The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

fields court.
The hearing OF the Standard OIL com
pany's appeal from the s29 ,24O, 900 fine
Imposed by Judge Lands In the feder.
nj court at Chicago has been set for
May and s.
Inc business portion of Schafer
county seat of Mckenzie county North
Dakota. has been destroyed by fire ana
the court house is among the burned
buildings.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion has decided that 1t has no au
thority to require railroads to estab
lish special favors for particular oc.
casions by the issue of party rate
tickets for theatrical companies.
The attorney general has refused tn
comply with Speaker Cannon's house
resolution asking for facts secured in
investigating the alleged print paper
trust because the inquiry Is not fin.
ished and to disclose the evidence Sc
cured at this time might affect the In
terests of justice.
The Missouri Pacific railroad attor
neys have filed In the federal court
at Topeka n motion attacking the con
stitutionality of the law creating the
Kansas board of railroad commission.
ers.
In accordance with the order of the
state railroad commission the express
companies doing business in Nebraska
have reduced their rates % per cent
The members OF the old city council
at South Omaha Nob refuse to give
up their Offices to their successors
The matter will be taken into the
courts for settlement.
The fight In the New York state
Democratic convention resulted in the
unseating OF McCarrcn delegates. As
Senator McCarren and his followers
left the hall they declared that nc
man then in the hall would live long
enough to see another Democratic
mayor of New York elected.
The big liauscr dam across the Mis-
souri, river near Helena, Mont. burst
recently allowing a great body OF wa.
ter TO rush down the valley below
Several small villages were entirely
swept away. but only two lives were
lost. The dam at Great Falls was
blown up with dynamite In order tC
save the smeltcr at that point.
During an oil fire at Riverside. Cal,
n herd OF elephants belonging to o
circus nearby stampcded and before
they Were rounded up had killed one
woman and injured several men be
sides doing considerable damage tC
property.
The Dorr Street Savings bank oi
Toledo. o. has closed its doors.
Forty Japanese employees OF the
Canadian Pacific railroad recently
lost their lives by snowslidc in the
Cascade in mountains.
The condition OF Kansas wheat on
April II was 9ii according to the
latest bulletin of Secretary +. ID. Co
burn. A year ago the condition al
this time was 81 per cent and the
yield amounted to 74O0O.OOO bushels
The scale committee OF operators
and coal miners in session at Toledo
O.. has reached an agreement on all
important points at issue.
Russian troops have invaded Per
sian territory on the Caspion sea for
the purpose of Furnishing Kurdish
raiders.
Several tobacco raisers In the Han
over, Indiana. nelghbOrhood have re
ceived letter enclosing matches. These
letters were postmarked, Milton. Ky.
and warned them to plant no tobac
CO this year.
The battlcship fleet arrived at San
Diego. Cal. and dropped anchor just
IL minutes ahead of schedule. A
hearty welcome was extended the DILL
GERS and men by the vast crowd who
witnessed the scene.
Striking street car men at Chester
Pa, recently shot and wounded two
employees of the Chester Traction com
pany. Three companies Of state po
lice were sent to the scene to quiet
the trouble.
The Alabama law against playing
baseball and other games on Sunday
has been declared unconstitutional.
The findings of the special master
in the custer suit against the officials
of Wichita, Kan, have been filed In
the Kansas supreme court. In every
instance the commissioner finds fol-
the state. The courts judgment Will
probably be handed down in July.
The city of Huron, S. D.. was recent
" entirely surrounded by vast prai
rie fires which swept over the ranches
destroying everything in It's path. The
damage will amount to thousands oil
dollars.
The French and italian racing auto
mobiles have been shipped from Seat
tie Wash. to Vladivostok. Siberia
The other machines will be shipped
later.
Personal
Judge George Gray sent letter to