Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Iatessssinx It-sas Gathered FROM All
parts Of the World Condensed
Jnto Sssll space for the
Acsrns Of OsP Readers
Pesseaal.

Henry Robinson. q widely known
banker Of Akron. Ohio. died recently
Of heart disease. At the time OF his
death he was engaged In building an
electric line between Omaha and LII.
coin. Neb.
A movement. brought about by the
recent birth of his 43d child to one
Of his i've wives. has been tnausn.
rated In Salt Lake to have Joseph L.
Smith. president OF the Mormon
church tried for unlawful cohabita-
ton
william Allen white was the guest
at luncheon recently OF President
Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill.
Robert Il. Hit. Of Illinois. chair
man Of the house committee on for
eirn relations. died recently at Mar
asnnsett pier. He was z: years Old.
Henry A. Buchtei. chancellor Of tho
Denver university. has been named
TO succeed Phillip d. Stewart. re-
signed. as tho republican candidate
for governor Of Colorado.
Gen. Nicoiaien OF tho Russian ar
tiliery. was recently assassiuated on
the streets OF Warsaw.
Z. 8. Conway. Of Chicago. has been
elected grand sire OF tho supreme
grand lodge Of Odd Fcllows.
Henry L. Palmer. Of Milwaukee.
Wis. has been elected sovereign
grand commander Of northern Juris-
diction Of the Scottish Rite Masons.
Charles E. Masoon. governor OF
the Panama zone. has been appointed
vico governor general OF the Philip
pinea.
Winston Churchill. tho novelist.
was defeated for the republican nomi-
nation for governor Of New Hnmp-
shire. by Charles II. Floyd. the ma
chine candidate.
Miss Hazel Muivanc. q Topeka.
Kan. society .iri. caused n sensation
in that city by ciopIns with George
Huriburt. q ball player. and part
owner Of n '.joint."
Spencer F. Eddy. Of Illinois. hrnt
secretary OF the American embass1
at 81. Petersburg. has bccn trans
fcrrcd TO a similar position at Berlin.
Peter Schuticr. tho millionaire va.
eon manufacturer and pioneer Of Chit
caso. died recently in I.angcnschwai.
bach, Germany. at tho summer resi-
dencc OF his bro,hcr-in-law. Adolphus
Busch. Of 81. Louis.
miscellaneous.
Mcsxrs. Taft md Bacon have prae-
ticaiiy abandoned hopo OF settling
tho trouble In Cuba without direct
Intervention by the United States and
have 10 notified the president.
Twelve deaths. the tnjurinE OF
scores Of other persons and 3500.O0O
damages to property wcrc caused at
Jellico. Tenn. recently by tho explo-
sion OF q car Of dynamite standing
on tho railroad track in the center
Of tho business district.
The Jury in tho pcounsc cases at
Cape Girardcau. Mo-. convicted tho
Smiths. father and son. md fve ten
ants for holding negroes In slavery.
The sentences range from 31i years
in tho pcnitcntiary and a anc OF S5.-
900 to 2,i years and a hno Of 500.
Mr.. Thompson. American ambassa'
dor to Mexico. reports to tho state de-
partment that not only was there no
disturbances during Mexico's nation.
nj celebration. but that continued ex.
pressions Of friendliness for Ameri'
cans was heard from the people.
Four bids have been received by
the government for furnishing Chi
nese labor for the Panama canal. The
lowest bid was ten cents an hour In
Twelve persons are dead and II
Injured in the wreck OF the Scotch
express on the Great Northern rail-
road at Grantham. England.
The veterans OF wilder's brigade.
OF the army Of the Cumberland. were
the guests recently Of Confederate
veterans at a basket dinner on Chick
amauga battlefield.
A Frisco freight train went through
bridge on the South Canadian river
near Carleton, Ok, causing the death
of the engineer and fireman. The
brakeman is missing. Fifteen cars
are in the bed Of tho river.
The bribery case against r. NJ.
Snyder, a Kansas City promoter. has
been dismissed at st. Louis because
Judge Reynolds refused continuance
to the state. who charged that the''
witnesses had been tampered with
and kept away by the defendant.
The leaders Of tthe insurgents in
Havana province have sent to Mr..
Sleeper, the American charge d'af-
faires in Cuba. letter stating their
willingness to suspend hostilities up
or assurance that new general elec-
tion will be held under supervision Of
United States authority.
The engine, tender. baggage. mail,
day coach and smoker Of Rock Is
land passenger train plunged through
bridge into the Cimarron river near