Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Ct tho
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
DaPts Of the World CONDENSED
1ato Snail Space for the
DsaeAt Of O1P Readers
P0ssOnal.

Robert Hall. the young man who Is
thought to have murdered Mary Glass
In school house near ElDorados
Kan. has died without making any
statement.
Gov. John s. Little OF Arkansas SUI.
fered q physical collapse and his ply.
sicians say he cannot resume his Of
ficial duties for several weeks.
e. A. Sterling. formerly assistant
forester In the department OF agricul-
ture. has been appointed forester for
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker. the
last Of the children Of Rev. Lyman
BeAier. died recently In Hartford.
Com.
Theodore p. Shonts. chairman Of
the Isthmian Canal commission was the
guest of honor ut the January dinner
OF the Kansas City Knife and Fork
club.
John Mitchell has been reelected
president OF the United Mine Work.
ers OF America. receiving Il 900 votes.
Congressman Charles Curtis has
been formally elected United States
senator from Kansas. receiving the
entire vote OF the republicans In the
legislature. The democrats cast
their votes for Col. W. A. Harris.
Tho legislature Of South Carolina
has elected Benjamin Il. Tiliman NJ
United States senator.
Robert l.. Taylor has been elected
United States senator from Ten
ncssec.
Charles D. woicott. director Of
the geological survey. has been
elected secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institute.
Chief Justice Fitzpatrick. OF tho
supreme court Of Canada. and Mrs.
Fitzpatrick were among the guests ut
n White house dinner given In honor
Of the United States supreme court.
Joseph ". Bailey has been rcclcct-
cd United States Senator by n vote
Of los to IS In the Texas legislature.
United States Senator Shelby n.
Cuiium. Of Illinois. has been elected
for his fifth term by the state lcsis-
lnturc.
United States Senator Russell A. Al
ger. OF Michigan. died suddenly Of
heart disease recently Mt his residence
ina Washington. Both houses OF con-
q ~ adjourned for the day Ms mark
Of respect.
cssGvesssssaI.
Tho senate hrs passed tho compro-
mise resolution authorizing the COM
mittcc on military affairs TO tnvcs-
sigaic tho facts Of the nffray ut
Brownsville. Tex. last August
Tho president has approved tho
Joint resolution authorizing tempo
rary leaves Of absence for homestead
settlers.
Senator Cuibcrson has introduced
a bill prohibitin. the sending Of any
information regarding dealings In
cotton futures over Interstate tc'c-
graph itacs or through the mails.
Senator Tiiimau adopted tho role
of humorist in the senate and held
his colleagues up to ridicuic no sue
ccssfuiiy that the senate went into
executive session and ordered his ro.
marks cxpungcd from the records.
The president has sent n message
TO congress urging tho dcsirability
Of legislation TO help American ship
ping by encouraging the building
and running OF lines Of steamers TO
South America and the Orient.
BY vote Of 50 to 81 the senate has
agreed TO the house proposition to
increase the salaries OF senators and
representatives TO $500 year. TN
der the new law the vice president.
speaker Of the house and cabinet
Ilncmbers will receive $4,000 annu-
lily.
a bill has been introduced IN tn.
house providing for the election Of
United States supreme court Judges
by direct vote Of the people.
An appropriation Of se5.ooo.ooo Ia
provided for ir the naval appropria-
tion bill recently agreed upon by the
house.
The house has adopted an amend
ment to the pension bill abolishing
all pension agencies In the United
states save one and fixing that one
at Washington.
Testimony concerning the Browns
vile. Texas. affray will be taken by
the full senate committee on military
affairs at Washington beginning
February 4.
sasscellasssss.
The Oklahoma constitutional con-
vcntion has adopted section pro.
viding for state geological survey.
william Whitley. founder Of the first
big department store in London was
recently assassinated in the building
by young man who afterwards Gt-
tempted to commit suicide.
An appeal has been received by