The Colorado statesman., 1906-07-14

Inc FEDERAL grand jury at Cleveland,
O., has commenced the investigation of
of interstate commerce and
anti-rebate laws alleged to have been
by various prominent rail-
roads and the Standard Oil company.
The cement sidewalk and floor layers
of Chicago, who have been receiving
80 cents per hour, have gone on "a
strike demanding an increase Of
cents an hour.
Fire completely destroyed the Ar
mour elevator at Madrid, Ia, with
loss of 100000.
While Thomas K. Edgeman, farm
er living four miles northwest of Co
lumbus, Kan, was returning home
with his wife and three children, his
team ran away. The whole family
was thrown into a deep ravine and
Mrs. Edgeman's neck was broken.
The war department has received
word that the transport Thomas has
been pulled off the rocks near Guam
without serious injury to the vessel
and that it's journey to Manila has
been resumed.
Employees of grain elevators in
South Chicago have struck, demand
ing an increase to 35 cents an hour.
The drydock Dewey lhas arrived
at Olongapo.
The first bale of new crop cotton
which was received in New York was
sold for 46 cents per pound bringing
s253.
]. B. Sloan, jr., chief of the presi-
dents secret service corps, has been
fined $40 for assaulting a photographer.
An advance of per cent in wages
in cotton mills in so or more cities,
towns and villages in southern Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island has been
granted.
The civil service commission has
decided to recommend the inclusion
of the internal revenue service in the
classified service and it is expected
that an order carrying the plan into
effect will be issued soon.
Attorney General Rogers, of Arkan-
sas, has brought suit against the
Waters-Pierce Oil company alleging a
conspiracy to control the output and
price of oil and asking damages in
the sum of $2,00O,000.
Judge Baker, of the probate court
at Findley, O., has issued a sum-
mons for John d. Rockefeller in con-
nection with the suits filed against
the Standard Oil. company for viola
tion of the antitrust law.
The socialist party of Colorado at
a convention held in Denver nominat-
ed w. d. Haywood, secretary-treas-
urer of the Western Federation OF
Miners, now in prison, charged with
murder, for governor.
A cork float thrown overheard by
the Zeigler Arctic expedition June 26,
1902, in longitude 56.40 east and lati
tude 1921 north was picked up June
% off Cape Teriberka by Lapland fish
ermen.
Secretary Bonaparte has issued a
circular inviting designers and ship
building firms to submit plans for the
0,000-ton battleship authorized by
congress.
The Commercial Travellers Anti
trust League has invited President
Roosevelt to preside at their recep-
ton to William ]. Bryan to be held
in New York. early in September.
They claim to be non-partisan and
regard the president as being as much
opposed to trusts as is Mr. Bryan.
Fourth of July pardons were granted
by Gov. Folk, of Missouri, to Marion
Hedgepeth, one of the Glendale train
murderer.
Leading English citizens propose
placing memorial in the Salisbury
cathedral to the memory of the victims
of the recent wreck in that city, most
of whom were Americans.
Thomas Johnson, of Duncan, I. T.,
and James Carson, of Lindsay, l. T.,
were killed in rear end collision on
the Rock Island railroad at Maple Hill,
Kan, recently.
For the first time in its history the
English challenge cup for oarsmen
has been won by foreigners, the Bel
gian crew winning the trophy in the
recent races at Henley.
Henry Meldrum, former United
States surveyor general for the district
of Oregan, has been sentenced to 60
day Imprisonment at hard labor on
each of is counts and to pay a fine
of $3.50 on each of 21 counts of an in
dictment for land frauds.
The Kansas populists in state con-
vention at Topeka nominated a full
ticket. Horace Keefer, of Leaven-
worth. was named for governor, ]. A.
Wright, of Smith county, for lieuten-
ant governor, Robert Heiserman, Of
Riley county, for secretary OF state,
D. c. Kay of Graham county, for
treasurer and George H. Bailey, Of
Jewell county. for attorney general.