The Colorado statesman., 1906-12-15

now DelnS enlOTceu III FRANCE.
F. d. Coburn's annual crop sum
mary for Kansas has been issued. The
total wheat crop for the year was 93,-
292,9SO bushels. Sumner was the
s-rner county, raisiDS 4.39O.6s5 Zach
els.
Forty men are reported blown to
atoms in an explosion in a mine at
Houghton, Mich.
One of the worst floods III the his
tory of Eastern Arizona occurred in
the region about Clifton recently. A
large number of people were reported
drowned End many buildings were
wrecked.
The battleship Kansas, one of the
most formidable of the new war ves-
sells, has gone to the New England
coast for her trial trip.
After adopting resolutions request
ing the legislatures of the various
states to demand of congress that a
constitutional convention be called for
the purpose of submitting an amens-
ment for the election of United States
senator's by popular vote, the Inter
state senatorial conference completed
permanent organization at Des
Moines, Ia.
A suggested solution of the entire
Japanese problem, which has reached
an acute stage, is a treaty between
the two countries excluding the la
boring element of each from the other.
The incoming freight house of the
Burlington system at Chicago was
burned recently causing a loss OF
100000.
At the annual meeting of the Amer.
lean Association of State Fair and Ex.
positions at Chicago, F. L. Eaton, ol
Sioux City, Iowa. was chosen presi.
dent and Thomas Warnell. of Liberty,
Mo-. vice president.
Garland Moore, a mail carrier, who
recently murdered Miss Clara West al
Bois dare, Missouri, because she re.
fused to marry him, has SURRENDERED
to the authorities and is In jail al
Springfield.
A boiler explosion in the Harvey
shoe factory at Lynn, Mass, started
fire which destroyed three other
factories, the railroad station and II
dwelling houses. Eleven persons
were injured.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
state board of agriculture, has secured
reduced rates for those wishing to at
tend the annual meeting of the board
in Topeka January 9-12.
The federal grand jury at Salt Lake
Utah, which has been investigating
the coal land frauds. has returned in.
dictments against the Hartman and
Gould corporations in Utan.
Four students and three firemen
were killed and severaI students seTi'
ously injured by the burning of the
Chi Psi fraternity house at Csrnell
university recently. f1
The national drainage convention
recently in session at Oklahoma City
adopted a constitution and framed a
memorial to congress. St Paul
Mimi, was chosen as the next place
of meeting.
ator at Desoto, Kan, while alone al
the station was beaten by a robber
with a wagon spoke and left uncon.
scious and with an arm broken in two
places. The bandit secured three dol.
lars from the depot money drawer.
Two Texas cowboys tried to lynch
negro on Santa Fe train near To-
peka recently. The negro was wear
ing K. of p. badge and the Texans
objected to "nigger putting on such
airs" The victim was only saved by
jumping from the train.
Attorney General Coleman of Kan
sas has filed briefs in the custer suits
which seek to deprive the Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Pullman company of the privilege oi
doing business in the state because
they have failed to pay the charter
fees required by the state law.
The report that a new treaty with
Japan was under discussion is author.
itatively denied at Washington.
A heavy earthquake shock was fel,
in parts of southern California re.
Gently. No material damage was
done.
The date of opening bids for the
construction of the Panama canal
has been changed from December IL
to January IL.
A Roosevelt Third Term National
league has been formed at Chicago.
Clubs are to be organized in every
city and county of the country.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
struck a Frisco stock train at the
crossing of the two roads at Pittsburg,
Kan, killing the fireman on the pas
senger train and seriously injuring
the engineer.