The Colorado statesman., 1911-03-11
GEM ERAL.

Fred K Maus, millionaire director
of the Scully Steel and Iron Company,
shot and killed himself at his home In
Chicago.
Serious revolutionary disturbances
in Paraguay have been reported to 'he
State Department by Edwin V. Nor
gan, United States minister to Para
quay and Uruguay.
In Minneapolis, one of the most dis
astrous fires the city has ever known,
destroyed the Syndicate block on
Nicollet avenue between Fifth and
Sixth streets. The total loss is esti-
mated at S1,J00,000.
The United States army transport
Buford, loaded with provisions for the
famine sufferers in North China, has
sailed for Chinkian, flying the pen
nants of the National Red Cross, the
Christian Herald of New York and the
Seattle Commercial Club.
According to cable advices received
from Costa Rica, DR.. Rudolph Ep-
sinosa, well known throughout Cen
trail America, and forty-four others are
| to be shot by, the Estrada govern
ment in Nicaragua for alleged COM
plicity in the plot against the admin
istration.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic
explorer, has given out the text of
telegram which he said he had sent to
President Taft protesting against the
Peary bill being signed by the Presl-
dent. The telegram accuses the dis
coverer of the North pole of gross i'm
morality, exploitation of the public
and other Irregularities, personal and
commercial.
Half the farmers living along the
rural free delivery lines of mail out
of Baynesville, KY, have pulled down
their mail boxes and refuse to accept
their mail from negro carrier recent
ly appointed. Many of the farmers
apply at the postoffice here for their
mail and announce their intention of
continuing to do so until white man
should be made carrier.
The most extensive movement of
trops and war vessels executed in this
country in time of peace is now under
way by order of the President, the OBJ
jective being the country north of the
Mexican boundary and the waters of
the two oceans at either end of it.
Twenty thousand soldiers-more than
one-forth of the army of the United
States-of all arms of the service are
moving toward the Mexican border;
four armored cruisers, comprising the
Fifth division of the Atlantic fleet.
have been ordered from northern wa
ters to the naval station at Guantana-
mo, Cuba. Most of the Pacific fleet is
or shortly will be ON its way to as
semble at San Pedro and San Diego,
Cal, and 1000 marines are preparing
to make the Guantanamo station their
temporary headquarters. 1t was Off
cially announced at the White House
and at the War and Navy Depart
ments that the purpose of this great
mobilization, unprecedented save in
war times, is the training of officers
and men under service conditions. and
practice in cooperation between the
land and naval forces.
The United States government be-
gun fight against what is alleged TO
be one of the most complete monopo-
lies in the country, when suit was
filed against thirty-five concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture of incan-
descent electric lights. The National
Electric Lamp Company, which has its
headquarters at Cleveland. and the
General Electric. Company of New
York, are named as two of the defend
ants and are charged with being the
keystone of a trust that has ramifica-
tions in every state in the Union.