The Colorado statesman., 1909-12-04

Burlington Ia, has adopted the
commission pian of city government
by a vote OF 2,63S to 1,26S.
Reports OF the election on the 29th
ult. show that the proposed prohibit
ton constitutional amendment was de-
feated at the polls in Alabama by a
considerable majority.
The gigantic meteor that was oh
served shooting across the sky in the
vicinity of Dubuque, Ia, split into two
rarts, one falling near Manchester.
The latter portion weighed over a to2.
Dexter Smith, thirty years ago a
well known musical critic and the All
thor of several popular songs, died at
his home in Boston on the Goth uit
Smith was born in 1888. Among his
songs were Put Me in My Little Bed
and Gross and Crown
Commenting on the action taken by
the British House of Lords, 7. =.
O'Connor, one of the Irish National
ist leaders in the House of Commons,
and now in this country in the inter
est of Irish home rule, said at New
York that the British peers had. by
their rejection of the budget, an
nounced their own doom.
A price within $1,000 of the record
was paid on the 3Oth ult. for seat
on the New York Stock Exchange. 1t
brought $4,000 as against the record
figure of $95,000 paid for a sea. sew
eral years ago. The late e. II. Harri-
mans seat was sold to Robert H. Loeb
for $S5,00O only two weeks ago. Since
then another seat has sold for S92 800.
Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit Roose-
welt, Edmund Heller and Leslie A.
Tarlton arrived at Londiani on the
3Oth ult. FROM Guas Inghisu plateau.
All were in splendid health. The
former president is greatly elat
ed over the success of the hunt on
the plateau. Among the sights wit
messed was a display of lion killing
with spears by Mandi warriors, which
was thrilling.
1t is reported that plans are teing
perfected in New York for the seuara-
tion of the Rock Island-'Frisc sys-
TEN. 1t practically has been arranged
that H. U. Nudge, now second vice
president of the Rock Island, will sue
ceed B. l.. Winchell as president. Mr..
Winchell is to follow B. F. YOskum
to the Frisco and become it's presi-
dent, succeeding A. ]. Davidson, re-
Gently resigned.
The new railway running between
Bergen and Christiania was inaugu-
rated November 26th with a grand
Banquet, at which King Haakon was a
guest. The line completes the system
of communication between Christiania
and Bergen and the North Sea. 1t has
occupied fifteen years in construction
and is considered the greatest eco
nomic national work Norway has
achieved.
Col John S. Mosby, Confederate
guerilla chieftain and alumus of The
University of Virginia, denounces foot
ball in a remarkable interview in
which he compares the game with ac-
tual warfare, maintains that the large
number of fatalities represent so many
men murdered and declares that the
past and present ideals of manhood in
the great American universities rep
resent the difference between Stone
wall Jackson and John l.. Sullivan.
The British House of Lords on the
Both ult., for the first time in 300
years, refused it's formal assent to
the budget, thereby making it illegal
for the kings agents to collect taxes
with which to carry on the govern
ment. The vote was $50 to rs.
This will render it necessary for
the crown, through the ministry.
to dissolve the House of Commons
and order a general election, thus
bringing the issue before the people.