The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-01
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

John G. Shortail, founder of the
American Humane Association, and its
president for many years, died at Chi
cago June 23rd, aged seventy.
Reported black rust in the wheat
fields of the Northwest caused an ad-
vance of more than l cent in the price
of wheat on the Chicago exchange.
The American Mutual Insurance AS
sociation will hold its annual meeting
at Des Moines Aug. 11th16th. Repre-
sentatives of 1000 mutual fire, tornado
and hail companies, representing over
$1,000, 900, 900 of insurance at risk, will
attend.
Chairman Mack Of the Democratic
national committee has announced
that branch headquarters, with John E.
Osborn, national committeeman from
Wyoming in charge, will be opened in
Denver the last part of the presiden-
tial campaign.
The Aero Club of Columbus, Ohio,
has been formed with nineteen charter
members, and will send a committee
to Chicago to ask the federation of
American Aero clubs to select Colum-
bus for the International balloon race
to be held this fall.
A fire which started in the stables
of the Oregon Transfer Company at the
corner of Fifth and Hoyt streets in
Portland Tuesday, destroyed an area
equivalent to four blocks and caused
loss estimated at quarter of million
dollars. The buildings destroyed were
mostly frame stables and small shops.
The Manitoba government has an
nounced that 10000 men are needed
to harvest the wheat crop in western
Canada and has recommended to the
governors of jails that all men in pris-
on for vagrancy and other minor of
fenses be released early next month,
on condition that they work in the
harvest fields.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota
has sustained the inebriate hospital
law of 1907. The law provides that
two per cent of the proceeds of all
liquor licenses issued by the munich
palities shall be paid into the state
treasury to be held as a fund for the
establishment and maintenance of
hospital for inebriates.
The Big Piney Live Stock Associa-
tion in Wyoming has posted re-
ward of $1,000 for the arrest and con-
yiction of the person who recently
murdered Andrew Coleman, an aged
ranchman, at his home near Big Pi-
ney. 1t is believed that Coleman was
put out of the way because he was an
important witness in cattle stealing
case.
Charles w. Bryan remitted on We'd
nesday to Governor Haskell, treasurer
of the National Democratic commit
tee, $1,504.95, given by 101 contribu-
tors to the campaign fund. Governor
Haskell telegraphed that two hours
after his selection as treasurer had
been announced, 2,7S0 was contributed
by sixty-two local residents. This
sum, he stated, came without solici-
tation.
On account of rate and publicity rul-
ings of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the Canadian Pacific, Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Santa
Fe roads have served notice upon
shippers that they will go out of the
export trade to China, Japan, Australia
and New Zealand November 1st, and
practically will abandon the import
trade. 1t is feared that this will cause
the abandonment of all the Oriental
steamship lines, which, it is predicted,
will fall into the hands of the Japan
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