Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-10

has Just hela its first meeting IN
Washington.
The United States court OF appeals
has affirmed the decision of the lower
federal court finding Armour Pack
ing company. Swift 4 Co. Morris 4
Co. and the cudahy Packing company
guilty OF accepting rebates.
James Bryce. British Ambassador.
will deliver an address at jamestown.
May Is. commemorative the first pee
manent settlement of English speaie
ins people on the American con.
tinent.
The first international boat race
between the crews Of the warshiis
gathered off jamestown exposition
grounds resulted in victory for the
crew OF the American battisship
Virginia. ~
A special Jury has been called mt
Joplin. Mo-. to Investigate the charges
OF police graft. f.I.
A hsryere wind and electrical storm
did considerable damage al Spring.
field. Mo. and vicinity recently.
In the federal court at Guthrie. OK.
the demurrers Of the lumberiusn To the
indictments against them were over
ruled. The eases will be called for trial
at the next term Of court
Owing to contrary winds the ut
tempt OF Capt, Chandler and J. &. Mc.
Coy TO reach Washington. ID. e.. from
81. Louis failed. After being In the air
10 hours the balloon landed ut Cot
conda. Ill. i30 miles from the starting
point.
Abraham Rucf recently moved for
change OF venue OF his case nom
San Francisco alleging that for ,cri-
ous reasons he could no, sct u fair
trial In that county.
a company has been organized 10
build a s:.o0o.0oo ccmcat plant ~
| Tulsa. I. T.
The Web Prcssman's union of St
Louis has ordered strike In all the
English newspapers Of the city ~s-
cop, one. The prcssmcn and helper
per cent In wnges. iush
In speech at Worcester. Mass.
Leslie n. Shaw. former secretary OF
the treasury declared war for the con-
troll OF the Pacific ocean was newt.
able.
Count Otto Won waldstcin. nm Aus
trian nobicmnn. was recently killed In
California by shcriff's posse who
mistook him for n desperate for
whom they were searching. 40 &
The wages OF the entire working
force In the packing houses NJ Omaha
have been voluntarily Increased from
five to I5 per cent. 1aat
A disastrous gunpowdcr explosion
recently occurred in Canton. Chinn.
More than loo buildings were wrecked
and hundreds OF the natives were
either killed or injured. The foreign
settlement escaped Injury.
Charles J. Stcedmnn. of New York
and Philadelphia. son OF the late Rear
Admiral Stcedman recently commit
ted suicide In n Paris hotel.
Three men were killed and six In
jured In an accident In an ore mine
ut Riddlesburg, Pa, recently.
Tho new treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo intended to
replace the one which has been pend.
ing In the senate for the last two
years, has been ratified by the Do
minican congress.
Former State Senator Franklin p.
Mays has been fined In the federal
court ut Portland. Ore. the sum of $i0.-
600 for completely In the land frauds
In that state.
The Inland Waterways commission.
at its final meeting In Washington,
decided to proceed to Kansas City and
make n thorough inspection trip down
the Missouri river to st. Louis.
Cattle are reported to be dying In
Elk county. Kan. of Texas fever.
About 20 Chicago women were in.
iured in a panic caused by fire in
the building occupied by the Lotus
Lunch club. Most OF the injured suf.
fered broken bones by jumping from
windows.
An association has been chartered
at st. Louis whose object Is the
preservation of the log cabin built by
i Gen. Grant in that vicinity. An en-
dowment fund of $4,000 is to be
created.
The weather bureau in Washington,
declared the past month the coolest
I April in 26 years.
Rev. Jere Knode Cooke. rector OF
st. George Episcopal church at Hemp
stead, l.. I. fled recently with his
ward an orphan girl named Whaley.
who is only II years OF age. The
whereabouts of the couple is unknown.
| "a statue of Gen. George b. Mcclellan
was unveiled recently at Washington
with appropriate ceremonies. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the principal
speaker of the day. The statue was
erected by the Society of the Army OF
4 the Potomac. zf.r7s .,---.-.-. u.