Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
s.tsresti.x Items Gathered from All
parts of the World CondesssA
Into Small Space for the
DeneAt Of Our Readers.
PePs0 nal.

viceroy OF India and who was Mary
Letter, daughter OF the late Levi
z. Letter, the Chicago merchant, died
unexpectedly in London recently Of n
complication OF diseases. She had
never fully recovered from a serious
Illness In 1904. She was married in
Washington in 1895. and leaves three
daughters.
Miss Grace Howe Mckinley. niece
of the late President Mckinley. was
married recently mt Fort Des Moines.
Ia. to Capt. Heidi. OF the Eleventh
cavalry. Notable among the wedding
gifts was mahogany chest OF sill
yer from Mrs. William Mckinley.
- John W. Gampi,t. who helped to
defend Mrs. Surra,t following the
assassination OF President Lincoln.
died recently In Indianapolis. Ind.
Frank u. Fulkerson was rcnoml-
mated for congress by the Fourth
Missouri district republican conven-
ton at ST. Joseph by aeciamation.
Benjamin T. Rcdman. said to have
compiled the FIRST directory published
In the United States. Is dead ut the
age of 90 In Cincinnati. o.
Alfred Belt. the well known South
African hnaneier. and reputed to be
the richest man In London. In dead. He
was partner Of Cecil Rhodes and coz.
troiitd the output Of gold In South Al.
ricn.
Secretary Metcnlf. Of the department
Of commerce. will spend his vacation
In the mountains Of California
Mrs. Edmund ". Pc;tus. wifs Of
United States Senator Pctius. Of
Alabama. died n; her home ut Selma
recently aged s: years.
Over 100 cases of typhoid fever have
resulted at Ipswich. s. D.. from the
use of water from nm old well In max
Ing lemonade ut local celebration.
Judge Henry Melvin. Of Oakland
Cal. was unanimously chosen .rand
exalted ruler OF the Elka Mt tho annual
convention In pcnscF.
Baron spcck won S,crnbcrs. tho
German ambassador To III. tni'ri
States WAS recently overcome BY the
heat while In Boston.
Secretary Wilson has returned to
Washington from his western trip.
Many packing houses were visited aud
much information obtained.
Archie Irvine and hia sop. Thomas.
Of C-s,os. Ok. were recently found
\ murdered In Wyoming where they had
conc to sisi, relatives.
Dr.. 8. =. Neciy. four times mayor
of Lcavca~orth. Kan. and well known
shsoushou: tho stale as an Influential
democrat; II dead. Hs was 20 years
Of age.
A portrni, Of the late Secretary Of
State John Hay. personally selected
by Mrs. Hay. has been placed In tho
diplomatic reception room in the
state department at Washington.
NsseetSssssss.
Smallpox has broken out a; Colon
on tho is'hmus of Panama.
A fsrc In Sishai SoeEurpi. Russia
RACED for six hours b-fprc II was
checked and when siaalif cx,inEgishri
sss houses had been destroyed and
more than 5.ooo families had been
rendered homeless. The loss Ia placed
q, 100000.
The petition of Former United States
Senator Burton for a rchearias by the
supreme court of the United States IN
the case against him has been fiisj
with the clerk Of that court. II sris
up tho claim that the statutes under
which hc was convicted are uneoBsti.
tutional.
Mayor Rose. OF Kansas City. Kan.
has again been cited to appear before
the Kansas supreme court to answer
second contempt charge bsough;
by the attorney general. The FIRST
charge was recently taken to the fed
erai supreme court.
0~- a.
shone or Wind river reservation IL so
brisk that government officials cs'i.
mate that fully 10000 persons will reg.
ts,cr.
The commission appointed by the
Russian government, TO inquire into
the surrender of Port Arthur recon.
mcnds that Lieut. Gen. Storsscl be
sentenced to death and that Gen.
fock be condemned to the galleys for
20 years.
Correspondence has been presented
10 the Wisconsin legislative insurance
investigating committee in which
Judge of the state supreme court of
fered a plan for a subterfuse under
which a rebate could be given q poll
cy holder and still come within the
pale of the law.
William ]. Bryan is TO be given q
public reception and welcome home
by the southern democrats at Louis
VILE. KY. after the eastern democrats
get through with him.
Thirty-five thousand persons were
rendered homeless by the recent burn
ing of Syzran, Russia.
Christopher SpindIeman. wife
murderer. recently hanged himself in
the Chicago Jail with his shoe laces.