The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Attorney General Hadley of Nilsson

| holds that the state railroad commits
sioners have the power to reduce the
rates charged by express companies
In that state.
The State Savings bank of Butte
Mont, in which f. Augustus Heinze is
the principa! stakeholder. closed Its
doors on account of run caused by
the failure Of Heinze brokerage firms
in New York.
| The farmers and their wives from
all parts of the country to the number
of 5000 attended the National Farm
ers' congress recently held at Oklaho
ma City.
The Modern Woodmen of America
have closed deal for 1000 acres OF
land adjoining Colorado Springs on
which it is proposed to erect a sanitar-
ium for the treatment of members OF
the order afflicted with tuberculosis.
| The California limited train on the
Santa Fee railroad was recently ditch.
ed at Earl, Col The engineer was
killed and several passengers were in.
jured but none fatally.
The first joint resolution of the
Philippine commission and assembly
was one conveying the thanks OF
Filipino people to the American PEG.
pie for the boom of a national as.
sembly.
The confession of Banker Beckwith
regarding his dealings with Cassie
Chadwick is never to be made public,
according to a statement made by the
United States marshal who has pos.
session of the document.
The Danish steamer Alfred Erland-
son was wrecked of the coast OF Scot.
land and 20 of her crew drowned.
Representatives of the state histori.
cal societies of the Mississippi valley
recently met in Lincoln, Neb., and
formed a national association for his.
torical research
Persons making homestead entries
on public lands after November 1 will
be required to prove actual residence
on the land for IA months before they
can obtain title by cash payment, Ill
stead of eight months as heretofore.
The Illinois senate by unanimous
vote, adopted joint resolution pro
viding for submission to the voters a
constitutional amendment for $780,.
OO0, 900 bond issue to proceed with the
deep water way project.
Five workmen were drowned by
the overturning Of scow in the ILL
nois canal near Joliet recently.
Judge Lawrence, Of the Cleveland
common pleas court, has rendered a
decision holding illegal the franchises
granted the three-cent fare street car
lines on the east side of the river.
The telegraph operators on the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad are vot-
ing as to whether they shall strike.
The vote favoring walk out is prac-
tically unanimous SO far.
The naval authorities are worried
over the lack of skilled labor in the
ship yards on the Pacific coast. 1t
may be necessary to transfer me-
chanics from eastern navy yards to
the coast
The Kansas Historical society is
trying to get roster of the Kansans
who acted as bodyguard for President
Lincoln in Washington at the out
break Of the civil war.
Four persons were killed and 80 9th.
ers injured in recent head-on COLI
sion of trolley cars in Chattanooga,
.enn. Both motormen were instantly
| killed.
The Topeka city council has passed
an ordinance closing the theaters on
| Sunday.
An ear of corn recently sold to the
highest bidder at the National corn ex-
position in Chicago brought $3.50.
The stockholders meeting in which
Fish and Hartman seek to control the
Illinois Central railroad has been post.
poned until December IS.
The supreme court OIL the United
States has declined to grant the re-
quest of Kansas to reopen the Kansas
Colorado case.
| Figures prepared upon the general
expenses of the delegates to The
Hague peace conference show the cost
to have been $3.76s,v.v. including din
ners and telegraph tolls.
The temporary Injunction against
melting strike by the International
Pressmen's union has been made per.
manent by Judge i ..ompson at Cincin-
natl.
A Topeka theater manager has been
arrested for keeping his theater open
on Sunday and the case will go to
the supreme court as a test case.
The question of whether United
States court has a right to enjoin a
/ state from enforcing its laws Is to be
brought before the supreme court by
Attorney General Young, of Minnesota,
who has been declared in contempt
by Judge Lochren.
The annual report of Pension Com
missioner Warner shows decrease
of 1s,60O in the number of pension.
ers during the last fiscal year.