Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
noss Important Happenings os tAs
Past Seven Days.
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POseoAal.

AIRS. Assie Myers under sentence TO
be hanged for the murder Of her hus'
band In Kansas City has been granted
another appeal to the supreme court
and Gov. Folk has granted 30 days
respite TO Frank Hoffman. her alleged
accompiice.
George II. Cortelyou has announced
his retirement from the chairmanship
of the republican national committe.
Harry s. New will become acting
chairman. O..
ID. Il. Francis president Of the D.
Louis worlds fair company has gone
to- Mexico to present TO President
Diax gold medal awarded him In
recognition OF his services TO tho ex.
position company.
David Ovcrmyer. one OF the most
prominent democrats In the west.
ard candidate OF his party for nttor'
ncy general OF Kansas at tho last
election. died rather suddenly at his
home In Topeka recently Of acute
pneumonia.
=. Z. Warren. OF Wyoming. has
been reelected as United States SEN
ntor from his state.
King Peter OF Servia. denies that
he has my intention Of resirnins or
permanently leaving the country.
Edward Harry Hurst. u cartoonist.
dramatic critic and playwright. OF
Louisville. KY. Is dead at Phoenix.
Ariz.
Gen. II. F. Patterson. formerly OF
the Fourth Iowa cavalry and Twcn-
ty.flfth Iowa infantry and more re-
Gently consul general at Calcutta. In.
dia. died recently ut ST. GATHERINGS.
Ont.
Ellen Terry. the English actress.
has sailed for the United States to
make farewell tour Of America.
Sir Thomas Upton has offered
cup for n yacht race In Hampton
Roads during the jamestown expo.
sition.
Col. Pntko AndrIcff. chief Of tho
Ecndarmes OF tho Lodx district In
Russian Poland. was recently shot
and killed on the streets Of Lodx.
Capt. John T. Lytlc. general man.
aser and secretary of the Texas Cat
tic Raiscrs' association, Is dead In
San Antonio.
CoWGpessioaal.
Secretary Taft has submitted to
congress m estimate Of the def.
cheney In the war department for tho
current year. which amounts to s6.-
27i.7sC. Cuban Intervention was the
principal cause OF the deficit.
The congressional committee who
have been inspecting the work on the
isthminn canal have returned to
Washington much pleased with the
progress made. I"
A lively scene was enacted In the
house recently when Representa-
tives Mahon. OF Pennsylvania, and
Gaines. of Tennessee, passed the
lie. The men were only prevented
from coming to blows by the inter-
ference Of other members.
The senate committee has re-
fused to recommend the proposed
increase In salaries Of cabinet men,
bers. president of the. senate. speak.
er Of the house. and representatives.
Congressman William Alden Smith
Of Grand Rapits. Mich. nns been
nominated by the republican caucus
to succeed Russell A. Alger as Uni
ted States senator.
The la Toilette bill providing that
railway employees engaged In hand
ling trains shall not work more than
16 consecutive hours has been
passed by the senate by n vote Of
20 to /.
The house recently passed 62S PEN
sion bills in 95 minutes.
The senate recently passed the
McCumber service pension bill with
out division.
Mtscsllansoss.
An agreement has been reached by
which the questions In dispute be-
tween the Southern Pacific railway
and its firemen will be submitted to
arbitration and the men have returned
to work.
A committee has been appointed by
the Oklahoma constitutional conven-
ton to investigate the extent and
value Of the segregated coal lands as
a first step toward their punches by
the new state.
The shah of Persia is dead at Te-
heran. the capital. after lingering
illness. He will be succeeded by his
son who has been acting as regent for
some time.
Lieut.. Gen. vladimir Pavloff. Rus
sian military procurator, known as
"Hangman" Pavloff. was recently
shot to death by revolutionist in
St Petersburg. The assassin was
captured after long chase.
Fire at Almena, Kan, destroyed six
buildings and damaged others.
Secretary Taft has ordered Brig.
Gen. McCaskey, commanding the