The Colorado statesman., 1908-05-30

In fear of a hickory famine several
manufacturers are experimenting to
find substitute from which to make
automobile spokes and rims.
A tornado a mile from Fremont, Ne
braska, recently did damage to the ex-
tent of $4,000. Several farm houses
were destroyed and five persons are
reported injured, none fatally.
Over 10000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing in
the Usoga province Uganda, East
Africa The government is feeding So
600 of the natives. Crops are com
plete failure.
OF s1,6OO,OOO gold which has been
engaged for export by the National
City bank of New York, $500 900 is to
go to Switzerland This is the first en-
gagement of gold to go directly to that
country in the memory of bankers.
Henry Farman, the British aeronaut,
recently began a series of experiments
at Client in Belgium with his aero
plane. He accomplished for the first
time a number of flights in the teeth
of strong wind.
An order has been put into effect by
the Santa Fe suspending work of all
but apprentices in several departments
of the Topeka shops. About 1000 men
are thrown out of employment. A sim
liar order was issued at the Newton
shops.
Daniel F. Golahan, legal adviser OF
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall and chairman of the law
committee of the Tammany organiza-
ton, was elected grand sachem at a
- . H. Of To,
hall to succeed Bourke Cochran.
The Harvard athletic committee has
voted that in the opinion of the athletic
committee it is not advisable to abol-
ish intercollegiate athletic sports from
the date of the last football game until
the opening of the baseball season.
The committee earlier in the spring
had advocated the elimination of all
winter sports.
The Methodist general conference at
Baltimore, adopted the majority report
of the committee on temperance, in
dorsing local option and the anti-sa,
loon league Rev. DR.. William A.
Quayle, pastor of st. James church,
Chicago, AMI Rev. Dr. Charles W.
Smith, editor of the Pittsburg Chris
tian Advocate, were chosen bishops
on the tenth and twelfth ballots re-
spectively in the Methodist Episcopal
general conference at Baltimore.
After resting for four years less than
century in the congressional ceme-
terry in Washington city, the body of
George Clinton, once major general in
the revolutionary army, first governor
of New York and a former vice presi-
dent of the United States, has just
been removed to Kingston, New York,
for final interment. The event was
marked with almost extravagant mill
tary honors.
The eight new bishops elected by
the Methodist Episcopal conference at
Baltimore are as follows: The Rev. DR..
w. F. Anderson of New York, secre-
tary of the board of education, Freed
mems Aid and Sunday schools; the
Rev. DR.. J. l.. Nuelson, professor in
Mast Theological seminary, Berea,
Ohio the Rev. DR.. w. A. Quayle, pastor
of st. James church, Chicago; the Rev.
DR.. Charles w. Smith, editor of the
Pittsburg Christian Advocate; Rev.
DR.. Edwin S. Lewis, president of Morn
ingside college, Sioux City Iowa. the
Rev. DR.. Edwin II. Hughes, president
of Depauw university, Greencastle, In
diana; the Rev. Dr. Robert Mcintyre,
pastor of the First church, Los An
geles, and the Rev. DR.. l.. Frank Bristol
pastor of the Methodist church, Wash
ington, ID. C.