The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

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denied the request of Aggie Meyers
for a writ of error to enable her case
to be taken to the United States su-
preme court. October 26 is the date
set for Mrs. Meyers to be hanged for
the murder of her husband in Kansas
| City.
The president has issued an order
continuing the Spanish treaty claims
commission to March 2. 1907.
1t has finally been decided to com
plete the Panama canal by contract
and the commission will issue
statement giving the reasons for the
change.
A general strike covering the en-
tire southern railway system in which
about 1000 men are involved has oc-
CURED over demand by the men for
an increase of 20 cents per day in
wages.
A series of seven baseball games
is to be played between the Chicago
Nationals and the Chicago Ameri-
cans. who We're winners of the pen
nant in their respective leagues. for
the worlds championship
The Womans auxiliary of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
held its biennial convention at Den
yer, Col
The Standard Oil company has
again advanced the price of deodor-
ized stove gasoline one cent gallon.
Louis Wagner in 10 horsepower
French car won the third interna-
tional road race for the Vanderbilt
cup, completing the distance of 297.l
miles in 800 minutes 10 % seconds.
or at the rate of more than a mile
minute.
Prior to his retirement from active
service as paymaster general of the
army Gen. F. S. Dodge in his report
strongly advises an Increase in
the pay of both officers and enlisted
men.
A Santa Fe train ran onto a switch
on which 1G bunk cars for ballast
gang stood at Velley Center. Kan.
killing one man and seriously iniur-
ing others.
The new and powerful armored
cruiser North Carolina has been sue
cessfully launched at Newport News.
The president has decided to with
draw all coal lands from entry under
the laws of the United States pend
ing action of congress.
The Aero club of France proposes
to challenge Lieut.. Lahm, winner OF
the recent balloon race for another
contest for the James Gordon Bennett
cup.
Clifton H. Wilder. editor Of the
Chronicle at Lajara, Col, was as
saulted recently by his son-ir-Iaw,
Jayson Cochran, postmaster of the
town, and fatally injured.
a great sensation has been caused
at Essen. Prussia. by the discovery
Of the dead body of Madelaine Lake,
daughter of an English army officer,
in the city park. The police have
been unable to throw any light on
the mystery.
A Chinese emigrant steamer re-
Gently foundered while on the way TO
Hongkong and the captain and 60 pas
sengers were lost.
! The coroner's jury at Danville. ILL.,,
/ has decided that Brakeman Hughes
threw the switch which caused the
recent Wabash wreck in which IL per-
sons were killed and 40 injured. He
was not held criminally liable.
The disarmament of Cuban insur-
gents is progressing as rapidly as
could reasonably be expected says Gov.
Taft. No opposition is manifested
anywhere.
An equestrian statue of St. Louis
was recently unveiled in Forrest park
in the Missouri metropolis. David Il.
Francis made the presentation speech.
District Judge John l. Mullins, of
Denver, has decided that a newspaper
| libelous matter. The only recourse he
says is a suit for damages.
Former Gov Magoon, of the Pana-
ma canal zone, declares that the ia
maica negro is the hest laborer yet
utilized on the canal work
Gov. Taft has ordered Cuba put in
first class sanitary condition without
regard TO expense in order to guard
against an epidemic of yellow fever
of which threre are three cases now
in Havana.
| New Orleans and vicinity was re-
Gently visited by three distinct tor
nadoes which caused the loss of six
lives and fatal injuries to nine others.
The property damage is estimated at
81 100000.
Correspondence between the consul
general in Cuba and the state depart
ment, recently made public, shows
that as early as September President
Palma had asked this government
for aid in putting down the insurrec-
ton.
Sfy mon yyara killed and savaroI