The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-01-26
Tho Oklahoma Constitutional con-

dian land.
The carnation league of America
has sent out an appeal to all patriotic
men and women TO observe the birth
day of William Mckinley. January 20.
by wearing a carnation, the favorite
, flower OF the murdered president
Gen. Gomez the liberal presidential
candidate and other prominent Gu
bans were fined $50 each in Havana
for cock-fighting on Sunday.
An investigation of public land
frauds has begun at Pueblo. Col, at
| which sensational disclosures are ex-
pected to be made The inquiry will
probably last for two months.
The report OF the canal commission
, on the borings at the Gatun dam site
shows that the lock walls will rest on
good. solid foundation.
The suit to test the exclusion OF
Japanese children from the primary
schools of San Francisco has been
| filed in the federal court in that
city.
The president has written letter
| to Chairman Foss. Of the house
committee on naval affairs advocat-
ing the building of two battleships OF
the Dreadnaught class.
Reports from Kingston, Jamaica,
say that since the recent earthquake
the city is gradually siuking and
| grave fears are felt mat the entire
city will slip into the bay.
According to later reports the King
ston horror is growing. Communica-
ton with the island Is partially re-
stored and every message that comes
brings fresh details OF the appalling
catastrophe.
President Roosevelt recently ad-
dressed the National convention for
extension of the foreign commerce Of
the United States at Washington.
The committee appointed by the
Oklahoma constitutional convention
to investigate charges OF corruption
has reported that no evidence was
found Of money being used.
| The boiler of a locomotive on the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad ex-
ploded near Bridgeport, Pa, killing
| five trainmen.
| In his speech OF acceptance to the
Nebraska legislature, Senatorelect
Norris Brown came out openly for
the selection Of United States sena-
tors by direct vote OF the people.
The democrats in the Kansas leg
| islature nominated Col w. A. Har-
ris as their candidate for United
| States senator.
d. w. Wade. % years old, son Of
the defaulting treasurer of Cloud
county, Kan, has been arrested in
Kansas City on charge OF embezzle
ment.
| The Philippine government is after
the Standard Oil company for the
nonpayment of $19,514 duty on oils
shipped into the islands.
An emergency bill for the relief OF
the earthquake sufferers on the is
land Jamaica has been passed by the
| house.
Suits have been filed at Little RocS
Ark. against Armour & Co. the Ham,
mond Packing company, Morris & CO..
and the Cudahy Packing company for
violations of the state antitrust law.
Scarlet fever and diphtheria are cpl
demic in Chicago, and many Of the
schools have been closed. Six thous-
and children were reported i'll with
| the diseases.
David p. Dyer jr., son Of the Uni
ted States district attorney at St.
| Louis, has been acquitted OF the
charge of embezzling sG1.5o0 OF the
government funds.
| A special car loaded with flowers
was recently shipped by the ladies'
of BEAUMONT, Tex, to the hospitals
and charitable institutions at Kansas
City.
At the requestsof Gov. Swettenham
of Jamaica. the American landing par
ties have been withdrawn from Kings
ton and the battleships have sailed
away
Prominent Jewish residents OF Los
Angeles are working on a plan to
colonize lower California with Hebrew
| immigrants from Russia and else
| where.
In the explosion of boiler of a
| Reading engine attached to one OF the
Atlantic City flyers at Blue Anchor
| n. j., the engineer and two firemen
were killed.
A dispatch received at Panama says
the difficulty between Nicaragua and
| Honduras has been adjusted and tho
| matter will be submitted to arbitra-
| ton under the Corinto agreement
The production OF gold and silver
in the United States for 1905 was val
ued at 1922, ,4O2,676, which was an in
crease in the amount of gold but a
decrease of 1851 200 ounces In silver
! Direct dispatches from Kingston.
Jamaica, state that the disaster there
will equal those of San Francisco and