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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Fighting Fir. .. D..awoed.

Last Thursday night was . sleepless, rest
ess, anxious night for the residents OF Dead
wood. Nearly the entire male population
put in the night fighting the forest fire north
Of the city which for hours threatened to
sweep all before 1t. At IL O'Clock Thursday
night the fire had reached point only . mile
from town. The track Of tho flames was two
miles wide and lay through region thick
with dry brush and timber. Tho wind was
blowing gale. The flames were leaping to
the tops of pine trees and jumping 100 feet
high.
Along the line Of this wake Of fre were
scattered ], 200 men or more with axes, SHOW
els and pine boughs, cutting down trees,
building brakes and fighting back the ever
advancing flames. just when the men were
exhausted and hope almost given up, tho
wind veered and blew away from town for
about half an hour. The precious moments
were taken advantage Of. A swath 100 feet
wide was cut in front of the fire, the timber
carried Oh, and when the wind again changed
and blow toward tho city the flames found
nothing to feed on. 1t 10 now thought all
danger 10 past. Five hundred men still re-
main 70 watch the flames, but unloss hiGh
wind arises NO apprehension 10 felt. The
damage to growing timber 10 % vast that 1t
oaunet b eetiDatod-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

lit is officially announced At the navy de-
pnrtment that the formal transfer Of the
three fac simile reproductions Of the ships In
which Columbus sailed on his first voyage 70
The western continent, and which arc now at
the Worlds Fair, from the Spanish 70 the
United States government has been compieteo.
The two smalier carayels were built at the ex-
pense Of this country and loaned TO Spain for
i,se A. the Columbia celebration At Palos, the
port from which the disccverer sailed: on
conaition that the latter country would re-
nrn.ince ths santa Maria and cede all three
Of p The vessels to the United States after the
Fair Was over, The ships will md perma-
nent resting place in the lagoon south OF the
White House, and viii DO preserved - INC
u,antos Of the CS'~mblAn year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Rio ar.nds statement.

The annual statement of the officials of the
Denver a. Rio Grande, covering the fiscal
year ending June 3d. 1893, has Just been H.
sued. 1t covers season Of prosperity, and
is n showing for which the management do
serves credit. The net earnings Of the road
show an increase over the year preceding Of
s328, ,2OS.4l. At the end Of the year which
the report covers there were 1 ,546 miles Of
roadbcd. To construct this 1t cost the stock
holders s91, ,s69, ,59o67, of which 1854, b67.s 81
was expended in building branches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Big Job of surxsxlns.

The Government coast survey has party
working In this vicinity on the base line Of
the new map of the United States. This
party comes from the Pacific coast, and are
eastward bound, and have been at work on
the base line for twenty-four years. Mr..
Molineaux, Of the party, has been here fcs
some time, and established q signaling Sta
tion on top Of Treasury mountain. Tho bal
ance Of the party arc on the LaSalle noun
tains in Utah, $50 miles away, but a right
clear day they have no trouble in seeing each
others signals for this distance. The signal
is made by the reflection of the sun on
hand mirror. The elevation Of the stations
are about ID, 900 feet above sea level, so that
there need be no obstruction. Charley Steele
is the assistant observer on Treasury noun
tAin.-Crested Butte Pilot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
IMPORTANT COLORADO NEWS.
DEVOTED TO PEACHES.
Grand Junction Invadsd BY . Peach.
hungry Crowd Who Get
Satisdad.

Peach Day at Grand Junction this yearwM
great success. The fruit this year 10 all thai
could be desired, and its luscious flavor Isl
surprise to the several thousand who have
visited this city from across the range.
Twenty-Five hundred strangers Is not
small estimate to place upon the number Of
visitors to the city. All regular trains enter
Ing the city on broad and narrow-gaugs
roads have been crowded, and they have CONT
also on horseback and wagon from the most
remote mountain districts TO attend this most
unique festival Of Peach Day
The day was an ideal ono for celebration
of this character, being cool and agreeable,
and the spirit Of the people never tagged in
endeavorlng TO entertain their Ruests
Peaches, apples, pears, nectarines, pome
granates and grapes were literally distributed
to the people and seemed to be thoroughly
enjoyed.
The first event on tho progr anime of the
day was the straightaway race, with the
Aspen and Grand Junction fire teams en-
tered. The race, which was spirited, wa
won by the Grand Jupction boys. A parade
was then formed and ended at the pavilion
where speeches of welcome and responses
were made.
The pavilion was then thrown open and
the visitors invited to inspect the fruit eI
hibit and eat their ill of peaches, grapes and
melons. The exhibit filed one end of tho
pavilion, while the remainder was given up
to the free fruit and the wnter company's
fountain. Here most pleasant afternoon
was spent, and great mountain Of fruit dis
appeared.
At B O'Clock the great wet contest was run
between the Grand Junction and Aspen
teams. The race was hotly contested one,
and was won only after a severe struggle BY
the Grand Junction team, they making the
very fast time Of O:35 3-5.
At $50 p. m. Chafiee Light ARTILLERY, un.
der Captain Kincaid, gave mn exhibition Of
their battery drill. The squad worked With
the greatest precision and won Thousands Of
friends by their excellence.
Company A of Lake City followed with
bayonet drill, the company being In com.
mand Of Inspector General Ferguson.
ball was given In the evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
National Bank Failures.

The comptroller Of the currency has pre-
pared some rather interesting statistics rela-
tive to tho suspension Of national banks dur
ing the last nine months. 1t 10 shown that
since November last 1853 national banks have
suspended. OF this number sixty-two, hav-
ing been found by the comptroller TO be sol
vent, were permitted to resume business. OF
the sixty-two that have resumed, twenty-eight,
or nearly half, have reopened their doors 70
business since the goth Of August. fifty-cight
national banks which suspended still remain
in the hands of the receivers, thirty-tvo are
in charge OF national bank examiners and one
10 In process Of Liquidation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
THE WAR IN BRAZIL.
Reports of tho Bombsrdmsns Of Rio de
JaneiFo.

Reports Of tho Bombsrdmsnt Of Rio dc
Janeiro.
Dispatches were received on the l4th, via
Buenos Ayres, from Rio dc Janeiro which
give some idea of the bombardment which
has taken place in the Bay Of Rio. Il should
be remembered, however, that President
Pexoto is In control Of the telegraph lines
and that all news leaking out from the dis
turbed capital Of Brazil must be accepted
with reserve.
Tho rebel ships Aquidaban, Republica and
Trajano yesterday made an attempt to land
soldiers and marines at Gamboa, in the Bay
of Rio, where the English cemetery is situ-
ated. Gamboa 10 . little more than mile
from the loading grounds where foreign YES
sells take In their cargos and just across the
bay from Nicteroy. 1t is Just north Of Rio de
Janeiro.
The insurgents' ships are reported to have
used only small rapid-hring guns, and their
fire Is supposed to have been intended more
for the purpose Of covering the landing of
the insurgent forces than - . regular bonn
bardment. The rebels, II 10 added, have
taken prisoners the officers Of the gunboat
Allouez. As this message was sent, the In
surgents were firing in the direction Of the
arsenal with the expectation Of blowing 1t up.
The guns on the Aquidaban thundered forth
at long range, for the rebel ships were not
foolish enough to engage the forts, and the
latter replied to the fire Of the war vessels
without apparent damage. At night there
was period Of calm, but hostilities were e1-
pected to be resumed unless some under
standing could be arrived at between the
rebels and the government
Rio itself was not bombarded. few stray
shells fell in the city, the result Of bad
marksmansh,p, but no great damage was
done There Is no doubt that there are many
people on shore in sympathy with the insur-
gents, for the latter seem able to keep posted
concerning all the doings ashore.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
MichiEanders Surprised by the Bold E1.
ploits of Gang OF Robbers.

MichiEanders Surprised by the Bold E1-
ploits of o Gang Of Robbers.
The express car of the Midland Range pas
senger train, which left Hancock, Michigan,
at Q o'clock Friday morning for Calumet, was
held up and robbed by bandits half mile
from Boston station, about half an hour
later.
The robbers secured S75, 900 in cash, money
intended for the employees Of the Calumet and
Hecla copper mine, for whom Saturday was
payday. The express car was in charge Of
Messenger d. W. Hogan, and there were no
special guards. Five men did the job. Two
Of them guarded the engineer and fireman,
while third controlled the engine, running
1t very slowly. Two more broke in the door
of the express car with sledge hammer.
The messenger wal caught unawares and
made to produce the keys of the safe. The
men then left the car and took to the woods.
Among the passengers were the Hon. E. d.
Ryan and Attorney Looney, and teller Fish,
of the First National bank of Hancock, was
In the coach with 10000 in currency in his
pockets, but the robbers did not know it.
As soon as the train arrived at Calumet,
the Calumet and Hecla mine sent nearly 100
deputy sheriffs in every direction in chase.
Sheriff Dunn also sent deputies out from
Houghton and tugboats were sent along the
lake shore to cut of escape by water. Every
road was closely guarded.
Jack King, the great Cornish wrestler,
John Kehoe, sport, and Jack Challew were
seen driving very fast into town about 10
O'Clock and persons near the Boston station
saw horse corresponding in color to theirs
tied up near the station. These men and a
man named German were thereupon arrested
and the clew against them seems to be very
strong one.
The widest excitement prevails throughout
the country, as this is tho nrst train robbery
in the history Of the copper region.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
DanXar MArketa.

Eggs, ranch tic, state lac; butter.
best creamery 26t927c, dairy 17c; hay, up
and baled sl0(0Sl2, second bottom So9sl0;
alfalfa 1000; wheat s5c; corn, bulk
75c, sacked SOC; oats, old $50; new, sl.05;
potatoes s1.15; cattle, choice steers e2.4O@
&2.75, cows 81 6O9s2. 90, native feeders el.7b
@t2. IS; hogs, choice s4.65; spring chiekens,
S2,OO@$3. 80 per doz.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
working for Equ., Suffrage.

On the 18th OF this month the people Of
Gunnison met to form an Equal Suffrage
club, under the leadership Of Mrs. H. G. o.
ney, who was also worker for the suffrage
cause when the question was first presented
In Colorado. Mrs. Carrie Love Chapman,
gifted speaker from the East, who Is now pre-
senting the claims Of equal suffrage to tho
citizens of Colorado, was expected to address
tho meeting.
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BRIEFLY TOLD.

Fifteen buildings in Leonardville, Kan,
burned Thursday; loss $4,000.
Fires in the Greenhorn mountains in
Colorado have burned over several miles
and threaten number of villages.
Dallas, small Georgia town, was anni-
hilated by cyclone, Thursday. No one
was killed.
A new train house, instead of the avn
ing first proposed, is to be feature of
the new Union Station of the Boston &
Maine & Fitchburg systems in Boston,
and it will cover twenty -flve tracks in all.
The cowboys racing from Kansas to the
world fair have covered 700 miles, aver
aging 65 day. Humane society agents
have as yet had no cause to interfere, the
horses being in good condition.
Counsel for Correiro, who killed Ber-
tina Manchester in Fall River, will en-
deavor to show that the murder was un-
premeditated and that there was no at
tempt at an indecent assault.
Senor Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
Commissioners General; Consul Robert
Chatfield-Taylor, Senior Fernandez of the
Havana Chamber of Commerce, and the
commercial and official representatives OF
Cuba and Porto Rico, are arranging to
receive at Chicago the Spanish caravels
with a great deal of ceremony and enthu-
Siasm,
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JAIL THEIR ONLY HOPE.
Survivors Of the Sea Ranger Tell
a Pitiful Tale.
YANKEE NAVAL OFFICERS WOULD
NOT GIVE THEM FOOD.

They Reached sitka. Alaska. with Neith-
Food Nor Money and Had Hard
Work to Keep From Starving-The
Desperate Seamen at Last Planned to
Get Into Jail-If This Story Is True,
Somebody Should Suffer.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, june 23.---
Three officers of the wrecked whaling
bark Sea Ranger, arrived at:this port to-
day from Port Townsend, Washingtos,
by rail. The men are Third Mate Lom-
bard of Nantucket, Fourth Mate Rickery
and Boat-header Rogers of this city. Mr..
Rogers says he has been shipwrecked
three times, and never before met with
such outrageous treatment by whitssmen
as he and the crew of the Sea Ranger
met with at Sitka, Alaska. ssWe were
putting into the island of Kayak, May
26th," said Rogers, ito land dead
shipmate when we struck a sunken
ledge, and in less than an hour had to
leave the ship with only what we car
ried on our backs We had to row Ia
miles to find landing place; Finally
we were taken into the settlement by
George Berry, an English trader, and
waited with him until June I'd, when the
steamer Crescent City carried Us to Sit
ka. We arrived at Sitka on the 9th of
June. There W IRE SO men of us. The
Governor of Alaska was away and the
and the acting governor was seen by
Capt. Foley of the Sea Ranger. He told
the captain he could do nothing for us
and he did nothing. We wanted food
and had no money. There were In the
harbor of Sitka three United States cut
ters and two American men-of-w war, the
Mohican and Ranger. Capt. Foley saw
Capt. Ludlow of the Mohfcan and i'm
plored him to do something for us in
procuring food and other neoessaries.
He told Capt. Foley he could not help
us. Capt. Foley told him to draw on
the owner of the Sea Ranger. Capt.
Foley, by signing for $50 worth of ra-
tions for one week for the crew, was
able to keep the men from starvation.
Townsend, arrived at Sitka, June 10th
with the Governor on board. He was
unwilling to do anything for the ship
wrecked. The captain of the City of
Topeka refused to take us to Port Town
send as we had no money to pay the
passage. The men became desperate
and began to plan to do some outrage to
get in jail, where they would at least get
something to eat and shelter. Capt.
Ludlow was again asked for aid, but
would do nothing without pay. Capt.
Foley pawned the ships chronometer
and managed to get enough money to-
gether to take himself, five officers and
his son to Port Townsend ON the City of
Topeka. The remainder of the crew
were left at Sitka The night before
leaving Capt. Foley again asked Capt
Ludlow of the Mohican for flood for IL
men but was refused. We arrived sa 9
at Port. Townsend.
Capt Foley reported the matter to the
authorities at Washington.
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SOUND REASONING.
Mr.. Phelps Further Maintains the Right
of Property in Seals

PARIS, June 2S.-In the Behring Sea
court of arbitration today, Mr.. Phelps
developed at length his views of the
rights of property. According to mu-
nicipal law he said, all useful animals
that have subjected themselves ar have
been subjected to human consrot on ti1e
land to which they have constant ami
mum revertendi, and on which they
constitute the basis of intlustrN become
to certain extent the property of the
citizens Of that land. Under thenrovis-
ions of international law, when also ma
rine animals become the basis Of indus
try in maritime territory they must be
ing to the persons controlling this terri
tory, Such property, he said, has been
hitherto held sacred by general consent
of nations of the civilized world.
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LIKE THE BORDEN CASE.
An Indians Man Beaten to Death with a
Hatchet.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 23-A crime
committed yesterday morning at Bright
wood, a suburb Of Indianapolis, suggests
the famous Borden murder case just dis
posed of.
At Q o'clock that morning, William
Kline, night officer at the Brightwood
shops, went to his home, gave his wife
his months wages, and went to bed. At
1890 o'clock his wife says she heard him
moaning, and opening the door she saw a
horrifying spectacle. The floor. bed and
walls were red with blood. Lying be-
hind the bed was her husband, his head
horribly mutilated and his brains oozing
out
On the table was a bloody hatchet.
There was nothing to indicate who
had used it. A front door and a front
window to the room in which he lay were
closed. A back door was opened, and it
led through the kitchen to the back yard
Mrs. Kline says that short time after
her husband went to bed she left
the premises for a few minutes and
the assault must have been COM
mitted during her absence. There are
no indications in any other room of any
ones entrance Nothing in Kline S
room was taken.
This evening Kline is in comatose
condition, with no hopes of recovery.
He has three children.
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Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.l
ELLSWORTH, June 23.--Fred L. Kent,
the defaulting cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Ellsworth, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Bradley in the law Office of Hannibal E.
Hamlin tonight. Mr.. Bradley and Dis
trict Attorney Dyer came to this city
this afternoon for the purpose of ar
raigning Kent. Mr.. Dyer appeared for
the government. Mr.. Hamlin announced
that he had not been retained by Mr..
Kent but appeared as his friend. Bank
Examiner Hatch and United States
Marshal Saunders assisted at the hear
ing. After Commissioner Bradley read
the indictment, Kent pondered as to
whether he would plead guilty OF not
guilty. He flually entered a plea
of not guilty and waived
an examination. Attorney Dyer said
that he intended to ask that the amount
of bonds be fixed at $4,000 inasmuch as
the peculations amounted to $4,000, but
under the existing circumstances he de-
sired that $4,000 be the limit. The fol-
lowing persons qualified as bondsmen:
DIR. John F. Manning of Ellsworth,
Simon G. Stevens of Brooklyn, Charles
Fl. Emery, Wyer Gallen, Louis Hodgkins
and Arrow King, of Ellsworth; Edward
E. Chase of lBluehill; Hannibal E. Ham
lin, Frank H. Gould. jeremiah Giles,
Mrs. Marian Kent and Mrs. Adelaide
K. Emerson of Ellsworth. Commits
sioner Bradley held Kent to await the
action of the United States grand jury Of
the term of court which opens at Bath
on the first Tuesday in September next.
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SPECIAL TRAIN BROUGHT DOCTOR,
But He Could Not saye the Noted Stallion
Arrival.

GARDINER, June 23.-The we'll known
stallion Arrival died suddenly at Pine
Tree stock farm near this city today,
having been taken with rupture yesterday
from some unknown cause. State Vet
Urinary Bailey was reached late last even
ing by telegraph in Bangor and hurried
here by special train, but without avail.
The owners were Messrs. A. N. Budreau
of Boston and A. j.. Libby, manager of
the farm. They refused $4,000 for the
horse last season. Arrival was seven
years old. He was by Charlie Wilkes,
2.31; dam, Aspasia, by Alcantara. He
had a record Of 2.24a, and had been at
the Pine Tree farm since it started four
years ago. The horse was magnificent
dark boy and promised to lower his rec
ord to 2. Is this season. The loss will be
keenly felt by the trotting fraternity
throughout New England, as he was re-
garded as the coming horse in Maine.
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SHIP AND COM MANDER.

The IlI-Fated Victoria and Unfortunate
sir GEORGE Iryon.
LONDON, June 23.-The Victoria was
one of the most nowerful warsbins Of
+ho ,-o1 CT ~. ~.
'iie ioy@i navy one was oulit aC Now
castle, and was launched in 1889. She
was, constructed of steel. and her dimen-
sions were as follows. Iepotb aAo feat
-. s.aa.,., !. = ~ ~ - ~ 80,
pleau'h ~ iee' araught Oh wafer ~ 1eet
31nches, giving displacement OF 1O,47O
tons. She seems to have been running
in hard luck. for in January of last wear
she met with disagreeable mishap on
the western coast Of Greece. runnin Q
aground at Snipe Point. Dragomesti.
near Platea. She struck the rocks amid
ships and opened several large leaks. ad
mitting tons Of water. Fortunately the
weather was calm and assistance was
promptly rendered by the torpedo ship
Hecla. and she was soon towed off.
The Victoria was single turret ship.
carrying two 11O-ton guns, mounted in a
forwards turret coated with is inches of
compound armor. one 1O-inch Cotton gun
firing aft and broadside auxiliary arma-
ment of twelve 6-inch 5-ton guns OF
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TO TAKE pEARY NORTH.
The staunch and Speedy Falcon All
Ready at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-The steamer
Falcon, which is to carry Lieutenant
Robert E. Peary and party north on
their voyage of discovery in the land Of
ice and snow, arrived at the breakwater
at noon yesterday. Alta p. m. the vessel
left Lewes for Wilmington, Del, where
she remained over night. This morning,
a tug containing Lieutenant Peary and
friends and the representatives Of the
press proceeded down the river for the
purpose of meeting and escorting the
little vessel that has been chosen for
such important service to her moorings
at Pier s, south Delaware Wharves. The
arrangements for the starting of the ex-
pedition are rapidly nearing completion,
and it is believed that the exploring par
tx will sail about the last of the month.
The Falcon is much larger and has
more powerful engines than the Kite,
the vessel which carried the explorer on
his first voyage north. She is also capa-
BILE of developing much greater speed
than the Kite, an important qualification
in a voyage of the kind that is to be
made.
The Falcon is bark-rigged, and has the
regular whaling propeller of two blades
The propeller is arranged in such man
ner that if injured it can be replaced
with ease and facility by another. Her
gross tonnage is 45e, net tonnage 81.
She is 100 feet in length, 26 1-2 feet beam
and has a depth of hold of II feet 2
inches, and at S0-horse power can main
tain an average speed of nine knots an
hour.
The vessel has been thoroughly over
hauled, and every arrangement looking
to the comfort and safety of the party
has received careful attention.
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Harvard's Glass Day.

BosToN, June 2S--Today was class day
at Harvard College and though d1azzHpg
rain preyailedsthe attendance was very
large. Promptly at a. m. the seniors
gathered in front of Holworthy and
marched to Appleton chapel to attend
morning, chapel service WHICH Bishop
elected Lawrence conducted. At 10.45
the seniors in cap and gown again as
sembled before Holworthy and marched
to Saunderst heatre, where the literary ex-
ercises took place. Dean Lawrence Of
fered prayer, following which B. F. Rand
of Albany, N. r., delivered the grafton.
The class poem was by W. V. S. Moody
of Lafayette, Ind, and the ivy Grafton
was delivered by j. A. Wilder Of Homo
lulu. The exercises closed with the sing
ing Of the ode written by D. s. Mussey of
Lexington.