The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

tude assumed by the pope regarding
the church and state separation law
now being enforced in France.
f. ID. Coburn's annual crop sum-
mary for Kansas has been issued. The
total wheat crop for the year was 93-
292. $50 bushels. Sumner was the
ss--.ner county. raisip- 4,390,GG5 .t1h-
els.
Forty men are reported blown to
atoms in an explosion in a mine at
Houghton, Mich.
One of the worst floods il the his
tory of Eastern Arizona occurred in
the region about Clifton recently. A
large number of people were reported
drowned md many buildings were
wrecked.
The battleship Kansas. one Of the
most formidable of the new war ves-
sells, has gone TO the New England
coast for her trial trip.
After adopting resolutions request
ing the legislatures of the various
states to demand of congress that a
constitutional convention be called for
the purpose of submitting an amens-
ment for the election of United States
senator's by popular .ote, the Inter
state senatorial conference completed
permanent organization at Des
Moines. Ia.
A suggested solution of the entire
Japanese problem, which has reached
an acute stage. is a treaty between
the two countries excluding the la
boring element of each from the other.
The incoming freight house of the
Burlington system at Chicago was
burned recently causing a loss oi
100000.
AT the annual meeting of the Amer.
lean Association OF State Fair and Ex'
positions at Chicago, F. l.. Eaton, oi
Sioux City, Iowa, was chosen presi.
dent and Thomas Warnell, of Liberty.
Mo, vice president.
Garland Moore. a mail carrier, who
recently murdered Miss Clara West al
Bois dare, Missouri, because she re
fused to marry him, has surrendered
to the authorities and is In jail at
Springfield.
"A
shoe factory at Lynn, Mass. started
fire which destroyed three other
factories, the railroad station and Il
dwelling houses. Eleven persons
were injured.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
state board of agriculture, has secured
reduced rates for those wishing to at
tend the annual meeting OF the board
in Topeka January 912.
The federal grand jury at Salt Lake
Utah, which has been investigating
the coal land frauds, has returned in
dictments against the Hartman and
Could corporations in Titan.
Four students and three firemen
were killed and seyera1 students seIi'
ously injured by the burning of the
Chi Psi fraternity house at Cornell
university recently.
The national drainage convention
recently in session at Oklahoma City
adopted a constitution and framed a
memorial to congress. st. Paul
Mimi, was chosen as the next place
of meeting.
Miss Zona Heckert, the night oper
ator at Desoto. Kan. while alone at
the station was beaten by n robbeT
with Il wagon spoke and left unccn.
scious and with an arm broken in two
places. The bandit secured three dol.
lars from the depot money drawer.
Two Texas cowboys tried to lynch
regro On a Santa Fe train near To-
peka recently. The negro was wear
ing X. of p. badge and the Texans
objected to "nisser putting on such
airs" The victim was only saved by
Jumping from the train.
Attorney General Coleman of Kan
sas has filed briefs in the custer suits
which seek to deprive the Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Pullman company of the privilege oi
doing business in the state because
they have failed to pay the charter
fees required by the state law.
The report that n new treaty with
Japan was under discussion is author
itatively denied at Washington.
A heavy earthquake shock was feI'
in parts of southern California re
Gently. NO HdteFldi uailase WAS
done.
The date of opening bids for the
construction of the Panama canal
has been changed from December L.
to January 12.
A Roosevelt Third Term National
league has been formed at Chicago.
Clubs are to be organized in every
city and county of tks country.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
struck a Frisco stock train at the
crossing of the two roads at Pittsburg
Kan, killing the fireman on the pas