The Ordway new era., 1906-05-25

eiectcd w. D. Hunt, OF EmpOria as
president. The next convention will
be held at lola.
Torrential rains have again caused
great loss on Mount Vesuvius by NOV
Ing the mud and ashes and cinders
In rushing streams Gown tine sides OF
the mountain.
Recent statistics show that tn,
Standard oil company has paid to
It's stockholders s3il.Oi3,G0O In divi-
dends since January |. 1888. This is
nearly 3h times its authorized capital
ization of SlOO.OOO.O00.
tion of public funds.
Forest fires In the upper peninsula
Of Michigan have completely destroyed
four towns and partially destroyed
10 or l.. Five counties have been
devastated. Property worth several
millions burned.
Attorney General Davidson. of Texas
was recently in conference with Her.
bers S. Hadley at jefferson City. Mo.
regarding prosecutions To be instituted
in that state against the Standard
Gil company.
found the long sought bacillus OF
typhus fever and Is now seeking 10
discover an antldote or preventive OF
the disease.
The Anglo-Amcricnn exploring ex-
reditinn has sailed for the far north
where an attempt is to he made to
locate a stretch OF undiscovered land
, In Beaufort Sea. The party expects
to return In the fall of 1897.
The report that the National bank
OF Mexico and the Bank OF London
| and Mexico were to be consolidated
is oAicIclly denied.
4 new Hungarian crisis Is imminent
owing to the refusal OF Emperor Fran
| els Joseph to approve the Hungarian
cabinets demand for an autonomous
| Hungarian tariff.
Policeman John Dlnecn. OF st. Louis
has been convicted OF perjury in a
police court case and sentenced to two
years in the penlten,iary.
The 10th annual G. \. II. reunion for
Oklahoma and Indian territory. re-
| Gently held at Oklahoma City. was
the most successful In the history OF
the territories.
The parliamentary situation In Rus
sia is growing more complicated and
chaotic MS time passes and the great
est anxiety prevails in st. Petersburg
as to what the immediate future may
bring forth.
Caleb Powers, has been committed
to the custody OF the Kentucky courts
! by the federal authorities and will
soon be tried for the fourth time for
the murder of Gov. Goebcl.
J The general conference of the NJ. z.
church. South. has voted S275.000 to
establish representative church at
Washington.
The Missouri railroad and ware
/ house commissioners will have a hear
Ing on freight rates on oil at Kansas
City on June is. Every railroad in the
state is cited to appear.
I Joseph Grow. former postmaster at
Omaha. Neb., and foreman of the re-
cent federal grand jury which returned
, indictments in the land fraud cases
has been arrested on an indictment
charged with attempting to bribe
members of the grand jury
A New York thief recently stole
"a $4,000 automobile in which were
S2.4OO,OOO worth of bonds, scrip and
other valuable papers.
The grand jury at Cleveland, Ohio
recently returned indictments against
1 President Harry Novel; and IL di.
rectors of the local ice trust.
The River Brethern in national con-
ference at Des Moines, Ia. have de-
cieded to abolish the rule prohibiting
members from being photographed.
A daring attempt to loot the United
| States sub treasury at San Francisco
was recently frustrated by guard OF
regular troops stationed about the
building. The robbers escaped.
| Restaurants throughout San Fran
cisco are now serving 10 cent meals.