The Ordway new era., 1906-07-13

Inc cement sidewalk and floor LAYERS
OF Chicago. who have been receiving
80 cents per hour, have gone on !.
strike demanding an Increase of 5
cents an hour.
rlre completely destroyed the Ar
mour elevator at Madrid, Ia, with a
loss Of 100000.
| While Thomas X. Edgeman, a farm
er living four miles northwest OF Co.
iumbus. Kan, was returning home
with his wife and three children, his
team ran away. The whole family
was thrown into deep ravine and
Mrs. Edgeman's neck was broken.
The war department has received
word that the transport Thomas has
been pulled of the rocks near Guam
without serious injury to the vessel,
and that its journey to Manila has
been resumed.
South Chicago have struck, demand
Ing an Increase to rs cents an hour
The drydock Dewey lhas arrived
at Olongapo.
The first bale OF new crop cotton
which was received In New York was
sold for 46 cents per pound bringing
s253.
| J. B. Sloan. ir.. chief OF the presi-
dents secret service corps. has been
fined $40 for assaulting a photographer.
An advance OF S per cent In wages
In cotton mills In 30 or more cities.
towns and villages in southern Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island has been
granted.
| The civil service commission has
decided to recommend the inclusion
OF the internal revenue service in the
classified service and II Is expected
that an order carrying the plan into
effect will be issued soon.
Attorney General Rogers. OF Arkan.
sas. has brought suit against the
Waters-Pierce Oil company alleging q
conspiracy to control the output and
price OF oil and asking damages in
the sum Of S2.OOO.O00.
Judge Baker. OF the probate court
at Findley, o.. has issued n sum-
mons for John d. Rockefeller In con-
nection with the suits filed against
the Standard Oil company for viola
ton OF the antitrust law.
The socialist party Of Colorado at
ed w. ID. Haywood. secretary-treas-
urer Of the Western Federation Of
Miners. now In prison charged with
murder. for governor.
A cork float thrown overheard by
the Zeigler Arctic expedition June 20,
1902. In longitude 56.i0 east and lati-
tude 1921 north was picked up June
% OF Cape Teriberka by Lapland fish
ermen.
Secretary Bonaparte has issued a
circular inviting designers and ship
building firms to submit plans for tho
e, ,OOO-ton battleship authorized by
congress.
The Commercial Travellers Anti
trust League has invited President
Roosevelt to preside at their recep-
ton to William J. Bryan to be held
In New York early In September.
They claim to be non-partisan and
regard the president rs being as much
opposed to trusts rs is Mr.. Bryan.
Fourth OF July pardons were granted
by Gov. Folk. Of Missouri. TO Marion
Hedgepeth. one OF the Glendale train
robbers. and Richard Lear. st. Louis
murderer.
Leading English citizens propose
placing a 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. l. T..
and James Carson. Of Lindsay, !. T.,
were killed in rear end collision on
the Rock Island railroad at Maple Hill,
Kan, recently.
For the first time In It's history the
English challenge cup for oarsmen
has been won by foreigners. the Bel
Riau crew winning the trophy In the
recent races at Henley.
Henry Meldrum. former United
States surveyor general for the district
Of Oregan, has been sentenced to 60
day imprisonment at hard labor on
each Of 1s counts and to pay nne
Of $3.50 on each Of q counts OF an In
dictment for land frauds.
.rhe Kansas populists In state con-
vention mt Topeka nominated full
ticket Horace Keefer. OF Leaven-
worth. was named for governor, ]. A.
wright. Of Smith county. for lieuten.
amt governor. Robert Heiserman, OF
Riley county, for secretary OF state.
D. G. Kay. Of Graham county. Tor
treasurer and George H. Bailey, Of
Jevell county, for attorney general.
A federal warrant has been issued
At Guthrie, OK, for the arrest OF Mrs
Carrie Nation ON Q charge OF sendin&
obscene matter through the mails
The Questionable matter was con.
aimed In lectsre 70 young men
N her paper "The HatcAst
~ : .fs,,irs-n 4 Alton railroad and