The Ordway new era., 1907-05-31

" he' hnoWleug0 OF In.
ternational law and precedent Miss.
Margaret A. Hanna OF Salina. Kan.
has been selected to accompany tho
delegates OF the United States to The
Hague conference.
The United States supreme court
has held that regular army office,
hoidins volunteer commission is n reg
gular officer and not volunteer
II IL believed by the war department,
this will invalidate the decision OF
many court martials.
A police census Just completed gives
the population of the District OF Col
umbia as 329.59l. OF whom 96.lsS are
negroes.
There is serious lack OF farm
hands In the Northwest. according tc
reports received by the Great North.
ern railroad. Farmers are OFFERING
$35 and $40 month for help.
Six men alleged to be the leaders
OF the mob that lynched negro at
Sterrett. !. T., March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on charge Of murder.
At Claxton. Ga, TWO negroes we're
lyncned. one white man and two ne
groes were killed and seven other per-
sons were injured as the result OF an
attempt to capture negro who had
criminaily assaulted a white woman.
Five white men were killed and
four fatally injured In an explosion OF
molten metal in blast furnace at
Pittsburg. Pa.
Ten indictments have been re.
turned against President Heggeman,
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company by the New York grand
jury on charge OF forgery and per-
jury.
Parties presumed to be strikers
some OF the San Francisco car lines
and caused an explosion In the power
house which burned out the switch.
board putting out of commission all
lines north OF Market street.
The Lake Mohonk conference on in
ternational arbitration is holding its
18th annual session. Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler was chosen president.
The court OF appeals of Kentucky
has handed down a decision declaring
the last city election In Louisville
void and ordering new election In
November next. The governor is
given power to fill the vacant offices.
According to a recent census
bulletin the United States leads in
the manufacture OF shoes.
The live stock commission men at
the various packing centers are re-
senting a recent order of the pack
ers regarding inspection OF cows and
hcifers. Resolutions have been
adopted to refuse to sell under the
proposed rule; and shippers were
notified to hold cows and heifers on
the farm for the present.
A. T. Pigg. charged with bribing
Juror in Topeka, was recently re-
turned from California to stand trial.
A tornado of small proportions re-
Gently visited Snyder. Ok. causing
considerable damage to property. No
fatalities were reported.
Commissioner h. A. Anthony. who
took the testimony in the custer suit
of the state of Missouri against the Re-
public. Standard and Waters Pierce
Oil companies. has filed his report
with the supreme court of the state.
He sustains every allegation of At
torney General Hadley's petition and
recommends that the companies be
ousted from the state.
President Figuero, Of Salvador, has
cabled the Associated press that the
report that a revolution had broken
out there was entirely false.
The failure of the State bank OF
Manitou, Ok. with a capital OF $lO,-
600, has been announced.
Corporal E. l.. Knowles OF the
Twenty-fifth infantry was convicted
by the court martial recently held
at San Antonio, Texas. of assaulting
with intent to kill Capt. Macklin at
El Reno, Ok. He was sentenced to
so years at hard labor in the Peni-
tentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
Foreign diplomats have complained
to the state department at Washing
ton that they are annoyed by local
officials in Maryland who seek to
enforce the laws regarding fast rid
ing. in automobiles.
The Red Cross announces that no
more contributions are needed for the
famine sufferers in China, the
having been broken by the
spring crops.
Two heat prostrations were re-
ported in st. Louis recently.