The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-02-17

passed between Madrid and Havana
during the progress of the Spanish
war show that Spain surrendered Cuba
because of fear that the United States
warships would attack her coast and
bring on a revolution.
Martin Oberman of Chicago, sudden
ly becoming insane on train In Iowa,
stabbed Ernest Richards of Parkers-
burg, Ia, and E. s. Dawson and G.
Logan Grenwell of Chicago.
The schooner Sarah w. Lawrence
was driven ashore off the Delaware
coast and pounded to pieces in gale.
The crew escaped.
The California assembly rejected the
bill segregating the Japanese school
pupils and President Roosevelt ex-
pressed his pleasure in kilograms to
Gov. Gillett and Speaker Stanton.
President Roosevelt accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt and
several government officials left Wash
ington for Hodgenville, KY, the birth
place of Abraham Lincoln, where the
president is to deliver an address and
lay the cornerstone of a memorial
building.
The body of Smila Martorfeld, the
belle of the Greek colony at Duquesne,
Pa, was found in the cellar of her
home, her throat cut. It is believed
she was slain.
According to report Mr.. Taft has
asked J. M. Dickinson of Tennessee
to become secretary of war. Although
a citizen of Tennessee Mr.. Dickinson
spends much of his time in Chicago
He was a Democrat, but espoused the
Republican cause in the last presiden-
tial campaign.
Rev. George Gunnell, pastor OF st.
Andrews church, Philadelphia, has
been extended call to fill the rector
ship in Toledo, made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady who goes to Kansas City.
The state highway commission de-
cided to suspend the chauffeur's IL
cense of Harold Vanderbilt of New
York, a Harvard student. On Febru-
airy 4 Vanderbilt was convicted in the
Boston municipal court Of reckless
ness by operating an automobile.
Great Britain has accorded to Ar
mour & Co. a contract for canned
corned beef extending for three years
and running into large figures. The
| initial delivery, amounting to be-
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds,
will be made next summer. The goods
will be put up under the supervision
of British army officers.
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Okla, indicted &c representatives of
big corporations on charges of stealing
timber from segregated lands in the
territory.
The middle west was in the grasp
of the storm king, Chicago, and cities
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri and the Da-
kotas reporting much damage.
P. Kellum, editor of the News at
College Corner, Ind, was slain by
Clyde Henley who committed suicide
soon after the murder.
President Roosevelt refused to give
testimony in the libel suit of Bird s.
Coler against Brooklyn newspaper.
The Coal Belt National bank at Ben
ton, ILL.,, was closed on an order from
national bank inspector. Thefts by
a former president are blamed.
The Canadian Pacific railway made
known it's plans to open for settlement
100000 acres of reclaimed land II
the Bow River district of Alberta
The land has been made inhabitable
by the installation of gigantic irri
cation system.
Boys opened a switch on the Illinois
Central at Coldwater, Miss, causing E
wreck of the Chicago Flyer, killing
one person and injuring 20.
Land donated by farmers for the
right of way for the Indiana Contra
Traction Company, which was to have
been built from South Bend to Hunt
ington, was bought back by the forme1
owners at a delinquent tax sale a
Warsaw.
The Cunard Line steamer Mature
:. tania established record for the east
, ern voyage. The liner covered the
distance, 1894 miles, at an average
speed of $500 knots.
J. Russia has sent a reply to Turke.
q announcing her readiness in principle
|. to liquidate the entire war indemnity
Y the details of which are now unde
consideration by financial experts. =
!, The murder of Miss Clara Rosen II
It Ottumwa, Ia, remains mystery. Tel
n suspects have been arrested, amon
n them a negro against whom the polio
l. claim to have some evidence.
Mrs. Agnes Brewer Miyoshi Brogar
n formerly the wife of a Japanese noble
n man, now the bride of a coachman ii
0 Ann Arbor, Mich, gave up her rank
fearing efforts to gain her rights woul
ruin the chances of her son to obtai
his rightful position.
n Secretary Garfield of the interior de
= partment told house sub-committe
c that the limitations placed on the Sc
a cret service had not hampered his IL
+ vestigation of land frauds.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, RI