The Ordway new era., 1908-04-17

problems OF the time We're Jiscpsse,
at the annual session of the Am.ri.
can Academy of Political and Social
Science, recently held at Pbilode,,bi,
ny prominent men In various walks of
life.
The police OF Paris have captured
three widely known anarchists togeth.
er with cart loaded with dvnami,.
winch The prisoners had In their nos.
session. A plot has been discovered
whereby series of bomb outrages
had been planned for May with the
OBJECT or creating "A reign of terror
in Paris.
Zen men lost their lives In a col.
licry nj Somcrsetshirc. England r.
Gently. as the result OF an explosion
of coal gas.
The Great Northern Railroad com.
pany has been convicted of granting
rebates TO tn" sugar trust in the fed.
eral court In New York.
A wage reduction averaging 10 ner
cent has taken place in cotton mills
Of New England, affecting l25. 900 pao.
pie.
The marin" hospital aud public
health service has issued an order cs
tablishing puarantin" agaius, Cuba
with the exception Of Havana.
On her speed trial of four hours the
armor"d cruiser Montana developed "A
speed OF 22.2G knots exceeding her
contract requirements 20 knots.
At n meeting OF the Clearing House
association of Philadelphia Il commit
tee was appointed TO draft resolutions
opposing tn" passag. of the Aldrich
bill
Tn" local option elections In Illinois
resulted in the elimination Of 500 OF
the 5000 saloons In the territory con
cerncd
Before tn. California railroad COM
mission an official of tn. Santa Fe
Railroad company has admitted that
his road paid rebates on oil shipments
as late as 1907.
/ The vote on the antirnce track
gambling bills resulted in tie In the
New York senate thus defeating tn"
measure Tor the present at least.
The directors in tn" VI. X. Il r Rail
road company NJ their annual meeting
at Parsons. Kan. declared the regular
semiinnual dividend OF two per cent
on the preferred capital stock.
A petition has been filed in the su-
prcmc court OF Missouri to test the
constiuutionalty OF IN" stat" primary
law.
In the opinion of Secretary of State
Denton OF Kansas. the Populist party
has no right under the laws OF that
state to place on the official ballot
for the names Of It's candidates as IL
did not cast sufficient votes ut the last
general election to cntitl" 1t to that
privilege.
A plan for the exchange of teachers
between schools OF the United States
and Prussia under the supervision OF
the Prussian imperial department OF
instruction and the Carnegie ionnda.
tion for the advancement of teaching
Is announced.
Major Reynolds. the government
agent ON the Crow Indian reservation
in Montana, has testified before the
senate committee on Indian anairs
deying the charges made by Mrs,
Helen Picrc" Grey OF illtreatment OF
the Indians.
A car OH the South Chicago Elevat'
ed railroad In which were 80 pasSen-
gers Jumped the track at Indiana ave
! nue and landed in the back yard OF 4
residence. Every passenger was more
or less injured and several are not
expected to survive their injuries.
A deal has recently been consunl-
mated whereby the Standard OH IN
terests gain control of all the gas
electric light and power companies
in central and northern California.
The amount OF money involved Is si'''
| 00O. 900.