The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
WESTERN NEWS,

Flre at La Plata, Missouri, destroyed
zen buildings and caused loss of $780,.
200.
The Union Pacific has awarded con-
.racts for $50 new locomotives for
,reight and passenger service, to be
delivered in time for the fall business.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota will
deliver the address OF welcome at the
annual meeting Of the National Associ-
alton Of Fire Insurance Agents at st.
Paul August 18th to 18th.
The jury at Topeka in the case OF
II. H. Tucker, Jr., charging him with
using the mails in a scheme to de-
fraud in promoting the Uncle Sam Oil
Company, brought In verdict OF nat
guilty.
a public holiday will be declared by
he governor on the occasion of unveiI.
Ing the Mackey statue. The Mackey
fortune was made on the Comstock
ode with that of Flood, Fair and
OBrien.
The Denver & Rio Grande March
report shows a total income of $521,-
955, decrease of $l52991; and sur
plus OF 1922, ,162, decrease OF $1H,-
297 From July 1st the surplus was
e2,GS2.416, decrease Of $179,452.
The Colorado & Southern March re-
port shows gross earnings of $1.055,-
1885 against $1,10S,594 for the CORE
spending month Of last year; and net
earnings OF $277.565, against $330,S9o
Tor March of 1907.
The Oklahoma state board Of equal
.zation has completed its working est
mates on the valuation of the railroad
property In the state subject to taxa
tion, fixing the total at $172,4SS,910,
which Is more than twelve times as
high as last year.
Two thousand employees Of the st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad shops
at Springfield, Missouri, were laid off
on the 5th inst. for an indefinite per-
od. The reason assigned by the COM
pany for the shutdown is financial de-
preston.
The American Mining Congress will
hold its annual meeting early in Oc-
tober or late in November at Colum-
bus, Ohio. The date will be set SO as
not to interfere with the PRESIDENT tial
election and an unusually large atten-
dance is expected.
To call the attention OF the govern
ment to what they believe is a delib'
crate attempt to rob them of lands, a
deputation of Indian chiefs, represent,
ing eve~y tribe OF British Columbia
coast Indians, will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May 26th, to interview Sir
Wilfrld Laurier
A fire in San Francisco on the 4th
Inst, which started in the Mentone res
taurant on Geary street, between
kearney and Grant avenue. consumed
about fifteen stores in the block bound
ed by Market, Geary, Kearney and
Grant avenue 1t Is estimated the loss
will be 100000.
Clarence H. Mackay of the Postal
Telegraph Company, in addition to
100000 for the Mackay School OF
Mines, $50, coo for the John w. Mackay
statue, and $4,000 for the campus i'm
provements at the University of Neva
da, has annouDced further 5enefac,
tions for the furnishing of the School
of Mines and, an annual contribution Of
81, 900 for maintenance of the school.
The tlantic battleship fleet
steamed through the Golden Gate into
the harbor of San Francisco Oh
Wednesday, the 5th. Rear Admiral
Evans was iii command and his pen
nant flew from the flagship Connec-
ticut. 1t seemed as if the whole pop,
ulation of California lined the shores
and docks The decorations were pro
fuse and officers and men were enter.
tained In true San Francisco style.