The Colorado statesman., 1905-08-05
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The question of permanent seces-
sion from Sweden will be submitted
to a vote of the people of Norway
August 18th.
Minnesota has 10,255 Indians living
upon reservations within the state,
according to figures made public by
the state census bureau.
General Booth of the Salvation
Army arrived in London July Both
from Australia and started next day
on 2.000-mile motor tour.
At Montreal recently E. D. Marteau
broke the worlds fifty-six pound shot
throwing record for height. He put
it over fifteen feet and eleven inches
The Santa Fe is spending nearly
$4,000.000 in improvements. More
than 100 miles of double track is be-
ing laid on the eastern and central
divisions.
On the 9th ult the secretary of the
interior withdrew from entry 166 900
acres of land in the Lander land dis
trict, Wyoming, which is desired for
irrigation purposes.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Mail says that it has been
decided to hold the Moroccan inter-
national conference in Madrid the be-
ginning of November.
The British second cruiser SQUAD
ron, under command of Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg, will sail
September 1st for the United States.
calling first at Quebec.
The Typothetae of San Francisco
have conceded the eight-hour day de-
manded by the book and job printers.
An effort was made by the Typothetae
to return to the nine hours.
The Lancashire, England, cotton
operatives have decided by an enor-
nous majority to strike August 10Th
unless the advance in wages de-
manded by them is conceded. They
ask an increase of five per cent
Emperor Nicholas has refused his
! permission to Grand Duke Cyril, his
| cousin, to marry the divorced. grand
duchess of Hesse princess Victoria
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).
The London Daily Telegraph makes
the authoritative announcement that
parliament will not be dissolved this
year unless the government is again
defeated before propagation.
The Panama canal commission re-
ceived a cable from Governor Magoon
reporting the death from yellow fever
of Steele Cortelyou, typewriter from
Muscotah, Kansas, who was employed
in the auditing Office at Panama.
Governor Magoon has informed the
government of Panama that the canal
commission has decided to establish
commissariat stations for the supply
of food, etc., for canal laborers along
the zone, excluding Panama and
Colon
Director of the Census North de-
nies that census reports contain data
on which could be based the state
ment that only twenty-one per cent.
of the 15,000,000 families in the United
States have annual incomes of more
than $780,
Through the dismissal of proceed
ings in the district court at Mime
apolis Miss Edna Dickerson, a Chi
cago stenographer, has come into un-
disputed possession of the estate OF
Albert Johnson, the deceased Mime
apolis millionaire.
A court martial for the trial of the
sailors who mutinied on the battle
ships Kniaz Potemkine and Georgi
Pobiedonostsebo will be convened at
Sebastopol September Sth. The men
are now confined on the transport
Prout at SebastoDol.
Undesirable immigrants from all
parts of Europe are pouring into this
country at an Increased rate, accord
ing to United States Commissioner
Watchorn. About $4,000 immigrants
arrived during July against 10000
i'll the same period last year.
The Russian emperor has issued the
following note in reply to an appeal
from the clergy of Orenburg not to
conclude a shameful peace: ''The
Russian people can rely on me. Never
will / conclude shameful peace or
one unworthy of great Russia"
The Russian government is insti-
tuting trials of American car couplers
on the st. Petersburg & MOSCOW rail-
road. Director Notion of the Moscow
Kazen line, who equipped a train of
eight cars with these couplers, is an
enthusiastic advocate of their use.
One hundred and sixty leading mer-
chants of Chikiang province have in
formed the Chinese Board of Foreign
Affairs that they have subscribed
Hangchow-Ningpo railway without
foreign assistance. They petition the
board to cancel any concession to for
eigners.
Reports that a combination has
been effected of street car building
companies, including some of the
largest concerns in the United States.
are confirmed by the New York
Times, which states that the consoli-
dation will be capitalized at $54.-
100000.
The monthly statement issued by
the director of the mint shows that
the total coinage executed at the
mints of the United States during
r,,Ix, 1o05 Voc e76 mn in silver half