The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
WESTERN NEWS.

Fire at La Plata, Missouri, destroyed
ten buildings and caused a loss of $780,.
900.
The Republican state central COM
mittee of Oregon has endorsed the can
didacy of Secretary Taft.
With but one dissenting voice, the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce passed
resolutions which favor the retention
on the Pacific coast of not less than
twelve battleships.
The Oklahoma Legislature is busily
engaged in enacting code of insur-
ance laws, and seems to be accumulat-
ing the drastic features OIL all the vari
GUS state laws.
The case of David F. Day, the Du-
range editor. who was charged with
misuse of the mails, has been dis
missed by Judge Lewis in the federal
court at Denver
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of California has written to
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf sub
hitting resolutions of the association
protesting against the serving of in
toxicants at dinners or entertainments
to be given the officers and men of the
Atlantic fleet.
Henry Watterson, after two weeks
say in Washington and two weeks in
New York. has written his view of the
Democratic political situation In the
nation. He says he will support Bryan,
who he believes can be elected, and
that Johnson could not win with a
Wall street tag" on him.
To call the attention of the govern.
ment to what they believe is a DELHI
IN rob thoO, 0f "a a
| deputation of Indian chiefs, represent
ing every tribe of British Columbia
coast Indians, will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May 26th, to interview Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
Fen S. Hildreth. receiver of the land
office at Phoenix. Arizona, has been
suspended pending the investigation OF
his records by an inspector. which is
in progress. The nature of the charges
or suspicious is not made public. Hill
dreth says the courts investigation
will vindicate him.
The Oklahoma house passed the bill
previously passed by the Senate pro.
viding for the establishment of state
industrial college for women. DOmes
tic science will be the principal thing
taught at the new school and girls be-
tween the ages of twelve and thirty
FIVE are to be admitted as students.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Com
pany will transmit free on its own
lines within the United States tele
grams relating to relief of sufferers
from the recent cyclone in the South,
when such kilograms are offered by
duly constituted relief organizations
| or by public officers in their official
capacity.
The college of bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South. ad-
journed its session at Nashville after
announcing the plan of episcopal visit
alton. Among the assignments are the
following: Bishop H. C. Morrison,
Denver conference. Aztec, New Mexico,
August 18th; Bishop James Atkins,
Montana conference, Butte, Montana.
The Bingham Central Railway Com
pany has raised 100000 on a mort
gage for the building of railroad from
Salt Lake to the copper camp of Bling
ham. thus. giving a competing outlet
to the immense ore production of that
district. The project is backed by r
| Augustus Heinze and the road is in
tended to reach his properties.
The last day of the fleets stay at
Santa Barbara was marked by only one
event of any importance as far as the
was field day of soldiers from the
fleet, held at Athletic park under the
auspices of the Civic League. There
were scores of the events on the pro
gram.