The Ordway new era., 1906-10-12

'hc request OF AggIe Meyers
Ior writ OF error to enable her cas-,
10 DC taken to the United States su.
preme court. October 20 is the dat,
set Tor Mrs. Meyers to be hanged for
City. '''N'
Inc president has issued an order
continuing the Spanish treaty claims
commission to March g 1907.
| IL has finally been decided to com.
p'ete the Panama canal by contract
and the commission will issue "A
statement giving the reasons for the
change.
a general strike covering the en-
IRE southern railway system In which
about 1000 men are involved has oc.
CURED over 4 demand by the men for
an increase OF 20 cents per day in
wages.
| A series OF seven baseball games
Is to be played between the Chicago
Nationals and the Chicago AmerI-
cans. who We're winners OF the pen
nant In their respective leagues, for
the worlds championship.
The Woman's auxiliary of the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
held It's biennial convention at Den
yer. Col.
The Standard OIL company has
again advanced the price of deodor-
tzed stove gasoline one cent gallon.
Louis Wagner in 10 horsepower
French car won the third interna.
tional road race for the Vanderbilt
cup. completing the distance of 297.1
miles in 200 minutes 10 2-5 seconds.
or at the rate OF more than mile a
minute.
Prior to his retirement from active
service as paymaster general OF the
army Gen. f. S. Dodge in his report
strongly advises an Increase in
the pay OF both officers and enlisted
men.
A Santa Fe train ran onto n switch
on which 1G bunk cars for ballast
gang stood at Vellcy Center. Kan.
killing one man and seriously injur.
ing others.
The new and powerful armored
cruiser North Carolina has been sue.
cessfully launched at Newport News.
The president has decided to with
draw all coal lands from entry under
the laws OF the United States pend
ing action of congress.
The Aero club OF France proposes
10 challenge Lieut.. Lahm. winner OF
the recent balloon race for another
contest for the James Gordon Bennett
cup.
Clifton II. Wilder. editor of the
Chronicle at Lajara, Col. was as
saulted recently by his son-in-law.
Jayson Cochran. postmaster of the
town, and fatally injured.
A great sensation has been caused
at Essen. Prussia, by the discovery
Of the dead body Of Madelaine Lake,
daughter of an English army officer,
In the city park. The police have
been unable to throw any light on
the mystery.
A Chinese emigrant steamer re-
Gently foundered while on the way to
Hongkong and the captain and 60 pas
sengers were lost.
The coroner's Jury at Danville, ILL.,,
has decided that Brakeman HuShes
threw the switch which caused the
recent Wabash wreck in which IL per-
sons were killed and 40 injured. He
was not held criminally liable.
The disarmament of Cuban insur-
gents is progressing as rapidly as
could reasonably be expected says Gov.
Taft. No opposition is manifested
anywhere.
An equestrian statue of st. Louis
was recently unveiled In Forrest park
I'm the Missouri metropolis. DAVID II.
Francis made the presentation speech.
district Judge John /. Mullins, OF
Denver, has decided that a newspaper
cannot be enjoined from publishing
libelous matter. The only recourse ne
SAYS is a suit for damages.
Former Gov. Magoon, Of the Pana-
mn canal zone, declares that the Ja-
maica negro is the hest laborer yet
utilized on tne cahai "
Gov. Taft has ordered Cuba put IN
first class sanitary condition withous
regard 10 expense in order to guara
against nm epidemic Of yellow feVer
~ which threre are three cases now
In Havana.
New Orleans and vicinity was re-
Ii, ,,s,ted nv three distinct tor
nadoes which caused the loss OF SIX
lives and fatal injuries to nine others.
The property damage is estimated at
81 100000. ,,
correspondence between the consul
., a. Cuba and the state depart
ment, nu recently made public, ..s,sSus shows
hat . as early as September 8 presldsn. ent
Palma pair a had asked this government
Tor i "a. sid In putting down the insurrec-
ton.
al man we're killed and seversl