Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-13


sanize in every county and fight for
the delegates
Charges of defaming President
Roosevelt have been tled with the
Methodist church authorities against
Rev. J. Il. bay. chancellor Of the Syra-
enss university, Dr. Day is member
OF the Neg York Conference
The finai death list of the Cleveland
public school horror is placed at lss.
All bu, 2; OF the bodies were identi-
fled.
The steamer Rotterdam. the .i.i5o-
ton Holland American liner has been
safely launched at Belfast. ireland.
The annual meeting OF the Kansas
iiankers' association has been called
for May IL and II at Kansas City.
Two carloads OF powder. which were
Ia III. center Of u freight train. ex'
ploiei near Litehheid. Ill. while the
train was going at full speed. Two
men were injured and the entire train
was destroyed.
Des Moines. Ia. is threatened with q
strike OF the street ear employees.
Hack taxes on the estat. OF the late
NEtN HFkkitu
by the payment OF 81 100000.
An anarchist made an attempt to kill
the Chicago chief OF police In his home
but succeeded only In woundins tho
chiefs son and vas then shot dead by
the chief himself.
The Interstate commerce commis'
sion has denied all petitions by the
railroads for an extension of the time
within which To comply with III. pro-
vision OF tho nine'hour Law relating to
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway com.
mission announces that It's records
show that III. railroad freight business
has made an improvement Of about 30
per cent
Statistics relative to suicide In Prus.
Sla show that durin. !: months 7.:9s
persons ended their own lives.
The Nebraska Democrats held their
stat. convention Mt Omaha recently
and named iS delegates to III. Denver
convention. The delegation was or.
dcrci to vot, as unit for William
Jennings Bryan for president
IPpan IL thrcaicnin. to use force
against China to recover the steamer
Tatsn Maru. which was recently cap.
tnrsd with load of arms destined for
Chinese rcvolutionists.
The Nebraska railway commission
has ordered tho Union Pacific to re-
Siorc the trains recently annnlicd on
the branch lines In the state.
The agricultural bill ms agreed upon
by the house committee carries appro.
priatlons amounting 10 $i1.i3s.iiG.
The firsi section OF the electric
street car service In Shanghai. China.
has been successfully inausuratcd.
The Ohio Republican convention re-
Gently held In Columbus was unanI.
nous for Secretary Taft for president.
The resolutions contain Instructions
TO tho delegates TO vote for Mr.. Taft
Mt all times.
The Kansas Republicans In state
convention Mt Topeka named Senators
Long and Curtis and Robert McGoniglc
and Grant Hornaday for delegates ut
large to Chicago. The delegates were
given !ronclad instructions for Secrc-
tary Taft for president.
Secretary Straus has issued m or.
der to all immigration officials to con.
fer with local police with view to
securing their cooperation In m Of.
fort to rid the country OF allen an.
archists and criminals falling within
the law relating to deportation.
One hundred and sixt--eight bodies
have been recovered from the ruins Of
the public school building at Cleve.
land. Ohio. or these only liz have
been identified.
An Investigation OF the labor condi
tions In the turpentine camps. planta
tions and other industries OF the south,
especially the existence OF peonage.
has been ordered by the house OF rep
resentatives. s-
The monthly statement Of the pub.
lie debt shows that during February
there was an increase Of S7,7S3.109.
Honolulu is preparing to entertain
the battleship fleet when 1t arrives
there.
Nathan vidiver, a special deputy
attorney general of New York, has
been arrested, charged with oppres.
sion in office.
Personal.
Thomas J. Callan the messenger OF
Gen. Custer who brought reinforce
ments. but too late to save the COM
mand from the Indians at Little Big
Horn. Montana, is dead in Yonkers
N. Y.
Ellwood T. Hance. first vice presi-
dent of the Union Trust company. Of
Detroit, Mich, and former post
master of the city, recently shot and
killed himself at his home there.
Senator Allison is 70 years old and
has served in congress 43 years, 35
Of which were spent in the senate.
Clarence Wiley, an actor Of Canton,
O., was recently found dead in Chi
nese laundry in Chicago.