The Ordway new era., 1908-09-04

nois, his birth place. August 10Th and
was greeted by the largest crowd ever
assembled In the town. to whom he
made a political speech.
Employers OF negro labor in snr,,y
heId, ILL.,, are being threatened bv
anonymous letter writer's, who seem
10 represent some kind of an organ.
riot. 'e'eh'
David Il. Thompson. American am.
bassodar to Mexico, was rhn down nv
a bicyclist In tire center OF the civ NJ
Mexico Tuesday and suffered a frac.
ture OF one arm and contusions NJ tho
face. Vi ''''
Preparations for the celebration of
Sount loistoys eightieth birthday
Oh eep'ember 9th, are strongly disap
proved by the Russian government
ana some authorities are bringing
pressure to bear to check the mans
FOR the celebration.
The forces OF Add EI-Aziz, Sultan Of
morocco. have been defeated in the
iieiu Dy the adhcrents of his brother.
Mulai Hafid, who has been proclaimed
Sultain at Tangler. and is said to now
De IN supreme control In all the large
cities OF Morocco.
After stormy closing session Of the
National Fraternal congress at Put In
bay. Ohio. the uniform bill which is
modelled after the fratcrnal insurance
law OF Ohio was finally passed and
VIII be recommended to the state leg.
islatureS this fall.
The fastest time from Cherbourg TO
New York over the course of 3OGg
miles was made by the steamer Kron
PrinZessin Cecilic. which arrived in
New York Tuesday. The time OF the
passage was five days, eleven hours
nine minutes. with an average speed of
25.25 knots an hour.
Ram TO the amount of 432 inches
fell at Wichita, Kansas, in twelve
hours on the night of August 2Gth,
breaking the previous record for the
heaviest rainfall. which was 4.O7
inches June 2l, 1894, in twenty-four
hours. The most severe electrical
storm the city ever experienced ac-
compani2d the rain. Property loss
VIII amount to $4,000
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II. has established a
new record In time elapsed and aver.
age speed for any vessel over the long
course. 3.OSO miles, from Sandy Hook
to Plymouth. She made the distance
In five days. nine hours and fifty.scven
minutes, and averaged for the dis
tancc 23.1 miles an hour The best
days run was $50 knots, which was
accomplished two days in succession.
The appeal in the Milwaukee. Colo.
rado land fraud cases will not be ar
gued before the United States Court
of Appeals at Chicago next November
as was intended. The government Of.
ficials have determined to await the
decision of the Supreme Court rela.
tive to the recent decision OF Judge
Lewis, of Denver. holding that Grim
inal prosecutions cannot be instituted
by the government under the coal land
act.
Richard Croker of New York has
been made an honorary burgess of
Dublin. The roll is limited to dis.
tinguished persons who have rendered
service to Ireland. or to the cause OF
liberty at home and abroad, and the
names of three Americans prccede
that OF Croker. General Grant Edward
Potter. captain of the ship COnstitu-
ton, which brought relief to Ireland
in 1850. and the late Patrick 4. Col
Inns. who was at one time mayor OF
Boston.
According to advices received by
the Y. NJ. c. 4. at New York American
sailors of Admiral Spcrry's round.the-
world fleet will not he permitted TO
break the hearts of the Japanese gel
sha girls II the Y. NJ. c. A. of Japan.
the native Christian churches and the
missionaries are able TO prevent 1t. Re.
ligious organizations in Japan are
protesting against the old style OF
Japanese hospitality, which Is eX'
pected to include introduction TO tho
reisha girls