Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-07

The Standard Oil company has se-
auired a monopoly Of the oil business
In South Africa
After Yithsianding . run for one
day the Oriental bank At Ssv York
failed To open its doors.
The South Carolina legislature has
killed the statewide prohibition bill.
The operating viespEesidsnts Of .
large number Of railroads held = eoa
ference with President Roosevelt fos
tho purpose Of securing delay IN the
enforcement Of certain laws about to
become operative. They were referred
to the interstate commerce eommis
sion.
The act OF congress OF June !. 1888.
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members Of
labor organizations In the matter OF
employment has been declared uneoa,
stiiutional by tho Uaited States su,
preme court.
The PitisburE. Pa. stock exchange
has opened for business after having
been closed three months on account
OF tho financial Hurry.
With the swearing In Of George r.
wetmore as senaior from Rhode Island
tho membership OF the senate is In.
creased TO s3 for the nrst time In tho
history Of the country.
The recent argument Of District Al.
iorney Jerome In the Thaw case was
In decided contrast to that OF tho for
mer trial. Instead Of abuse for the
defendant and his wife. he had only
Kind words for young Mrs. Thaw and
denounced Stanford White In unmeas-
urcd terms.
The Oriental hank at New York sue
eessfuiiy withstood n run OF deposit.
ors who ~cr. frightened by the failure
Of the New Amsterdam and Mechanic
and Traders banks.
Al recent auction sale In London
American buyers succeeded in getting
the na. Of III. American manof.war
Chesapeake and tho "iiaiaciava bu.
.ic." two or the most valuable relies
offered.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits.
sion has donated $4,000 to tho wid.
o~s and children OF $50 victims OF
III. Jacobs Creek (Pa.) mine disas.
ter.
Tho Oklahoma house has passed n
measure prohibiting the smoking Of
cigarettes In the state.
The takin. of testimony In the GOV.
crnmcnts suit to dissolve the tobacco
trust. has been transferred from New
York to Louisville. Ny.
The warehouse OF Henry Coburn &
Co. In Indianapolis. was recently dc.
stroycd by fire. The loss on buildin.
and contents aggregated $i.ooo.ooo.
James Short. an old settler OF Lyon
county. Kan. and a civil war veteran.
committed suicide Mt Emporia recent
~.
The 18th annual banquet Of the
Kansas Day club was held at Topeka
as usual. s. J. Haskins. OF olathc.
was chosen president for next year.
Tho new reciprocity agreement be-
tween France and the United States
was recently signed at Washington
by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Jusscrand.
The taking OF evidence In the Thaw
case was brought TO sudden end
when District Attorney Jerome re-
fused TO put witnesses on the stand
TO rcbut the testimony of alicnists for
the defense.
The supreme court OF Ohio has do
clarcd the state primary law to be
valid.
Two thousand delegates attended
the Goth annual convention OF the
Southwestern Lumbermcn's associa.
tion recently held In Kansas City.
At Newton. Kan, n fire In the bust.
ness district destroyed six stores caus.
Ing loss OF $i50.0o0.
Coal operators in the Oklahoma field
have so far refused to grant nm In.
crease In wages to miners and unless
such action is taken before April 1 n
strike of 10000 will result.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany has been fined 800 at Helena,
Mont. for violating the 1G.hour law
hv compelling crew to work % con.
sccutive hours. inc ...,e . :" ". ne ne an.
pealed to test the law.
The New Amsterdam bank and the
Mechanics and Traders bank OF New
York have closed.
Personal.
William ]. Bryan has issued state.
ment in which he declares the prcsi.
dents recent special message to con,
gress was n brave ono and badly
needed ut this time.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
recently entertained the members of
| the supreme court at dinner ut the
White house.
Edward Cromwell. n direct descend.