Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-17

kingdom and caused widespread Joy
among the people. Much stately cere.
mony was observed at the palace In
being present to greet the new born
prince.
Portions OF Siberia recently exper-
fenced severe earthquake shock.
The New York court Of appeals
has sustained the right Of Attorney
General jackson to attack the title OF
George d. Mcclellan as Mayor OF New
York city on behalf OF William r..
Hearst.
The government crop bulletin
shows the average condition OF the
winter wheat crop on May l to have
been s2.9 per cent The acreage Is
about five per cent less than that har-
vested last fall.
The Kansas state text book com
mission has let contracts aggregating
schools OF the state for the next five
years. The so-calied book trust only
got one award.
The Chicago Journal recently pub.
lished long article charging that
Charles II. Meyer. president Of the
Western Federation OF Miners. had
served a term In Joliet penitentiary.
Meyer denies the charge.
An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 10000
tons ut a cost $5.OOo.OOO. The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
The differences between Mexico
and Guatemala have been amIcabiy
settled. Mexico Withdrawing her de.
mand for the cxtradition Of the mur.
dcrers OF Gen. Barrillas.
The Union Pacific railroad has de.
clared u quarterly dividend Of - per
cent
A shaft OF granite t5 feet long and
five feet five inches square ut the
basc has been completed ut Branford
Conn. Il IL to be used to commemorate
the completion OF the Sault ST. Marie
canal.
Twcnty.nInc st. Louis persons have
been subpocnaed to appear before the
federal court mt Dcn.cr. Col. regard
Ing fraudulent coal land claims In that
state.
A disastrous fire In which two per,
sons lost their lives and number OF
others were injured. occurred In Kan
sas City when the University build,
Ing. occupied by many musicians and
artists. was completely destroyed.
The Shrincrs In session at Los An.
sclcs. Cal. have chosen st. Paul aS
tho meeting place OF the 1905 con.
ciayc.
Garland Moore. who killed hIi
sweetheart. Clara West. ut Boia dare,
Missouri. has been convicted Of sec,
ond degree murder and sentenced "a
Is years In the p~n,cniiary.
II In stated In Washington that tho
president In his speech at Indian.
apolis on May 20. proposes to sivc
u full and conservative statement OF
his views regarding the railroad icgis.
laiion needs of tho country.
W. o. Douglas. the former loan
clerk Of the Trus, Company OF Amer.
lea. has pleaded guilty of the larceny
Of sii:.ooo worth OF railroad stock.
While on the witness stand n, Dcs
Noincs. Ia. James Hadficid. a pioneer
OF tho state. fell dead from heart dis.
ease.
A suburban passenger train on tho
Burlington railroad was wrecked 70.
was killed and about 20 others In.
jurcd.
The trial of W. d. Haywood. sec.
rotary OF the Western Federation OF
Miners. for completely In tho murder
Of former Gov. Stcuncnbcrs. of idaho.
has begun at Boise. The trial pro.
misses to last for several weeks.
Three men were wounded. two pro.
baby fatally. in a fcud fight near
Nevada. Mo. recently.
In a rcar end collision near Ham.
ilton. Ohio. one man was killed. one
fatally and two others seriously In.
jured.
In the United States circuit cour, Of
Indiana. the so-calicd drug trust was
pcrpc,uaIly enjoincd from combining
in restraint of trade.
The Susan u. Anthony memorial
fund Of $4,000 TO promote the cause
of equal suffrage has been completed.
The eruption of the Stromboli vol.
cano has become more violent and the
apprehension is growing. Almost all
the inhabitants OF the island have
made their escape.
The strikcbreakers running cars In
San Francisco were recently show.
cred with roses and carnations by tho
ladies' Of the city.
Princeton university has received a
gift of Si.2oo.000 from private fam.
lily whose name is not made public.