The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21


issued challenge to the New York
Yacht club for another race for the
Americas cup to take place in 1908.
According to the Interstate Com
merce commissioners report, just
made public, the railroads of the coun-
try during the year ended June 80.
1906, killed 1858 persons and in
jured 97,706 others.
Nineteen financial editors of British
newspapers have arrived in this coun-
try to study the financial situation
and natural resources of Canada and
the United States
A mile race track is to be estab-
lished at Zion City, near Chicago.
Grown Princess Cecilia of Germany
has sent her chef to this country TO
study American cooking.
Gov. Sheldon of Nebraska has de-
clared himself in favor of an amend
ment to the constitution taking from
the federal courts the right to enjoin
state officials from enforcing state
laws.
The steamer Mont Eagle, from the
Orient with hundreds of Japanese,
Chinese and Hindus on board, was re-
fused landing at Vancouver and
forced to turn back to Victoria, where
the passengers were landed.
The car service committee of the
American Railway association held a
conference recently at Atlantic City,
N. j., to discuss measures to avert an
impending car shortage on the rail-
roads of the country
The new giant turbine steamer Lus-
itania made a new record between
Queenstown and New York on her
maiden voyage. She made the 2,7S2
miles in five days and 54 minutes
Her average speed was 23.01 knots an
hour.
The Springfield, o., team won the
pennant in the Central baseball
league with a total of 81 games won
and As lost
The Nebraska railway commission
las postponed indefinitely further
hearings on grain rate reductions un-
til the federal court acts on the ap-
plication of the railroads for tenn
porary Injunction.
The European crop report Of the de-
partment Of agriculture for August
suggests marked decrease in the
production of wheat as compared with
last year.
The forty-first annual parade of
the Grand Army of the Republic was
recently held in Saratoga, N. Y, dur
ing driving rain storm. Ten thou
aand Wara in limo
The plant of the Cudahy Packing
company in Philadelphia has been de-
stroyed by fire.
Up to December 1, 1906, the Pana.
government sS4,449,OO0.
While five negroes were engaged in
shooting craps on the railroad track
near Newburg. w. w., fast passen-
ger train struck and killed them all.
Forty-two counties in Missouri have
voted for local option and have ban.
ished the saloon.
general railroad strike is threat
ened in England as the result Of the
demand of the Railway Mems union
for the recognition of their organi.
zation.
Representatives of Central Ameri.
can republics have agreed upon
Washington as the place in which to
hold the conference by which it Is
hoped to bring peace to Central
America.
The census bureau announces that
the territories of Oklahoma and In.
dian territory contain a greater popu.
lation than any state at the time OF
admission to the union.
Two persons were killed and sew
eral injured in the collapse of but!d-
ing at Cincinnati, o.
Chester B. Runyan, who confessed
to stealing 100000 from the Windsor
Trust company in New York, has
been sentenced to seven years in Sing
Sing.
A monument has been erected at
Winchester, Va, to the memory of
the Massachusetts soldiers who fell in
the Shenandoah valley during the
civil war.
The explosion of $4,000 pounds OF
powder at Alton, H., killed one man
and seriously shocked another
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Missouri Federation of Labor met
in Sedalia with 100 delegates present.
The state board of health of Ne
braska has adopted a resolution pro-
hibiting any employe or appointee
from carrying a pass.
The German foreign office has de-
MED the rumors that Ambassador Won
Sternberg was to be recalled from
Washington.
The United States navy department
has contracted with Welsh firms for
100000 tons Of the best steam coal.
Mexico has celebrated the ninety