Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gsthered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Int0 Small space for the
Bencnt of Our Headers.
PERSONAL


born a slave In Virginia l20 years
ago. and who claims to have seen both
Washington and Lafayette. died
at Ottawa, Kan, recently.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson re-
Gently arrived unannounced In Omaha
and made personal inspection OF tho
packing plants. He left the city with
out telling his destination.
Mason s. Peters has been nominated
for congress by the democrats OF the
Second Kansas district In place OF
Manford Schoonover. who had been
named by the convention but declined.
a national purity conference under
the auspices OF the National Purity
Federation Is to be held In Chicago
October 0 to II.
Col. Charles u. Hall. Eighteenth In.
fantry. has been detailed ms command
ant OF tho United States infantry and
cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. to succeed Brig. Gen. Bell. who
has been appointed chief OF stan.
Albert q. Lane. of Chicago. former
president OF the National Educational
association and Of the Illinois State
home In Chicago.
Brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell. chief
Of stan OF the army. and CLIFFORD
Pinchot. chief Of the forestry bureau.
were visitors at Sycamore Hill recent
iy.
Edward II. Amcs. Of Altoona. Pn-.
has been elected commandcr-in-chicf
OF the Sons Of Veterans.
Cash N. Cadc Of Shawnee. Ok. a
member OF the national republican
committee. has rendered TO the prcsi-
dent his resignation ns receiver Of Tho
land oiilcc ut Guthrie. Ok.
Ntscctla aeoss.
Tho Pulnjanc insurrcction In tho
island OF Samnr. PHILIPPINE islands. Is
about stamped out. according to Col.
Williams. commanding that depart.
mcnt.
Tho election day proclamation for
Oklahoma and Indian territory max
ing November 9 tho date for clccting
delegates to the constitutional convcn-
tion and November 20 the date for
holding the convention. has been
issued. Hnr
J.E. Wade. treasurer Of Cloud coun-
~, Kansas. went to tho Minneapolis
@. A. II. reunion and failed to return.
Instead he sent letter to the county
commissioners acknowledging short
age Of 5000. ......
The commercial club OF Lincoln.
Ncb.. has entered complaint with
the Interstate commerce commission
to the effect that present freight
schedules discriminate In favor OF
Omaha.
The police OF France have arrested
mn Italian anarchist on suspicion OF
his being in plot TO assassinatc Pres
ident Failieres.
Three men are dead. two in seri-
ous condition and nine others were
rendered unconscious by n gas cs-
plosion in the Jones & Laughlin blast
furnace Mt Pittsburg. Pn-. recently.
The Illinois republican state convcn-
tion at Springfield enthusiastically In
dorsed Speaker Joseph q. Cannon rs
their candidate for president OF tho
United States In 1908.
An attempt was made ut Arkansas
City. Kan, recently to assassinate II.
s. Hines and Solomon l.. Long, two
lawyers who have been prominent In
prosecuting violations Of the prohibi-
ton law.
As the result OF an attack by ne
gro near Atlanta, Ca, recently, Miss
Ethel Lawrence, Of London. England,
is in n dying condition.
The prolonged deadlock in ,he
trict republican convention has hecn
broken by the nomination OF c. +.
Peterson. In all 5000 ballots were
taken.
EPIToME-August 25.-CRABTREE
The dry dock Dewey was utilized at
olongapo, Manila Bay, for the hrst
time when the transport Meade was
docked there recently.
The insurance commissioners OF the
various states, in session at st. Paul,
have agreed to recommend law for
passage by the legislatures requiring
an annual apportionment and accounts
ing of the surplus by the life insur-
ance companies.
The Chilean senate has appropriated
$4,000, 900 for the relief Of the dis
tressed Inhabitants Of Valparaiso and
vicinity.
A dozen freight cars on the Rock
Island were recently burned following
a collision with fast passenger train.
. No fatalities resulted.
The brokerage firm Of NJ. J. Sage
& Co., Of New York, has failed with
liabilities Of $500. 900 and assets Of $116.-
600.
The insurrection in Cuba is becom-
ing more serious daily. The rebels
have captured San Luis, city OF TO-
600 population in Pinar del Rio pro-
vince, after hard fight In which sew