The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-14
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOU RCES
SAYINGS, oolNes, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

Fire at La Plata. Missouri, destroyed
ten buildings and caused loss OF $780,
900.
The Union Pacific has awarded con-
tracts for $50 new locomotives for
freight and passenger service, to be
delivered in time for the fall business.
Governor johnson of Minnesota will
deliver the address OF welcome at the
annual meeting Of the National Associ-
alton of Fire Insurance Agents at st.
Paul August 18th to 18th.
The jury at Topeka in the case OF
H. H. Tucker, Jr.. charging him with
using the mails In scheme to de-
fraud in promoting the Uncle Sam OIL
Company, brought in verdict of not
guilty.
The Denver & Rio Grande March
report shows total income of $751;
955, decrease of 3152,991; and sur
plus Of 3232,162, decrease of $147,-
297. From July LIST the surplus was
32.6S2,416, a decrease OF $179,452.
The Colorado & Southern March re-
port shows gross earnings of $685.
1876 against $1,1O8,594 for the CORE
spending month of last year; and net
earnings of $277,565, against $330,s9O
for March of 1907.
The Oklahoma state board of equal
ization has completed its working est-
mates on the valuation of the railroad
property In the state subject to taxa
ton, fixing the total at $172,4SS,91O,
which is more than twelve times as
high as last year.
Two thousand employees of the St.
Louis C San Francisco railroad shops
at Springfield. Missouri, were laid off
on the 5th inst for an indefinite per-
iod. The reason assigned by the COM
pany for the shutdown is financial de-
preston.
Owners of timber in different parts
of the country are organizing associa-
lions to protect their holdings from
fire by means of q system Of patrol
by rangers, resembling the work done
by the United States forestry service
in guarding against extinguishing fires
To call the attention OF the govern
ment to what they believe Is DELHI
crate attempt to rob them OF lands, a
deputation Of Indian chiefs, represent
ing eve-y tribe OF British Columbia
coast Indians, will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May 26th, to interview Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
A fire in San Francisco on the 4th
inst, which started in the Mentone res
taurant on Geary street, between
Kearney and Grant avenue, consumed
about fifteen stores In the block bound
ed by Market, Geary, Kearney and
Grant avenue 1t is estimated the loss
will be 100000.
The Atlantic battleship fleet
steamed through the Golden Gate into
the harbor of San Francisco on
Wednesday, the 5th. Rear Admiral
Evans was in command and his pen
nant flew from the flagship Connec-
ticut. 1t seemed as If the whole pop
ulation of California lined the shores
and docks. The decorations were pro-
fuse and officers and men were enter
tained In true San Francisco style.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Stratus of the department of COM
MERGE and labor have approved the re-
port of the committee appointed by
Secretary Straus to inquire into the
statistical work of the department of
commerce and labor. 1t Is proposed
that each of the executive departments
of the government and the interstate
commerce commission appoint Stats
tical expert, the several appointees
to constitute an inter-departmental
statistical committee. This committee
will have general charge Of all the sta
tistical work of the government