The Ordway new era., 1906-09-21

abie TO use them on account of s,ck.
ness. provided certificate from +,
| physician certifying the facts is oh.
tained. 10 Wv
More than 500 members attended
the opening session OF the National
Prison congress at Albany, N. Y.
AFTER successful test OF gasoline
motor cars the Union Pacific railway
OFFICIALS announce that their branch
lines VIII be equipped with them.
Inc constructing quartermastcr at
fort Leavenworth has received in.
structions to proceed with the con.
struction OF 10 new buildings at the
post.
Three batteries OF field artillery
nave been detailed by the war de.
partment to attend the Pike centen.
NAL celebration at Republic City, Kan.
Inc circuit court OF Chicago has
declared constitutional the law au.
thoriZing the issue by the city OF
SI5.O0O.0O0 worth OF street railway
certificates as a part OF the plan for
municipal ownership.
1t Is understood that Acting Sec.
retary of War Oliver. who inspected
the troops at Fort Riley, was greatly
pleased with all he saw at the post.
President Palma, OF Cuba. has di.
rected that all hostilities cease while
an effort is being made to arrange
with the insurgents for a settlement
of differences and thus prevent In
tervention by the United States.
Lcyto Pulajanes recently made q
night attack on the camp OF a de-
tachment OF the Twenty-fourth In
fantry. colored, and before being
driven of succeeded In killing two
and wounding eight soldiers.
The Chicago grand jury has re-
turned indictments against the d.
rcctors OF the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue StHte bank. of which Paul o.
Stensland was the president. charg-
Ing embezzlement In various amounts.
While engaged in robbing the Hotel
Hamilton In Wichita. Kan. Joseph
Fitzpatrick was shot and killed by a
hackman who witnessed tho affair
from the street.
In the peonage case now being tried
at Cape Girardeau. Mo, negro Wit
nesses who were held by the Smith
family tell OF the brutality OF their
alleged employers who forced them
to work under armed guards.
The attempt to amend the constitu-
ton of the Improved Order OF Red
men to exclude liquor dealers. saloon-
keepers and professional gamblers
from the order was defeated.
a fire In East st. Louis destroyed
n sales stable and the st. Clair hotel.
Thirty guests in the hotel escaped
with only their night clothes. Thirty
two mules were incineratcd.
In order to guard against any
drunken demonstrations on Mexican
independence day. September l6. the
mayor OF every city throughout the
country has been ordered to close all
saloons In his territory.
Robbers broke into the bank OF
Akelcy. Mimi. recently and succeeded
In carrying away $4,000 In currency.
Attorney General Hadley, OF Mis-.
souri,. has secured from II. Clay
Pierce an admission On the witness
stand that the majority stock OF the
waters.Pierce oil company is owned
by the Standard Oil company.
Two violent and seemingly distinct
storms visited johnson county. Ne
braslla recently resulting In the death
of four persons and the fatal injury
to two others. Much property was
damaged.
One hundred and twenty sailors of
the United States cruiser Denver were
landed in Havana recently for the
purpose of protecting American ciu-
zens and their property. Marines
from the gunboat Marietta were also
landed Mt Cienfuegos.
The scientists of the agricultural
department have demonstrated that
there is profit in making alcohol from
the waste material OF corn canneries.
Fifteen gallons have been secured
from ton OF cobs.
After having Travelled around the
world a fugitive from justice Tor
nearly a year. Granville M. Gwyn
former cashier OF the bank OF Hayu.
Mo. who left shortage OF S17.O2l.
has returned and voluntarily gwen
himself up to the authorities.
After a protracted conference with
Secretaries Taft and Bonaparte and
Acting Secretary OF State Bacon Pres
ident Roosevelt has addressed let
ter to the Cuban minister at wash
ingtoa making known the policies OF
the administration regarding the pres
ent situation In the island. The pres
ident says that unless the cubans i'm
mediately show ability to maintain or
der the United States will be COM
pelled to take control under tho
Platt amendment.
During the uAveilins Of statue to
the late President Mckinley at COL
ambus, O.. 4 panic among the no'Vov
tai Inv