Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-20

| The federal grand jury at Cleveland
TO-, has commenced the Investigation Of
violations Of Interstate commerce an,i
anti-rebate laws alleged to have been
committed by various promiEent rail-
roads and the Standard oil company.
The cement sidewalk and floor layers
OF Chicago. who have been receiving
80 cents per hour. have gone on .
strike demanding an increase OF 0
cents an hour.
The war department has received
word that the transport Thomas has
been pulled on the rocks near Guam
without serious injury to the vessel
and that Its journey to Manila has
been resumed.
Employees OF grain elevators In
South Chicago have struck. demanc-
ing an increase To 35 cents an hour.
The drydock Dewey ,has arrived
at OionfapO.
By authority OF the United States
senate the Interstate commerce COM
mission In to Investigate the rela-
tons existing between the railroads.
elevators and grain buying Interests
OF the country. to determine what In
fiuenee special favors granted by the
roads have had ON the market and
what injury has been done to pro-
ducers. .E %.
Jonah Williams. his wife MInersa
and SON Wesley. OF Evansville. lnd..
have been sentenced to. pfisnh for life
for the murder OF James Ls'nh.
J! Il. Sloan. jr.. chief OF the. presi-
dents secret service corps. has been.
fined. $40 for assaultins photographer.
An advance OF : per cent In wages
In cotton mills In 80 or more cities.
towns and villages In southern Massa..
chusctts and Rhode Island has been
srapled.. co.. -
Tho civil service commission has
decided TO recommend the Inclusion
of the Internal revenue service In the
classified service and Il is expected
that an order carrying the plan Into
effect will be issued soon..
Justice Brewer. OF the United States
supreme court. has signed writ Of
error transferring the contempt case
of Mayor ". W. Rose. of Kansas City.
Kan. from the Kansas supreme court
TO the federal body.
Turkey is making strenuous efforts
to dissuadc the United States from
cievating the legation Mt constanti-
nople to an embassy.
Rev. ]. l.. Ray. pastor OF the Chris
tian church at Marnum. Ok. recently
shot and killed ". II. Stephenson. OF
that place. and then took his own
Nls Il. t...
The court martial at cronstadt has
rendered n verdict aeauitting Admiral
Rojcstycnsi;y OF ;hc charge OF sur
rendering his vessel to the Japanese
Mt the battle OF the Sea Of Japan.
Four subordinate officers were con-
victcd md sentenced to death by
shooting with recommendation to
the emperor for mercy.
Charles W. Miller. attorney general
of Indiana. declares that he has plenty
OF evidence to prove that children
were allowed To gamble Mt the resorts
at French Licg Springs.
In the United States district court
Mt Chicago the Alton Railroad COM
pany was fined nm aggregate Of $i0.-
900. and John Faithorn and Fred A.
wann. former officials OF the road.
were fined $4,000 each for giving re-
bates to the Schwarzschild & Sulzbcrs
ger Packing company on freight ship
ments from Kansas City.
The supreme court OF France has
annulled the condemnation OF Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus. the Hebrew. officer of
the French army. who, IL years ago.
was convicted OF high treason, and
degraded and sentenced to exile on
DEVILS Island. French Guinea. The
decision restores the officer to his
rank in the army rs though he had
never been accused.
A cloudburst accompanied by n
landslide washed away part of the
Mexican city OF oceampo. chihuahua.
Ten persons were killed and many
injured.
At Cedar Rapids. Ia. seven little
children who went wading at n pic
mic got beyond their depth and were
drowned. .t.|. ..F..
A runaway motor omnibus In Lon
don recently overturned killing eight
passengers and injuring score Of
others.
Lynnville, Ind. n town Of 1000
population, was recently practically
destroyed by fire. supposed 10 be Of
incendiary origin.
At the second annual conference OF
the Reformed Hungarian church held
at Phoenixville, Pa. $4,000 was ap-
propriated to erect n monument to
George Washington, at Budapest.
Hungary.
The suit Of the state of Kansas
against Treasurer T. T. Kelly to re-
cover s10,575.S7 for missing interest
coupons from school bonds, has re-
suited in the discovery that Mr.. Kelly