Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-29
NEWS OF THE WEEf
Most Important Happenings of tho
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of tho World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Personal.


Personal.
Capt. James T. Holmes. one Of the
last of John Browns band OF aboli.
tionists. Is dead at Red Bank N. j..
aged "a years.
William r. Hearst. publisher Of the
New York Journal. has been held to
the grand jury on the charge OF Grim.
inal libel preferred by William Astor
Chanler.
]. u. Case. OF Abilene. Kan. was
elected president OF the Trans -Niss!s.
sippi Commercial congress at the re.
cent meeting In Muskogee. The meet.
Ing next year will be held In San
francisco.
Andrew Carnegie has put Ida Lewis.
keeper OF the Lime Rock light house,
nt the southern end of Newport hafs
bor. on his private list insuring her
$50 per month during her life for
bravery In saving life.
Nathan J. Bachelor. of Concord. y.
H.. has been re-eicced Master OF the
National Grange.
Brig. Gen. George +. Pond. retired.
Is dead at his home In North Caro-
lima.
Charles +. Casweil. associate Justice
OF tho Colorado supreme court. Ii
dead Mt Denver.
Gov. Sheldon has declared that ha
would use NIL his influence to secure
for Kansas City the republican nation
nj convention next year.
The engagement OF Miss Theodore
Shonts. daughter OF the former chair
man OF tho Panama canal commission.
to tho Due dc Chnulncs has been an.
nounced In New York.
Andrew Carnegie In now engaged In
furnishing FREQ football TO PittsburS
citizens.
Daniel Sinclair. the Oldest editor In
Minnesota. is dead Mt winona. aged 20
years.
scntcd with silver loving cup by
5000 enlisted men In the United
States navy.
Gov. Post. Of Porto Rico. has ar.
rived In Washington to report on af.
fairs In tho island.
Secretary Taft and party have left
vladivostok for ST. Petersburg. The
party wcrc escorted to the train by
q large number Of naval and military
officers.
President Roosevelt In said to have
notified officials that II Ii his wish
that no once holder 20 to tho next
republican national convention ns -
third torn delegate.
Worry over financial matters
caused Oscar Nelson. a wealthy busi.
ness man OF Rockford. H.. to commit
suicide.
Capt. ". J. Barnett will succeed
Admiral Asa Walker as supcrintcn.
dent Of tho naval observatory.
Mrs. Aiary Hcssic. tho wife Of a
hardware merchant at Cassvillc. Mo-.
drowned hcrscu In a watcr trough.
Miscellaneous.
The American Federation Of Labor.
by resolution has declared the eight.
hour day the paramount question for
labor at present.
Tho officers anf crow OF the steamer
Dick Fowler. who were charged with
reckless navigation on the occasion
OF President Rooscveit's trip down the
Mississippi. have been acquitted by
the government inspectors at Mem
phis.
A sensation was created at the meet
ing OF tho American Federation Of La
bor at Norfolk. Va. when President
Gompers declared an attempt had
been made to bribc him by officials OF
the National Manufacturers associa.
ton. The delegates gave their offi.
GERS unanimous vote Of confidence.
The firm Of ]. r. c. Moeiler. OF Ham.
burg. Germany. hus suspended. Tho
liabilities are placed at 32.000.0O0.
The Association OF Universities has
adopted resolution recommending Z
that a national university be estab.
lished in tie District Of Columbia 70
bo supported by tho government to
serve as a post graduate school for
colleges maintained by the states.
The Trans.Mississippi Commercial
congress at Muskogee. Ok. has passed
a sweeping resolution favoring the i'm.
provcment Of the deep waterways OF
the country.
After an investigation of the Kicka.
poo indian land frauds. Senator Cur.
tis, OF Kansas. said that the dlsclos.
ures had convinced him that restric.
ton on the sale Of Indian land should
not be removed.
The executive committee Of the
league Of republican clubs Of Ohio in.
dorsed Senator J. d. Foraker for sena.
tor and for the republican nomina.
tion for president.
The New York court of appeals has