The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Eost Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from, A.,
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
Pernonal.


the New York Central railroad fol
$4,000. This is one of the largest
settlements for personal injuries even
made.
John F. Spratt, father of William
e. Spratt, mayor of ST. Joseph, died
recently at the home of his son. He
was 60 years old
II. B. Talley an attorney of Tulsa
l. T., has been sentenced to 20 days
in Jail and 500 fine for throwing a
chair at the opposing counsel.
A. H. Reed of Westmoreland, Kan.
died in Los Angeles, Cal, of injuries
received in a collision with an electric
car.
Mrs. ]. H. Kingery secured a YER
H. Shipley, a railroad conductor fol-
$1,000 as damages for the alienation Of
her husbands affections.
Capt. ]. N Bofinger of st. Louis
is dead. During the Civil war he had
charge of the steamboat transportation
of Union soldiers before Vicksburg.
Gen. James NJ. Williams, United
otalto ltlllCu ulSu at Dlo lOLe
in Washington. He was a colonel oi
the first negro regiment in the Civil
war.
A great crowd of personal and po-
litical friends gathered in London to
say farewell to Ambassador Bryce and
Mrs. Bryce on their departure for
the United States.
| I oh ,nri11 Infnnd thp
James Gordon Bennett aeronautical
cup at the st. Louis balloon races
next October.
Ex- Gov. Frank w. Higgins, of New
York, is dead at his home in Olean.
He occupied the executive chair from
1904 to 1906.
A divorce has been granted in the
case of Jessie Lincoln Beckwith,
daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, and
grand daughter of President Lincoln.
James F. Harrison, grand son OF
William Henry Harrison, is dead at
Mound City, Kan. He was vetrean
of the Mexican and Civil wars
Alexis Alladin, leader of the peas
ant party in Russia has arrived in
New York. His intention is to tour
the United States in the cause of
freedom for Russians.
e. S. Ellsworth, a promoter and
philanthropist of Iowa Falls, Ia, is
dead at his home in that city.
A. NJ. Campbell, one of the found
ers of Salina, Kan, and a pioneer of
the state, recently fell down cellar
way in that city and was killed.
CONSCIENTIOUS.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has decided to
make favorable report on a bill limit
fng the time of consecutive employ.
ment of trainmen to 16 hours.
The house has agreed to the con
ference report on the immigration bill
which provides for the exclusion OF
Japanese coolies
Temperance advocates 1000 strong
recently made a demonstration at
the national capitol in support Of a
bill to rid the District of Columbia OF
the liquor traffic.
The president has assured the Cali.
fornians in Washington that an ex-
ira session of congress will be called
II the pending immigration bill is moi
passed at the present session.
The house after an interesting de-
bate has passed the naval appropria-
ton bill which carries in round num-
hers S96,000.000. An effort to strike
ud The provision for an additional
bat'leship of the Dreadnaught class
was defeated by vote of lac to III
opposition has developed in the
senate to the immigration bill as
amended by the committee.
A joint resolution mas been intro
duced in congress to empower the
president to exclude from the mails
publications which contain the revolt
ing details of the Thaw trial and
other cases of similar nature
The senate and house conferees
have reported an amendment to the
immigration bill whereby foreigners
who use their passports to secure ad
mission to the United States to the
detriment of labor conditions will be
excluded. The idea is to bar Japa
nese coolies who come to this coun
try from Hawaii and the Philippines
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania
made a strong speech in the senate
recently in opposition to the reso
luton unseating Reed Smoot of Utah
Direct charges of cowardice hav,
been filed against some of the of
ficers of the. steamer Larchmont
which sank off Block Island, h. l.
recently.
The lower house of congress ha
passed a bill dividing the state of Ne
braska into two judicial districts.
While this country produces thre,
fourths of the cotton of the worl,
we imported last year S12,0OO,0