The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-11


matte relations between Mexico and
Guatemala have been terminated.
Eleven OF the Italians, who have
been on trial at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
have been found guilty of having
perpetrated black hand" crimes.
1he coal miners strike in the Cana
dian Northwest has been settled and
d new wage scale signed.
A shaft of granite As feet long and
five feet five inches square at the
base has been completed at Branford,
Conn. 1t is to be used to commemorate
the completion of the Sault st. Marie
canal.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son has issued a statement in which
he states that while the seeding of
spring wheat in the northwest is some
what backward there is plenty of time
yet in which to mature a crop.
| Northwest Texas was visited by a
storm of wind and rain which assumed
the proportions of tornado in places
doing damage to buildings and crops.
Six men alleged to be the leaders
of the mob that lynched negro at
Sterrett, l. T., March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on charge of murder.
The oratoryial contest at Parkville,
Mo-, in which IL state were interested
resulted in a victory for E. F. O'Flynn
of Indiana.
President Roosevelt has sent a letter
| to the Central Federated Union of
New York stating that if evidence is
submitted to him showing there has
been a miscarriage of justice In the
Meyer and Haywood case in Idaho
! that he will bring such evidence to the
attention of the attorney general
| Navigation on the lakes has opened
later this year than usual and has
been characterized by unprecedented
activity, large quantities of last years
grain being still in the elevators of
| the northwest awaiting shipment.
Secretary Taft has made public a
| decision which fixes rates of pay,
hours of labor and settles other ques-
| tions concerning labor on the isthmian
canal as result of his recent visit
| there.
There has been a revival of the ac-
tivity which prevailed several years
ago on the Chicago board of trade,
| cold weather conditions having caused
the belief that there will be a serious
shortage in the crop of winter wheat.
Newton, Kan, recently suffered a
loss of $4,000 by fire.
In the federal court at Guthrie, Ok,
| the demurrers of the lumbernren to the
indictments. against them were over
ruled. The cases will be called for trial
at the next term of court.
Owing to contrary winds the at
tempt of Capt. Chandler and ]. C. Nc
Coy to reach Washington, D. c.. from
st. Louis failed. After being in the air
10 hours the balloon landed at Col
conda, ILL.,, 130 miles from the starting
point.
| Abraham Ruef recently moved for
a change of venue of his case from
San Francisco alleging that for veri-
GUS reasons he could not get fair
trial in that county
A company has been organized to
build a $2.OO0,OOO cement plant at
Tulsa, l. T.
The Web Pressman's s union of st.
Louis has ordered strike in all the
English newspapers of the CITY ex-
cept one. The pressmen and helpers
demand an increase of from so to 100
per cent in wages
In speech at Worcester, Mass,
Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary Of
the treasury declared war for the con-
troll of the Pacific ocean was newt
able.
The wages of the entire working
force in the packing houses at Omaha
have been voluntarily increased from
five to is per cent.
The Inland Waterways commission.
at its final meeting in Washington,
decided to proceed to Kansas City and
make a thorough inspection trip down
the Missouri river to st. Louis.
Cattle are reported to be dying in
Elk county. Kan, of Texas fever.
The new treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo intended to
replace the one which has been pend
ing in the senate for the last two
years, has been ratified by the Do
minican congress.
A disastrous gunpowder explosion
recently occurred in Canton, China.
More than loo buildings were wrecked
and hundreds of the natives were
either killed or injured. The foreign
settlement escaped injury.
About 20 Chicago women were in
jured in panic caused by-a fire in
the building occupied by the Lotus
Lunch club. Most of the injured suf-
fered broken bones by jumping from
windows.
An association has been chartered