Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-13


the department Of commerce and Ia
Dor there were built u, this eauntFy'
last year l.tG3 merchant vesse!s vitA
gross reaistry Of sa2i.1>t tons. III
The suprssne court Of Colorado hae
granted writ OF snpersedeas whsca
prevents the removal Of the distries
attorney SD sh-tia at Denver fpr n,
lesed eomplieity IN election fsaudA
The supreme court Of New York has
rendered decision holding that the
high rates Imposed upon members Of
the Catholic Mutual Bensat assOeia.
tion are void and that members may
recover all payments In excess Of for.
mer rates.
Proceedings have been Instituted IN
Orange county Indiana to revoke the
charter of the Franch Lick Springs
Hotel company for allowing gambling
on the grounds OF the company.
Thomas Tagsart. chairman OF the
ident OF the company.
By ,ote of 253 To esi the French
chamber Of deputies has annulied the
election of Count Boni de castellane.
To that body on the ground OF cor
fuption and bribery. 4
The town of Soeorro. n. NJ. exper-
fenced violent earthquake shocks re-
Gently. which lasted inisrmitiently for
eight hours No serious damage was
done but the people were badly scared.
Eleven miners were run down and
killed while walking on the track Of
a branch railroad near Altoona. Pa
ree-ntly. by a runaway car which was
started down tho mountain by un-,
known parties.
Tho Missouri supreme court has
oyerruied tho motion TO have tho
Agsie Meyers ease reviewed by tho
court In banc. Tho fato Of Mrs
Meyers now rests entirely with Gov.
Folk.
Tho Commercial Travellers Anti.
trust League has invited President
Roosevelt to preside at their rcccp-
ton To William J. Bryan TO be held
In New York early In September
They claim to be non-partisan and
regard the president m being as much
opposed to trusts ns is Mr. Bryan.
Fourth of July pardons were granted
by Gov. Folk. of Missouri. to Marion
Hcdscpcth. one of the Glendale train
robbers. and Richard Lear. n St Louis
murderer. 4
Former President Grover Cleveland
Ii suffering from n bad attack OF
asthma ut his home In Princeton. N. J.
The attorneys Of Harry X. Thaw
have decided to allow his plea Of not
guilty OF nrst degree murder to stand.
Chairman Knapp. Of the Inter.
state commerce commission. has noti.
ficd the Omaha Grain Exchange that
the Frisco rates between Kansas City
and Memphis arc Illegal.
Leading English citizens propose
placing n memorial In the Salisbury
cathedral TO the memory of the victims
Of the recent wreck In that city. most
Of whom were Americans.
Thomas johnson. of Duncan. !. T.
and James Carson. OF Lindsay. I. t.
were killed In n rear end collision on
the Rock Island railroad mt Maple Hill.
Kan. recently.
For tho first time In It's history tho
English challenge cup for oarsmcn
has been won by foreigners. the Bel,
recent races Mt Henley. I,
Henry Meldrum. former United
States surveyor general for tho district
OF Oregan. has been sentenced to co
day Imprisonment Mt hard labor on
each of is counts and to pay n fine
OF $3.50 on each OF 81 counts Of IN in.
dictment for land frauds.
The Santa Fc has announced cut
in grain rates of IL cents per 100
pounds from any point on the system
The cut also applies to export ship
ments to Galveston. Texas.
Admiral Rojestycksky has pleaded
guilty before the Russian court mar
tial of surrendering his vessel to the
japanese. The penalty OF the offense
is death under the Russian law.
August Rosenberg. an alleged an
archist of Seattle. Wash, has been
arrested Mt Altoona. Prussia, charged
with having designs on the life Of
Emperor William. Il
The gov>rnment transport Sheridan
recently left San Francisco for Ma
nila with s11.OOO.005 on board. :.
The record of casualties to cele-
brants of the Fourth of July this year,
according to the Chicago Tribune, Is
81 dead and 3.551 MANNED or injured,
some OF them fatally.
The great church of st. Michael. at
Hamburg. Germany, has been entirely
destroyed by fire.,
The Chicago & Alton railroad and
John N. Faithorn and Fred A. Wann,
former officials of the road. have been
convicted of rebating in the federal
court at Chicago.
The Kansas supreme court has
found Mayor w. w. Rose. of Kansas
City. Kan. guilty Of contempt in ac-
cepting the Office after being ousted