Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-22

mas commenced hinuanus pTocecuihsS
to compel the ten railroads doing bus
mess In that state to accept the freight
rates ordered by the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
| Representative Tyndall of Missouri
has introduced Il bill seeking to sup
press lobbying In the national con-
gress.
The postoffice OF Erie. Kan. has been
robbed for the forth time. Three OF
the four mea concerned have been
captured.
a fire at Hunnewell. Kan. destroyed
IA business buildings destroying tho
, the business part OF the town.
The break through which the Coll
orado river was flooding the Imperial
valley has been closed and the water
returned to It's original channel.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion held session at Omaha, Neb.. 10
consider grain dealers complaints
against the Union Pacific railroad.
| Earthquake shocks contfauc at inter-
walls at Kingston. Jamaica. but not OF
sufficient severity TO cause damage.
James PcltZer. lG-ysar old boy
who claims Kansas City as his hcme.
has been arrested In ST. Joseph
charged with robbinI ths malls. lie
WIS caught willis trying To cash
I check In one OF the local BANKS.
DIR. Evans. superintendent OF the
New Jersey hospital for the insane.
declared on the witness stand that
after the first three visits to Harry
Thnw In the TombH he WAS satisfied
that he was OF unSuund mind.
| The steamer i.archmont and schoon-
cr Harry Knowloion met In collision
near Block Island. X. l.. recently and
10th sank IN few minutes. or tho
600 persons ON board tho i.archmont
only 10 were saved. The entire crew
of the schooner succeeded In reaching
the shore.
| a flood caused by an Ice gorge ut
Columbus. Scb.. resulted In the death
nf four persons and the drowning OF
all the live stock In the Union Pa
cIllc yards mt that place.
EIght contracting fiTmE have been
Indicted by the federal grand Jury
NJ Cleveland. O.. for violation Of tho
ciEhthour law on government work.
August 6 has been decided upon by
the Oklahoma constitutional convon'
iIon aH the date for holding the clcc.
ton To rntify the constitution of the
new state.
Nicaragua and Honduras have nou'
fled President Roosevelt of their
Willingness To submit the questions
In disput, between them to arbltEa'
ilun,
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Louiaviiic
Herald. Times and Evening Post have
bgrn indicted mt Lebanon. ny. for
printing and circulating the ''oficn.
nivc and indecent proceedings Of
the Thaw trial.
a New National CanncrA' n&Bnria-
tIun including the Western Canncrs'
association. the Atlantic Canncra' ~.
ISOLATION and the California Packers
association. was recently formed at
Buffalo. y. Y.
Mrs. Anna ". Bradley. who Shot
and killed former Senator ilrown. Of
Utah. in his apartments In Washing.
ton has been Indicted for murder In
tn" fiTAt degree.
Direct charges of cowardicc have
been filed against tntUc Of the Of
ficcrs Of the steamer Larchmont.
which sank off Block Island. Il. l..
recently.
Twcnty-four pasEanEstH were In.
jurcd In recent wreck on 'ho Rock
Island railroad In Oklahoma City.
ok.
By vote 81 10 10 the Kansas
senate recently adopted = resolution
excluding the correspondent Of thr
Kansas City Star from the chamber.
The senators were angry because the
newspaper criticised their action on
railroad legislation.
All the boilormsNers in the Mis-.
souri, Pacific shops at Scialia. Mo-.
have gore out in sympathy with tho
striking blackBmiuhs.
The cruiser Chicago has been sent
TO Salvador TO look after American
interests during the existing friction
between Nicaragua and Honduras.
Two more railroad bridges have
been carried out by the flood in the
Platte river in Nebraska.
The Third National bank Of Balti-
more has discontinued Its all night
feature in conformity with resolu-
ton Of tho clearing house limiting
the banking hours.
The shah Of Persia has sent n mes.
sage TO parliament granting all the
popular demands including that the
country is under constitutional govern.
mcnt. The action was taken to stop
an uprising.
The japanese government haa
made an appropriation OF 100000 to
cover TIE expense Of representatives
Of the army and navy who will par
.icirats a the exposition at James
/ 'Dwn Va