The Ordway new era., 1907-02-22


DIR. Evans. superintendent OF the
New Jersey hospital for the insane.
declared on the witness stand that
after the first three visits to Harry
Thaw in the Tombs he WAS satisfied
that he was OF unsound mind.
The steamer Larchmont and schoon-
er Harry Knowleton met In collision
near Block Island, II. l., recently and
both sank In a few minutes. OF the
200 persons on board the Larchmont
only 10 were saved. The entire crew
of the schooner succeeded in reaching
| the shore.
A flood caused by an ice gorge at
Columbus. Neb.. resulted In the death
OF four persons and the drowning of
all the live stock in the Union Pa
| cific yards at that place.
Eight contracting firms have been
indicted by the federal grand jury
| at Cleveland. o., for violation OF the
eight-hour law on government work.
August G has been decided upon by
the Oklahoma constitutional conven.
| ton as the date for holding the cleo
ton to ratify the constitution of the
new state.
Nicaragua and Honduras have not!-
| fled President Roosevelt OF their
willingness to submit the questions
In dispute between them to arbitra-
ton.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Louisville
Herald. Times ard Evening Post have
been indicted at Lebanon. KY, for
printing and circulating the often
sive and indecent" proceedings of
the Thaw trial
A New National Gamers associa-
tion including the Western Gamers
association. the Atlantic Gamers as
sociation and the California Packers
Buffalo. N. Y.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley. who Shot
and killed former Senator Brown. Of
Utah. in his apartments in Washing
ton has been indicted for murder in
the first degree.
Direct charges of cowardice have
been filed against some OF the Of
ficers OF the steamer Larchmont,
which sank off Block Island. II. L.,
recently.
By vote "a to 13 the Kansas
senate recently adopted n resolution
excluding the correspondent of the
Kansas City Star from the chamber
The senator's were angry because the
newspaper criticised their action on
railroad legislation.
All the boilermakers In the Mis-
souri, Pacific shops at Sedalia. Mo-.
have gone out in sympathy with the
striking blacksmiths.
The cruiser Chicago has been sent
to Salvador to look after American
interests during the existing friction
between Nicaragua and Honduras
Two more railroad bridges have
been carried out by the flood In the
Platte river in Nebraska.
The Third National bank OF Balti-
more has discontinued It's all night
feature in conformity with resol,e
ton OF the clearing house limiting
the banking hours.
The japanese government has
made an appropriation Of 100000 to
cover the expense Of representatives
of the army and navy who will par
ticipate IN the exposition at James
town. Va.
Fifty-six women suffragists have
been sent to prison In London for
creating a disturbance at meeting
of parliament.
The United States assay office in
Ell Paso. Texas. has been abolished by
the treasury department.
aorn g. t,, IL
harbor alone is $1.500.o00. Five great
lake steamers aground tell that part
of the story. Thirteen others make
ing brave attempts to ride out the
storm may adj to It.
NiHe blocks Of residences, hotel
and church were recently destroyed
by fire at Pine Bluff, Ark.
An explosion at the Laflin-Rand
powder works at Columbus. Kan, de-
molished the building and badly dam
aged the machinery. No lives were
lost
The Muskogee. I. T.. Phoenix has
been purchased by a syndicate Of
republicans headed by Tams Bixby.
Gen. Kuropatkin's history OF the
Russo-Japanese war has at last be.
come public property in spite Of the
efforts OF the Russian government to
suppress It, He mercilessly criticises
the army which he commanded in the
Far East.
Owing to the death Of the wife Of
one OF the Jurors the trial of Harry
X. Thaw was recently postponed for
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