The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15

J. ~. NoSui L annual crop sum
mary for Kansas has been issued. The
total wheat crop for the year was 93.-
292 $50 bushels. sumner was the
r--nsr county. raisin: 1890 cc5 .--h,
els.
Forty men are reported blown TO
Houghton. Mich.
One of the worst floods il the his
tory of Eastern Arizona occurred in
the region about Clifton recently. a
large number of people We're reported
drCwred md many buildings were
wrecked
The battleship Kansas, one OF the
most formidable of the new war ves-
se!s. has gone to the New England
coast for her trial trip.
After adopting resolutions request
ing the legislatures of the variou,
states to demand of congress that a
constitutional convention be called for
the purpose of submitting an amen:
ment FOR the election of United States
senator's by popular vote, the Inter
a permanent organization at Des
Mo!nes, la
A suggested solution of the entire
japanese problem. which has reached
an acute stage, is 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
$500 900.
At the annual meeting OF the Amer
lean Association of State Fair and Ex
positions at Chicago, F. l.. Eaton. oil
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 HaTney
shoe factory at Lynn. Mass, started
a fire which destroyed three other
factories, the railroad station and L
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 JaDuary 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 Titan.
Four students and three firenlen
We're killed and severa, students seIi
ously injured by the burning of the
Chi Psi fraternity house at Cornell
university recently.
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.
Miss Zona Heckcrt, the night oper
ator at Desoto, Kan. while alone al
the station was beaten by robber
with a wagon spoke and left uucon
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
q Eegro en- 4 Santa F'e train near Tc-
peka recently. The negro was wear.
ing a X. of p. badge and the Texans
objected to "nigser 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
fees required by the state law.
The report that new treaty with
Japan was under discussion is author.
itatively denied at Washington.
A heavy earthquake shock was FEY:
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.
The Larabee Flour Mills company OF
Stafford. Kan, has secured a writ OF