The Ordway new era., 1907-03-22

time OF an operation for tumor four
years before.
Gov. Folk has announced his pur-
pose to call special session OF tho
Missouri legislature to consider mat
ters which he considers essential and
which were not acted upon at the reg.
ular session just closed.
President Roosevelt has appointed
n commission to consider a comprehen
sion system for the development OF
water transportation as means to
assist the railroads to keep abreast Of
the business OF the country.
International Civic Federation which
called the trust conference at Chicago
In 1899 has announced its intention to
arrange for another in May.
Business Is being resumed at Gold
field. New, where mine operators and
business men had locked out members
Of Industrial Workers OF the World
nearly all employees having withdrawn
from the organization.
The Oklahoma convention which
has been in session at Guthrie for lis
days drafting u constitution for the
new state has completed its work and
adjourned sine die.
One OF the largest land deals ever
consummated in Mexico was made
recently when the famous Cedros
hacienda comprising 1.775.OOo acres
with all its live stock was transfer
red to the Continental Mexican Rub
ber company. The purchase price
was $S.OOO.0OO.
The claim agent OF the Rock Island
claims OF the relatives OF the 30
Mexican laborcrs killed In the col
lision at VoIland. Kansas. In Janu-
ary.
While the police were searching
the room occupied by student OF
kharkavo. Russia. n bomb exploded
killing an officer. three policemen
and two civilians.
The attorneys for Harry X. Thaw
sprung n surprise on District Attor.
ney Jerome recently BY refusing to
cross-eSamine any of the six allen.
lists who testified for the state that
Thaw was sane when he killed Stan.
ford White.
The supreme court OF California
has denied the applications OF Mayor
Schmitz and Abraham Ruef for wrIts
OF habeas corpus.
The railroad committee OF the Ne
passage a bill cutting sleeping car
rates SO 1-3 per cent and express
charges 20 per cent.
The San Francisco board OF educa.
tion has adopted resolutions rescind-
their action in segregating Japanese
pupils In the public school.
The suit OF Frank Rockefeller
brother OF John d. Rockefeller, to re.
cover $26o.OO0 invested In n zinc mine
in Missouri has been dismissed in the
circuit court at st. Lous on a demurrer
by the defendant.
Panicky conditions reigned in Wall
street recently and prices of stocks
tumbled in one day from Is to 20
points. Call money was quoted at 25
per cent. Frantic appeals were made
to the president and secretary OF the
treasury to come to the rescue of the
railroads and spectators.
During the height OF the flood at
Pittsburg a fire broke out in the
Twenty.seventh ward and before 1t
burned itself out had destroyed 25
business houses and residences.
The four railroad presidents who
were to visit President Roosevelt and
eral railroad situation of the country,
have decided not to go to Washing
ton.
During a sharp clash between mem.
bers of the senate committee which
is Investigating the Brownsville af.
fray at Washington, it developed that
Senator Foraker is gathering evidence
ut his own expense in defense of the
negro soldiers involved.
c'he town of Majorsville, near
Wheeling, w. Va, consisting OF co
houses was entirely swept away in a
recent flood and every house destroyed.
The Harvard overseers have de-
cided that football under certain
restrictions will be played by the
university this year.
The situation between the cattle
men and sheepmen of Wyoming has
reached crucial stage and notices
have been posted throughout that sec
tion ordering the herders to remove
their flocks from the country. The
sheepmen will resist.
One hundred and three bodies have
been recovered from the interior OF
the battleship lena, which was re
ooufl,, 1urockod hv tho oyp1Oeioo ~
a powder magazine at Toulon. France