The Ordway new era., 1907-05-17

Madrid. all the officials of the court
being present to greet the new born
prince.
Portions OF Siberia recently exper.
fenced severe earthquake shock.
The New York court of appeals
has sustained the right of Attorney
General Jackson to attack the title of
George d. Mcclellan as Mayor of New
York city on behalf OF William r.
Hearst
The government crop bulletin
shows the average condition of the
winter wheat crop on May / to have
been S2.9 per cent. The acreage is
about five per cent less than that har.
vested last fall.
The Kansas state text book com.
mission has let contracts aggregating
100000 for books to be used in the
schools of the state for the next five
years. The socalled book trust only
got one award.
The Chicago Journal recently pub.
lished long article charging that
Charles II. Moyer, president OF the
Western Federation of Miners. had
served term in Joliet penitentiary.
Meyer denies the charge.
An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 10000
tons at cost s5.000.OOO. The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
and Guatemala have been amicably
settled. Mexico withdrawing her de-
mand for the extradition of the mur-
derers OF Gen. Barrillas.
The Union Pacific railroad has de.
clared quarterly dividend OF q per
cent.
A shaft OF granite As feet long and
five feet five inches square at the
base has been completed at Branford,
Conn. II Is TO be used to commemorate
the completion of the Sault St Marie
canal.
Twcnty.nlne ST. Louis persons have
been subpoenaed to appear before the
federal court at Denver. Col. regard
ing fraudulent coal land claims In that
state.
A disastrous fire In which two per.
sons lost their lives and n number OF
others were injured. occurred in Kan.
sas City when the University build.
ing. occupied by many musicians and
artists. was completely destroyed.
The Shriners In session ut Los An.
,,aIng al oh -
the meeting place OF the 1908 con.
clave.
Garland Moore. who killed his
sweetheart. Clara West, at Bois dare,
Missouri, has been convicted of sec.
ond degree murder and sentenced 10
% years In the penten;iary.
II is stated In Washington that the
president In his speech at Indian
apolis on May 80. proposes to give
n full and conservative statement Of
his views regarding the railroad legis.
lation needs OF the country.
w. o. Douglas. the former loan
clerk OF the Trust Company OF Amer.
lea, has pleaded guilty of the larceny
OF $4,000 worth of railroad stock.
While on the witness stand at Des
Moines, Ia. James Hadfield. n pioneer
of the state. fell dead from heart dis
ease.
A suburban passenger train on the
Burlington railroad was wrecked re-.
Gently near Chicago. One passenger
was killed and about 20 others in.
jured.
The trial OF w. d. Haywood, sec
retary of the Western Federation Of
Miners, for completely in the murder
of former Gov. Steunenberg. of Idaho.
has begun at Boise. The trial pro-
misses to last for several weeks.
Three men were wounded, two pro-
badly fatally, in feud fight near
Nevada. Mo. recently.
In a rear end collision near Ham.
ilton. Ohio. one man was killed. one
fatally and two others seriously In.
jured.
In the United States circuit court Of
Indiana. the so-called drug trust was
perpetually enjoined from combining
in restraint of trade.
The Susan b. Anthony memorial
fund of 100000 to promote the cause
of equal suffrage has been completed.
The eruption of the Stromboli vol
cano has become more violent and the
apprehension is growing. Almost all
the inhabitants of the island have
made their escape.
The strikebreakers running cars In
San Francisco were recently show
cred with roses and carnations by the
ladies of the city.