Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

battleshlp which bears Its name will
take place at San Francisco on May T..
An attempt was made recently to
wreck a fast passenger train on the
Santa Fe near Garden City. Kan.
The supreme court OF Nebraska has
decided that liquor dealers are In
directly responsible for deaths OF per-
sons to whom they sold liquor and de-
clared that damages could be col
lected.
The building and loan associations
OF Kansas have increased their re-
sources nearly 100000 In the last
year.
The first trial by jury In the canal
zone was recently held at Cristobal.
The county and city superIntendents
OF schools Of the Missouri valley are
to hold a meeting at Kansas City
April IA.
The Invitation OF Japan to have the
battleship feet visit a port In that
country on their return to the Allan.
tic has been accepted by the govern
ment.
After adopting the scale committee
report the national convention OF
United Mine Workers OF America. In
session at indianapolis. adjourned sine
die. All miners In districts which
have no contracts and where no neso-
tiations are pending were ordered to
cease work on April /.
An attempt was made recently to
blow up the plant OF the Continental
Portland Cement company near St.
Louis.
Four alleged private detectives Of
Chicago have been arrested charged
with attempting to blackmail Chief OF
Police Shippy and Mayor Busse.
While playing Indian at Sufiern. n.
Y. n tcn.year.oid boy had one Of his
legs burned on by n companion who
burned him ut the stake.
Machinists. boilermakers and mem.
bers OF kindred trades to the number
OF 500 working In the Denver and Rio
Grnnde shops have gone on a strike.
| Under the direction OF Secretary
Root committee has been formed At
Washington to execute 80 far as pos.
sibie the suggestions OF the last Pan
American conference held at Rio Ja.
nclro last year.
England. Germany and France have
each sent war vessels to Haiti 10 pro.
tect their interests there where gen.
cral massacre OF the white residents
Is feared.
Students TO the number OF 1000 at
Ann Arbor. Mich. wrecked n thcatcr
and ovcrpowcrcd the police. When
the iircmcn appeared TO turn water
upon them they captured the hose
and paradcd the streets until weary.
Aiiss wilheimina Crawford. 20 years
old. OF Lowell. Mass. has adopted u
man &c years Of axc as her son.
The Davis bank mt Hoffman. Ok.
was recently robbed In daylight OF
$500 In currency. The holdup was
much like that at Tyro. Kan. u few
days before.
For the second time within few
weeks Pii;SburE. Pa. has sancrcd
from food. The high water came
with such suddcnncss that much vaiu'
able property was destroyed. -.
The United States supreme court
has affirmed the findings OF the federal
court for tho western district OF Nils.
souri, wherein the Armour Packing
company. Swift & Co. Morris 4 Co.
and the cudahy Packing company OF
Of Kansas City were fined $4,000 each
for acccp;in. rebates. The Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railway com.
pany was also fined $4,000 for giving
rebates.
The Republican state convention Of
Iowa instructed their delegates for
Secretary Taft and adopted n rcsolu.
tlon calling for tariff revision at
special session OF congress. William
u. Allison was indorscd for senator.
In n duel at st. Petersburg. Lieut..
Gen. Smirnoff was probably fatally
wounded by Lieut.. Gen. fock. The
officers fought with pistols Mt 90 PAGES.
The sentence OF Gen. Stocssel to ten
years imprisonment In n fortress for
surrcndcring Port Arthur to the Japa.
peror CT Russia.
A conference Of labor leaders rep.
rescnting III different national and
international unions was In session at
Washington to consider the proposed
amendments to the Sherman antitrust
law made necessary by recent de.
cisions OF the suprcm. court dcclar.
ing labor unions trusts.
In petition filed in the federal
court at Lincoln. Neb.. the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company takes the
radical stand that the state through
the railroad cimmission has no juris.
diction over II In any way and that
1t is an Interstate corporation subject
only to federal control.
Several American and foreign war.
ships are at Port Au Prince. Haiti to
protect the foreign interests which
have been threatened by the disquiet.
Ing political situation in the black re-
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