Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

Savannah. Ga. court In the famous
Green and Gaynor case. The sen.
ience WIS four years Imprisonment
and a fine OF $4,000.
The commercial Teiegraphers UnIon
has sent TO each member OF the boas,
o: directors of the Western Un!sn
TIE --raph company. a statement OF
erie :ances.
A jury has been secured to try the
Haywood case at Boise. Idaho. Ono
month WAS taken up In securing tho
jury and II Is predicted that tho
trial will last 90 days longer.
The rules Of the civil service COM
mission have been SO amended as to
prohibit all persons in the classified
civil service from taking an active
part In politics.
Four members Of fishing party
were drowned by the capsizing Of
their boat In wunder's Lake nea.'
Page. Neb.
According to the government bull
letin the average condition OF grow
ing cotton ON May e5 wis To,5 per
| cent.
Gov. Glenn. OF North Carolina. an.
nounces that his state will vigorous.
iy fight the suits of the railroads at.
tempting to set aside the new laws
reducing freight and passenger rates.
San Francisco Japanese have de-
cided to send special envoy To
Toxic to urge n modification Of th +.
immigration pact made recently be-
tween Japan and the United States.
Allentown. Pa. is investigating q
concerted attempt by incendiaries TO
destroy the town.
II. II. Tucker. the Indicted Sec
rctary of the Uncle Sam OIL Com
pany. has been sentenced to three
months Imprisonment In the Topeka
jnil for contempt Of court by United
States Circuit Judge Hook. The act
OF contempt was sensational affi.
dayit filed by Tucker alleging col.
lusion between federal judges and
the Standard OIL Company.
A United States signal corps off.
Ger and two companions recently made
a successful balloon trip from Wash
inston to Harrisburg. Pa. in
hours and - minutes
''Fs. Mary Spaush has been nc.
quilted OF completely In tho killing Of
Sheriff Polk of Iron county. Mo. for
which her two sons are now under
sentence.
| The Wabash railroad has been con.
victcd In the federal court nj Spring.
field. ILL.,. OF vioiatin. the law regard.
Ing safety appliances on freight cars.
The railroads OF Nebraska have
served written notice on the state au.
thor!tics that they intend to attack
the constitutionality Of the two cent
fare law.
The railroads of Missouri have do
cidcd to comply with the two cent
fare law. but will abolish NIL low
rate excursions.
After having weathcrcd storms for
nearly 7s years. the old sloop of war
st. Louis was recently sold at Phila.
dciphia as junk for St.2i0.
The saloon element at Frontcnnc
Kansas. recently caused the arrest OF
two preachers on n charge Of boot.
Logging" ard when they were re-
leased from Jail they were badly
beaten by crowd Of saloon sympa.
thizcrs.
The Kansas City Transportation
company has purchased two boats TO
carry freight between st. Louis and
that city on the Missouri river.
| A notable conference on the sub
| ject OF trust prosecutions was held
at the White house recently. partIci.
patcd In by the president. members
OF the cabinet and several officials
from the department OF Justice. the
Harriman.Alton deal was the princl.
pal topic of discussion.
Harry Orchard. the principal wit.
ness for the state against W. ID. Hay.
wood, was placed on the stand at
Boise. Idaho. and detailed many
blood.curling crimes leading up
the murder OF former Gov. Steu!
berg. in all OF which he charged tho
Western Federation of Miners execu-
tive committee were implicated.
The statement of the prosecution
in the Haywood case ut Boise, Idaho,
scathingly arraigned the officials Of
the Western Federation OF Miners.
declaring that the state was ready
to prove that Meyer. Haywood and
Pettibone were responsible for many
other deaths beside that Of Gov.
Steunenberg.
The viceroy Of Canton. China has
reported to the Pekin government
that the disorders at Lienchow and
Pakhoi have been suppressed and
that all missionaries are safe.
A five.year-old girl at Mount
Sterling, ILL.,, was killed by stepping
on a loose board which flew up
striking her in the face and imbed.
ding n nail in her brain.