The Ordway new era., 1907-10-18

| witness of the recent suicide III '"
town of Miss May Sapp. WhitloW,
who is a married man, claims the sif'
killed herself because her love io'
him was unrequited.
Railroad Commissioner Williams oil
Nebraska. after an inspection OF the
Missouri Pacific railway In that state,
! pronounces the roadbed unsafe anu
recommends restriction Of the speed
OF trains.
Growers. manufacturers and dealers
in cotton held an inter national confer
ence at Atlanta. Ga aud 500 delegates
from all parts OF the world we're
present.
By a cave-in in the ballast quarrles
OF the Mexican Central railroad al
Victoria l6 laborers were killed ana
II others fatally injured.
| Up to date there has been 81 cases
and 81 deaths from bubonic plague In
San Francisco.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
announced n voluntary raise in salary
TO all telegraph operators in the EN-
| ploy of the company.
An explosion caused by the upset.
| ting OF a metal pot at the Standard
Steel works. Butler, Pa. caused the
death of four men and the injury OF
40 others.
Augustus Hartje has filed with the
superior court petition to reopen
the famous Pittsburg divorce case. al
,eging that new evidence in the form
Of letters has been discovered.
Numerous Montana and Washington
investors have been swindled to the
extent of more Ihan a third OF mil
lion dollars by sharpers who saltcd
the Red Canon placer mine near Lc-
ander, Wyoming. The property is
said to be worthless.
The coroners jury. which has been
investigating the mysterious death OF
May Sapp at Moran. Kan. has rem
dered verdict that the girl was mur.
dered s F. Whitlow has been arrest
ed charged with the crime.
r. n. Ford has been convicted OF
wrecking the bank of Burton. Ohio.
which failed four years ago for 1880
600.
The Gentry Hills Lumber company.
OF Pond Creek. Ok. has filed charges
of discrimination in rates on lumber
against the Santa Fe and other rail.
roads before ;he Interstate Commerce
commission.
The agricultural department OF
Washington reports the condition OF
corn for October at rs per cent as
,.Itb on yn,r ,yn
In New York recently 1876 electric
cars were destroyed by the burning OF
the Fourteenth street car barns. The
loss was placed at 100000.
A Belgian syndicate Is being formed
to establish n direct line of turbine
steamers between Antwerp. Boston
and New York.
The Metropolitan street railway
company of New York has been placed
In the hands of a receiver
A body supposed t. be that of Jack
Simpkins. the long missing member of
the Western Federation of miners.
was recently found in Shcshone coun.
ty. Idaho.
Mrs. Charles J. Romadke. wife OF
millionaire manufacturer OF Milwau.
kee. has been arrested In Chicago
charged with theft. She confessed to
many robberies which have bafIled the
police.
Two prominent physicians of Paris
created sensation in the Academy
of Medicine by a report that they had
succeeded in removing birthmarks
with radium. The operation is en-.
tirely painless and may be applied to
an infant while asleep.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
contracted for s2.500.OOO worth of
ohia wood railroad ties to be deliv.
cred from Hawaii in the next five
years.
The turbine steamer L.usitania
broke all records on her second west
ward trip from Queenstown to New
York, making the distance in four
days and 20 hours. The fastest days
run was GIT knots.
The American delegation Mt The
| Hague peace conference has succeeded
in getting favorable committee action
regarding obligatory arbitration.
The attorney general of Kansas is
preparing a list OF questions the in.
surance companies made defendants
In an antitrust suit will be asked 10
answer.
The vote of the New York Teleg
raphers' union to call out the mer
from leased wire Offices has beer
rescinded.
The earnings of the Santa Fe 70,
the year ended June 80 were 500. .6S3.
4o7. an increase of nearly $4,000, 900
over the previous year
Nine blocks in the business section