The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-16

Inc Attorney Geuerdl OI MluueSo1h
has commenced mandamus proceedings
to compel the ten railroads doing bus
mess in that state to accept the freight
rates ordered by the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
Representative Tyndall of Missouri
has introduced bill seeking to sup
press lobbying in the national con-
gress.
The postoffice of Erie, Kan, has been
robbed for the forth time. Three or
/ the four men concerned have been
captured.
The price Of all grades of crude oil
has been advanced one cent making
I lowest 27.
A fire at Hunnewell, Kan, destroyed
IA busine.., buildings destroying the
the business part of the town.
The break through which the Col
orado river was flooding the Imperial
valley has been closed and the water
returned to it's original channel
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion held session at Omaha, Neb., to
! consider grain dealers complaints
against the Union Pacific railroad.
Earthquake shocks continue at inter-
walls at Kingston, Jamaica, but not Oh
sufficient severity to cause damage.
Mexico has announced that its pro-
hibitive duty on wheat will be reduced
to 171a cents per bushel owing TO
partial failure in the crop there.
For the first time in many years
snow has fallen in Mexico City.
| The shah of Persia has sent a mes
sage to parliament granting all the
popular demands including that the
country is under constitutional govern
ment. The action was taken to stop
an uprising.
The Japanese government mas
made an appropriation of S3OO,OOO to
cover the expense of representatives
of the army and navy who will par
ticipate in the exposition at James
town. Va.
The damage to shipping in Buffalo
harbor alone is S1,50O.o0O. Five great
lake steamers aground tell that part
of the story. Thirteen others make
ing brave attempts to ride out the
storm may add to it.
John F. Stevens, chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, has notified the
president that he will resign his posi-
ton if any of the bids for construct
ing the canal are accepted. The rea'
son given is that he would be robDed
of the credit unless the government
does the work.
The average consumption of sugar
per capita in the United States dur
ing 1906 was 76 pounds, which cost
over $300.000.O10.
Lyndhurst, the country home OF
John Wannamalser, near Philadelphia,
was completely destroyed by fire re-
Gently The loss is estimated at ST.
100000.
In a wreck at Peoria, H., recently
the only person killed was al man who
was standing on crossing on his way
to work.
Justice of the Peace Cortese, Of
Patterson, N. j., was fearfully injured
by the explosion of an internal ma
chine sent by express recently. He
had been active in prosecuting Italian
lawbreakers.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw went on the
witness stand in defense of her hub
band in New York and told the story
Of her life. She charged Stanford
White with having inveigled her to
studio in New York and there ac-
complished her ! uin through the use
of drugged wine. She had previously
told the story to Thaw when he pro.
posed marriage to her.
Shippers in Kansas City and other
Missouri river towns have appealed
to the Interstate commerce commits
sion for relief from excessive railroad
rates from the Atlantic seaboard. The
railroads are also charged with con-
spiracy.
1t is announced that the president
and San Francisco authorities have
arrived at a mutual understanding by
which the Japanese question can be
adjusted without danger.
A tidal wave has destroyed 122
houses at Marina di Calanzaro, fish
ing village on the Calabrian coast
and the Italian government has sent
troops and assistance.
The lives of many children were
saved in Mobile, Ala, recently by pro-
ficiency in the fire drill The school
building became ignited. but the pu-
pills remained cool and marched OUT
in perfect order.
The Iowa board of railroad commits
sioners has ordered a complete revi-
sion of freight schedules in that
state.
A terrorist shot and killed the gov