The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-05-05
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
CONDENSED FOR READERS

Harry K. ThaW, who killed Stanford
White, must remain in the Mattewan
insane asylum, according to a decis
ion in the Appellate division of the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
With a loss of 900, the Turks cap
tured from the Albanians an import
ant position at Orhanieh at the north
end of Kaichanik pass, but the rebels
still hold the pass Both sides lost
heavily.
Former President Roosevelt spent
the week in visiting the northern cap.
ital cities of Copenhagen, Christiania
and Stockholm, in each of which elab-
crate preparations were made for
his reception and entertainment.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has suspended consideration of
the Spokane and other inter-mountain
and coast terminal rate cases until
the middle of May, as two members
Of the commission are obliged to be
away from Washington
The Senate has adopted the Hay
burn resolution creating a committee
of five Senators to investigate the
administration of the third degree by
Federal officers to extort statements
OF confessions in criminal proceed
ings.
Harry P. Flannery, president of the
San Francisco Police Commission,
who was indicted by the Marin
County grand jury for grand larceny
in. connection with recent raid on
a fake poolroom in Sausaltito, re-
signed his office.
The irrigation by private enter
prise of 8611 acres of public lands
in the Blackfoot land district of Idaho
has been approved by the Interior De.
partment. The area to be thus re-
claimed will be selected by the state
as desert land, in accordance with
the provisions of the Carey act
Louis Paulhan, the aviator, received
a; check for $4,000 from the London
Daily Mail as prize for his success
full airship flight from London to
Manchester. The Mail announced
that another $4,000 prize would be
posted for an aeroplane feat to be de-
cided upon later
Commander Robert E. Peary was
entertained at luncheon Tuesday by
I the Royal Societies Club in London,
and on the following day received the
gold medal of the Royal Geographical
Society, before whom he lectured at
the Albert Hail.
Freight tariffs showing considerable
increase over the present rates from
Western territory to the Atlantic sea-
board will be filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission, to be-
come effective June 1. This is the
first step taken by the railroads in
dicating a purpose generally to
raise the freight rates througouh the
country to meet increased operating
! expenses.
Monday witnessed the start from
Denver of a score of contesting auto
mobiles bound for the City of Mex
leo on the Flag-to-Flag endurance
and reliability contest under the rules
of the American Automobile Associa.
ton. The chief object of the tour is
to open new territory for the auto
mobile in the southwest and in Mex
leo.
President Taft spent Monday in
Pittsburg attending the Founders day
exercises at the Carnegie Institute in
the forenoon and speaking at the an
nnal banquet of the American Repub.
hcan Club in the evening. The fol-
lowing day he went to Cincinnati to
attend the May music festival in that
city and to speak at the unwilling of
bust of Theodore Thomas. From
Cincinnati the President journeyed to
St Louis. where he addressed meet
ing OF the National Farmers Con-
gress called to discuss needed state
and National legislation of import
anee to those engaged in the agri.
cultural industry.