Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Iost Important Happenings c. TIC
Past Seven Days.
GnterestinE Items Gathered from, AL
parts oi the World Condensed
Into small space for tho
0cneat of Osr Headers.
PoFsOAal

Alfred Walter. president OF tho
Seaboard Air Line system Of rail-
roads. is dead at his home in New
York
| General Antonio Paredes. who has
been preparing revolution against
Castro. has landed In Venezuela and is
gathering an army.
Charles W. Oldrieve. equipped with
wooden shoes. walked on the water
I form Cincinnati to New Orleans In 10
days winning the worlds championship
and bet OF 5000.
A great crowd OF personal and po-
litical friends gathered in London To
say farewell to Ambassador Bryce and
Mrs. Bryce on their departure for
the United States.
Lieut.. Frank Lahm will defend the
James Gordon Bennet, aeronautical
cup at the St Louis balloon races
next October.
Ex. Gov Frank ". Higgins. OF New
York. Is dead at his home In Olean.
He occupied the executive chair from
1894 to 1906.
4 divorce has been granted In the
| case OF Jessie Lincoln Bcckwith.
daughter OF Robert T. Lincoln. and
grand daughter OF President Lincoln.
| Official information has been re-
| coired at Washington that rs re-
suit Of m operation President Castro.
of Venezuela. Is In a fair way TO re-
cover.
Harold S. Van Buren,. OF New York.
the American Consul nt Nice. France.
Is dead.
James +. Harrison. a grand son Of
William Henry Harrison. Ii dead at
Mound City. Kan. II. was retrcan
OF the Mexican and Civil wars.
Alexis AiiadIn. leader OF the peas
m, party In Russia has arrived In
| New York. His intration il Ia tour
the United States In the caus. OF
freedom for Russians.
y. S. Ellsworth. promoter and
phIIanihropIst OF Iowa Falls. Ia. In
dead nj his home In that city.
a. NJ Campbell. one OF the found
ers Of Saiina. Kan. and n pioneer OF
the state. recently fell down II cellar
way In tha, city and Was killed.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The president, has assured the Cali
| fornlans In Washington that an cS-
ira session of congress- will be called
II the pending immigration bill iS not
passed ut the present session.
The house after an interesting de-
bate has passed the naval appropTia-
ton bill which carries in round num-
bcTH ss6.1OJ. 600. An effort to strike
on, the provision for an additional
hatiIcship Of tho DrcainauEh' class
was defeated by a vote Of iiJ TO iii.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania.
made n strong speech In the Scna'"
recently In opposition TO the rcso
luton unscating Reed Smoo, of Utah.
| Temperance advocates 1000 strong.
recently made demonstration at
the national capitol In Aupport of n
bill TO rid the District Of Columbia OF
| the liquor traffic.
A Joint resolution has been intro.
| duccd In congress- to empower tn"
| president TO exclude from the mails
| publications which contain the revolt.
ing details OF the Thaw trial and
| other cases of similar nature.
Opposition has developed In the
senate to ,h, immigration bill as
amended by the committee.
The senate has passed n bill To
provide for an investigation of the wa.
ter resources of the United States.
The president has sen, to the sem
ate the new treaty with STn'o Do
mingo relative to the revenues OF
that country.
The senate and house confcrces
have reported an amendment 10 the
immigration bill whereby foreigners
| who Use their passports to secure ad.
mission to the United States to the
| dctriment of labor conditions will be
| excluded. The idea Is TO bar Japa.
ncse coolies who come TO this coup-
try from Hawaii and the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has sent to
congress a message calling attention
to the urgent need Of legislation af.
fectipg the different phases of the
| rublic land situation In the United
States.
MlsreilaWssss.
BY the explosion of gas in rcstau.
rant at Los Angeles. Cal. four per
sons were killed outright and 20
others were seriously injured. The
two.story building in which the eSplo.
sion occurred Is a total wreck.
The senate has passed the bill
granting the government the right of
| appeal to the United States supreme
cour; in criminal cases.
The Western Union Telegraph com.
many has granted a ten npr cent In.