The Colorado statesman., 1906-07-07


TO ford the Animas river near Cedar
Hill, N. NJ.
A statement issued by the United
States treasury shows that at the
close of business June 30, the total
government debt, less cash in the
treasury, was 1864 ,435,6S5, a decrease
during the month of s17,51s. .OO5.
The Chicago and Alton railroad conf
pany and two of it's former officials
are charged with having given rebates
to packing firm of Chicago and are
| States court there.
According to a statement issued by
the department of commerce and la
Dor there We're built in this country
last year l, ,463 merchant vessels with
gross registry of s421,744 tons
The supreme court of Colorado has
granted a writ of supersedeas which
prevents the removal of the district
attorney and sheriff at Denver for al
legged completely in election frauds.
The supreme court of New York has
rendered a decision holding that the
high rates imposed upon members of
tion are void and that members may
recover all payments in excess of for
mer rates.
At the hearing Of the Dowie case in
Chicago a teller of the Zion City bank
testified that Dow'4's account was
overdrawn s4S1,237 and that for the
| last seven years Dowie had drawn
money from the bank at the rate of
| SS4, 900 yIar.
| A general strike of all employees of
Masok City, Ia, street car and inter-
urban lines has taken place.
Two tanks of the Union Oil company
exploded at University Park, a few
miles north of Portland. Ore, with suf-
ficient force to shatter every window
within three-quarters of a mile The
cause is not known
The corner stone for a new village
of Ottajano has been laid with cere-
mony upon the site of the village of
that name destroyed by the recent
eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
In the wreck of a passenger train
at Salisbury England, 90 passengers
mostly Americans, and four trainmen
were killed and seven persons injured
The train was loaded with 43 persons
who had landed from the steamer New
York
C. H. Luling, superintendent OF in
surance for Kansas. has announced
that all insurance companies failing
TO pay San Francisco losses in full
will be Immediately deprived of the
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! The third Pan-American confer
ence, or, to be exact, the third inter
national American conference, will
meet at Rio de Janeiro, capital of Bra
lzil, July 81.
John Clark, superintendent Of a
Red Cross relief station in San Fran
cisco, has been arrested for selling
large quantities of relief blankets and
appropriating the money.
Attorneys for Ex-senator Burton
deny the rumor that an appealwill be
made to President Roosevelt for a par
don for Burton in case the supreme
court denies the request for a new
hearing.
Lewis Embry Jr. has been nominal
ted by the democrats of Pennsylvania
for governor. Mr.. Embry had pre-
viously been nominated by the Lincoln
republicans for the same office.
Nearly every building in the town
of Tittzewah, Ok, has been practi-
cally demolished by a tornado Many
people took refuge in cyclone caves
! and no person was injured.
The correspondent at Constantinople
of the Standard reports that Turkey
has decided to take measures to sup
press the Creek bands which are dis,
turbing Macedonia.
Attorney General Moody has directed
that suits be brought against large
number of railroad companies to re-
cover penalties for violation of the
safety appliance law.
1t is stated that Czar Nicholas will
attend with emperor William the en-
tire maneuvers of the German fleet
near the end of July.
The Missouri supreme court has
rendered an opinion upholding the
right of suffrage for the old soldiers
in the federal home in st. James. The
right had been denied by decision of
the circuit court of Phelps county.
Seven tramps captured a freight
train near Glendale, Ohio, and at the
point OF revolvers forced the creyv to
leave They ran the train ten miles
and then abandoned it.
The emperor of Russia is now vir-
tually prisoner in his palace, only
driving within the grounds. He is sur
rounded only by his most trusted SER
wants and has the imperial yacht
always ready to sail at moments no.
tice. Wireless communication with
several fortresses is maintained.
Over two inches of rain fell in Lon