The Colorado statesman., 1904-10-29
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ernment to place contracts abroad for
the building of twenty-eight warships.
President. Roosevelt has directed the
appointment of Mrs. James Longstreet,
widow of the late Confederate general,
to be postmaster at Gainesville, Geor-
gia.
The annual report of the Burlington
railroad for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1904, shows a decrease of 81 ,317 ,595
In net earnings, although larger mile
age was operated than last year.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Ira Harris as supervising inspector of
the steamboat inspection service of
the Second district of New York, in
place of Robert S. Rodie, removed.
Dispatches received at San Fran
cisco from Utah, Oregon and Honolulu
say that the Mikado has called all mem
bers of the first and second army re-
serves home for service and the men
are leaving by every steamer.
Captain henry NJ. Seeley of Boston
has been appointed inspector of hulls
and Theodore T. MerseIe eau inspector
of boilers in the steamboat inspection
service at New York. These appoint
ments are one of the results of the con-
clusions of the Slocum disaster COM
mission.
NJ. Santos Dumont is constructing his
thirteenth balloon at Paris. 1t is in
tended to remain aloft for several days,
the leakage of gas being compensated
for by a small inner balloon inflated
by steam. The car is to hold four pass
engers, one section of it containing
two beds.
The committee appointed by the Ma
tic 4ei Congressional council at Des
Moint to consider the divorce question
reported recommended that commit
tee of five be appointed to study the
question for a period of three years and
to report at the next annual meeting of
the council.
Major Delmar, owned by E. E.
Smathers of New York and driven by
Alta Mcdonald, established a new
worlds mark for unpaced trotters at
the Memphis Driving Park October
oath, when he circled the track in
2:01H. The previous mark was 2:01A.
held jointly by Major Delrnar and Lou
Dillon.
A new Russian loan of S270,000,000.
according to the Brussels correspond
ent of the London Standard has Vir-
tually been completed. The first por-
tion of this loan, $70000,000, it is ex-
pected, will be issued in January. Half
the loan has been reserved to Germany
and the remainder to France. Belgium
and Holland.
The Mexican government will send
delegates to the Irrigation Congress to
be held at Ell Paso, Texas, in Novem-
ber. Itsis said that a $10,000,000 loan
exclusively. for irrigation purposes in
Mexico, will be issued. The government
for some time past has had engineering
parties in the field studying plans for
redeeming arid lands.
At a meeting of the United States
government board of the st. Louis EX-
position it was decided to ship sixty per
cent. of the government exhibits to the
Lewis and Clark Fair at Portland.
Oregon. William M. Eddes Of Wash
ington, d. C. was selected secretary
and disbursing officer for the Lewis
and Clark Exposition.
Lieut.. Gen. Prince Fushimi, special
imperial envoy to the st. Louis expos
ition, sailed from Yokohama, Japan,
October 23d with his suite on the
steamer Manchuria for San Francisco.
amid great enthusiasm. The prince
is the adopted brother of the emperor
and his coming emphasizes the friendly
feeling of Japan for this country.
The total number of money orders is
sued by this government during the
last fiscal year passed the 50,000,00G
mark for the first time in history. The
net revenue of the money order busi-
ness was $2,52S .403. an increase OF
$28S, ,494, as compared with the previ-
GUS fiscal year. The gross revenue was
S3,626,676, an increase of $376,2S2
Four missionary bishops were elected
at the Episcopal general convention in
Boston, as follows: Bishop of Salt Lake
Rev. Franklin S. Spalding, Erie, Pa. !;
Bishop of Hankow, China, Rev. Loran
H. Roots, Hankow. formerly of Arkan-
sas; Bishop of Mexico Rev. Henry d.
AYES, Houston. Texas; Bishop of Cuba.
Very Rev. Albion w. Knight Atlanta,
Ga.
The first order for lumber for the
Panama canal construction has been re-
ceived by Bellingham, Washington.
mills and it is said to be the forerun-
ner for enormous quantities required
on the isthmus. A little more than g.
600, 900 feet will be supplied in the ini-
tial consignment, intended for con-
struction of houses along the canal
route.
BY a majority of three to one the
court of sessions at Edinburg ordered
that the judgment of the house of lords
August 1st, placing in the hands of the
twenty-four free church ministers who
opposed the union of the free church OF
Scotland with the United Presbyterian
church, the whole of the property of
the free church, valued at about $685.
100000. be applied Immediately.
The district attorney OF New York
city has caused the arrest of six per-
sons for selling lottery tickets. All of
the places, it is alleged, sold four kinds
of tickets, representing foreign lotte-
riac Tho tickets Of two German lot