Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-17

number OF business buildings In Al.
bi0n. ILL.,. causing q loss OF 100000.
A 14-yearOld boy at Greensboro, Pa,
shot and killed q negro burglar whom
he discovered In his home.
The state department at Washing
ton denies that there Ii any friction
whatever between this government
and Japan over the immigration ques.
tion. afTl
The second jury to try Harry X.
Thaw for the killing OF Stanford White
In New York, has been completed
and from now on rapid progress vii:
be made.
Cooper Union. New York. was filled
to overfowing recently to hear Sec.
retary Taft discuss the relations OF
capital and labor. The secretary was
quizzed by the audience and answered
promptly and effectively all questions
asked.
Berlin. Germany. was the scene Of
rioting recently when the Prussian
landtag voted down u motion for man.
hood suffrage. Demonstrations were
made In front OF the parliament build.
inss and the imperial palace. Several
persons were severely wounded by
the swords In the hands OF the police.
q. b. Rockwell. aged so. OF Rock
well: E. A. Tuttie. Of Clear Lake. aged
81. and W. +. Bowie. Of Clear Lake.
aged 20. all pioneer residents of Iowa.
died within u few minutes OF each
other recently.
urbin Ansney. captain Of last years
football team and allround star ath.
lets OF Kansas university, committed
suicide nj Lawrence by jumping from
The dome Of Fraser Hall ut the uni
versity grounds. A pote left by Ans.
ncy addressed Dear Jesus would
Indicate that ho was insane.
The Supreme Court of South Da-
kota has decided that dealing In fu.
lures Is not gambling within the
meaning of the Law.
Governors have been asked to desIs.
nate n single representative OF tho
national guard OF each state to take
the examination for appointment as
second lieutenants In tho regular
army.
W. J. Bryan was the principal
speaker At the Jackson Day banquet
OF the Jefferson club OF Chicago. His
subject was The Point OF View"
Liquors valued at $1,000 were re-
Gently poured into the sewers Of To-
pcka by county officers under orders
OF the court.
In tho federal court at ST. Paul.
Judge sanborn appointed A. u. Stick.
ncy and Q. A. J. Smith receivers for
the Chicago Great Western railway.
Tho cause OF tho trouble was the
roads Inability to pay notes maturing
this year.
Commissioner Baiiinscr. of the pub
lie land once. has rcsisacd. Fred
Dcnnitt. assistant commissioner. has
been appointed to succeed him.
Gov. Hoch has called the Kansas
Legislature TO meet In special session
on January i6. The proclamation
says several matters OF state import.
ancc create an emergency.
Walter {. Stewart. superintendent
OF the ST. Joseph lighting plant. has
been Indicted charged with carrying
mon long dead on the city pay roll.
A monument TO the officers and
disaster on board the Eunboat Hen.
ninrton In 1905. was unveiled re-
ccn;iy a; San Diego. Cal, with fitting
ceremonies.
Victor Murdock has recommended
w. G. Edwards to succeed his father.
n. n. Murdock. as postmaster at
Wichita. Kan.
The federal sraad jury at Washing.
ton haa indicted T.. ~. vandykc. a
former chemist and ink maker In tho
government printing plant. for Eratt
In selecting dry coiors.
A skiff containing nine men in the
employ OF the Kansas Natural Gas
company overturned in the Missouri
river near Lcavcnworth. Kan. and all
but two were drowned.
A bill providing for the construction
OF the Panama canal and the gev.
crnmcnt OF the canal zone introduced
In congress places full authority In the
hands OF the president.
The rumor tina, japanese reserve
army men have been called home by
Japan Is denied authori,ativsiy by
japanese representatives In Washing.
ton.
The United States supreme cour;
has declared unconstitutional the con.
grcssionai cnactmcn, OF June IL. 1906.
known as the employers liability
law
The Jacksonian club OF Omaha.
Ncb.. and 400 guests celebrated tho
occasion of "oid Hickory's- New Or
leans victory with a banquet. the
principal feature OF which was a
speech by W. J. Bryan.
The district court of appeals. at San
Francisco. has set aside the conyic-
ton OF Former Mayor Schmitz, in the
French restaurant cases. declaring
that no law was violated. Notwith.