The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-20


Spanish-American war was recently
dedicated in the National cemetery
at Arlington with an elaborate mill
tary display
Final motions to quash the indict-
ment against the Standard Oil COM
pany have been overruled by Judge
Lands in the federal court OF Chi
cago.
Appropriations of the recent
Nebraska legislature aggregating
S250,000 have been vetoed by Gov.
Sheldon. The loss falls heavily on
state educational institutions.
Butcher workmen in the various
packing plants throughout the West
are preparing to demand an increase
in wages.
A negro killing and burglary have
so aroused the citizens of Altus. Ok,
that they have driven all the negroes
from the city.
The forestry bureau of the govern
ment has ordered 17o.coo trees planted
in the Garden City, Kan, reserve this
spring.
Word comes from Shanghai that
conditions in the Chinese famine dis
trict are growing worse. Five thous-
and persons are daily dying of starva-
ton. The relief committee appeals
to America for s3,OOO,1O in the next
three weeks to aid the sufferers.
After celebrating At hours and
eight minutes, the jury which has
been trying Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White in New
York, reported to the court it's inabil-
ity to agree on a verdict and were dis
charged. Seven of the IL men favored
murder in the first degree and five
favored acquittal. The prisoner was
remanded to Jail without bail.
President Bonilla, of Honduras has
surrendered to the Nicaraguan forces
at Amapalpa, thus ending the war
between the two Central American
republics.
ard Oil company.
D. G. Willoughby who recently
sailed from New York for Europe, is
wanted in Des Moines, Omaha and
Denver for issuing fraudulent deeds
to farm land in the west.
A passenger train on the St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad
plunged down a 40 foot embankment
killing one person and injuring about
10 others.
None of the express companies
doing business in Nebraska have
lowered their rates in compliance
with the new state law which re-
duces charges 25 per cent.
The New York Herald Publishing
company has been sentenced to pay
fines aggregating sS1, 900 on pleas
of guilty to using the United States
mails for improper purposes.
The policies of President Roosevelt
were recently indorsed by the Con-
necticut legislature by a rising vote.
At a banquet in New York Senator
Spooner, of Wisconsin, warmly de-
Tended the United States senate, say
| legislative body more loyal to public
| interests.
Moore's Opera House at Nevada,
Mo-. was recently destroyed by fire.
The news that Gen. Lee Christmas,
of Memphis, Tenn, had been killed
in Honduras by Nicaraguan soldiers
has been confirmed.
In the federal court at Chicago
Judge Landis decided that the Stand
ard Oil company may produce evil
dence showing that it did not intend
| to violate the law in the acceptance
of unlawful rates.
Dr. Kinnard, commissioner of the
| Society of Friends, who was sent to
| Russia to investigate famine condi-
tions, says there are 20,000,000 people
in danger of starvation in the south
eastern provinces. BE appeals to the
Anglo-Saxons for s2.500,0O0 to aid
them.
The Rock Island railroad company
has been found guilty by the federal
grand jury at Topeka, Kan, Of cruel
ty to animals and fined $500 because
it carried live stock without feed and
water for more than % hours.
The Standard Oil company has been
found guilty on criminal charge OF
accepting rebates, by a Chicago jury,
on 1,463 counts.
Judge Cowan has directed that the
station of the Great Northern railroad
at Church's Ferry, N. D., be closed for
one year becouse a drayman used it
for storing beer, thus violating the
state prohibitory law.
The Kansas supreme court has is
sued temporary restraining order
egainst the breweries and allied con-
Germs which prevents them from
transacting business in the state or
removing their property pending a
hearing which will be held April %