Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20

Issued challenge TO the New York
Yacht club for another race for the
Americas cup to take place In 1908.
The Illinois pardon board has de-
MED the application Of Paul o. Stems
land for pardon. He looted the NIL.
waukee Avenue Saving bank OF Chi.
cago. of which he was president.
Walter wellman. head OF the Chi.
cago Record.Herald Arctic expedition
has arrived at Tromsoe. Norway. on
his way home. He has definitely CIV
On up his attempt to reach the north
pole by airship for this season.
The French steamer La Provence
made the run from Havre. to New
York. n distance OF 3.l40 miles. In o
days. I hour and IL minutes recently.
The ONCE Of the Joplin. Mo-. News
Herald. a republican daily. was re-
Gently entirely wrecked by dynamite
placed among the machinery. The
plant was practically new. having
ouly been installed recently. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000. The fight tho
paper has made against gambling and
for law enforcement Is believed to
have been the reason for the outrage.
According to the Interstate Com.
merce commissioners report. Just
made public. the railroads Of the coun.
try during the year ended June 80.
1906. killed 1868 persons and In.
jured 97.7O6 others.
Nineteen financial editors Of British
newspapers have arrived In this coun.
try to study the financial situation
and natural resources OF Canada and
the United States.
The new giant turbine steamer LUIS.
itania made new record between
Queenstown and New York on her
maiden voyage. She made the as:
miles In i've days and q minutes.
hour.
In tho common pleas court Mt Phil.
ndclphia. the Pennsylvania twocent
passenger fare law. passed by the last
legislature. was declared unconstitu.
t'onal. The case will be taken to the
state supreme court.
Tho meat drivers OF New York. nj.
ter being on :. strike 70. IS days. have
gone back to work on practically tho
same terms tina; existed before tho
waikout.
Uadcr the direction OF Emperor
William Germany In making extensive
preparations for the entertainment OF
Secretary TAFT On his coming visit TO
that country.
The Knights and Ladies' Of Security.
frntctnai organization with head.
quart n IN Topeka. have bought nm
entire t,nd issue o. that city amount.
In to $4,000.
Al a conference ..cid In Chicago tho
Kansas railroads decided to ignore
the state railroad commission and re-
fuse to obey the order requiring two
cent passcn.' rate.
A mile race track In to be cxtab.
lIshcd ut Zion City. near Chicago.
Crown Princess Cecilia OF Germany
has scnt her chef to this country 10
study American cooking.
A fast train on tho Great Northern
railroad WINS recently held UP In Mon.
tana by two masked men. who dyna.
mitcd mn empty express safe and then
rificd the registered mail pouches.
The railroad company has offered
5000 reward for the bandits.
Gov. Sheldon OF Nebraska has de-
clarcd himself In favor Of m amend.
mcnt to tho constitution taking from
the federal courts the right to cnjoin
state officials from enforcing state
laws.
Tho diplomatic corps at Washington
look upon the recent anti.Asiatie
riots in Vancouver. British Columbia.
as a great MD to the negotiation Of an
exclusion treaty between Japan and
the United States.
The steamer Mont Eagle. from the
Orient with hundreds OF Japanese.
Chinese and Hindus on board. was re.
fused n landing Mt Vancouver and
forced to turn back to Victoria, where
the passengers were landed.
The car service committee Of the
American Railway association held
conference recently Mt Atlantic City.
n. j.. TO discuss measures to avert nm
impending car shortage on the rail.
roads OF the country.
News has been received Of the prob.
able loss of the schooner Duchess Of
Berford. which carried the Anglo
American Arctic expedition. Three
members Of the expedition arc report.
cd missing.
Announcement OF tho discovery Of
m anti.toxin that will kill diphtherin
germs In the human organism In three
minutes has been made at the Ohio
university.
Judge Pollock has granted a TEN.
porary injunction preventing the
secretary OF state Of Missouri from
annuiiing the license Of the Rock
Island railroad in that state.
Chester y. Runyan. who confessed
to stealing 100000 from the Windsor
Trust company in New York. has
been sentenced to seven years In Sing
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