lieutenants Colan
and Jeance has Just been tested be-
tween Paris and Melun in France. The
minister of marine at Paris exchanged
conversation with operators at Melun.
thirty miles away, and declared the re-
suit vas a vast improvement on that
attained by the ordinary telephone.
The sound was clearer and purer.
British inheritance taxes, drawn
from a population of 100000, yields
500, 900, 900 to $95,0O0.000 annually out
of a total internal revenue Of $470,-
OOO, 900 to $3.50, 900 900. About 100000
estates pay the bulk of these taxes.
The gross capital value of the estates
contributing to the inheritance tax in
1908 was over $1,5OO,OOO, and the net
valu, was a little below 100000. 900.
The gross value of the personally was
$1,113, 100000 and the realty $413.000.'
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