The Ordway new era., 1907-12-13


reduce the allotment q Panama bonds
10 s.5.ooo.oo0. The average price Is
S1.O3.
The six surviving members Of the
hrst Kansas territory free state legis.
lature met recently in Topeka to cele.
brate the semi-centennial of that his.
torical gathering. A large crowd was
present.
Rice hall. at Washburn college. To.
peka. was recently destroyed by flre.
involving a loss OF 100000.
The Jury which will try George
Pettibone for completely In the mur.
der OF ex.Gov. Steunenberg at Boise
Idaho. has been secured.
There occurred In one day at st.
Joseph. No. recently 20 hold.ups by
masked men. one murder and three
suicides.
The Southwest Bridge company. n
Joplin concern. one OF the largest
manufacturing plants In the district
has gone into the hands OF n receiver
The State Bank OF Admire, In Lyon
county. Kan. has closed Its doors. II
had $2S,0O0 In the failed National
Bank of Commerce at Kansas City.
The Fort Pitt National bank OF
Pittsburg. Pa, organized In 1859. has
been closed by order OF the comptrol
ler OF the treasury.
At the suggestion OF Secretary
Straus the National Council OF Com
merce was organized at Washington
recently. The body will be composed
of representatives OF the commercial
bodies from the leading cities OF the
country.
The comptroller OF the currency has
called for n statement OF the condi-
tion of the national banks OF the
country at the close OF business on De
cember 3.
Tyrie l.. Ford. an attorney has been
acquitted OF charge OF bribery at San
Francisco.
At the opening OF the National Riv-
ers and Harbors congress In Washing.
ton every state was represented by
delegates rs well as Alaska and Ha-
wall.
Wichita, Kansas. defeated the com.
mission plan OF municipal government
by vote Of nearly 3 to I.
+. V. Moorehcuse. oil st. Joseph.
Mo-. killed himself at his home there
recently. his father. former Gov. A. p.
Moorchousc. killed himself In the
same manner at Marysville. Mo, in
1891.
Ambassador Aoki has been sum
moned to Jupan by his government to
explain In detail the precise situation
In this country In regard to the Japa-
nese immigration problem.
Property In the business heart OF
Houston. Texas. to the value OF $780,
900 was recently destroyed by fire.
II. J. Groves. editor OF the Kansas
City Post. who. with o. d. Woodward.
president and manager OF the paper.
were shot recently by Gen. X. c.
Horne. has died Of his wounds.
The first message OF Gov. Haskell
/ to tn. first legislature OF the new state
OF Oklahoma was delivered orally to
the members while In joint session at
Guthrie. amid the widest enthusiasm.
Leading horse breeders OF Ken
lucky have taken steps to form new
jocky club to govern racing In the
west.
The jury In the trial of Mrs Bradley
who killed former Senator Brown In
Washington a year ago. brought In n
verdict OF acquittal. The crowd In
the court room when the jury reported
vigorously applauded.
In n rear.end collision on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad near Baltimore.
three persons were killed and 20 others
injured.
The senate has confirmed the nom.
ination Of ex-senator Blacl burn of
Kentucky to be member OF the 18th
mian Canal commission.
A bomb was recently expl" led un-
der the carriage OF President Cal IRA
OF Guatemala. but he escaped with
few scratches and bruises.
In an attempt to loot the savings
bank at Salisbury. Mo-. robbers shot
and dangerously wounded the city
marshal before being driven away.
Five men succeeded in cracking the
coin safe of the bank at Carney. Ok.
recently, securing $4,000 and safely
getting away.
The first message Of Gov. Haskell
to the legislature was read to both
houses In joint session by the gov
ernor in person at Guthrie.
Congressman Scott Of Kansas IA
vors prohibition for Washington city.
He thinks the nations capital 81 ould
set an example to the country.
Defective electric wiring caused q
fire at Fort Leavenworth which de-
stroyed wing Of the barracks. The