The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

HarsAali p11aa we're settled In Chicaee
BY IL pqymsat of $1.0oo.0oo.
An aAaneA1st made an attempt to kill
the Chlea1b aAief Of police in his homs
but suceoe46a only in wounding tie
CHIEF! 20 and was then shot dead BY
the chisf himself.
Statistics relative to suicide In Prus-
sia show that during IL months 1888
pereons ended their own lives.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has denied all petitions by the
railroads eof an extension Of the time
within which to comply with the pro
vision OF the nine-hour law relating To
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway COM
mission announces that it, records
show that the railroad freight business
has made IN improvement of about o0
per cent
Application has been made to ne
Kansas charter board for . $4,000. 900
charter for an electric road from Kan
sas City to Topeka with branch from
Lawrence south to Independence. Kan.
The women's auxiliary Of the G. A.
h. presented q United States nag to
Gov. Haskell. OF Oklahoma. with re-
quest that It be placed In the legis-
lative hall. This the governor de-
clined to do unless an ex-confederate
organisation Joined in the presenta-
tion.
The battleship fleet has sailed from
Callao for Magdalena bay. 3,012 miles.
and It Is expected the fleet will be out
Of Communication two weeks.
Just 26 hours after three men held
up and robbed man at Hutchinson.
Kan. they we're serving . sentence
OF nve years In the Hutchinson re-
formatory.
The Socialist party will hold . con-
vention II Topeka. Kan. April :. 3 and
Z. to nominate candidates for state Of
hcers and elect delegates to the Ma
tional convention at Chicago.
A woman Who had been called an
'old hen" and, an "old cat" BY . msn
has been awarded $5O1 damages by .
st. Louis Jury.
The principal railroad systems *.
pect to put u operation the nine-hour
law and In order to do 20 with the
number Of operators available will
close many snail stations.
The average yearly wages Of the
men employed in the train service Of
the various Kansas railroads IL g.
1874. according to figures prepared
by the state commissioner Of labor.
After moatAs of argument the Joint
COMMITTEES Of coal operators and min.
ers failed 70 reach an Agreement ON
wage schedule. Unless some agree
ment 10 reaeAod by April I all the
union bituni1oas coal miners Of the
country viii esass wosA.s III
Several business buildings In Ellin.
wood. Kan. were burned recently caus-
ing . loss estimated q $4,000.
Des Moines. Ia. is threatened with .
strike Of the street car employees.
The Missouri Republicans in state
convention at st. Louis named Sen
ator Warner. Herbert 8. Hadley. John
II. Boutwell, and John r. Holmes A.
delegates At large to the national con.
vention. They were Instructed to vote
for Secretary Tan for president.
Charles Nagel OF 0t Louis. vas named
- national committoo0an.
Three arrests n Washington have
brought to light . scandal in the pat.
ent ofBcs. An inveatioa vaiued at
more thaa 5000 ~ = involved. A
patent attorney. ~ Inventor and Q
government examlase ass under inAict-
mont on charges q eoaspiracy b =
frand the govern0eot.
The Roman Catholic coavsat at
Mason City. Ia. vas reesatly destroyed
By IRE. The IS in0atee all haA mar.
row escapes.
The Missouri supee0e court has
handed down a dseisioa declaring ths
law creating the court Of esnsfai ~.
sions 1t st. LouIe - - uneoastitu.
tiooal. All criminals ssaPsesA BY Tie
court will b set q ltbertt.
The carriage Il WhicA we're ridias
Queen Wilhelmina aaA Prince Hsnry
1t The Hague rsesatly. vas wrecked
IL collision with . trolley car. Net.
ther the queen nor tAs princs were
injured.
The body Of Father HsiaricAs. the
priest who was aeoassi1atsd while
serving mass In haDiehsrch at Dsaves.
vas shipped to Pstsssoa. N. J., tor b.
tsrmsnt after impeoosive osfsnoaIea
In the church whoso ~ latsly o0ea.
ated.
A bill has been tatfodueel h con.
gress By Representative oeoet y -
tsblish . subtreasasy q xaaaas CITY
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