The Ordway new era., 1906-08-10

the union, ~
Mai. William d. scofieId w,ro
on leave OF absence from the army
because OF Ill health. committed su.
ieide In San Francisco by shooting
himself with n revolver.
A mob OF 1000 men took ,breo
negroes accused OF having murdered
the LIVERY family from the jaII at
SALISBURY. N. C., and lynched them.
An official telegram from Helslng.
Tors, Finland says all the mutineer.
IN fortress at Sveaborg have surrend-
cred and that by order OF the emperor
court martinls are already trying Tho
men implicated.
Mrs. Denslow. n demented womo,
at south Bend. Ind. poured gaso-
line on the carpet and applied a
match. She was burned to death and
Tour other persons who came TO her
assistance were seriously burned.
A leave OF absence of not exceed
Ing ten days has been granted to
postmasters OF second and third class
otiices by Acting Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock to enable them to at
tend the conventions of the Nation
al Association OF Postmasters TO be
held In Detroit August %. 90 and 81.
Heavy huins in Oklahoma are
damaging the wheat which has not
been threshed by causing 1t to sprout
| In the shock.
The Milwaukee Avenue State bank
OF Chicago. one of the largest outside
the downtown district with deposits
amounting to over S3,OOO,OOO has
failed.
DR.. Julian p. Thomas. OF New
York and Roy Knakenshue. a
fessional acronaut, made one OF
the most successful balloon trips yet
taken in this country when they
sailed 225 miles from New York to
Brant Rock. Mass, consuming nearly
IL hours ON the trip.
The navy department has located and
catalogued all the wirc,ess telegraph
stations In the world and the list
Will soon be published in book form.
One man WAS killed. enc fatally
wounded and two others seriously in
jured in an election riot at Cold
Springs. Tex.
For the first time In the history of
parties were held on the same day
recently. and the voters were given an
opportunity to express their prefer
ences through their ballots for can
didates from United States senator
down to sheriff.
II is said that plans are under con-
sideration TO pipe natural gas from
Indian Territory and Kansas fields
to st. Louis. Mo.
James II. Sage. nephew of the late
Russell Sage has announced that he
will contest the will of the millionaire
financier.
The attorney general has rendered
an opinion to the effect that the
eight hour law does not apply to
vessels under construction for the
navy by contract with private estab-
lishments.
At a conference of government Of
ficials at Chicago 1t was decided that
John d. Rockefeller would not be
asked to testify before the grand
jury as the government wished to
avoid granting immunity to the head
of the Standard Oil company.
The Iowa republicans in state con-
yention at Des Moines nominated
Gov. A. B. Cummins for third term
and n full state ticket. The platform
adopted declared for revision of the
tariff and a primary election law and
opposes free passes and corporate in
fluence in politics.
The federal authorities have began
an investigation of an alleged COM
bination to raise prices of lumber In
San Francisco.
The importation of rice into the
Philippines during the past fiscal year
decreased 6O,O72,411 pounds. valued at
$3,0S4 ,1S3 in gold.
San Francisco banks have loaned in
New York since the fire. $3O,0OO.OOO.
there being superabundance of mon
ev in the scoast city at the present
time.
The answer of the Lilly Drug COM
pany to the suit of the government
has been filed ut Indianapolis. 1t
practically admits the existence OF the
trust hut denies active connection with
1t.
The total registration for lands in
the Sboshone Indian reservation which
recently closed was 1883.
At a special meeting of the Pan
American congress at Rio dc Janeiro
Secretary Root made speech defining
the attitude of the United States ana
advising temperate and kindly dis
cussion Of all questions that may
come up.
The New York law restrictins .ne
labor by women and children 10 zen