The Monte Vista journal., 1908-08-15
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
The National Association Of Atfor-
neys General will meet In Denver Au-
gust 21st.
A large addition to the grading force
on the Laramie, Hahn's Peak 4 Pa
cific has been made on the Walden
extension.
Kendall college, at Muskogee. Okla
bona, owned by the Presbytertans.
has been sold to Muskogee capitalists
for 100000.
The railroads doing business in Wy
oming are making q strong effort BE-
fore the State Board Of Equalization
to have their assessments reduced.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Stewart. the noted
temperance advocate, known all over
the country as Mother" Stewart. died
at her home in Hickeville, Ohio. on
the 7th inst, aged ninety-two years.
Col. r. C. Kerens OF st. Louis. mil
lionaire owner Of railroads. banks,
mines and newspapers, has filed with
the secretary OF state of Missouri for.
NAL declaration of his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator.
On the 5th inst the annual corn
dance WAS held at the pueblo Of Santo
Domingo. almost forty miles south OF
Santa Fee, N. NJ. For the first time y
moving picture machine took the
dance. which was witnessed by large
crowd OF tourists.
1t was stated by President Atwater
ut meeting at La Junta. Colo, Mon
day night that the proposed electric
line from Garden City, Kas.. to Canon
City. Colo. would undoubtedly 60
through. 1t will connect all the cities
OF the Arkansas valley.
AT Los Angeles Wednesday night
Judge Alton b. Parker. Democratic
candidate for President In 1904. deliv-
cred his first speech Of the present
campaign In behalf Of William J. Bry-
an and John w. Kern, before an au-
c!ence u 1000 people At Temple audi.
torium.
At the closing session OF the Ma
tional Travellers Association c0nven-
ton Mt Milwaukee. . resolution was
adopted condemnlng the parcels post
plan. the secretary being instructed to
send a copy Of the resolution TO every
congressman and senator throughout
the United States.
Henry Waterson. editor Of the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. who Is chairman
OF the newspaper committee OF the
Democratic national campaign com.
mittee. has appointed Hon. T. n. Pat.
terson Of The Denver News q mem.
Der OF the Democratic press commit.
tee Of advisement.
After serving three years In the
United States army In the Philippines
and receiving an honorable discharge.
Buntaro kamagal. q Japanese. applied
for admission to citizenship under the
laws Of the United States and has
been refused his papers by Judge C.
H. Hanford OF the Federal Court At
Seattle.
The Hearst Independence party 70
planning to put full state ticket In the
field In Kansas by means Of q petition
containing the names Of $500 votsrs.
Mr.. Waterbury 10 being actively aided
by f. G. Fowler. for many years secrc.
tary Of the Populist party. The con.
verts T. tho new movement expect to
raise 81 900 for headquarters expenses.
The Chicago 4 Northwestern rail.
way has announced that it, engineers
and architects have completed the
plans for its new Madison street pas.
senger terminal In Chicago. which will
cost when completed In the neighbor.
hood OF 10000. 900. and which will In.
clude facilities for handling over .
quarter Of . million passengers every
twenty-fou hours. The officials hope
to have Il ready for occupancy by Jan.
uary. 1910.
After burning six days the forest
fires In Calavaras county. California,
was brought under control. Thousands
u dollars' worth Of property have beea
destroyed. The fumes Of the Utica
mine was burned out for . distance ol
several hundred feet. cutting 1t water
supply 1t Angels camp and stoppina
work on several mines. The fire ap.
preached Close 70 the famous Calavaras
grove of big trees. and was only stop
ped BY the heroic efforts Of 600 msa,
who worked with the forest rangsrG
n fighting the flames.
oGMGRAI MGWo.