The Ordway new era., 1907-11-01

tne pTlnclpal topics OF discussion
In the resolutions adopted by the
Lake Mohonk conference the general
policy OF the government In the treat.
ment OF the Indians was heartily an.
proved
Two men snatchcd $4,000 in curren.
cy from bank runner In the sub
treasury In Philadelphia recently.
They were pursued and captured and
the money recovered.
The government Is preparing to buy
100000 pounds of copper for use in
the Salt river reclamation project in
Arizona
The Ute Indians on the Cheyenne
River reservation have become unruly
again and troops have been sent to
quell the disturbance
The Columbus. Ohio plant OF the
United States Steel corporation. en,-
ploying 500 men, has been closed down
indefinitely.
The Farmers Union of Texas has
$75.OO0,000 tied up In loans on the
cotton crop In an endeavor to hold
the staple for IL cents pound.
In the federal court at birmingham.
Ala. an involuntary petition In bank.
ruptcy was filed against the Southern
Steel company. a $4,000 900 corpora
ton.
Seattle. Washington. has a case OF
bubonic plague.
Sylvester Harrison. Il noted charac-
ter OF southern Kansas has disap-
peared from his home In Wichita with
s3l 900 in currency. He is charged
with embezzlement and passing spur
ious checks. He Is believed to be in
sane.
Col. Benham Cameron. of Stagville.
n. c.. was elected president OF the
National Farmers congress at Oklaho-
ma City. The selection OF the next
meeting place was left t. the eXecu-
tive committee.
Thomas +. Rcgan. former police com
missioner of San Francisco. has
brought suit against McClurc's MaGa'
zine for 100000 damages for defama'
tion of character In connection with
writc.up OF the San Francisco graft
scandal
The Security Investment company OF
Pittsburg. Pa, a Westinghouse instltn'
tion. has become involved. and VIII
necessitate temporary suspension or
receivership for several Westinghouse
industrial concerns.
All n.ne OF the balloons engaged in
the race for the Bennett cup have safe
I,. Il, t.I hn balloon POM
mern won. landing ut Asbury Park. \.
j.. $50 miles from st. Louis. Lis'e de
France was second. landing near the
Pommern. The next race Will be held
In Germany.
About 400 delegates representing "
states, attended the trust conference
Of the National Civic Federation at
Chicago. Nicholas Murray Butlcr. oil
Columbia university. presided.
A French reconnoitering column In
Morocco. was surrounded by 1000
Moors. and the timely arrival oil Ten.
Drude with reinforcements was all
that saved II from annihilation.
In his address at Nashville, Tenn.
President Roosevelt declared that he
was responsible for turning the llgh'
on Wall street affairs. but was not
responsible for what that liSh' re
yealed. He also declared there woh'n
be no let.up in his present poiicy Oh
prosecuting Illegal corporations.
A run of depositors on the kh'ckcr-
booker Trust company. onH OF the lirs
est banking institutions in New iorh'
recently caused It to close It's doors'
At the same time tremendous slump
occurred in the price OF stocks III wa"
street. The West is not affected 10
any great extent by the furry.
Section six OF the Sherman anu
trust law, which gives the government
mower to seize trust goods. mas oeen
mt into effect for the first time py
the seizure of a large consignment VI
cigarettes at Norfolk, Va, owned py
the tobacco trust To regain tne
goods the trust must prove that II 70
not a combination In restraint oi
trade.
In accordance with an order given
nv the mayor all the liquor joints III
p,,,sburp Kan, have been closed.
The temporary Injunction against
melting a strike by the international
pressmen's union has been made per-
manent by Judge .ompson at cihc'h'
natl. ,,,,
A Topeka theater manager has peen
arrested for keeping his theater open
on Sunday and the case VIII 20 "
the supreme court as test case.
The question of whether oni.ea
s,ote. court has a right to en1oin u
,sor,tpp its laws Is to re