Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-27

Governor General Ide at Manila has
notified the war department by cable
of the receipt Of $l.75O.00O In gold for.
warded to the Philippine treasury from
San Francisco by the army transport
Thomas.
West Indian negroes have proved to
be unsatisfactory as canal laborers.
Spaniards having been found more do.
sirable. and 1t Is thought that 1t may
yet be found necessary to bring Chi.
nese to the isthmus before the commits
sion solves the labor problem.
A powder mill near Ashland, Wis,
blew up. killing three men and injur-
ing 20.
An imperial Turkish trade calls IT..
900 recruits to the colors for service
ut Yemen.
The Chicago & Alton Railway COM
pany. John N. Faithorn and F. A.
Wann. former officials of the road
have been granted stay OF execution
pending an appeal to the United States
court Of appeals In the case In which
they were recently find an aggregate
sum OF 100000.
The New York Central Railroad
company is reported to have made u
bid OF sls.0O0.o0 for the two Indiana
railroads owned by John II. Walsh
former president OF the defunct CHI
cago National bank.
The federal grand jury at Clcvc.
land. o.. which has been investigating
the relations OF the Standard OIL COM
pany with the railroads has adjourned
without returning indictments. The
government attorneys discovered that
tho acts charged had been committed
In another Jurisdiction.
William Stryker. former state su-
pcrintcndcnt of public instruction In
Kansas and now editor of the Tulsa.
!. T.. Daily Democrat. was assaulted
In that city by woodson Norvcll. n
candidate for attorney general.
Eastern Cherokee Indians have ap-
piled to the District Of Columbia su-
premc court for nm Injunction to pre-
vent the United States treasurer from
paying n $4,000 fee to ST. Louis and
vinlta attorneys.
The Paris Journal declares that tho
cmpcrors OF Austria. Germany and
Russia have entered into m alliance
regarding Poland whereby each In 10
protect tho interests Of the ether In
case Of revolution In that country.
The asrar.nn oatrascs continue In
tho province Of vcrpncsh. Russia. Tho
In one night recently burned morc
than 20 estates and killed several VI
tho propric,ors.
Martin Flynn. president Of tho
Peoples Savings bank of pcx Moincs.
Ia. recently committed suicide In
that city by shooting. lie was well
known thruughout tho west as q
breeder of shosthorn cattle.
A statement issued by tho depart
mcnt Of commerce and labor says tho
foreign commerce of tho United States
for the fiscal year JUS, cadsd asgto.
gated s:.:;c. .cec.oyc.
AZ the isss,anc- Of Secretary Taft
tho pfrsidcn, has directed tina, on
crTs in charge of public work must
detect and punish violations Of tho
eight hour ia~.
Hy the explosion Of a sc-sa,ian tank
of carbide a, Greenwood. Ind. Rus.
u. I. Lewis and George McSc-nus
~crc killed and Harry Lewis ~as sesi-
oasiy injured. The mca were pre-.
pairing for a strrcop,icon exhibition.
sacosrp. New Mexico. has recently
suffered considerable damage from
earthquake shocks. 9. being recorded
in lees than three days. The pc
cuniary loss will no, bc large owing
TO tho fact that most of the structures
in the town arc Of adobe.
Philadelphia has been chosen BY
the Eiks as tho conscnsion .'ity for
next year.
An Investigation Of the accounts Of
the late Mai George A. bartlett. dis.
bursiug officer Of the treasury depart.
mcnt at Washington. show q shortage
Of $4,000.
In the final battles Of the Central
American war Salvador was the vic.
tor. the Guatrmaian army rutrcasins
in disorder and leaving arms and am
munition in its camp.
A remarkable instance Of the feeling
of Japanese Budshists and shin'oisss
towards Christians is furnished by the
action Of their leaders who have
decided To contribute voluntarily
toward the cost Of rebuilding the
Christian church which was destroyed
during the disturbances in Toxic last
September.
Fire in Yokohama recently de-
stroyed 200 japanese houses.
An application has been fled in
the district court at Des Moines. Ia.
for receiver for the Brotherhood Of
American Seomen. fratcrusl insur-
anee order operating in the western
states.
A treaty of peace was signed on
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