The Ordway new era., 1906-11-02

preme court all mortuary and other
FUNDS OF fraternal insurance orders
doing business In the state are sub
'ect 10 taxation. The decision may
cause readjustment of insurance
rates by several orders.
An examination OF the Cuban treas-
ury shows more than $4,000, 600 ON
hand. mostly In American gold. The
books balanced.
The new st. Paul Roman Catholic
cathedral. at Pittsburg. Pa. said tn
ne the most beautiful edihce in the
state and to have cost $500. 900, was
dedicated recently with imposing cero-
monies.
Judge Wellborn. in the federal court
at Los Angeles, Cal. has decided that
the Santa Fe Railroad company must
produce Its freight books in court in
the rebate case now before the grand
jury.
After chase lasting &c hours n
sherlns posse succeeded In capturing
the hHc bandits who robbed the Saw
yer, N. d.. bank recently of $4,000.
MOST OF the money was recovered.
postmaster General Cortelyou's
estimate for the maintenance of his
department for 1907 amounted TO
s2O6,662. 1872. II net increase of sl5.-
100000 over 1906.
The grand jury has Indicted 30 OF
Omaha's leading coal dealers. mem-
bers of the coal exchange. on charges
OF violating the antitrust law.
The bank OF jamestown. In Moni.
teau county. Mo. was entered by bur.
glars recently and robbed OF s2.7OO.
The bandits escaped.
The board OF bishops of the Metho.
dist church have decided to raise $780,
900 TO rebuild the churches OF the de
nomination destroyed by the earth
quake In San Francisco.
The Illinois Life Insurance company
has dismissed It's injunction suit
against the state OF Kansas and has
agreed to pay 10000 In back taxes
and $500 in penalties and make no fur
ther fight against Its assessment.
The State Tax commission OF Cali
fornia has recommended that corpora
tions hereafter be assessed on their
gross receipts instead of their net
earnings.
Viscount Aoki. japanese ambassa-
dor at Washington. has filled a for
nal protest with the state depart
ment regarding the discrimination
against japanese school children by
the authorities at San Francisco.
Distribution OF the $1,000 OF gov
crnment money to the Kansas veter-
ans of the Spanish war has COM
menced Each soldier and officer
gets from one to twelve days extra
pay.
Six troops of the Sixth cavalry have
been dispatched from Fort Mead, S.
D.. TO reinforce those already in the
field to head of the runaway Ute
Indians and return them to their
reservation.
Two duels were recently fought
in Havana by former government
officials in which three OF the par
ticipants were wounded.
The National Association OF Life In
surance Underwriters held Il three
days session In ST. Louis recently.
The national council of the Creek
Indians has adopted resolutions
charging that the Creek nation has
been dcfraudcd out Of thousands OF
dollars in the sale OF their lands and
ask for an investigation by congress.
Suits have been filed in the federal
court mt Topeka against the Rock Is
land. Missouri Pacific, Kansas City
Southern and Chicago Great Western
railways for violations OF the safety
appliance regulation OF the interstate
commerce commission.
In an automobile accident at Kansas
sag City. r. NJ. Snyder. n capitalist and
promoter of that city. and 1i.year-
old boy named Arthur Rodell were
almost instantly killed.
Miss Rosemary Sartoris. daughter
of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and the
late Algeron Charles Frederick Sar-
toris. and grand daughter OF the late
Geenral u. s. Grant, has been mar
ried to George II. Woolston OF Hiber-
MIA. Fla.
Nv m explosion of natural gas at
coffeyyille, Kan, which destroyed
five business houses. three persons
were killed, four seriously injured ana
20 others slightly hurt. A leaky main
was given as the cause.
Two warehouses at Eutaw. Ala con-
tanning 5000 bales of cotton were
DESTROYED by fire recently.
A train of three electric cars
plunged from bridge at Atlantic city
N II recently carrying down upwards
of 100 people. more than half Of whom
were drowned. The wreck was thought
=, have been caused by spreading
rails. ,,a,..,
Trowbridge hall, the young 'ad,es
dormitory of Defiance college at pe'
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