The Colorado statesman., 1905-03-18
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me SosI VI tHe bFltlSn eXpedltlOn
into Thibet was $4,0G9,750, all of which
India will have to bear.
Mrs. Nancy Kelley. the Oldest white
woman in Maryland, died at Baltimore
on the 10th inst. at the age of 1O7
years.
A cablegram announces the death at
Lausanne, Switzerland, of Rear Admi-
raj Edward D. Houston, U. S. N, re-
tired, aged sixty.
Leading manufacturers of linoleum
have agreed to advance all inlaid
goods ten per cent. and all printed
goods twenty per cent.
A seat on the New York Stock Ex-
change has just been sold for SS2,5O0.
This is the high record price. The
name of the purchaser is not dis
closed.
The British steamer Saxon Prince,
bound for Vladivostok with a cargo of
steel rails, was seized March 9th by
the Japanese in the Tsu straits and
taken to Sasebo for trial.
President Harper of the University
of Chicago is going to Lakewood, New
Jersey, to recuperate. John d. Rock
efeller will meet him on arrival and
has arranged for his stay.
The estate of the late Grand Duke
Sergius in the Dimtrov district, near
Moscow, has been pillaged by peas
ants and a factory in the same dis
trict has been burned down.
The wedding of the crown prince Of
Germany to the Duchess Cecilie of
Mechlenburg- -Schwerin is announced
for May 22d and will be celebrated
with almost unprecedented pomp.
While seven workmen were being
hoisted in the carriage in the Clear
Spring collilery at West Pittston, Penn
sylvania, the rope broke and the men
were hurled to the bottom, a distance
of $50 feet. All were killed.
On March 14th Ed and Will Ptomey,
negroes, who, the day before, shot and
fatally wounded Prof. Claude Hardy ut
Pine Apple, Alabama, were caught by
a mob of citizens in a house near AL
lenton, Alabama, where they had bar
ricaded themselves. and We're taken to
h nearby swamp and hanged.
Spinal meningitis is killing forty
people week in New York City and
reports from cities and towns in Con
necticut, New Jersey and Pennsylva-
mia show that New York is not alone
in fighting against the ravages of this
| dread disease, which kills about fifty
per cent. of ali those attacked by it.
The band of Yaqui Indians who re-
Gently held up and robbed the Mazat-
Ian stage of $4,000, was overtaken
near Tecuala by force of rural po-
lice. In the fight that ensued three of
the Indians were killed and two cap
tured. Capt. joseph T.. Maciel of Aca-
poneta was seriously wounded in the
engagement.
Governor Folk of Missouri granted
a respite of thirty days to William Ru-
dolph, convicted of the murder of De-
tective Charles Schumacher, at Union.
Missouri ana sentenced to bs-langed
March 18th. y petition for the respite
was signed by large numbers of Irish
Catholics who protested against an ex-
ecution st. Patrick's day.
United States Senator William Bro
mage Bate of Tennessee, twice COVER
nor of his state, veteran OF both the
Mexican and Civil wars, rising from
private to major general in the Confed-
crate army, and for eighteen years
conspicuous member of the upper
house of Congress, died at Washing
ton March 9Th at the age OF seventy
eight years.
III a pilCIlGu Ddlllc dl LAKE lily, AL
kansas, on the 14th inst. between
sheriff's posse of white men and three
negroes suspected of the murder of
two brothers named Watson at Du-
mas, Arkansas, two OF the blacks were
killed outright and C. d. Owens, man.
ager of the Red Leaf plantation, was
wounded in the arm. The third negro
escaped to the woods.
The San Francisco Chronicle says
that 5000 Chinese are practically
starving in that city. Most of them
are employed at the northern fisher
les, earning during the season about
5000 per man. This year, owing to the
poverty of the men, the contractors,
it is said, only offer $40, and this pre-
vents the men signing up. If other
classes of men are signed it will leave
the Chinese destitute in the city.
Gen. Gonzales Valencia has re-
nounced the vice presidency of the
Republic of Columbia, greatly to the
satisfaction OF the national assembly.
political prisoners have been set at
liberty and prospects seem bright for
President Reyes government A Co
lumbian syndicate will undertake the
administration of the rentes and they
have founded q central bank with S.
100000 gold capital to develop busi-
ness.
Tho national board of fire under
writer's, at a special meeting in New
York City resolved to recommend the
withdrawal of all fire insurance busi-
ness in the state of Arkansas. This
action was taken because of the pro-
posed enforcement of tho anti-compact
law by the Arkansas Legislature. The
bill becomes operative March 23d. and
if not repealeo by that date. all poll
cies written In the state will be can
celled.
Three thousand miles without stop
and at the rate of 100 miles or moro
an hour. is claimed to be the capacity