The Ordway new era., 1909-07-02

the wages OF its ZOO men to the scaIa
In effect prior to the ten per cent re-.
duction made last April.
New York detectives have wrunp
from Chun Sin, the friend of Leon
Ling, who Is accused of the murder of
Elsie Sigel. an account OF the stropp.
ing OF the girl by Leon. of which
'hun was an eye witness.
1t Is understood that the gcyernmen,
mas ascertained that the cash deposits
OF Abdul Hamid. the deposcd Sultan
OF turkey. in the Imperial Bank of
"ermahy. amount to 1900 900. The
authorities are wondering how they
are going to get the money.
John !. Roberts, charged with mur.
derlng Mrs Edith May Woodiu of Los
Angeles, was surrounded In the house
or John b. McQuay at Coyman. seven
miles from st. Michael. Md. and re-
sisting arrest, was shot by officers.
The Russian senate has indicted
Theodore Nkitin. former vice minis.
Ter or agriculture, on the charge of
hhNIng plundered the government of
millions OF dollars. as supcrintendent
ot the vast forests of the Petchorla.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children ex-
pect TO return from Europe about No.
ye'nbcr lst, having abandoned the pre.
yiously arranged plan of remaining In
Europe through next winter and Jour
neying up the Nile in the spring to
meet Colonel Roosevelt.
All the mnmbarg ,F tn,
expedition, at present In camp on the
Loletta plains. in the Sotik district,
are reported in excellent health. The.
odorc Roosevelt has shot another lion,
while very large. tawny-maned lion
has fallen before the rifle OF his son,
Kermit.
Charles II. Richardson. Pittsburg
broker convicted of conspiracy in con-
nection with the alleged attempts OF
Charles S. Cameron, president OF the
Tube City Railroad. TO bribc Council
man w. a. Martin. has been sentenced
to one year and three months in the
penitentiary and to pay n fine OF $500.
Baseball follows the flag even in
our hot tropical possessions. In the
series of games in the season Just
closed there. At Colon the sport has
taken such hold on the people that
1t is proposed to put up new baseball
park prior to the opening of the next
league season.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and three
children, Miss Ethel, Archie and Quen.
tin. are going on the liner Cretic to Gi.
braltar and Naples to pass the summer
on the continent. The Roosevelt par
ty will spend a month with Miss Ca
rev, Mrs. Roosevelts sister, at her
villa near Rome. afterward going to
France on trip. planned especially
for Miss Ethel's benefit.
Silver was found few days since
by the crew of the government boat
Cataract, working in the Delaware
river near Fort Mifflin in an endeavor
to raise the contents Of the supposed
English treasure boat which was sunk
during the Revolutionary war. The
dredger Hell Gate" will be sent to
Fort Mifflin to raise the sunken boat.
The National Free Speech League
Is the name OF a new society launched
In New York City. Clarence Darrow,
who figured in the trial of Meyer, Hay
wood, Pettibone, the western labor
case, will open at Chicago branch,
to be known as the western headquar.
ters of the league. Austin J. Lewis. n
lawyer of the Pacific coast, Is to Or
ganize branches in San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
An earthquake. the most severe
shock experienced there in years, oc-
Cured at 1925 o'clock on the night
of June 22nd, and almost caused Il
panic at Grass Valley, Cal. and in
Nevada City. Many people rushed
into the street but no damage has
been reported. A second and lighter
shock came at 11:A9. Reports from
Marysville, Chico. and Colfax say that
those towns were also shaken.
Oueen Victoria of Spain gave birth
TO n daughter June 22nd. The birth OF
princess is particularly pleasing to
both the King and the Queen, as they
had hoped that this child, the third'
would be girl. The first two chill
dren are boys, Prince Alfonso, born
May 10, 1907, and Prince Jaime. born
June 23, 1908. The Queen is daush-
ter of the late Prince Henry OF Bat
tenbur, and Princess Beatrice, dauSh-
ter of the late Queen Victoria Of Gi at
Britain.
n.uye FROM WASHINGTON.