The Ordway new era., 1907-06-14

ana o fine Of $575.000.
The commercial Telegraphers Union
has sent to each member OF the boar,
o! directors OF the Western UnIcn
Te-- --raph company, a statement OF
grie ;ances.
a Jury has been secured to try the
Haywood case at Boise, Idaho. One
month was taken up In securing the
jury and 1t Is predicted that the
trial will last 60 days longer.
The rules of the civil service com.
mission have been so amended as to
prohibit all persons in the classified
civil service from taking an active
part in politics.
-Four members of fishing party
were drowned by the capsizing of
their boat in Wunders Lake nea.'
Page. Neb.
According to the government bul.
letin the average condition of grow.
ing cotton on May 25 was 7O.5 per
cent.
Gov. Glenn, of North Carolina, an.
nounces that his state will vigorous.
ly fight the suits of the railroads at.
tempting to set aside the new laws
reducing freight and passenger rates.
San Francisco Japanese have de.
| cided to send a special envoy to
Toxic to urge n modification OF the
immigration pact made recently be-
| tween Japan and the United States.
Allentown. Pa. is investigating n
concerted attempt by incendiaries to
| destroy the town.
II. II. Tucker. the indicted Sec
| retary of the Uncle Sam Oil Com.
pany, has been sentenced to three
months Imprisonment in the Topeka
Jail for contempt OF court by United
| States Circuit Judge Hook. The act
| of contempt was sensational aft.
lusion between federal Judges and
the Standard oil Company.
A United States signal corps Off.
Ger and two companions recently made
a successful balloon trip from Wash.
ington to Harrisburg. Pa. in
hours and % minutes
i.rs. Mary Spaugh has been &c.
quilted of completely In the killing OF
| Sheriff Polk of Iron county. Mo. for
which her two sons are now under
sentence.
The Wabash railroad has been con.
victed In the federal court at Spring
field, ILL.,, OF violating the law regard.
ing safety appliances on freight cars.
| The railroads OF Nebraska have
| served written notice on the state au'
thorities that they intend to attack
the constitutionality OF the two cent
fare law.
The railroads OF Missouri have de
cidcd TO comply with the two cent
fare law. but will abolish all low
rate excursions.
After having weathered storms for
nearly as years. the old sloop OF war
| st. Louis was recently sold at Phila'
| delphIa MS junk for si.2l0.
The saloon element at Frontenac
| Kansas. recently caused the arrest oil
two preachers on charge OF boot
| Logging" ard when they were re-
| leased from Jail they were badly
beaten by n crowd Of saloon sympa'
thizers.
The Kansas City Transportation
company has purchased two boats to
carry freight between st. Louis and
that city on the Missouri river.
| A notable conference on the sub
ject of trust prosecutions was held
at the White house recently, partici'
| mated in by the president, members
OF the cabinet and several officials
from the department of justice. Tine
Harriman.Alton deal was the princl.
pal topic of discussion.
| Harry Orchard. the principal wit
ness for the state against w. ID. Hay
wood, was placed on the stand at
Boise. Idaho, and detailed many
blood.curling crimes leading up
the murder of former Gov. Steu!
berg. in all OF which he charged the
Western Federation OF Miners eNecu'
tive committee were implicated.
The statement OF the prosecution
| in the Haywood case Mt Boise. Idaho,
scathingly arraigned the officials OF
the Western Federation Of Miners.
declaring that the state was ready
to prove that Meyer. Haywood anu
Pettibone were responsible for many
other deaths beside that OF Gov.
Steunenberg.
The viceroy Of Canton. China has
reported to the Pekin government
that the disorders at Lienchow and
Pakhoi have been suppressed and
that all missionaries are safe.
A fiye.year.old girl at Mount