The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-05
Miscellaneous.

GON. ftaSkell Oh OhldnOIHd mas Or
dered Attorney General West to begin
proceedings to dissolve an alleged
merger between the Rock Island and
Frisco railroads in the new state.
The thirteenth anniversary of the
uprising that initiated the war Of
Cuban independence was celebrated at
Havana
Five thousand officers and men from
the battleship fleet witnessed bull
fight at Lima, Peru, where President
Pardo occupied the royal box.
Judge Peter S. Grosscup, presiding
Judge of the United States circuit
court at Chicago, and six other direc-
tors of the Illinois Traction company
have been arraigned at Chicago on a
charge of manslaughter as result of
an interurban collision when IS per-
sons were killed.
| Gov Hoch has appointed a commits
sion to revise the Kansas school laws.
Gen. Stoessel, who surrendered Port
Arthur to the Japanese during the
Russo-Japanese war has been con-
demned to death by Russian military
court but recommendation is made
that the sentence be committed to ten
years imprisonment. Gen. Fock was
reprimanded and Gen. Smirnoff and
Gen. Reiss were acquitted.
President Roosevelt has sent let
ter to the interstate commerce COM
mission in which he urges action by
that body to head off trouble between
railroads and their employees.
A trolley car with 20 passengers
on board was recently snow bound in
Illinois for "a hours. The passen-.
gers suffered for lack of food.
The American battleship fleet has
reached Callao, Peru, after an une-
ventful voyage up the coast from Pun
ia Arenas. Admiral Evans was still
i'll and had given the vessels in charge
of Rear Admiral Thomas. The Pc
ruvians gave the fleet an enthusiastic
welcome.
Another print paper trust is in pro-
cess of formation at Appleton. Wis,
which includes all the mills in Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
A movement has been inaugurated
at Burlington, Ia, to drive all gam
blers out of the state.
Mr. Stinson, aged 90 years was
burned to death at Winterset, Ia. re-
Gently and MRS. Mills neighbor,
dropped dead while watching the dis
aster.
Needless of government protests
people on returning to their old homes
in ST. Pierre, Island of Martinique,
where six years ago the great loss of
life occurred by the eruption of Mont
Pelee.
The federal court at Omaha, Neb.
has declared the Union stock yards
common carrier which virtually
places the corporation under the jur-
isdiction of the state railroad COM
mission
Fourteen English miners were killed
recently by the explosion in coal
mine at Newcastle-on-Tyne
The state department denies that
any protests have been received or
will be made by this county regard
ing Japan's aggressive policy in
Manchuria.
Baron Takahira. the Japanese am
bassador, was formally received by
President Roosevelt at the White
house recently.
A call has been issued for a state
ment of the condition of all national
banks at the close of business on Feb
ruary ia last.
Fourteen Italians, who led a riot
in Philadelphia in which 1000 men
fought with the city police, have been
held in bail to court.
By the will of the late MRS Amy
Sheldon, filed recently at Newport.
r. l., bequest of 100000 to Har-
ward university is made.