Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

A ouit has been brought before the
United States court at st. Louis TO
determine whether George A. Kim
me. former president OF an Arkansas
City. Kan. bank. Is dead or Is ma
niac conHnel in an asylum In New
York. The suit involves the pay
lnent CT 5000 life insurance.
The army will shortly adopt new
bullet. which has q long. straight.
.aperins point IN place OF the rounded
point OF tho bullet now In use.
President Roosevelt and family have
returned TO the White house after
having spent the summer ut their
homo at Oyster Bay.
Practically all the gold offered In
the London market Monday totaliing
about $i.500.000. was secured for the
United States.
Announcement has been made nt
the White house that unless extra
ordinary conditions arise no session
Of congress will bc called to deal with
the Cuban question
Clifton II. Wilder. editor Of tho
Sutou'Cio at AuJ"s"s Scss "A" -"
saultcd recently by his son-in-law.
Jayson Cochran. postmaster OF tho
town. and fatally injured.
a great sensation has been caused
at Essen. Prussia. by the discovery
OF tho dead body OF Madelaine Lake.
daughter Of IN English army officer.
In the city park. The police have
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the mystery.
Before a crowd Of 10000 people at
Springfield. H.. Dan Patch recently
paced a mile In i:59A.
A Chinese emirrant steamer re-
Gently foundered while on the wny TO
Hongkong and the captain and - pas
sengers wore lost.
has decided that Brakeman Hughes
threw tho switch which caused the
recent Wabash wreck In which II per.
sons wcra killed and 20 Injured. lie
was not held criminaily liable.
Tho disarmament Of Cuban insur-
gents Is progressing M rapidly as
could reasonably be expected says Gov.
Taft. No opposition Is manifested
anywhere.
An equestrian statue Of 81. Louis
was recently unveiled In Forrest park
In tho Missouri metropolis. David II.
Francis made tho presentation speech.
District Judge John !. Mullins. OF
Denver. has decided that newspaper
cannot ba enioincd from pubiishin.
lihcious matter. The only recourse ho
says 10 mutt for damages.
Former Gov. Mnsoon. OF tho Pana-
ma canal zone. declares that the ja-
maica negro Il tho host iaborrr yet
utilized on the canal work.
Tho Bhtiah steamer Marion has
been secured NJ q transport and will
,aks $50 United sta,es troops 70
Cuba. -.....
Tho people OF san Bcrnardino. CAL.
have pctiiioncd President Roosevelt
TO sava tho big forests Of that county
from timber cutters. alleging that the
destruction Of the timber has already
Affected the rainfall and consequently
tho water supply OF tho region.
Albert J. Adams. Of Now York. who
has made q larve fortune m head os
a policy gambling combine. has com.
mi,ted suicide by shooting himself.
Gov. TAFT has ordered Cuba put In
hrst class sanitary condition Without
REGARD 10 expense In order TO guard
arainst nm epidemic Of yellow fever
of which lhSuse arc thrcc cases now
In Havana.
Naln
Gently visited by three distinct tor
naaocs which caused tho loss Of ak
lives and fatal injuries 10 nine others.
Tho property damage Ia estimated AZ
81 100000.
James y. Bodson. an attorney OF
Spring field. No.. was recently fined
500 In tho federal court there for
making a false affidavit In entering
government land.
by the collapse Of bridge nj ocou-
TO. Wis. on which were So hish school
pupils, one student was killed and lt
were injured.
Twcnty-niuc bodies have been re-
covered from tho Pocahon,as minc
disaster IN West Virginia and con-
s.rva,iye estimate places the to,ai
number Of dead at 20.
Correspondence between the consul
general in Cuba and the state depart
mcn,. recently made public. shows
,ha, an early as September s President
Palma had asked this government
for aid In putting down the insurrec-
ton.
The International congress Of cham
bcrs Of commerce in session at Milan.
Italy. has adopted a resolution favor
ing universal penny postage.
John u. Moran. district attorney OF
Boston. who was already the nominee
Of the prohibitionists and the tnde-
pcndcncc league. has been nominated
by the democrats for governor of
Massachusetts