The Ordway new era., 1906-06-01

Tenn, has returned so indictments
against members OF the fertilizer trust.
The defendants live In various parts
of the country.
All factions engaged In tho struggle
for possession of Zion City and its in
dustries have agreed that Federal
Judge Lands shall settle all disputes
between them.
During the recent Interstate COM
mcrce commission hearing at Phila-
delphia II developed that w. A. Pat
ton. assistant to President Cassatt, of
the Pennsylvania railroad had acquired
stock In different coal companies TO
the amount OF 1907 900 for which ne
had never paid n dollar.
Erwin o. Bode. city treasurer OF
Falls City, Neb.. has confessed to
shortage In his accounts of $4,000.
He has been arrested on n charge OF
cmbezzlement
The trial of the rebate cases In the
federal court at Kansas City has de-
Vclopcd that many of the western
| jobbing houses have been receiving re-
bates on shipments OF goods for years.
'ANN' 1AAlAAH WI sun. III lll'
eral court mt Kansas City. has denied
the demurrer OF the Burlington rail-
road to the rebate indictment. The
railroad and packing companies must
now go to trial.
The registration of applicants for
lands in the Crow Indian reservation
in Montana will begin at Miles City
and Billings on June II and continue
for two weeks. The drawings will be.
gin Mt Billings on July 2.
The sub-trcasury at New York has
transferred sS4.i9l 200 to San Fran
cisco since April is. the date OF the
earthquake.
In baseball game Mt Kansas City,
| Howard Newton. II years old. one OF
the players. was struck over the heart
by pitched ball and died almost in
stantly.
a fraud order has been issued
| against the National Bond company
OF st. Louis. with branch Offices at
various other cities. denying II the
use of the mails.
The sheriff OF Cowley county, Kan.
called upon Gov. Hoch for militia to
assist in protecting prisoner. The
mob. however. failed to appear and the
troops were sent home.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company have appointed 4
committee to investigate the allega-
tions that certain officers Of the COM
2any hold stock In several coal COM
| panies.
Charges have been made by the
independent oil men of Ohio that their
private kilograms are transmitted to
the Standard oil headquarters at &c
Broadway. New York. The interstate
commerce commission will investigate
the allegation at Cleveland.
During the season OF 1905 75.7iI
square bales of cotton were ginned in
Greer county. Ok. making 1t the second
best cotton county in the United
States.
George L. Thomas. of New York,
! and L. b. Taggart. his clerk. were con-
victcd In the federal court at Kansas
| City of conspiracy to violate the in
terstpte commerce laws. The demur-
rer to the evidence on behalf of George
H. Crosby. OF the Burlington railroad,
was sustained by the court. Sentence
was deferred
The entire Swedish cabinet have ten
dered their designations to King Oscar.
| George w. Perkins, vice president
| of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany. who had been held to the grand
| Jury on technical charge of grand
larceny In connection with campaign
contributions. has been discharged
| from custody by the New York SUI
| preme court.
The Offices of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company of America
have been closed throughout Great
| Britain.
Representative Campbell, of Kansas
has filled. an application in the interior
department at Washington for permis-
sion to construct an Independent pipe
line from the Indian territory and
Oklahoma oil fields to Coffeyville.
Kan.
| The supreme court of the United
States has granted the petition of the
state of Kansas to file suit against
the government for the benefit of the
NJ. X. & T., railroad.
w. W. Graves and A. NJ. Wotison
were nominated by ihe Missouri demo-
cratic state convention for the SUI
preme court at Excelsior Springs re-
Gently.
One dead and SO injured is the re-
suit of collision on suburban elec-
trio line near Lafayette. Ind. recently.
Nearly all the injured are veterans at
tending the state G. A. r. encampment.
Congrensional.
After listening to Sensational charges