Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

way Of Panama. where he will cross
the isthmus to Colon and proceed at
once to join Taft and Bacon In Cuba
to assist In suppress!ng the insurrec.
tion.
by the explosion OF the boiler Of .
freight engine near Monongaheln.
Pa. the engineer and fireman were
killed and four other trainmen severe
iy injured.
The United States cruiser Dixie has
arrived at Cienfuegos. Cuba, with 800
marines on board to assist the Mari
eta In protecting American planta-
tions there.
In . report to tho Interstate Com.
merce commission. the Pennsylvania
| railroad shows that In Its lines east
Of Pittsburs and Erie. It owns 49,.
all freight cars and that l30.9i5. or
9s per cent Of 'h.se are equipped with
air brakes.
In violent explosion mt Havana.
Cuba. two brick buildings were
wrecked. SIX killed and many injured.
II Is suspected tho building was dyna-
mitcd.
Attorney General Hadley. Of Mis-
souri,. has secured from II. Clay
Pierce an admission on tho witness
stand that tho majority stock Of tho
Watsrs-Pierco OH company Is owned
by tho Standard OIL company.
The Kansas state superintendent OF
schools has notified the authorities
Mt Wichita that the negro children OF
that city must attend tho separate
schools provided for them or 20 to
| Jail under tho state truancy law.
Customs dock No. At Bucnos
Ayrcs. Argentine republic has been
destroyed by arc causing loss OF
more than $1,000. 900.
william II. Ritter. Of Denver. ons
OF tho witnesses whom tho state re-
lied upon in the Snyder boodle case
In 81. Louis has been arrested. Hc
will bs held pending an Investigation
into tho charge that he was bribcd
to stay away. "
Eight masked mon held the people
OF White Cloud. Mich. at bay recent
ly while they robbed the banks OF
1900 In currency.
Tho steamship City OF Seattle. en-
route to Alaska went on tho rocks
near Victoria recently. Tho passen-
gers wcrc reported safe.
ny q recent decision OF tho United
States supreme court interest upon
government bonds Is taxable In the
various states.
Survivors OF tho famous Iron
brigade" held n reunion recently on
snodgrass Hin near Chattanooga.
Tenn. where they fought In 1869.
Tho normal school at stnnbcrry.
No.. was destroyed recently by nre
causing loss OF $4,000. Inecndinr-
Ism is suspected.
Every department OF the army has
made arrangements to meet any
emergency that may arise should in
tcrvcntion in Cuba become necessary.
| by q decision Of Judge kohlsaat
In tho federal court OF Chicago men-
bcrs Of tho four ticket brokers' nsso-
Citations. controlling the greater part
Of that business throughout tho
United States have been perpetually
cnjoincd from ''scalping."
President Roosevelt has extended
the eight hour law to apply to ali
public work under the supervision OF
any department Of the government.
Gov. Mcdonald. OF Colorado. has
called q dry" farming congress to
be held In Denver November %. 25
and - next.
The cruiser Des Mo!nes with Secrc-
tary Taft and Assistant Secretary Of
State Bacon on board arrived Ia Hn-
vnna harbor on time and the oficinls
Immediately began the Investigation
OF the causes OF the Cuban trouble.
Tho National Dental association
has elected DR.. A. H. Peck. Of Chica-
Ian. Of Kansas City. NJ vice president.
The next meeting will be held in
Minneapolis, MINI.
| o. b. stollard. cashier Of the Peo-
ples' National bank at Sedan. Kan.
has disappeared leaving a note noti-
flying his wife that he is o defaulter.
The amount OF the deficit IS not
stated.
The attorney general OF Texas haa
filed suits against the waters-Pierce
OIL company to cancel its license to
do business In the state and asks
fines and penalties aggregnting S.
22s. 400.
The royal Bavarian mint at Munich
was recently entered by robbers
through a dry underground canal and
$32.50o taken.
The cornerstone Of Chicago's new
county building. which when conf
pleted will be the largest in the world.
was recently laid with elaborate cerc-
monies. Vice President Fairbanks
was the orator Of the occasion.
At Springfield, Minn., II buildings
were demolished by a belatcd torna-
do recently. No lives were lost.
BY an agreement between those in
terested the legatees Of the will OF
IN, sl1,,l,in