The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
JULEsBURG COLORADO, FRIDAY,

Il, 900, 900 fruit trees in Kansas, of
which more than 100000 are bear
ing.
The final act ending the coal strike
in the southwest district took place at
Kansas City when the agreement which
had been ratified by vote of the min
ers, was signed by officers representing
both parties to the controversy.
Frank Kramer. the American bicy-
Gle rider. has won the city Of Paris
grand prize. valued at 81 900.
Fire in the Ryan annex building at
st. Paul, Mimi. did damage estimated
at 100000, and 90 firemen were taken
to the hospital overcome by heat or in.
jured during the progress Of the fire.
James r. Keene's famous horse, Sy-
sonby. for which he refused sl00.O00
$1S4.OOO in two years. dropped dead OF
blood poisoning at keene's Sleeps
head Bay stables.
American and European merchants
complain that Japan while holding
Manchuria under the Portsmouth
treaty practically monopolize the trade
Of the country to the exclusion Of all
other nations.
The railroad officials announce that
they will make no reduction in freight
rates on structural steel and other
building material intended for the re-
| building of San Francisco.
Turkish troops continue the move
ment for the occupation OF Persian
territory and at last accounts were but
six hours march from the city of Uru-
miah.
Orders have been issued for the re-
tirement of Rear Admiral McCalla on
July 10. He commanded the Unite;
States naval forces at Pekin during
| the Boxer uprising
| The celebration of Home Coming
week" was inangurated at Louisville
KY, by an eloquent address of vel.
come by Henry Watterson and a re-.
ply on behalf of the visitors by former
Gov. David R. Francis, of Missouri.
The state department has been In
formed that there has been no cholera
in Russia this year and restrictions
/ Of Russion emigration will be ro-
moved.
The Burlington Railroad company
! was recently convicted in the federal
court at Kansas City of giving rebates
to packers on foreign shipments of
freight.
During a religious procession at
Bialystock, Russia. bomb was thu .'wn
from Jewish house among the par
aders, killing and wounding several
The Russians retaliated by making an
attack on the Jewish quarter of the
4 city, sacking many stores and massa-
creing the Hebrews by wholesale.
! A delegation of ST. Joseph. Mo-.
officials and business men called on
| President Roosevelt recently to dis
cuss the packing house agitation with
special reference to their city.
A brilliant reception WAS recently
given Representative Nicholas Long
worth and Mrs Longworth at the Lon
don home of Ambassador Reid. King
Edward was one of the guests.
Two cases of yellow fever have ap-
peared in Havana. Cuba.
John Alexander Dowie was the star
witness recently in the trial before
Judge lands in the federal court at
! Chicago to determine who is the own
er of Zion City.
Mrs. William E. Corey, wife Of the
, president of the steel trust. has fled
a petition for absolute divorce in the
Nevada courts on the ground of de-
sertion.
A Jury in the federal court at Kan
sas City has returned verdicts finding
the Armour Packing company, Nelson
Mrris & Co., the Cudahy Packing COM
pany and Swift & Co.. guilty of ac-
cepting rebates from the Burlington
Railroad company on freight ship
ments. The penalty is 4 fine of FROM
81 900 to $4,000. Sentence was de-
| ferred
First Lieut.. Edward c. Bolton and
a citizen named Benjamin Christian
| were recently murdered by fanatics on
the island of Mindanao. Of the Philip
| pine group.
A granite monument was recently
unveiled on the spot in Providence
r. I. where Roger Williams and tivs
companions are supposed to have land
ed after their banishment from Mass
achusetts.
| The relations between the Russian
| government and the lower house OF
parliament have become so strained
| that they have almost reached The
breaking point.
| The drydoCll Dewey has reached
Singapore on its journey to the Philip
pines.
Mrs. c. Fl. pattison. wife of the
president Of Union Gas and Traction
company Of Kansas City was killed re-
Gently in collision between her auto.
mobile and two street cars.
The National Editorial association
has decided to hold its next meeting
| at jamestown, Va.
Nine men were killed and many
others seriously injured by an explo-
sion in the hold of the steamer Haver-
| ford while unloading at the dock in
| Liverpool Some persons advanced the
thee; of Gn Internal machine as the
cause of the catastrophe while others
| believed gas from naptha among the
cargo responsible.
The American legations in Brazil
and Turkey have been raised to en-
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