The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

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Representatives OF the different In
Dor organizations employed In the
shops OF the Missouri Pacific syh.
.e" are TO have conference I'm 81
Louis with view to affecting q set,
tiement OF the timers strike.
a dispatch from Shanghai SAYS The
situation In China is growing more
threatening and the reyolutIonorv
movement is becoming more pro.
nounced. "'
| The Moors suddenly decended uoon
the French camp at Casa Blanca
ana n sharp fight ensued which last.
ed from to IL n. m, when Tho
French drove the Moors back,
The accidental explosion OF three
i? pound shells in an ordinance store
house at Fort Tatten at WIlIets
Point. l.. l.. severly injured three ar.
tillerymen who were loading shells
Heavy loss OF life is report~d from
central Japan because OF floods
NJ. Camille Flammarion, n French
astronomer. after making some recent
observations of the planet Mars. an.
hounces his belief that there is life
there.
a revolt of the insane prisoners in
olihton prison ut Dannemora, New
YORK, resulted In the death OF one
convict and the serious wounding of
several Others by the guards.
IN" paymaster of Il manufacturing
concern In Philadelphia was recently
held up In broad daylight and robbed
OF n satchel containing $4,000.
Gen. Greedy. In his annual report.
complains that during the past ten
years the remounts for the army
nave gradually deterioratcd In quality
and have steadily Increased in price.
The Kansas state tax commission
mas Issued an order that hereafter
all real estate In the state shall be
assessed at its full cash value.
The Moroccan situation is regard.
ed In Paris as having assumed dis.
tinctly more serious aspect. The
fear Is expressed that the whole
country Will soon be ablaze with IA.
naticism. A new Moorish army has
appeared before Casa Blanca and Gen.
Drude has asked for rcinforcements.
The majority of the county attor.
ncys of Kansas recently held n secret
conference In Topeka with Attorney
General Jackson. The principal topic
discussed was methods of enforcing
the liquor laws of the state.
The town of Ridgeway. Pcnnsyl.
vania. reports 30 cases of typhoid
fever. IL cases OF spinal meningitis
and lG cases of infantile paralysis In
the care of local physicians.
Secretary Cortelyou has decided
that the Wall street furry is only af.
fecting spectators and he will not
lend government aid ut this time.
James NJ. Shumaker. former su.
pcrintcndent OF public buildings and
grounds at Harrisburg. Pa. has is.
sued n statement saying that he is |
the capitol graft scandal. He charges
that the whole steal grew out OF an
attempt TO cover up n treasury short
age.
A Beloit. Wisconsin, surgeon recent.
ly operated upon two of his sons Tor
appendicitis. This is the fourth op'
Grafton he has performed in his own
family.
For the first time since the Amer
lean occupation, the island of Leyte.
is now in peaceful condition and all
the American troops have been with
draw
A vigilance committee has been
organized at Wichita, Kan. whose
purpose 1t Is to protect white wom-
en- against murderous assaults OF ne
gro thugs.
Three registered mail pouches con-
tanning about s250.0O0 disappeared re-
Gently from Burlington train De-
tween Denver and oxford. Neb. Post
office inspectors and detectives are
working on the case.
The jury in the Sassaman case AT
Warrensburg, Mo-. returned Ferdict
of guilty of first degree murder
and fixed his punishment at " years
in the penitentiary.
Gov. Hoch has transmitted letter
tn me state board of railroad com.
missioners demanding to know IL
they intend to order flat two'ceh'
messenger rate in the state. lie In
Inmates that special session OF the
legislature will be called unless such
action is taken.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company has issued orders that all
employes WHO drink liquor While on
duty shall be discharged. ,,
At a conference at Sycamore nm
between the president and represen'
tatives of the navy department. 1t was
decided that the Atlantic fleet OF pat
t,osbins should start for the Pacihc
in December next.