The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-12

ka legislature began business by the
election of D. M. Nettleton, of Clay
county, as speaker.
One of the most disastrous wrecks
in the history of the Rock Island sys-
tenn occurred recently near Volland,
Wabaunsee county, Kansas. More
than 80 persons, mostly Mexicans,
were killed and So were injured. The
wreckage caught fire and several of
the bodies were burned beyond recog.
milton. The telegraph operator at
Volland is held responsible.
A dozen persons were injured, 40
families were made homeless and g..
900 people were driven from their
homes temporarily, recently by fire
in the west side tenement district OF
New York.
The last official act of Gov. Mickey
of Nebraska, was the issuing of par.
don to Mrs. Lille, who is serving a
life sentence for the murder Of he,
huband.
The supreme court of Missouri
has extended the time for the filing
of the report of the special commits
sioner in the oil company custer suits
to the April term of court.
Because she was displeased with
an adverse decision, Rosa We'll, of St.
Louis, fired a bullet at Judge ]. A.
Mcdonald, of the circuit court, dur
ing a session of the court recently.
Before she could fire a second shot
she was overpowered and taken into
custody.
The leading railroads in Kansas
and the state commissioner have
reached an agreement whereby there
will be a reduction in freight rates
amounting annually to s1,500,0O0. All
suits pending in the federal court
against the commissioners are to be
dismissed.
A circular from the war depart
ment states that not in recent years,
except in war time, has the army
been so badly in need of men as at
present.
Charges of fraud have been filed
with the post office department
against the New York cotton ex-
change by the officers of the South
ern Cotton association.
An earthquake lasting three hours
was recorded by the seismographs on
the Isle of Wight and other points
in Europe.
Judge Lands in the federal court
ot hn
of the Standard Oil company to eight
indictments pending against it, but
sustained the demurrer as to two
other indictments because of techni-
cal defects.
An unknown man exploded a bomb
in the Fourth Street National bank
of Philadelphia, killing himself and the
assistant cashier and wrecking theifn-
terror of the bank. He made de-
mand for money before throwing the
bomb.
The Sultan's troops have captured
the stronghold of Raisuli the famous
bandit but with his 700 followers he
escaped to the mountains.
For more than "a hours the G., 1000
consumers of natural gas in Cleveland
O., were caused great inconvenience
and suffering by the bursting of the
main leading from the gas fields.
All the negro soldiers in the regular
army have been ordered to prepare
for service in the Philippines to which
point they will be sent in the near
future.
Fire in Pullman sleeper caused
the death of one passenger and SER
ious injury of three others while run
ming between Council Bluffs, Ia, and
Missouri Valley.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion's report on the car shortage and
coal famine in the northwest has been
placed in the hands of the president.
No recommendations for a remedy
were made.
The state bank examiner has closed
the Bank of Commerce at South st.
Joseph. Mo.
Engineers on all the railroads west
of Chicago, to the number of $1,000
have made demands on the compan-
les for an increase in wages.
The Forty-fourth general assembly
of Missouri is now in session at JEFF
ferson City.
Unknown persons blew open the
safe containing the records of defal-
cations of N. c. Dougherty, ex-sup-
erintendent of Peoria, Ill.,, schools,
now in the penitentiary, and burned
them. The loss of the records affects
the liability of bondsmen and pre-
vents future indictments.
Attorney General jackson of New
York has commenced suit in the su-
preme court asking that George B.
Mcclellan be ousted from the office
of mayor of New York City ON the