The Ordway new era., 1907-11-22

~ After trial which lasted only "a
n,ru,as Mrs. Romadka. the wealthy
milwaukee, woman who was charscu
with a series OF burglaries In Chicaso
was convicted and sentenced to pr's'
on for term of from one to ~ !ea'''
Her counsel declared In court .ha'
she was being "railroaded' to prison
to shield other persons.
In gratitude for the present goou
government the commercial organiza'
tions of Cuba are planning to give IN
elaborate banquet to Gov. Masooh'
MANY fires have been started re
Gently in Enid. Ok. by incendiaries'
whose object seemed to be to cover
up operations of burglars.
The Nebraska state railway com
mission has issued an order directing
the railroads and express companies
10 give improved service to the dairy
men of the state.
The National w. c. T. U. has Sc
lected Denver, Col, as the next meet
ing place.
John William Reid, OF st. LOUIS
has been arrested in Paris on the
| charge of swindling.
The Salvation army is planning TO
purchase several transatlantic steam
ers to carry immigrants from Eng
land to Canada.
The railroad embargo on grain be-
tween Buffalo and New York has
been raised. A million bushels ot
grain will be shipped to the seaboard
each week until the close of nayiga-
tion.
]. c. Wilson. promoter and presi'
dent of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
company. of Kansas City. has been
arrested by the federal authorities
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
The third Russian parliament has
been opened in st. petersburg with
great show of patriotic enthusiasm.
Two men were killed in Cincinnati
by the explosion of n boiler in pre-
serving factory recently.
Arguments in the suit OF the inter
state commerce commission to com
pei L. II. Hartman TO answer certain
questions regarding stock trInsac-
tIons were submitted in the federal
court at New York. The Decision
was deferred until December l.
Two men were killed and four in
jured in an explosion in nitro
glycerine factory at Bradner. Wood
county. Ohio. recently. The factory
was demolished and number OF
houses shattered.
The complaint OF the North Pacific
Lumber association charging various
with determinations and un-
lawful concert of action has been
filed with the interstate commerce
Gen. Mackenzie, chief engineer OF
the army. has prepared estimates OF
the appropriations for the war de-
partment. The estimates for fortifi.
cations aggregate s23.46l.9l1. and
rivers and harbors. s27 100000.
The attorney general OF Nebraska
has brought suit against the Union
Pacific railroad charging discrimina-
ton against a cattle shipper of the
state. The penalty may be from 500
10 5000.
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hold its next convention at Denver in
June.
J. II. Richards. president OF the
mining congress In session at Joplin.
Mo-, has stated that President Roose-
welt had promised to recommend to
congress the Inauguration OF bureau
Of mines as a department of the gov
ernment.
The United States mint at Philadel-
phia is engaged in coming $4,000. 900
in double eagles which will be dis.
tributed among the sub-treasuries in
parts of the country to re-
lieve the financial ctringency.
Officials at the Lawton. Ok, land Of
flee have received instructions from
to suspend payment of
final proofs upon all land in that dis.
trict for 80 days in order to relieve
the farmers during the money strin.
gency.
The United States fish commission
is sending carload of lobster fry
from the government hatcheries at
Booth Bay. Me-. to the Pacific coast
as a first experiment at breeding lob.
sters there.
The Kansas state board OF health
has ordered the arrest of ten butch.
ers in that state for selling embalmed
beef.
Former Secretary Shaw, In an ad.
dress before the chamber Of com.
merce of New Haven. Conn. advo-
Gated empowering national banks to
issue additional circulation equal to