Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-30

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dered himself to the authorities at sc.
Louis, on the Indictment retuTa ed
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
a law taxing all dealers in firearms
who sell revolvers SO per e N on their
gross receipts. 1t is intended to stop
the practice of carrying revolvers in
Texas.
Seventy-five members o. the Omaha
grain exchange have made a trip
through Southern Nebraska and Kan
sas to make a 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 L~eavenworth to cease licens-
ing saloons and other unlawful re-
sorts.
4 ANoAhChl lAOOoCNtAl 6oNC hhAANA
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 nea
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 10000, 900 persons will attend
the worlds fifth Sunday School con-
vention at Rome. King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy will be honorary pres
ident.
During 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 a son. The fact was
Immediately heralded throughout the
If.-l-, - z-,,.aI v-F1,.nwn,l tow
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 l to have
been S2.9 per cent. The acreage is
about five per cent less than that har-
vested last fall.
The Kansas state text book COM
mission has let contracts a%ggregating
$1,000 for books to be used in the
schools of the state for the next five
years. The so-called book trust only
got II award.
While on the witness stand at Des
Moines, Ia, James Hadfield, a pioneer
- a. -4.4o g.1I 1..1 f,... Ia,-A A.,
ease.
The Chicago Journal recently pub
lished a long article charging that
Charles H, Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners. had
served a 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 $780, 900
tons at a cost $4,000, 900. 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-Five st. Louis persons have
been s%ubpoenaed 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
sons lost their lives and a number OF
others were injured, occurred in Kan
) sas City when the University build
ing, occupied by many musicians and
artists, was completely destroyed.
Three men were wounded, two pro-
/, badly fatally, in a feud fight near
Nevada, Mo, recently.
It is stated in Washington that the
) pr esident in his speech at Indian
/ apclis on May 30, proposes to give
1 a full and conservative statement OF
5 his views regarding the railroad legis-
latioh needs of the country.
A suburban passenger train on the
Burlington railroad was wrecked re
Gently near Chicago. One passenger
S was kifed and about 20 others in
t jured.