The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Personal.

Emmett Dalton, the ex-Coffeyville
bandit, who is out of the Kansas peni-
Tertiary on a parole, is employed as
night clerk at a Topeka hotel.
Secretary Taft in his speech at Ok
lahoma City advised the people of the
territory to vote against the adoption
of the proposed constitution.
The Army Of the Philippines in SEES.
sion at Kansas City, elected Capt. H.
A. Grow, of Connellsville, Pa, as COM
mander-in-chief.
Secretary of War Taft opened the
republican campaign in Kentucky
with an address at Louisville on the
race problem and general political
issues from a southern standpoint.
Postmaster McElroy of the national
house of representatives, is dead at
Delaware, Ohio. He was rs years
old.
The German empress was recently
injured by a fall which will contine
her to her bed for several weeks.
James A. Finley, of Chanute, has
been appointed judge of the Seventh
Kansas district by Gov. Hoch.
The wife of Lieut. Won Bredow Of
the German army, daughter of Sen
ator Newlands, of Nevada, died re-
Gently in Berlin.
Attorney General Bonaparte has
been invited to address the Missouri
State Bar association at its annual
meeting in Kansas City in September.
DR.. Elwood Mead, formerly state en-
gineer of Wyoming, has been appoint,
ed by the British government to the
position of chief of irrigation for Aus
tralia at a salary of $4,000 per an
nun.
Mrs. Mary Baughman, aged los
years, died recently at her home near
Springfield, Mo.
Prof Oren Root, of Hamilton col
lege, Utica, N. Y, brother of Score
tary of State Root, is dead.
Miscellaneous.
Gov. Conner, of Alabama, has given
the railroads of the state until Octo'
Der l.. to comply with the new rate
law. After that date he will call the
legislature and urge the enactment OF
more drastic laws.
Secretary Cortelyou has announced
new 7lan to relieve the financial
stringency Funds of the government
will be deposited at points where
the stringency occurs instead of in
lump sum in New York as hereto
fore. The object is to keep the
spectators from profiting by govern
ment aid.
Ex-senator j. R. Burton, of Abilene
and l.. c. Housed and ]. H. Yetter, Of
the Topeka Capital, have purchased
the Salina, Kan, Union. The paper
will be made daily and Mr.. Burton
will have editorial charge.
The final report of the 1nvestiga
ting committee regarding the frauds
in connection with Pennsylvania
new capitol building has been sub
mitted to Gov. Stuart with recon-
mendation that the attorney general
b. instructed to begin proceedings
against the guilty parties at once.
Up. Stillings and W. J. Sewer farm
ers living near Chandler, Mo-, en-
gagged in street duel with revolvers
| at Liberty, Mo-, resulting in the death
of Stillings.
The Dick Bros. brewery of Quincy
ILL.,, has confessed judgment of custer
and paid into the Kansas supreme
court the sum of $1,520.40.
Four persons were killed and eight
injured in wreck on the Briming
ham. Mineral roalroad near Birming
ham, Ala.
A Denver and Rio Grande passenger
train was derailed near Fernleaf, Col
recently and 20 persons were injured
The cruise of the battleships to the
Pacific coast will commence between
the first and fifteenth of December.
The fleet on it's trip to the Pacific
will consume 1OO54O tons of coal
The annual reunion of the National
Association of Mexican War Veterans
was recently held at jamestown. Va.
A Philadelphia inventor believes he
has found a process by which the heat
of the sun can be converted into
power and predicts that it will dis
place coal.
Venezuela's third rejection of the
proposition to submit the American
claims to arbitration is embarrassing
the state department and congress
will be asked to decide as to the
measures to be taken.
Evander Mclver, wealthy con-
tractor of Chicago, was recently
murdered and robbed on the streets
of that city.
Suit has been filed in Texas to GUST
the International Harvester Company
of America from that state and for
81 900 900 penalty.
Two Frisco passenger trains met
head-on just east of Red Fork, 1. T.,
and caused the death of four persons