Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

Industrial, sociological and political
problems OF the time were discussed
at the annual session OF the Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social
Science. recently held at Philadelphia.
by prominent men in various walks OF
life.
The POLICE OF Paris have captured
three widely known anarchists toseth-
err with Il cart loaded with dynamite.
which the prisoners hal In their pos
session. A plot has been discovered
whereby series OF bomb Outrases
had been planned for May with the
object Of creating u reign Of terror
In Paris, r
Ten men lost their lives In u col
iiery al Somersetsbire. England. re-
Gently. as the result OF an explosion
Of coal gas.
The Great Northern Railroad COM
pany has been convicted OF granting
rebates TO the sugar trust In the fed
sral court in New York.
A wage reduction averaging 10 per
cent has taken place In cotton mills
Of New England. affecting $4,000 peo'
pie. N
Tn. marine hospital ani public
health service has issued an order en-
tnbiishins u quarantine against Cuba
with the exception of Havana.
On her speed trial OF four hours the
armor.d cruiser Montana developed u
speed Of 2:..G knots. exceeding her
contract requirements 90 knotS.
Al n meeting of the Clearing iious.
association of Philadelphia n commit.
tee WAS appointed 10 draft resolutions
opposing the passage OF the Allrich
bill. n q
The local option elections In Illinois
resulted In the elimination Of 500 OF
the 5000 saloons In the territory con
ccrnci.
before the California railroad com.
mission mn Official of the Santa fe
Railroad company has admitted that
his road paid rebates ON oil shipments
as late m 1907.
The vote on the antiracc track
gambling bills resulted In a tie In the
New York senate thus defeating the
measure for the present nj least
The directors In the n. X. 4 r. Rail
road company nj their annual meeting
nj Parsons. Kan. declared the regular
scmi,Innuai dividend Of two per cent
ON the preferred capital stock.
A petition has been filed In the MI.
prcmc court Of Missouri to test the
constitu,ionaiIty OF the state primary
Law. -H a
In the opinion of Secretary Of State
Denton OF Kansas. the Popuiist party
Inns no right under the laws Of that
state to n place on the Official ballot
for the names nj It's candidates Ms II
did not east sufficient votes ut the last
general election to entitle II TO that
privilege. l1 H..- o.. ~ 'N'
A plan for the exchange Of teachers
between schools of the United States
and Prussia under the supervision OF
the Prussinn imperial department OF
instruction anL the Carnegie ;founda.
tion for t,ic advancement OF teaching
is announced. lllf
Major REYNOLDS. the government
agent on the Grow Indian reservation
In Montana. has testified before tho
senate committee on Indian Affairs
deying the charges made by Mrs.
Helen Pierce Grey OF ill.treatment Of
the Indians. I'll.
A car on the South Chicago Elevat-
ed railroad In which were so passen-
gers jumped the track at Indiana ave-
nue. and landed In the back yard OF a
residence. Every passenger was more
or less injured and several are not
expected to survive their injuries.
A deal has recently been consum.
mated whereby the Standard OIL In.
terests gain control OF all the gas.
electric light and power companies
In central and northern California.
The amount OF money involved Is $io..
100000.