The Colorado statesman., 1909-11-13

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John Jacob Astor will pay for freedom
from his wife, a settlement having
been arranged on that basis.
The Turkish ministry will urge upon
the Ottoman parliament the adoption
Of a naval program, providing for the
expenditure within the next sevsn
years of s1O0.OOo.OOO.
King Manuel of Portugal left Lis
bon on the 7th inst. for Madrid en-
route for France and England. The
Duke of Oporto will act as regent dur
ing the Kings absence.
An aero club with 100 members has
been organized at Cornell university
for the study of aerial navigation.
Several aeroplanes are being con-
structed by club members.
H. ]. Slifer, general manager of the
Panama railroad, has resigned. 1t is
understood that he will take charge of
the management of an important
railroad in the United States.
On the night of the 9th inst. Halley's
comet was observed at Brown univer-
sity by Prof Winslow Upton, who
says it is quite faint, but should be
visible by telescope from now on and
with the naked eye in January.
Betting is a crime in New York
anly when accompanied by record.
registry or the use of some part of
the paraphernalia of professional gam
blers, according to decision handed
down by the New York Court of Ap-
peals.
Alice Paul, who is member Of A
New Jersey Quaker family, and Anne
liza Brown, the window smashing suf-
fragettes, were sentenced in London
each to one month at hard labor. Both
are members of the Pankhurst organi-
zation.
From stroke of apoplexy, Mrs. u.
S. Grant, Jr, daughter of the late
United States Senator jerome ID. Chat
fee of Colorado, and wife Of the sec
ond son of the late President Grant,
died suddenly in San Diego, Cal, on
the 10th inst.
Forty-seven years after they served
as volunteer soldiers to protect Gin
cinnati from a threatened raid by Con-
federate troops, under Kirby Smith in
1862, the squirrel hunters" of Cincin-
natl have received their pay at the
rate of $13 a month for the time en-
gagged.
Cyril StArmand of Thurso, Ontario
ten years old, has been sentensed
70 six years for horse stealing. When
eight years old he was convicted of
an attempt to wreck a railway train.
His youth saved him from sentence
fol this and a number of burglaries
which followed.
Having invaded many other fields of
mans activities, young women OF
prominent families in New York City
have incorporated what is to be known
as the Woman's Athletic Club. A
gymnasium and grounds will be OBJ
tanned and the members will endeavor
to foster athletic achievements among
women generally. The members 50
far are mostly college women.
Demands for uniform schedules, and
wage increase of about twelve per
cent, are to be made by conductors
and trainmen on every railroad sys-
involves 125,000 men and includes ev-
cry railroad east of the Illinois Gen.
trails main southern line and north of
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. West
ern conductors and trainmen are ex-
pected to join.
Two boys who gave their names as
George Williams, aged IS, and Frank
prnt 1 cd no
10th inst on the charge of attempting
to rob an express train on the New
York Central, between Lyons and Sy-
racuse. On entering the car they
were instantly covered by guns in the
hands of detectives, who had been en-
gagged on account of recent car robber-
les.
Ironbound windows prevented the
escape from death of eight workers
in Robert Morrison & Sons comb fac
tory in Brooklyn, which caught fire
Monday, and five other men probably
were fatally injured in making their
escape from the building. William
Morrison, son of the owner of the
plant, lost his life in the flames while
trying to reach the safe and close its
doors. His father was among the in
jured
The Canadian government has
framed a bill providing for the con-
struction of three second class cruis-
ers and four torpedo boat destroyers.
The orders for these vessels probably
will be placed in Great Britain. The
bill provides also for Canadian train
ing establishments for both officers
and men. The annual cost of mainte-
nance of the seven vessels and the ex