Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
Another anti.Amerlcan meeting was


recently held In Canton. China. at
which resolutions were adopted re-
viving the boycott on goods from
the United States and to dissuade Ia.
borers from going To Panama
Thomas Tanning. q Kansas City
recluse. was recently found murdered
in his home In that city. His papers
had been rifled. but money to the
value Of several thousand dollars
was untouched.
The motion Of Mayor schmitz OF
San Francisco. to take the cases
pending against him from the court
Of Judge Dunno and assign them
to some other department has been
denied.
Near La Crosse, Va. on the Sea
Board Air line the passengers In .
Pullman were held up and robbed
OF $500 In cash besides a great deal
OF jewelry. by two bandits. who suo-
ceeded In making their escape.
The thirtieth session OF the Nebras-
ka legislature began business by the
election of d. N. Nettleton. Of Clay
county. rs speaker.
One OF the most disastrous wrecks
In the history Of the Rock Island sys-
TEN occurred recently near Vollnnd.
wabaunsee county. Kansas. More
than 30 persons. mostly Mexicans.
were killed and So were injured. The
wreckase caught fire and several OF
the bodies were burned beyond rccos'
milton. The telegraph operator NJ
Vollnnd Is held responsible.
A dozen persons were injured. 40
families were made homeless and q
900 people were driven from their
homes temporarily. recently by fire
In the west side tenement district Of
New York.
The magnificent silver service for
the battlcship Kansas has arrived In
Topeka and will be placed on. exhi.
bition for the benefit Of the members
of the legislature.
Roy Swartzcr. n young tclcgraphcr.
hns confessed to willfully causing n
wreck on the Oregon Short line nj
Peterson, Utah. recently. He stated
that his only motive for the deed was
n desire TO see tho long freight train
plunge into the river.
The American Red Cross society
has made nm appeal direct to the
farmers Of the country for corn and
wheat to be sent to China to relieve
tho famine sufferers In that country.
Joe Cans. the negro champion In
the lightweight class. easily defeated
kid" Herman. OF Chicago. In the
eighth round ut Tonopah. New, 70.
Gently.
The funerals OF many of the vic
tins OF the recent railroad wreck at
Terra Gotta, ID. c.. were held In
The last official act of Gov. Mickey
Of Nebraska. wus the issuing OF par.
don to Mrs. Lille. who Is serving n
life sentence for the murder Of hen
hubnnd.
During 1906. 1889, persons ar'
rived Mt New York from foreign ports
The supreme court Of Missouri
has extended the time for the films
Of the report Of tho special commits.
sioncr In the oil company custer suits
to the April term Of court.
President and Mrs. Rooscvelts
New Years reception Mt the White
house was n brilliant function and
was attended by about $500 persons.
The president shook hands with each
In turn.
During 1906 there were reported
In New York city 1l1.772 births. 49,.
s55 marriages and 76.20G deaths. a
substantial increase In all depart.
mcnts.
Charles Z. Hughes has been In.
augurated rs governor Of New York
mt Albany. The ceremonies were un.
usually brilliant and the attendance
almost unprecedented.
An oil gushcr flowing 1890 bar.
reis n day. exceeding anything on
record in Indian territory. was re.
Gently brought In Just outside the
city limits OF Sapulpa.
Because she was displeased with
an adverse decision. Rosa Well. Of st.
Louis. fired bullet Mt Judge J. A.
Mcdonald. of the circuit court. dur.
ing n session OF the court recently.
Before she could Ire n seconu shot
she was ovcrpowercd and taken into
custody.
The leading railroads In Kansas
and the state commissioner have
reached an agreement whereby there
will be reduction in freight rates
amounting annually to $1.500.Jo0. All
suits pending in the federal court
against the commissioners are to be
dismissed.
A circular from the war depart
ment states that not in recent years.
except in war time, has the army
been SO badly In need OF men as at
present.
Charges OF fraud have been filed
with the post office department
,u,t,ut tho New York cotton ex.