Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-06-07
Geographic Brsvitiss
Cholera has broken outin Germany.


last week.
The price of anthracite coal has gone up in
the east.
The total amount paid for pensions by this
government since 1850 amounts to 81, COS 200,-
6i4.
The Presbyterian assembly, by = vote Of
894 to 81, condemned Professor Smith, of
Cincinnati, OF heresy.
Judge Botkin, who was SO notorious In
Western Kansas at tho time Of the Stevens
county war, has taken the Keelcy cure and
commenced lecturing on temperance.
The business men Of Leavenworth, Kansas,
have organized to protect such coal miners as
wish to work In the shafts near The city. They
will use force, II necessary, 70 resist the Mis-
souri, miners.
Miss Frances Willard announces that owing
to tho financial stress In the United States
she returns to the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union her last two years
salary, which she has received as president OF
that organization.
There are signs Of renewed activity from
the anarchist element In New York, and as a
result instructions have been Issued to the
police to keep close watch on the leaders.
Johan Most is making nightly speeches In
different parts Of the city.
Treasurer E. E. Starr Of the Cherokee ma.
tIon has commenced the disbursement Of S6,-
SAC, 900 to "a, 800 Indians per capita. This
large amount Is the proceeds Of the sale OF
the Cherokee Strip to the United States gov
ernment last year, and will be the largest
amount OF money ever paid out to as few peo-
pie In the United States.
The Board Of Delegates Of tho National
Municipal league, In session at New York,
adopted this resolution: 1--WE believe that
whenever 1t is practicable the nomination
and election Of municipal officers upon mu-
nicpal issues alone and without regard to the
national party Is tho best method of securing
permanent good government for our cities"
H. sternburg while prospecting around
Castle Rock, In Cove county, Kansas, near
the Sandy Hill river, has unearthed the entire
form Of petrifed elephant, together with
mails. Geologista say there nre evidences OF
petrified fish u NIL varieties and that In many
of the cavcrns may be seen scales which must
have come from fish OF monstrous proportions
The London Times says that the exhibition
at the Alhambra theatcr OF Doves bullet
proof coat was most interesting and satisfac
tory. DOVE himself wore the culrass. A Lee
Milford rifle and Corditc cartridges were
used. Two shots were fired at u distance OF
fifteen yards. The only apparent result was
part of Doves body. His feet and legs re-
mained perfectly steady.
A dispatch from Terro Haute, Indiana, on
the 27th, said: All trains on the Evansville
& Terre Haute railroad were held up at Shell
burn, south of this city, and examined by the
were sidc-tracked. On the Big -Four the
trains were also held up and examined. The
miners wives are still In charge Of the Big
Four coal chutes and refuse to let the com
pany put fuel on Its engines.
A young girl In the church Of San Ildefon-
so, Madrid, screamed during the service on
the 31st: "Save yourselves! Here Is q bomb
that will explode" The congregation was
panic stricken. All started for the doors.
Many were trampled and left unconscious on
he Annr q
fatally hurt. After the church had been
empticd the police found no bomb. The girl
then confessed that the alarm was hoax.
A collision in the Standing Rock tunnel, on
the Newport News q Mississippi Valley rail-
road, twelve miles east of Princeton, Ken
lucky, on the 10Th, killed seven men outright.
The wreck was between an extra freight train
west bound, and the bridge train. The
freight engine crashed into the boarding car,
in which there were six doomed men. The
car was smashed into splinters and the en-
gine plowed almost through it, choking up the
tunnel with debris.
kim Wing, Of Merida, Mexico. has reached
Mobile, Alabama, en- route to Hong Kong,
China, where he goes to get zoo, 900 of his
countrymen to settle In Mexico. Wing is a
wealthy merchant Of Merida and is highly
educated man. 1t has been with great diff
Guilty that he has persuaded the Mexican gov
ernment to permit him to bring In so large n
number Of his countrymen at one time. They
are to be employed on coffee and hemp plan
tations which are to be opened by Wing.
News has been received Of great battle
fought near Lake Nyanza between the British
forces and tie elavers. Makajira, chief Of the
slavers, attacked British post, Fort Mcguire,
at the head of 1000 warriors. Major Ed
wards, in command of 200 troops, defended
the fort. The natives sustained a crushing
defeat and fled. They were pursued by a
portion OF the British force, and the latter
found 103 slavers dead, in addition to large
number Of wounded Makajira then surrcn-
dered.
NJ. Dupuy has succeeded IN forming a eabi-
net. 1t is constituted as follows: Premier,
minister Of the interior and minister Of wor-
ship, NJ. Dupuy; minister of foreign affairs,
M. Honotaneaux; minister OF public works,
NJ. Barthou; minister OF education and arts,
NJ Leyques; minister of commerce, NJ. Lour-
ticss; minister Of husbandry, NJ. Viger; min
lister of the colonies, NJ. DeClnss; minister of
justice, NJ. Querin; minister of war, General
MercIer; minister Of marine, NJ Faure; min
lister Of finance, NJ. Poincarre.
In addition to the loss OF 200 lives by the
bursting of dam formed by a landslide In
Charcupria and the destruction OF houses and
live stock which accompanied II, disastrous
floods have wrought much damage In North
Cachar. Whole villages have been destroyed
In q number OF sections of the hood-visltcd
country. The flood is pronounced 10 be the
most severe In many years. A dispatch to
tho Times from Calcutta describing the burst-
ing of the dam at Charkupria says that the
water swept onward like a forty foot wall,
sweeping away several villages. among them
ono having eighty houses.
Judge Bradley has oycrrulcd the motion
made by counsel for Colonel w. c. +. Brock
inridge 10 file bill Of exceptions by virtue of
which the suit of Miss Madeline Pollard
against him might be carried to higher
court on appeal. This action was taken he
cause of the objection made by counsel for
Miss Pollard that Mr.. Breckinrldge had not
complied with the law requiring that the bill
of exceptions be furnished to them within
three days before the expiration of the time
within which the motion to file had been
made. Therefore this will prevent an appeal
being taken.
GUS Turpin, whose name some time ago came
prominently before the public in connection
with the explosive named melinite, and who
was subsequently, Imprisoned, angered at the
refusal Of France to purchase his latest inrcn-
tion, has left the country, and has sold to the
powers composing the Dreibund the secret OF
the manufacture Of n terrible war machine.
The latter Is said to comprise ar explosive
and new projectle which it is claimed will
completely transform the mode of warfare
and the conditions under which 1t is wnErt,
rendering Its possessors the masters OF Eu-
rope. Turpin yielded 10 the personal urgirgs
of n foreign sovereign and has received sew
ernl million francs on account
A conferen,e &c of mine operators of the Cen
trail and Southern Illinois coat Gel,i- and