The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-04

Ihe Inland waterways commission
recently appointed by the president
10 make general investigation into
the question of rivers and harbors
has just held its first meeting in
Washington.
The United States court OF appeals
has affirmed the decision of the lower
federal court finding Armour Pack
ing company, Swift d Co, Morris 4
Co, ard the Cudahy Packing company
guilty of accepting rebates.
James Bryce, British ambassador,
Will deliver an address at jamestown,
May l3, commemorating the first per-
mlnent settlement of English speak
ing people on the American con-
tinent.
The first international boat race
between the crews of the warshipS
gathered off jamestown exposition
grounds resulted in victory for the
crew of the American battleship
Virginia.
While freight engine drawing a
caooose was running rapidly Aear
o OFallon, Mo, the boiler of the engine
exploded, killing three trainmen. iniur-
ing two others, and wrechin, the en-
gine and caboose
There is serious lack of farm
hands in the Northwest according
TO reports received by the Great North
ern railroad.
Two thousand prairie dogs 1T S. each
have been contracted for in South
Dal hv EnuliSh lords who fnXQ
exterminate the rabbits and hares on
their shooting reserves in England and
are languishing for sport.
The Russo-Japanese negotiations
on the fisheries question are reported
to have resulted in 4 satisfactory
agreement.
A lawsuit that has been in the
courts 80 years was recently again
argued in the Supreme court of Mis-
souri,.
The motermen and conductors on
the Salt Lake City, Utah, street car
lines to the number of 450 have struck
following a refusal of the company
officials to arbitrate their differences.
A new schedule to become effective
July !, increases the pay Of the rural
free delivery carries from 9 to Is
per cent, based upon the number Of
miles travelled
The trial of Binger Herman former
commissioner of the general land office
on a charge of destroying public re-
cords after continuing IL weeks, re-
suited In a verdict of acquittal.
The Sedalia, Mo, Busines Mems as
sociation has signed contract with
st. Louis shoe company by which a
branch factory will be built at Sedalia.
A plan Is being formed in six OF
the principal wheat growing states by
the farmers to hold their wheat for
one dollar per bushel.
The Zoeller packing plant at Pitts
burg, Pa, was recently destroyed by
fire. Five hundred thousand pounds
of lard in one building was entirely
consumed The loss was placed at
$1,000 900.
The supreme court OF Kansas has
appointed Judge S. II. Allen, G. II.
Whitcourt and Judge T. F. Carver. all
of Topeka, as receivers for the Kan
sas property Of various breweries. A
joint bond of $45 900 was required.
Secretary Wilson, by executive or
der, has created the board of food and
drug inspection, whose duty it shall
be to adminiter the national pure food
law. The president heartily approves
the plan.
Frank H. Butler. a steamer deck
hand, has been arrested charged with
l. 80 - old
of DR.. Horace N Marvin, VINO dis
appeared from his home in Dover.
DEL March 4.
A recent bulletin issued by the sec
retary of the Oklahoma board of ag-
riculture states that the wheat crop
is only COS per cent and the oats crop
so per cent.
A movement has been started in
Milwaukee, Wis. to set aside day
in May on which every union in the
country is to protest against Presi-
dent Roosevelt's assertion that
Meyer, Haywood and Debs are unde-
sirable citizens.
Four million bushels of coal were
shipped down the Ohio river from
Pittsburg in one day recently, break
ing all records for this time of the
year
The suit of the Copper Range Con.
solidated Mining company Colbert c
Burrage, Thomas w. Lawson and 9TH
ers, has been settled out of court.
The government forestry service
has issued a circular saying that this
country consumes every year between
three and four times more wood than
is grown in all its forests in the same
time.
Miss Violet Spencer, of Alton, ILL.,,
was recently attacked by a negro near
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