The Ordway new era., 1906-01-12
couDEIlsED IELEeRAlas

the Supreme Court Of New YORK 70
consider 1000 cases Of alleged election
fraud.
The State Department has been for
mally notified that the Olympic games
will be held at Athens. Greece. from
April 22d TO May I'd.
The annual tournament OF the In.
door Rife League OF the United states
will be held at Grand Rapids. Michi'
gan. February 18th to 18th.
The executive committee OF the
American Bar Association has decided
TO hold the next annual meeting In 81.
Paul, August 29th. 3oth and 3lst.
The precious Madonna Del Popoio.
by Lippo Memmi, which was stolen
some tine ago from the Church OF
Santa Maria DE Servi. has been re-
covered at Siena
A new high record price for seat
on the stock exchange was reached
December 26th. when $4,000 was paid
This, with the $1,000 initiation Zee.
brings II up to $4,000.
Charters taken out In eastern states
during 1905 represent a total capitai'
ration OF well over 32,000.oo0.ooo. ac-
cording to figures Just made pubic
the exact figures are s2.i5S.SSf.Sll.
A series OF earthquake shocks were
felt at about $3.50 n. m. at Agram.
| Gill, Laibch, Marburg and Gratz, In
Austria. Buildings cracked and the IN
habitants fled panic-stricken from their
houses.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Won Moltke has
been appointed chief of the general
stan Of the German army, succeeding
Field Marshal Count Won Schleinen.
Won Moltke is n nephew OF the great
commander.
Spainards, Cubans and Americans in
Havana fraternized In celebration OF
the new year. The reception given by
President Palma at the palace was
largely attended. Many Americans
were present.
Japans first ambassador to the
United States will be Viscount Suzo
Aoki. now n member of the priyy
council. n close friend and adviser OF
the Mikado. and one OF the foremost
men of his country.
The trackmen OF the Canadian Pa
cific railway have secured an increase
OF cents n day to the section men
and ten cents TO the foremen. The in
crease will apply to all the Zines from
Fort William TO the Atlantic coast
The controversy between the city OF
Knoxville. Tennessee. and its water
company. as TO the right OF the city to
establish its own water works. has
been decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States in favor OF the city.
An advertisement appearing in
San Francisco paper offers for sale
Tanning and Washington islands. in
81. n tt,c NttNt nj
the register OF the British high com
missioner's court for the western Pa
cific.
Robert II. Todd. mayor Of San Juan.
Porto Rico. has sailed for Washington.
as a delegate from the Porto Rico Mu'
nicipal League. of which he is presi.
dent. with the object Of asking Con-
Gress to pass a law creating an elec.
tive senate in the island.
The peasants on the immense es-
tates OF Count Stroganoff at Perm. in
Russia. met and coolly arranged to di-
vida the major portion OF the lands
among themselves. They sent to the
count notification of the portion they
will alloXshtm to retain.
After division of almost 100 years.
Aeps were consnmmated December
29th in the joint session of general
committees at st. Louis which. when
formally ratified. viii unite the North.
ern Presbyterian Church. U. S. A.. and
Fthe Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
The Critic Del Pueblo of Guayaquil.
Ecuador, reports that there have been
simultaneous outbreaks at Riobamba.
capital OF Riobamba. at Latacunga.
capital of Leon, and at Guaranda, cap
ital of Bolivar. in favor Of General Al
faro, former president Of the republic
George Washington. youngest son of
the late John Augustine Washington.
who was the last individual owner of
Mount VSnon. and the last OF the dis
tinguished Washington family to be
morn at Mount Vernon. died December
4 31st at his home in Charleston, West
Virginia.
The government weather station at
North Head. Washington. was struck
| by lightning December 26th. Opera
tor Kelliher was knocked senseless
temporarily, the meteorological instru-
ments were destroyed, and the house
set on fire and every pane Of glass in
the building shattered.
| The Irterborough Rapid Transit
/ Company. which operates the subway
and elevated roads Of New York City,
raised the pay of its employees January
| 1st. The increase ranges from Is to
] 25 cents day, with two days off with
| pay each month for employees who
work twelve hours a day.
A letter has been received in San
Francisco from one Of seven vessels
frozen in the ice near Herschel Island.
1t came from Reuben Spencer and Sam
uel Redmond. engineers on the steamer
Bowhead, AT the time It was written,
October Is, 1905. the crews of the yes.
sells had been reduced to half rations.
At the New Years reception at
Copenhagen King Christian OF Den.
mark asked the American minister
Thomas / Q,Rrieu to convey his Lind