The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-10

lle CAShaA6O oA oNA~
Francisco has announced that it Is
opposed to any immigration law that
will discriminate against the Japa-
nese.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has ordered the Rock Island
railway to reduce their rates on
wheat and corn from Oklahoma to
Galveston, Texas, for export.
At Findlay. Ohio. the jury in the
trial of the Standard Oil company on
a charge of violating the state anti
trust law disagreed and were dis.
charged.
Chester B. Runyan paying teller, OF
the Windsor Trust company of New
York, has disappeared with $96,315 of
the company's funds. The directors
made good the loss.
By the explosion of a case of pow
der on the battleship Georgia eight
men were killed and 13 injured. How
the powder became ignited is not
known.
The second battleship of the Dread
naught class has been launched in
England.
New York has inaugurated its sy5-
tenn Of continuous sessions of police
court day and night.
The license of the Southern rail-
way to do business in Alabama has
been revoked for alleged violation of
state law in taking a case from
the state courts to the federal courts.
The Arab chiefs have inaugurated
holy war in Casa Blanca, Morocco.
Several French and Spanish residents
have been killed. A French warship
has been sent to the scene to de-
mand reparation.
Herbert Tucker, convict from
Edwards county, was killed by fall
ing from ladder at the Kansas pen
itentiary at Lansing recently.
According to official reports there
were 12O casualties among the ko-
reans as a result of the riots grow
ing out of the disarmament of the
Korean army.
The primary election for senator in
Mississippi resulted in the selection
of John Sharpe Williams over Gov.
Vardan1an.
AS the result of the explosion of
a locomotive boiler on the Burlington
railroad near Breckenridge, Mo-,
three men were killed outright and
fourth was fatally injured.
Large quantities of merchandise,
ammunition and supplies of every de-
scription for use of the army in the
Philippines are being forwarded from
San Francisco.
| The government crop report shown
the condition of cotton on July 25
to have been rs per cent.
Hubert Knipe, a resident of Leav
enworth, Kan, since 1856, is dead in
Three men were killed and five
others wounded by the explosion OF
gun on board a French training
ship while at target practice at Cour.
J onne.
In Boston three Cinnamon were
killed and seven wounded by their
visiting countrymen from New York
| The attack was the outcome of a
long feud between secret societies.
| More than 1000 persons were
killed in the coal mines of PennsN
vania during 1906.
The grand jury at Clinton, Ill.,,
which has been investigating the
death of Mrs. Pet Magill, the first
wife of Fred Magill, has returned in.
dictments against Magill and his
present wife for murder.
| William H. Powell, wife and son
and Mrs. ]. F. Stevens and baby
were drowned recently by the cap.
sizing of pleasure launch in the Des
Moines river near Ottumwa, la.
Judge Lands in the United States
district court at Chicago, imposed 9
fine of $29,240,000 against the Stand
ard Oil company for accepting rebates
on oil shipments.
| All trainmen belonging to the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen or
the Colorado & Southern railway, have
been called to strike in sympathy with
| the switchmen, who are asking an in
crease of wages.
| One hundred and fifty furnace mer
employed at the Lanyon Zinc work.
at La Harpe, Kan, went on q strike
demanding an increase of so cents pei
| day.
Gov. Hoch has appointed ex-Sen.
ator A. w. Benson to the vacancy Oh
the Kansas supreme court bench
caused by the death of Justice A. L
| Green.
Prince VI and Mr.. Sui, the two
Korean delegates who were refused
admission to The Hague peace con.
ference. have arrived in New York,
and will endeavor to induce the
American government to intervene in
Korean affairs.