The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18

RODDerS broke lnlO lHt OiliIShS
State Bank of North Topeka, Kan.
and, it is believed, secured the contents
of the vault, about $4,000.
A coroner's jury investigating the
wreck of the Shriner's special train
in Southern California where 81 per-
sons lost their lives found that the
accident was caused by defective equip
ment.
H. C. Pierce, head of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, recently surren-
dered himself to the authorities at st.
Louis, on the indictment returned
against him in Texas charging per-
jury. A writ of habeas corpus was i'm
mediately issued by the federal court,
which will be heard on its merits in
the near future. Mr.. Pierce was re
leased on $4,000 bond.
The Texas legislature has passed
law taxing all dealers in firearms
who sell revolvers 80 per cent on their
gross receipts. 1t is intended to stop
the practice of carrying revolvers in
Texas.
Seventy-five members OF the Omaha
through Southern Nebraska and Kan
sas to make personal investigation
of the damage to the growing wheat
crop.
The Kansas supreme court has is
sued a writ of custer to compel the
city of Leavenworth to cease licens-
| ing saloons and other unlawful re-
sorts.
President Roosevelt gave dinner
to Gen. Kuroki the Duke of Abruzzi,
Vice Admiral Ijuin and other repre-
sentatives of foreign powers who have
come to this country to visit the
jamestown exposition.
Judge Pollock of the United States
district court at Topeka, Kan. over
ruled a motion to discharge the re-
ceiver he appointed recently for the
Uncle Sam Oil company
A special train loaded with Shrin-
ers was wrecked on the coast line OF
the Southern Pacific railroad near
Surf and 20 persons killed and as
many others dangerously injured.
A Southern Pacific passenger train
collided with a string of runaway
freight cars near Lordsburg, N NJ, the
engineer was killed and fireman badly
scalded.
Upwards of 1000 delegates repre-
senting 3O,O0O,O00 persons will attend
the worlds fifth Sunday School con-
vention at Rome. King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy will be honorary pres
ident.
Durias April 133,452 immigrants ar
rived in New York mostly from South
ern Europe and the May record will
probably be still greater from the
record of the first ten days.
Queen Victoria, of Spain, recently
gave birth to son. The fact was
Immediately heralded throughout the
kingdom and caused widespread joy
among the people. Much stately cere-
mony was observed at the palace in
Madrid, all the officials of the court
being present to greet the new born
prince.
The New York court of appeals
has sustained the right of Attorney
General Jackson to attack the title of
George b. Mcclellan as Mayor of New
York city on behalf of William R.
Hearst.
| The government crop bulletin
shows the average condition of the
winter wheat crop on May to have
been S2.9 per cent. The acreage is
about five per cent less than that har-
vested last fall.
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mission has let contracts aggregating
100000 for books to be used in the
schools Of the state for the next five
years. The so-called book trust only
got one award.
| While on the witness stand at Des
Moines, Ia, James Hadfield, pioneer
of the state, fell dead from heart dis
ease.
The Chicago Journal recently pub
lished long article charging that
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners. had
served term in Joliet penitentiary.
Meyer denies the charge.
| An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 100000
tons at cost s5,00O,000. The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
The differences between Mexico
and Guatemala have been amicably
settled, Mexico withdrawing her de-
mand for the extradition of the MUIR
derers Of Gen. Barrillas.
Twenty-nine st. Louis persons have
been subpoenaed to appear before the
federal court at Denver, Col, regard
ing fraudulent coal land claims in that
state.
A disastrous fire in which two per-