The Ordway new era., 1907-10-04

se"cai 'a'roao strike Is threat
ened In England as the result Of tb,
demand OF the Railway Mems unior
for the recognition OF their orpani.
zation.
Gov. Warner of Michigan has called
special session of the legislature IN
provide funds for the normal college
and amend the primary election Law
President Roosevelt and Presidont
Diaz have invited the presidents of
the five Central American republics to
send delegates to Washington in No.
vember to peace conference,
A conspiracy to start revolutionary
movement In Cuba has been discov
cred by Gov. Magoon. 1t is believed
that the movement is backed by New
York capitalists.
Attorney General Bonaparte has in.
structed United States district attor
neys to bring suit against various rail
| roads throughout the country to re
cover penalties incurred by them fo,
alleged violations of the safety an.
pliance law.
The challenge Of Sir. Thomas Lin.
ton Tor race for the Americas Gun
In 1908 has been declined by the New
| YORK Yacht club. The club was un.
able to limit the length of contestants
to GS feet as requested by the chaI.
| lengcr.
Russia is making great preparations
to entertain Secretary Taft on his com.
ing visit to that country. He will be
treated the same as a ruler of another
nation.
Many prominent Episcopalians from
| all parts of the world attended n three
| days session of the international con.
vention of the Brotherhood of ST An.
drew at Washington. The Lord Bish.
op OF London was prominent figure
Twenty persons were injured in q
rear end collision in tunnel between
Paris and Cherbourg. France. Several
| Americans were among the victims.
| Physicians of the marine hospital
service in charge OF the bubonic
plague situation in San Francisco
say there is no danger OF an epidemic
| of the disease. although cases will
| continue to occur for n considerable
period.
Receivers have been appointed for
the New York city Railway company
| in the federal court In that city.
Judge Lands, In the United States
district court at Chicago. has decided
that the Chicago 4 Alton railroad
should not be further prosecuted for
rebating In connection with the Stand.
and Oil company.
| The League of Republican Clubs OF
Pennsylvania has formally endorsed
Senator Knox for the presidency.
| Sir Thomas Upton when notified
that his challenge to race for the
Americas cup in 1908 in boats limited
| New York Yacht club. Immediately
announced his intention to challenge
again with 80 foot boat.
A decisive victory was won by the
state of Nebraska when federal
Judges r. C. Munger and w. \. Mum
ger denied an injunction to the rail-
roads to prevent the state from enforc'
ing the laws reducing grain rates.
The Standard Oil company has dis
tributed 100000 copies of n pamph'
let which declares that the company Is
the victim of n 'persistant and ad'
roit" attack on the part of the federal
authorities.
Eight Greek laborers were recently
| killed in wreck on the Southern
Pacific railroad in California. Friends
! of the victims chased the engineer
and fireman of the train into the hills
| and then proceeded to demolish the
cars of the train.
An incendiary fire at Wuchow
| China, cost the lives of 100 persons
and destroyed property valued al
s250.OO0.
Eight persons were killed and sew
eral others injured in a wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Duncannon
Pa. recently.
The big turbine steamer Lusitania
made the return trip to Queenstown
from New York IN five days four
hours and 10 minutes, or three hours
and % minutes more than her west
ward run.
The total deposits in the Kansas
| banks at the end of September were
$144,22O.51S.71. an increase in one
year of $2O.OO0.OO0.
The federal grand jury at Sa.'
Francisco has returned indictments
against the Southern Pacific Railway
company and the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company, charging them with
giving bribes on shipments of goods
from Japan. The indictment contains
124 counts.
An injunction has been granted IN