Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-16

II. T. Musick. under Indictment for
murder. came to the 1ailors assistance
and the prisoners were driven off.
Standing on the verge OF disman-
tied trestle. which he had discovered
| fore. an unknown man tagged south
bound Frisco passenger train near We
leetka. l. T.
The entire battalion OF coiored
troops who were concerned In tho
riots at Brownsville. Tex, August
Is. 1906. has been dishonorably dis
charged from the service by order oi
the president because they refused
to disclose the names of the men who
actually did the shooting on that oc-
casion.
Herbert G. squIers. newly appointed
minister to Panama. has arrived ar
his new station accompanied by
Theodore p. shonts. chairman OF the
canal commission.
Returns indicate that Nebraska has
elected the entire republican state
ticket and all the congressman except
one. The legislature will elect a re.
Secretary Taft is making an inspec-
tion OF the forts In the northwest with
view to recommending to the pres.
ident certain one to be made brigade
posts.
II Is announced that Secretary OF
the Interior Hitchcock will retire from
the cabinet next March and that his
place will be filled by James A. Gar.
field.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application Of J. N. Bel.
lamy. ]. W. Blezek. II. J. Cassin. T. N.
Bixby and L. II. Wells to organize tho
First National bank Of Randictt. o. T..
with $4,000.
Interesting details of tho findIns
OF n people on Prince Albert land
In the Arctic arc given by m officer
of the revenue cutter Thctis. who
received his information from Capt.
klinkinbcrg. OF the steam whalcr
Olga. who located them last winter
while Ice bound In tho far north.
The sixth annual meeting OF tho
National Association for tho Study
OF Epilepsy and the treatment and
care OF Epilcptcs was held In New
Haven. Conn.
T. a. Caldwell. n government secret
service man. was found dcaa along.
side tho railroad track ut Aisoioncs.
N. NJ, by section mon. An invcsti.
CATION 10 learn the cause OF his
death will be made.
The president accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt. Surgeon General Rixcy OF
tho navy md N. c. Latta. hns started
on his trip TO Panama on board tho
batticship Louisiana. He will bc IN
constant wireless communication with
the White house while on tho ship.
Four days will be spent on the 18TH
mus inspecting tho canal.
Congrcssman.clcct George X. Fav.
rot. Of Baton Rouge. La. shot and
killed DIR. II. II. Aibrich while hun.
drcds Of persons were near the scene
OF tho shooting. He refused to mako
was Of private nature.
The department Of Justice has is.
sued instructions to tho local officials
to begin proceedings against tho
person or persons guilty Of the re-
cent embcxxicmcnt of $Gl.500 from
tho subtrcasury at ST. Louis.
A fire at Canton. China. destroyed
over 500 houses and caused loss Of
more than 100000.
Passengers on n Santa rc train
were held up mt Gallup. n. NJ. and
robbed OF several hundred dollars by
robbers who entered the train whiic
It was standing ut that point. After
robbers disappeared In the darkness.
The faculty of Augustana college
mt Rock island. ILL.,. suspended over
so students for participating In a.
riotous demonstration against mem.
bers Of the board OF directors re.
Gently becaOss the directors had re.
fused to sanction intercollegiate bas.
kctball.
Holding n hand OF each OF his two
little boys. aged seven and nine re-
speciively. and walking down tho
middle of the railroad track. C. A.
Arham, n cotton buyer of Carey. Tex.
deliberately walked into n Colorado &
Southern train near Childress, Tex.
and was killed. The boys received
probably fatal injuries.
The republicans were victors in
the state election In Massachusetts,.
Gov. Guild being reelected by n
considerably increased plurality over
last year over District Attorney John
B. Moran. OF Boston. the candidate
OF the democratic and prohibition
party and Independence league.
Charles L. Hughes. republican. de.
feated w. Il. Hearst. the Indepen.
dence league and democratic cand:.
date for governor of New York by