The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-12-04
THE Latest IMPORTANT DIG
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.


Armour & Company, packers, are
said to be working on the details OF
. comprehensive industrial insurance
plan for the benefit OF their employees.
Since the recent lynching at Cairo,
ILL.,. committee of fifty business
men has been organized to bring about
q better enforcement Of the laws. The
mayor has closed all gambling houses.
Governor Deneen has postponed the
special session Of the General Assemb-
~ of Illinois pending the outcome OF
an investigation OF the Cherry mine
disaster. The probable date Ia Deem
Der 14th.
The Union depot Of the Rock Island
Santa Rosa. New Mex, was burned on
the morning Of November 23d. most Of
the railroad records being destroyed.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000.
The Western railroads are said to
have come to the conclusion that 1t
will be impracticable to discontinue
Jenuary l the practice Of granting
stop-overs on limited tickets where
these stop-overs operate to extend the
time allowance.
Twenty-seven Japanese we're killed
and fifteen injured in the recent
smash-up Of work train on the Great
Northern near New Westminster. B.
C. Many Of the japanese were sm0h-
eied to death In the mud Of the Bru.
nette river. into which the cars fell.
Complete returns from the British
Columbia elections give the Conserve
uves IS seats In parliament. the So
cialists 2. and the Liberals 2. The
Conservative ministry appealed to the
country to endorse its purpose to grant
. subsidy to the Canadian Northern
railroad.
On complaint Of Postal Inspector 10
seph OConnell. J. W. Wilson was n.
rested at San Francisco . few days
since charged with obtaining from
farmers In California and other states
carload consignments OF produce,
which were sold by him and never 90
counted for.
On the night Of the goth ult.. Samuel
J. Lewis. managing editor OF the
Denver Times. was robbed and beaten
BY two holdups near his residence on
Capitol Hin. In Denver. soon after
dark. He fought desperately. but was
ovsrpowered and robbed Of e7l in
money. In the attempt Of the robbers
to take . ring from one Of his fingers
his hand was badly hurt-but be
saved the ring. which 10 valuable.
Judge Cotteral Of the Federal Court
at Guthrie has granted temporary 70.
straininG orders In favor OF the Atchi.
son. Topeka L Santa Fe. the Gulf.
Colorado Z Santa Fe. the Chicago,
Rock Island 4 Pacific and the Mis-.
souri,. Kansas 4 Texas Railroad Com.
panies against State Auditor Trap. to
prevent the collection Of the gross rev.
clue tax Of oue-half Of one per cent.
LOWED on the earnings Of all railroads
operating In Oklahoma.
After conference betweea Govern.
or 6tubbs and the officers OF the Mis-.
souri, Pacific. the Kansas State Board
OF Railroad Commissioner issued an
order to that road TO put IL lines in
Kansas In standard condition before
the close Of the year 1910. The order
10 based on letters written 70 the board
stating the Intended improvements
and includes re-ballasting. re-surfacing
and repairing tracks and 100 miles Of
new steel rails On the Central branch.
The bankers Of Kansas and else
whore Say that Kansas farmers are
speculating In wheat and they offer
~ proof. the fact that eis.ooo. 900 IN
bank deposits have bssa withdrawn
from the country banks. This, Il 10
presumed. the farmers are using for
hving expenses 10 lieu Of sslliAg ths
wheat which 10 crowdins the elevators
AL over the state and 10 piled up o.
the ground about the farnsrs' prem.