The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-08

1t is reported that the United States
Pacific squadron has been ordered to
concentrate in view of the spread OF
disturbances in China.
The commercial Telegraphers Union
has sent to each member of the board
of directors of the Western Union
Telegraph company, statement of
grievances.
President Murray, of Oklahoma con-
stitutfonal convention, announces that
he will issue a call for an election
to vote on the adoption of the pro
posed constitution regardless of the
decision of the courts.
A jury, has been secured to try the
Haywood case at Boise, Idaho. One
month was taken up in securing the
jury and it is predicted that the
trial will last 60 days longer.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has started an investigation OF
interstate pipe lines with a view to
adjusting the tariffs to more salts
factory basis.
The suit of the state of Texas
against the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany has resulted in verdict for the
state of $1.623,900 penalties and re-
voking of the permit of the oil com
pany to do business in Texas.
A man believed to be John ]:
Pritchard a locomotive fireman ON
the Santa Fe railroad fell from a
street car crossing the intercity via
duct at Kansas City and was in
stantly killed.
The cornerstone of the Fourth
Cathedral of st. Paul, Mimi, which,
when completed four years hence,
will probably surpass any other Amer
lean church in architectural distinc.
ton and beauty has been laid.
The socialist conv ention of Ohio
adopted resolutions expressing sym
pathy for Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone and denouncing President Roose-
welt and Secretary Taft
The Russian famine committee has
notified its representatives in Lon
don and New York to cease agitation
for subscriptions as Russia now is
able to care for her own people.
George Burnham, Jr., former gen.
eral counsel of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company. now serving
a term lin Sing Sing for grand lar
ceny, has been granted a new trial.
Four persons lost their lives by the
burning of the summer cottage occu-
pied by Walter Schiller, secretary of
the United Cigar Manufacturers COM
pany at Long Branch, N. j.
Representatives of the railroads
have notified the Nebraska state
board of assessment that they will
resist the increased valuation of the
roads in the state amounting to
IS 900 900.
The rumor that Michael Czolgosz,
a brother of the slayer of President
Mckinley was in Canton at the time
of Mrs. McKinley's funeral created a
stir among the secret service men.
but nothing was seen of him.
Thomas ID. Jordan, former comp
troller of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society. pleaded not guilty to is
indictments for forgery and perjury
in New York, and was released on bail
in the sum of $4,000.
Decoration day was observed as a
public holiday in the canal zone and
only work that was absolutely neces-
sary was permitted.
In his Decoration day address at
Indianapolis President Roosevelt
gave the first public utterance to his
views regarding the relationship of
the government to the railroads. He
declared there would be no deviation
from from the policy laid down by
his administration. He prefers ma
tional incorporation as remedy for
some of the existing evils.
The republicans of Cleveland, o.,
have adopted resolutions indorsing
Secretary Taft for the presidency.
Memorial Day was generally OBJ
served throughout the country by
patriotic speeches and decorating the
graves of the dead veterans. At Chi
cago Gen. Kuroki ana his party took
part in the exercises.
Hiram H. Leonard. former conf
Dental man and cashier for the Ev-
ans, Snyder, Buel Live Stock Com
mission company of Chicago, has
been indicted on a charge of embez-
Element.
The supreme court of Missouri has
fixed the date of Lord" Barring
TONS execution for July 25 at Clay
ton. Mo.
An explosion of powder in a rail-
road camp at the foot of Lookout
mountain in Tennessee, killed three
trainmen, injured several others and
caused considerable damage to sur
rounding property.