Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-28
Feisgraphis Brsvitisa

3eleGf1phfo Brevhio&
Geo. G. Magoun, the well-known New York
banker, 10 dead.
Fighting In the harbor of Rio JAneiro con-
tinues intermittently.
Governor Mitchell says the Corbett Mitchell
mill shall not take place In Florida
Pittsburg 10 providing work in her parks
for all unemployed mon At 81 per day.
In an election held on tho 2lst In Lanca-
shire Mr.. Gladstone's candidate won the seat.
Tho Federation Of Labor passed resolu-
tion favoring FREQ coinage OF silver at III TO !.
Wayne McVeagh of Pennsylvania has been
iisS}s'a''' i's}s. and confirmed as AMBASSADOR 70
An elaborate reception was rendered cx-
President Harrison by the Philadelphia Union
League Club ON the 2lst.
An enthusiastic irrigation convention was
held at North Platte, Nebraska, q Few days
ago with an attendance Of $50 delegates,
Tho Liberal party in Utah at . meeting in
Salt Lake, decided 10 dissolve and its indi-
vidual members Join the party OF their Sc
lection.
The Meyer trial in New York was adjourned
until Thursday on account Of the condition OF
Juror Lowe, who 10 suffering from acute de-
mentia.
A large portion of the crews Of tho vessels
bought Tor Brazil at New York, threw up their
Jobs upon reaching Brazil, as they don't rel
ish fighting.
/
money order business kept in the Office OF tho
sixth auditor of the treasury, at Washington,
| have been lost.
fre In tho Kansas City Times office caused
panic among the oompositors. They had to
get out by tho IRE escapes. The building was
not badly hurt
Chancellor McGnl at Jersey City ordered
the National Cordage Company sold to the
United States Cordage Company Tor S5,OOO,-
900, the sum bid
Chavez county produces hne sweet potatoes.
One man sold his crop this year at We cents
. pound. Sweet potatoes will be . paying
crop In New Mexico hereafter.
Tho several receivers Of the No rthern IA
cifc property ASK ele, 900 each for their yearly
services Judge Jenkins Of Milwaukee has
the petition under consideration.
The depot at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory,
was robbed by masked men and both mall
pouches and considerable express matter and
tho cash In the Office carried of.
The great billiard game between Ives,
Echafer and Slosson closed on the 10Th. 1t
was won by Schafer who broke all records on
the last night by making run OF 66o.
General b. F. Tracey, e1-secretary Of the
navy, says that two years from now Frasoe
| and Russia will have, combined, fifty modern
battle ships, against Englsnd's thirty-one
John C. Richardson is tho name of the ex-
press messenger killed In tho Southern Pacific
train robbery on Monday night; lie was W
train on the International road was held
up near Austin, Texas, on Sunday night. The
robbers cleaned out the express car and then
relieved all the passengers Of their vnluables.
In the English House Of Commons the
other night the Conservatives tried 70 pass q
vote of censure, but after Mr. Gladstone had
made spirited reply It was defeated 2o4 to
240
A westbound passenger train on tho San
Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad was
ditched near Winchester, Texas, and Ciark
Dyer, the nowsboy, was killed. Several were
| injured.
william B. Boynton, who was arrested In
Rio DO Janeiro for attempting to destroy, with
torpedo, Admiral de Mello's flagship, the
Aquidaban, arrived In New York as politl-
| cal prisoner.
Nebraska papers all praise Judge Dundy
| for refusing TO raise the salaries Of the Union
Pacific receivers to u, 800 month. He said
he could get competent men as receivers Tor
| 5000 year.
Five thousand dollars was awarded to
young Marchese, whose father was among the
Italians lynched in New Orleans. March u.
case was tried.
President Dole Of Hawaii, In reply to an Of.
fer from the people Of Los Angeles, Caliior-
mis-, TO equip . company TO enlist In the ia.
waiian army, states that he has force suiiicient
at the present time.
z. d. PURGE, president Of the defunct Bank
| Of Commerce at Springfield, Missouri, has
| been indicted for continuing the banks busi.
| ness when he knew 1t wns insolvent. PURGE
| was also mayor Of Springfield.
An inquiry ia being made by the geological
| survey to determine what water supply can
| be used for irrigation in the arid lands Of the
West. Twelve scientists OF tho bureau are
now at work making maps and computations.
II has been announced officially that the
Planet carpet and yarn mills at Brooklyn,
New York, would shut down for an indefinite
period Immediately after Christmas By clos.
Ing the mills 5O0 hands will be thrown out Of
employment
Adyices received from Honolulu since the
arrival of tho Corwin state that Minister VIII
lis had made no new move. Tho provisl onal
government had taken every prccaution to
defend Itself against any attack from the
United States warships or natives.
Owing 10 the number Of tramps, Mayor
NcHune Of Anderson, Indiana, has issued an
order instructing the chief Of police to fur
nish each night patrolman with atlacksnake
whip, and every tramp will be whipped out
Of the city and. given severe lashing IL ne
returns.
Tho symphony orchestra Of New York led
By Walter Damrosch refused TO play the
other evening as . concert was about 70 open
They were hissed by the audience. Their re.
fusal was due 70 q vioiincellist named HegneI
who was non-uniou.
The American Btmetallic League has an
nounced that It will open offices In Chicago
W, II. Harvey, proprietor OF the Chicago
journal Cotn, has been made chairman Of the
executive committee, which will be In charge
Of the Chicago headquarters OF the league.
The commissioner Of the general land Office
has approved and submitted to the secretary
Of the Interior supplemental lists Nos. 10 and
IL for land patents on the main and branch
iines on the Southern Pacific railroad. The
lists involve 24,o79 acres Of land located IL
California.
While workmen at the Rock Island arsenal
were engaged in stripping lot OF old 3O.inc1
Parrott shells, loaded during the war and In
store ever since, till recently condemned FOL
scrap mctal, one exploded In the hands Of
John Varpale, aged 45 years, tearing on potn
his arms and otherwise mangling him. Hs
was instantly killed.
A futile attempt was made Friday evening
at Keiso, Indian Territory, TO hold up the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas train No. g.
switch WAS opened and the train ran upoI
the siding. This alarmed the engineer, and
knowing there was q spring switch nt thu
other end, he applied full steam and rar
through Finding they were foiled, the rob
bers, four In number, opened fro with theii
guns. The fireman, Charles Milne, was shot
In the face and his lower jaw torn of, tha
wound being serious one. Tho robbers ther
mounted their horses and rode away. ofioer
are in pursuit.
ApRoPos OF Charles Coghlan's ap-
narentlv Infamous marriage with o