The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-01
miscellaneous.


Gov. Folk, of Missouri, has granted
a respite to October &c for Mrs. Ag-
nes Myers and Frank Hoffman, who
were under sentence to be hanged
September for the murder of the
husband of the former at Kansas City.
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell made
a test before American and Canadian
scientists assembled at Brantford,
Ontario, of his wireless aeroplane op-
Grated by wireless electrical energy
supplied from the earth, where he sue
ceeded in rising to a height of 200
feet, turning a complete circle and
alighting safely few feet from the
starting point.
Robbers entered the postoffice at
Troy, Mo-, blew open the safe, took
s400 in cash and $500 worth Of
stamps, then left town on a railroad
bicycle used by the station agent.
The commissioner of immigration
has stopped the importation of Greek
boys who for the last few years have
been brought to this country by a
syndicate for the purpose of employ
ing them in bootblacking establish
ments in the larger cities.
Railroad accidents of ally kinds re-
suited in 1,126 deaths and injuries to
| 17,170 persons in the first three
months of 1906.
The election day proclamation for
Oklahoma and Indian territory maxi
ing November the date for electing
delegates to the constitutional conven-
tion and November 20 the date for
holding the convention, has been
issued.
]. e. Wade, treasurer of Cloud coun-
| ty Kansas, went to the Minneapolis
G. A. r. reunion and failed to return.
Instead he sent letter to the county
commissioners acknowledging a short
age of $1,000.
The Chilean senate has appropriated
| 100000 for the relief of the dis
tressed inhabitants of Valparaiso and
vicinity
A new comet has been discovered
by Prof. Kopff, of Heidelberg univer-
sity. 1t can be seen through a small
telescope.
At bacon broil" held at Jeffer-
son City, recently Gov. Folk, Senator
Stone, Attorney General Hadley and
other speakers pledged themselves to
use their best efforts to secure a new
$5,O0O,00O capitol building for the
state.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session of congress to have a macad-
amized road built between Fort Leav-
enworth and Fort Riley by federal
prison labor.
Complete returns from the Alabama
| democratic primaries show that Hoke
Smith, former member of Clevelands
cabinet, carried 11S counties of tn.
state. This practically insures his
election as governor.
The dry dock Dewey was utilized at
Olongapo, Manila Bay, for the first
time when the transport Meade was
| docked there recently.
The insurance commissioners of the
various states, in session at st. Paul,
have agreed to recommend a law for
passage by the legislatures recurring
an annual apportionment and account
ing of the surplus by the life insur-
ance companies.
A dozen freight cars on the Rock
Island were recently burned following
collision with fast passenger train.
No fatalities resulted.
The brokerage firm of M. 7 Sage
& Co.. of New York, has failed with
liabilities of $500 900 and assets of SIG
900.
The insurrection in Cuba is becom-
ing more serious daily. The rebels
have captured San Luis, city of TO-
900 population in Pinar del Rio pro-
vince, after hard fight in which sew
eral men were killed or wounded on
both sides.
The government printing office has
been acquitted of the charge of undue
delay in sending final proofs of bills
to congress.
The socialists of Cincinnati have
sent an invitation to William J. Bryan
to debate the question of socialism in
that city on September o.