Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-22
Teiegraphio Brevitie.


Bar silver was quoted at 599G cents on the
14th.
Australia wants to join the United States
In laying cable between the two countries.
The League OF American Wheelmen will
hold their annual meet at Denver the last
four days of August.
Large numbers of Mormon missionaries ara
sailing from New York for Europe. Most Of
them will work in Scandinavia.
The officers of the Bank of England now
announce that the losses caused by the acts
Of ex-Cashier May will perhaps amount TO
million dollars.
Secretary Herbert has cabled Admiral BEN
ham at Rio to proceed Immediately with ono
of the vessels Of his squadron to Bluefelds,
Nicaragua, to watch over American interests
there.
A band of brignnds attacked ranch near
Durango, Mexico, n few days ago. They were
expected and u hot fight ensued. The ban
dts were driven of after several had been
killed.
The conference between the receivers and
tranmen of the Union Pacific road has been
discontinued The receivers want to revise
the wage schedule. but the men Insist that
| the old contract shall be adhered to. Judge
Caldwell will decide.
The Niagara Power Company has secured
from the state of New York the permission to
run lines along the Erie canal. The contract
is a great one and will result In sending cleo
tricity from the falls to n great distance. 1t
will be used to propcl canal boats.
President Huntington OF the Southern Pa
ciiic has given final notice to President Rein
hart Of the Santa Fo that the latter's basis Of
settlement cannot be accepted II Is now
| probable that all further consultation may be
suspended within n few days.
On the 18th Henry Labouchere and his
radical allies passed an amendment to the re-
ply to the Queens speech which declared In
favor of abolishing the House Of Lords. The
vote was 147 TO l45. The next day the gov
ernment reversed this action by vote Of ISL
tol l2.
An anarchist named Pauwells was blown to
pieces by n bomb that he carried just within
the door of the historic church at Paris, La
Madeleine. 1t is thought that he had gone
there 10 blow up the building and that tho
bomb went OIL prcmaturely. The building
was not injured greatly.
The people OF Paris are convinced that the
man passing Rabbardl, the author of
the bomb outrage In Rue st. Jalues and In
| the hotel on the Rue st. Denis and Pauwells,
and the anarchist who was killed on the 18th
are one and the same persons.
A bill has been introduced In the New York
legislature which provides that none but the
American flag shall fly from amy public build
ing In that state. The only exception 1t
makes is In the case OF the visitation OF any
representative OF foreign nation to this
country. Then anu then only may the flag Of
that particular nation be flung to the breeze.
There Is a serious outbreak OF tuberculosis
at Chesterfield, Ontario. The herd Of Mr..
| Miller, n leading stock broker, Is affected and
| two valuable helfers have been slaughtered.
Now several others are said to be affected,
| and 1t Is feared the disease Will run through
the eutire herd of pedlgreed cattle unless
more stringent measures are promptly under
taken.
The Indian Greek reservoir In Idaho burst
on the l4th and huge wall of water swept
down the valley, carrying away bridges, houses,
and destroying great deal OF property.
Mounted messengers rode at breakncck speed
| tn sattl nf Ia
cd that two men were drowned. The dam was
Of heavy masonry and held water covering
800 acres OF land, for irrigating purposes.
Mrs. Lease being interviewed at New York
| said: "Govcrnor Waite ia crratic. He 10 n
good old man, but he seems to have acted
hastily In the present Denver police trouble.
No governor has the right TO call out the NIL
litia and cause bioodshed Governor Lewelllng
calling out the state forces during the legisln-
ture's trouble, and ! think that Governor
| Waite, too, has made mistake"
A dispatch from Guaymas, Mexico, says:
Since the discovery OF rich placer beds at
Torres, many prospect borings are being sunk.
The gold comes up on the augur as large as
grains of wheat, and the soil gives evidence
| of being rich ground ns was ever dlscov-
cred in Mexico. Native and American pros.
pectors are nocking in by the hundreds, and
many are meeting with good results, although
they are jealonsly watched by the Indians.
The London Chamber Of Commerce, In uc-
cordance with resolution adopted by the
| Oriental section, have sent Il memorial to
Lord Rosebery, requesting that he take steps
to bring about The resumption of the Brussels
monetary conference with the hope that fur-
ther discussion Of the money question, In the
light of recent events Will result In the adop-
| tion of plan to remedy the evil which has
dIsiocated the business throughout the East.
Advices received at the state department
Monday afternoon from Minister Thompson
| Mt Rio de Janeiro Indicate the Brazilian re-
| hall ia aho
| Minister Thompson contains the information
that Admiral Da Cana has gone aboard the
Portuguese war vessel Mindclo, now In tho
barbor at Rio and has sent to President pc!x-
| otto by the Portuguese officer an offer Of sur
render on condition Of protection for himself
| and followers.
William Waldorf Astor has been elected
member of the Carleton Club, the most ex-
elusive of all the London clubs. Its members
are distinctly arlstocratic, and the qualitica-
tIons for membership, up to the present, have
| been that the candidate must be an English
man and n Conservative. Not even Liberal
| Unionists have been admitted until quite re-
Gently. The Carleton Club supplies the Con-
servative campaign funds through the coun-
| try.
Oriental advices state that a disastrous col
Bengalis and Cagal. Two steamers, the
Scng Guam and Aing Hoe, collided while 60
ing at full speed. Those on board the Seng
Guam jumped into the water and were picked
had they reached the deck when both steam
ers lurched and went down. About fifty peo-
| pie were drowned and as many saved them
selves by swimming ashore.
| Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the chancel-
| lor of the exchequer, was questioned In regard
to the intention Of the government In view OF
| OF the memorial forwarded to Lord Rosebery
on March 12 by the London Chamber OF
Commerce, asking the government to take
| steps to resume the Brussels monetary confer
| ence In reply Sir William said the govern
| ment was not aware Of the desire of any for
eign government to re-establlsh the inter-
| national silver conference, and the British
| government did not intend to make such
| proposal.
The Doud barrel factory and cooper shop
| at West Superior, Wisconsin, was completely
destroyed by fire with the contents on the
| l4th. Forty coopers at work barely escaped
| with their lives. A number were seriously In
iured by jumping to the Ice 20 feet below.
| The men lost all except what they wore. The
| loss was 100 with insurance of $40, 600.
| This is the second time the shop has been
burned within year. Those badly injured
| we're Philip Youst, Ted Chapel, Peter
Weiss, c. J. Thompson, A. E. Ladd, Joseph
Schultz AT least dozen others were injured
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