The Ordway new era., 1908-03-13

i son. OF Minnesoto' ""@
launched at st. Paul when tho Demo
cratic state committee indorsed him.
The BRYAN men declare they VIII or.
ranize in every county and hght Tor
tho delegates.
Charges OF defaming President
Roosevelt have been filed with the
Methodist church authorities Against
Rev. J. r. Day. chancellor OF the Syn'
cuse university. DIR. Day Ii memper
OF the New York Conference.
The final death list OF the Cleveland
publlc school horror Is placed Mt l61.
All but 20 OF the bodies were idenu'
fed
The steamer Rotterdam, the 24.l50.
ton Holland American liner has been
safely launched at Belfast. ireland.
The annual meeting OF the Kansas
Bankers' association has been called
for May 10 and IA at Kansas City.
Two carloads of powder. which were
In the center OF n freight train, ex'
ploded near Litchheld. 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
strike of the street car employees.
! Back taxes on the estate OF the late
Marshall Field were settled In Chicago
By the payment OF $l.000.000.
An anarchist made an attempt to XIII
the Chicago chief of police In his home
but succeeded only In wounding the
chiefs son and was then shot dead by
the chief himself.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has denied all petitions by tho
railroads for an extension OF the time
within which TO comply with the pro.
vision of the nine-hour law relating to
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway COM
mission announces that Its records
show that the railroad freight business
has made an Improvement OF about so
per cent.
Statistics relative to suicide In Prus.
sia show that during i2 months 1898
persons ended their own lives.
The Nebraska Democrats held their
state convention at Omaha recently
and named lG delegates to the Denver
convention. The delegation was or
dered to vote as n unit for William
Jennings Bryan for president.
japan Is threatening to use force
against China to recover the steamer
ratsu Maru. which was recently cap
turci with load OF arms destined for
Chinese revolutionists.
The Nebraska railway commission
has ordered the Union Pacific to re-
store the trains recently annullcd on
the branch lines in the state.
The agricultural bill as agreed upon
| by the house committee carries appro-
priations amounting to sll. .436.il6.
The first section OF the electric
street car service In Shanghai. China.
has been successfully inaugurated.
The Ohio Republican convention re-
Gently held In Columbus was unaui.
nous for Secretary Taft for president.
The resolutions contain instructions
TO the delegates to vote for Mr.. Taft
at all times.
| The Kansas Republicans In state
convention at Topeka named Senators
Long and Curtis and Robert McGonigle
and Grant iiornaday for delegates at
large to Chicago. The delegates were
given ironclad instructions for Secre.
tary Taft for president.
| Secretary S;raus has issued an or.
! der TO all immigration officials to con.
Ter with local police with view to
securing their cooperation In an ef.
Tort to rid the country OF alien 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 Cleye.
land. Ohio. or these only lie haye
been identified.
An investigation OF the labor condi.
lions In the turpentine camps. plapta.
lions and other industries of the south
especially the existence OF peonaye
mas been ordered by the house OF rem.
resentatives.
The monthly statement of the nnb.
nc DEBT shows that during February
mere was an Increase Of $7,7S3,1O9.
Honolulu is preparing to entertain
the battleship fleet when II arrives
there.
Nathan Vidiver- special deputy
attorney general OF New York. has
peen arrested. charged with oppres.
sion in office.
Personal.
rhomas ]. Callan the messenger n,
zen. Custer who brought reinforce.
ments' but too late to save the com.
mand from the Indians nj ri,,,. M.