The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31

Plans have been completed for the
$I5c;O00 church which Mrs Russell
Sage is to build at Far Rockaway, L
l., as memorial to her husband
The 1G2nd anniversary Of the found
ing of Princeton university was OBJ
served at Princeton, New Jersey, on
the END inst, with appropriate exer-
cises.
IEe Roosevelt prize for the three
mile running race at Paris Sunday
was won by Keyser, French runner,
in 10 minutes and 16 seconds. He also
won the event in 1906.
Motor hearses will be exclusively
used at funerals within three years, ac-
ccrdlng to prophesy made by dele
gate to the annual convention of Wis
consin undertakers recently held at
Eau Claire.
The Aero Club of France has de-
cided to organize a big aeroplane
meeting in the autumn of 1909, when
the Grand Prix d'Ayiation will be COM
peted for. The value of this prize is
$4,000, and there will be other awards.
Edward Cook e Co., soap manufac-
turers of London, have obtained libel
Judgment of S115,000 against certain
newspapers owned by Lord North
cliffe, which charged that the company
was attempting to form trust. Other
firms have similar suits pending.
J. Halwood of Lexington, KY, has
sold to Ed Alvery of Louisville, Pin
Il fOr
600, and Friend Harry, by Orlando, for
$4,000. The latter is half brother of
JEFF Bernstein, for which horse large
offers have been refused
Duchess Alexandra Victoria of
Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Prince
Frederick, duke of Schleswig- -Holstein,
was married in the chapel of the I'M
perial palace at Berlin, Thursday, the
END inst, to Prince August William
of Prussia, fourth son of Emperor Will
liam.
At Newark, New Jersey, October
25th, Frank l.. Kramer, the champion
bicycle rider broke his own worlds
record for twenty-five miles unpaced
in competition at the Vailsburg track,
riding the distance in 57:36 3-5. His
previous record made in 1901 was
57:52 As.
When William j. Bryan entered the
Astor gallery at reception of the
Woman's Democratic club at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Monday, he was kissed by
two women in the presence of nearly
700 others, and narrowly escaped the
embrace of q third Mrs. Bryan was
present. Mr.. Bryan displayed some
embarrassment.
The merchants of Panama have
started campaign to bring about an
arrangement whereby the United
States shall be compelled to pay duty
on luxuries imported into the canal
zone. The merchants assert that their
business has been seriously affected
because of the competition of the
United States commissaries.
Before crowd of several thousand
Tuesday, the Chicago worlds cham
| piofs defeated the Detroit American
| league champions at Terre Haute, to
l. Before the game Mordecai Brown
was presented with an elegant silver
service by the citizens of Terre Haute,
his home city. Cobb carried off the
batting honors with four singles in four
times up.
The franchise under which the
Cleveland, Ohio, Municipal Traction
Company is operating street railway
lines on 3-cent fare basis, was de-
feated by majority of S79 in the refer
endum vote Thursday. The total vote
was more than $4,000. 1t is alleged
that the public were dissatisfied with
the service given by the operating
company.
The British government has issued
in London and through the British am
bassadors abroad a formal denial of a
rupture in the direct negotiations be-
tween Austria-Hungary and Turkey
and Great Britain's Intervention, to-
gether with a statement that any di-
rect arrangement satisfactory to Tur
key would, in the opinion of the Brit
ish government, smooth the way to
ward general settlement.