The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-14

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| The six surviving members OF the
I first Kansas territory free state legis-
| lature met recently in Topeka to cele-
/ brate the semi-centennial of that his
/ torical gathering. A large crowd was
! present.
! Rice hall. at Washburn college, To
( peka. was recently destroyed by fire.
involving loss of 100000
/ Al the suggestion OF Secretary
Straus the National Council of Com
merce was organized at Washington
recently. The body will be composed
OF representatives OF the commercial
bodies from the leading cities OF the
country.
The comptroller Of the currency has
called for a statement of the condi-
tion OF the national banks of the
country at the close of business on De
cember 3.
Tyrie l. Ford. an attorney has been
acquitted of charge Of bribery at San
Francisco.
/ At the opening Of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors congress in Washing
ton every state was represented by
delegates as well as Alaska and Ha-
wall.
Wichita. Kansas. defeated the COM
mission plan OF municipal government
. by vote OF nearly 3 to l.
/ f. V. Moorehouse, OF St. Joseph.
No, killed himself at his home there
recently. His father, former Gov. A. P.
] Moorehouse, killed himself in the
same manner a, Marysville. Mo-, in
1891.
At Augusta, Arkansas, negro
crazed by cocaine shot seven white
persons, two Of whom we're women.
/ The negro was captured and shot to
death by posse.
/ Great enthusiasm was caused at the
/ Waterways congress at Washington
when Chairman Burton announced to
/ the delegates that he favored an an
nual appropriation OF $50.000.000 to
improve the inland waterways OF the
country.
/ A verbal agreement is said TO have
/ been reached by which the Japanese
government undertakes to prevent
entirely the emigration OF Japanese
/ laborers to this country.
| An official call has been issued for
/ the National republican convention
/ TO meet in Chicago June 16 to nomi-
nate a candidate for president.
/ King Oscar the venerable king OF
/ Sweden, is dead and the throne will
/ descend to his son. Gustave.
( The Indictment against II. II. Tuck
er, Jr.. in connection with the Uncle
/ Sam Oil company case upon charge
I of a scheme to defraud was quashed
/ in the United States circuit court at
/ Topeka
Might riders" masked and heavily
armed marched into Hopkinsville.
| KY, terrorized the population and
! burned property to the value of $780,
| 600
The price OF Glenn pool oil has been
cut from II cents to 35 cents per
barrel.
The executive committee Of the
Kansas State Editorial association has
decided to hold the annual convention
of the order at Emporia April 20 to 81.
| The International Sanitary confer
ence held at Mexico City selected DR..
| lllOd as DTcSlutHt anu soth JooN, Soo-
! ia Rica. as the next meeting place.
| Mexico has placed a practically pro-
| hibitive duty on sugar with the inten-
ton of shutting Cuban sugar out OF
| that market.
The first caisson of the new bridge
to be built at St. Louis across the
Mississippi by the Interurban system
at a cost of $5,ooo,ooo has been
launched.
| Six hold-ups occurred in St Joseph,
Mo, recently in one night.
| The report that James Bryce. the
| British ambassador. is to return to
England and be succeeded by Sir
Henry Howard is denied.
| The supreme court has advanced
Armour. Swift and other packing COM
panies accused Of accepting rebates.
to January 20.
| Fourteen British vessels will patrol
the river Whango to assist the
Chinese government suppress pratt
cal depredations.
Senator Foraker has addressed a
letter to the chairman OF the repub-
| lican state committee of Ohio ask.
ing that the delegates to the nation.
al convention from that state be Sc
lected at a primary election.
| The mine owners have decided to
make an attempt to open the mines
| at Goldfeld, New, with nonunion
miners.
Alfred H. Smith, vice-president and
| general manager Of the New York
Central railroad, has been placed on
trial on charge of manslaughter
growing out OF a wreck on that road.
| Congressional.