The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27


age to the wheat crop of that terri
so to rs per cent and damage to the
oat crop from the same cause at 50
per cent.
Fire at Manila destroyed LOO ma
tive houses recently, burning over a
district of 100 acres in two hours.
The Drovers and Farmers bank of
Seymour, Ia, has closed its doors and
is in the hand of state bank ex-
aminer.
Members who attended the meeting
of the Missouri Valley Horticultural
society in Kansas City were of the
opinion that 95 per cent of the peach
and apple crop had been destroyed
and that cherries, plums and pears
are total loss
The annual reunion of the Rough
Riders of the Spanish American
war is to be held in Prescott, Rriz.,
July next
Fifteen governors have accepted
the invitation of the National Civic
federation to name delegates to attend
the national conference on trusts in
Chicago May 2S to 81.
More than 300 members of the
Vienna Mannergeseng Verein have
sailed for the United States and will
give concerts in the larger cities here.
Seventeen inches of snow fell in
Colorado during the recent storm
which extended from Wyoming to Ell
Paso, Tex, and was the latest snow
fall that has ever occurred at the lat
ter point.
TIL red hat was conferred upon six
of the seven cardinals recently Gre
ated at public consistory held in
st. Peters at Rome. The pope con-
ferred the emblems of their office
upon the candidates.
Gov Haggerman, of New Mexico,
has resigned and the president has
appointed Capt. George Curry, now
governor of Samar province, Philip
pine islands, to succeed him.
During the year which has passed
oAiSO tiO t5ASctl tlodolCl san Il ldnCloCO
has expended $75,OO0,0O0 in the work
Of rebuilding and permits have been
granted for new fire proof buildings
to cost s50,OO0,OOO more.
District Attorney Jerome has be-
gun an investigation of the report
that members of the Thaw jury had
been approached" while the trial
was in progress.
In speech at the banquet
in Buffalo, N. Y, w. C. Brown,
vice president of the New York Cen
tral railroad, declared that the people
had right to regulate the railroads.
President Bonilla of Honduras has
been deported in compliance with an
agreement entered into between Pres
ldent Zelaya of Nicaragua and Presi-
dent Figuera of Salvador that he shall
quit Central America.
Regis H. Post has been inaugurated
governor af Porto Rico in succession
to Beekman Winthrop, who becomes
assistant secretary of the treasury at
Washington.
With 81 of the delegates present
and not voting the constitution for
the proposed new state of Oklahoma
as framed by the convention was
finally adopted.
Arrangements are being made for
the celebration in 1909 at Geneva of
the fourth centennial of the birth of
John Calvin.
A fast mail train on the Illinois
Central railroad ran down hand car
near Ellis, Ia. and killed five Aus
trian employees of the road.
Robbers recently dynamited the
safe in the bank at Bixby, l. T. Sc
curing several thousand dollars in cur
rency.
Great loss and mucn suffering is
being caused in Jamaica by the
drought which has prevailed for some
time.
The government bureau of statis-
tics reports that the international
commerce of the world now exceeds
$4,000, 100000 annually.
The jamestown exposition, COM
memorating the 300th anniversary of
the first English settlement in Amer
lea, will open at Norfolk, Va, with
President Roosevelt as the guest of
honor. The exposition will continue
until November 80.
At the instigation of the depart
ment of agriculture the United States
district attorney at Topeka, Kan,
will commence Al suits against the
Rock Island railroad for violation of
2s-hour livestock shipping law.
The first annual meeting of the
American Society of International
Law was recently held in Washing
ton. Secretary Root, the president
made the opening address.
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