Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-01

been formally opened 10 traiiic'
saved.
The Iowa Central car shops at Mar
shalltown have been completely de-
stroyed fire. The loss Is 100000.
In the first cabinet meeting since
last June the financial situation anu
the growing needs of the navy were
the principal 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 ap-
proved.
Two men snatched $1,000 In curren-
cy from n bank runner In the sub
treasury In Philadelphia recently.
They were pursued and captured and
the money recovered.
The government IL 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 tho
United States Steel corporation. en-
pioying 800 men. has been closed down
indefinitely.
The Farmers Union Of Texas has
375.000.000 tied up In loans on tho
cotton crop In an endeavor to hold
the staple for l5 cents n pound.
In the federal court ut birmingham.
Ala. an involuntary petition In bank
ruptcy was filed against the Southern
Steel company. u S:5. .O00.000 corpora
tion.
Seattle. Washington. has u case OF
bubonic plague.
Sylvester Harrison. = noted chnrac-
ter OF southern Kansas has disap.
pearcd from his home In Wichita with
S3i 900 In currency. He Ii charged
with embczzlemcnt and passin. spur
ious checks. He is believed to be In.
sane.
Col. Bcnham Cameron. Of Stasviilc.
n. c.. was elected president Of tho
National Farmcrs' congress at Oklaho-
ma City. The selection Of the next
mectin. place waS left I, the caccu'
tive committee.
Thomas =. Rc.an. former police com
brought suit against McCiurc's Masa.
zine for 100000 damages for dcfama'
tion Of character In connection with
writc.up OF tho San frnncisco graft
scandal.
Tho Security Investment company OF
PittsburH. Pa. n westinghouse insiitu'
tion. has become involved. and will
ncccsaitatc a temporary suspension or
rcccivcrship for several Westinghouse
Industrial concerns.
All n;nc Of tho balloons engaged in
tho race for the Bennett cup have safe
iy landed. Tho German balloon Posn.
mcrn won. LANDING at Asbary Park. n.
j.. $50 miics from 81. Louis. Lisic de-
France was second. landing near tho
Pommcrn. The next race will bc held
In Germany.
About 600 delegates representing q:
states. attended the trust conference
Of the National Civic Federation at
Chicago. Nicholas Murray Butler. Of
Columbia university. presided.
A French accommodating column In
Morocco. was surrounded by 5000
Moors. and the timely arrival Of Gen.
Drudc with rcintorccmcnts vas all
that saved Il from annihiiaiiou.
In his address at Nashville. Tenn.
President Roosevelt declared that he
was responsible for turning the iishi
on Wall street affairs. but vas not
responsible for what that lisht 70
vcaicd. lie also declared there would
be no ict,up In his present policy Of
prosecuting illegal corporations.
A run Of dcposit@s on the k.ickcr.
booker Trust company. on of the iars'
est banking institutions in New York.
recently caused I, TO close It's doors,
Al the same time a tremendous slump
occurred In the price Of stocks In Wall
street. The West is not affected to
any great extent by the furry.
Section six OF the Sherman anti.
trust law. which gives the government
power to seize trust goods. has been
put into effect for the first time by
the seizure Of large consignment Of
cigarettes at Norfolk. Va. owned by
the tobacco trust. To regain the
goods the trust must prove that Il IL
trade.
In accordance with an order given
by the mayor all the liquor joints In
Pittsburg. Kan. have been closed.
The temporary Injunction against
melting a strike by the International
rrcssmen's union has been made per.
manent by Judge ..ompson at Cincin.
natl.
A Topeka theater manager has BEEN
arrested for keeping his thcater open
on Sunday and the case will GO to
the supreme court as test case.
The question Of whether a United
States court has a right TO enjoin Q
state from enforcing its laws Is TO .e
brought tefore the supreme sourt by
ast,rn,x f,,ocral Yaunc ,,f Mlnn,eosa