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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
BOUND TO BEAT D. B. HILL.

Reform Democrats in New York up in
Arms.-May Run a Separate Ticket.
New York, Sept. 29.-The Brooklyn
Eagle to-day says: There will be an
Independent Democratic state ticket
in the field. 1t is not only probable
but is virtually certain it will be head
child. y
Nominations for lieutenant governor
and judge of the court of appeals will
also be made.
Reform Democrats from all parts Of
the state were in conference during
the most of yesterday and have been
in conference to-day in New York
with Charles s. Fairchild, Edward NJ.
Shepard, Oswald Ottendorfer, Carl
Schurz and other representative re-
form Democrats, among whom have
been those responsibility connected
with leading metropolitan newspa-
pers. upon the situation of affairs as
they are.
Ex-Mayor Grace arrived from Eu-
rope last night and took part in the
conference.
The reform leaders found that IL
they did not lead their followers,
their followers would run over them
and they did not propose to be run
over.
Advices from every one Of the cleo
tion district organizations and from
the Independent Democracy of Kings
county as well as from the organiza-
uons known as the Cleveland Democ-
racy in Troy, Rochester, Buffalo, Os-
wego and other cities were unani-
nous to the effect that the plain peo-
pie have put their war paint on and
are determined to occupy no position
of merely passive objection In the poll
tics of this year.
1t is too late under the law to hold
a state convention in a formal sense.
Time enough exists, however, for tho
assemblage of a conference and for
what is called ticket by petition or
application.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

The theory that forest fires are gen.
orally started by sparks from loconso-
tives seems to have been contradicted
by the census figures of 1890. OF
1888 forest fires on record it was found
chat 115 were unaccounted for, thirty
fNs were started from tobacco pipes,
sevehtx-six from camp-fires, 1862 from
malice, c2s by hunters, 1859 by per-
sons clearing land, and but sos by To-
connective sparks. 1t is claimed by
those who have investigated the sub
ject that destructive forest fires are
unnecessary, as witness the expert
ence OF the state OF Maine, the "Pine
Tree" state. No destructive flame
ever sweeps across that state, and
Canada, with her thousands of square
miles of timbered land, is never SUBJ
jected to such awful holocausts as
Wisconsin and Minnesota have suf-
fered.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
TRAIN wREckERs AT WORK.

A wabash Engineer Killed Near Toledo
Toledo, Oct. Train No. ~ on the
Wabash railroad was wrecked yes.
terday morning Mt Maumee, a small
town twelve miles south of this city.
The accident happened shortly before
Z O'Clock, and was the result Of a we'll
laid plan to ditch the entire train.
Happily. albeit miraculously. the Pull
mans kept on the track and the mail
and baggage cars. although badly
wrecked, did not contain any victims.
The wreck was planned by whoever
conceived the plot, to occur at the west
end of a long siding just beyond the
Maumee station. The road at the
lower part Of the switch target had
been removed and the switch was
partly thrown. The target indicated
clear track and Engineer Smith was
not aware of the situation many min
utes before the motor was pumping
along on the ties.
As soon as the train struck the
switch 1t leaped into the air, fell for
ward toward the ditch and turned
completely over. The trucks Of the
mail cars followed the engine, but the
cars themselves went in an opposite
direction. Under them were found the
dead body of Engineer Smith and
Fireman Day. The latter was badly
injured.
At the time Of the wreck the train
was running at its regular speed, and
1t is considered miracle that no more
lives were lost. The express and bag
gage cars were literally reduced to
splinters, although the occupants es-
capped unhurt. There were several
passengers In the combination smoker,
which was wrecked beyond repairs,
yet no scratches could be shown by
any of them. The passengers In the
Pullmans were only made aware Of
the accident by the severe jolting
which they experienced.
The dead engineer and the fireman
are both new men on the road and are
believed to have come from the Lc-
high road during the recent American
Railway Union strike.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

Of his severity. Having noticed tho
growing spirit OF characterization, he
called the non-commissioned officers
together and severely reprimnnded
them. This was on Friday night. The
men subsequently became noisy and
troublesome and the commander visit.
ed their rooms and ordered that they
be silent. The men became insolent,
and openly refused to obey the order.
They finally became threatening and
the commander drew his sword in self
defense. This had the effect of re-
storing order.
The commander Immediately tele-
graphed Emperor William. who order
ed the arrest of the mutineers. The
Fourth regiment of the guards was
summoned and surrounded the school
during the night. The non-commis-
stoned officers were aroused and went
into the courtyard, where the COM
mander addressed them, saying:
"You are all prisoners. Everybody
who tries to escape must abide by the
consequences"
All the prisoners were escorted tp
the railway station, and at 3 o'clock
in the morning sent to the Magdeburg
fortress.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
LUCKY JAIL CLERK.
He Falls Heir to Fortune Of Three Nj
lions.

lions.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-Benjamin Price,
who has been connected with the Cook
county Jail as clerk for more than II
years is, 1t is said, between $1,000, ,O0O
and $5,OOO,OO0 richer to-day than ho
was n week ago. This is the amount
of property left him by his father,
whose death occurred recently. 1t 8
scattered over America, England and
Australia, and until solicitor can
get a complete inventory of the prop
erty its exact value will not be known.
Part of the property is in Melbourne,
Australia, and came from Hiram
Price, grandfather to "Ben" Price.
The estate owns, 1t is said, nearly all
of the suburb of Hackensack, N. Y,
colonial mansion occupied by the Price
family years ago and valued at $50.
600.
Ben Price is related to some Of tile
leading men of the country. With
the commercial instinct of his ances
tors, young Ben Price started early in
life to carve out a fortune for him
self. After n great deal of travel
in foreign lands and n number of more
or less successful commercial ventures,
he returned to the United States, brok-
en- down in health and nnally settled
permanently in Chicago.
ben" Price is the best known Jail
official Chicago ever had and enjoys
a large measure of popularity. When
seen last night he acknowledged he
had fallen heir to large amount OF
money, but for particulars referred the
reporter to his attorney. The latter
said he was not in possession of the
full particulars yet, but understood
that the value of the property would
exceed $3,OOO,OOO.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
TIN PLATE PLANTS CLOSED.
All the Concerns In tho Country Cease
Operation.


Operation.
Pittsburg, Sept. 30.-Last night all
the tin plate plants in the country closed
down and there is no indication as to
when they will again be put in Oper-
alton. There Is n wide difference be-
tween the manufacturers ana workers
on the subject of wages and the latter
insist that Notwithstanding the reduc-
tion of the duty that the wages agreed
upon in June can be paid the balance
of the scale year.
Two important reasons are given :or
the action taken by the manufactur-
ers. One is that the closing Of the
factories is being done to discourage
prospective builders of tin plate plants.
There are at least ten In course of erec-
tion In the United States, while man.
ufacturers of tin plate machinery are
enlarging their works. 1t was decided
to put up some Of these factories after
1t was known that the cut In the duty
would be one cent per pound. An
other reason given by the manufactur-
ers Is that under Secretary Carlisle's
ruling 46,0OO,O0O pounds Of tin plate.
now in bond, can be put on the mar
ket on Monday by paying the new tar
iff Of IL cents per pound. This will
fill all the demands for some time
to come. On the other hand the work.
men assert that the shut down is
merely n scheme of the manufacturers
to compel their employees to work for
less wages.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
SULLIVAN ON coRsETT.
Tho Ex-Champion Replies to the Cham
plon's Attacks.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-John L. Sullivan.
when shown the interview with Cor
bett at Portland, Me-, sharply criticis-
ing him for statements in u recent in
terview, said: "Whatever else may be
said of me by the American people.
am sure they will give me credit Of be-
ing at all times willing to defend the
championship. They cannot say the
same of Corbett. What right has he
to say that he shall be dictator as
to where and when fight must take
place any more than his opponent?
He has some rights, but they are only
equal to those of his opponent.
"Mr. Corbett has no right, because
he is the champion, to say, If you
don't fight on my dunghill won't
fight at ALL His pretext that Fitz-
simmons is out of his class is nonsense.
If he is, so much the better for Cor
bett, for he can win the money Just
as easily as he did from Mitchell. Tho
proposition made by Fitzsimmons to
Corbett is fair, and should be accepted
in good faith. My opinion is that
Fitzslmmons can give Corbett the best
fight he ever had. My opinion of Cor
bett is that he is afraid to meet Fitz.
simmons. If he does not meet Fitz-
simmons he will lose the esteem of the
american people as their champion pu-
ilist."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Murdered by Thieves.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept 3o.-James
Brown, superintendent Of the Long
Island cotton mill near Statesville.
missed articles from his store and
Thursday night informed his family
that he would sleep there and catch
the thief. Yesterday morning his
daughter went to the store about y
o'clock. She found the door unlocked
and her father lying on the floor with
a bullet hole in his head and evidences
of fearful struggle between him AMI
the thief or thieves Blood was IN
the counters and doors and articles
were scattered about, showing n hard
fight for life. Brown was an English
man 80 years of age. He came to
this state seven years ago from New
Jersey and was very popular. The
people are much wrought up over the
cold-blooded murder and robbery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

HENCEFoRTH Chicago school chill
dren are to be taught to write verti-
cal rather than the old-fashioned
slanticular system OF penmanship.
The theory is, and it seems plausible,
that to make vertical letters requires
for the maker healthier position
than does the old angular style. The
position for vertical. letter writing is
directly before the desk, the body
erect instead OF having half of it
prone upon the desk, with the tongue
out, as has been the tendency in
teaching the making of slanting let
ters. Vertical handwriting is likely
to be much more legible than that Of
the lop sided quality.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Was n NIrht Of Terror.

Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 20.-A heavy
rain set in this morning and all fear
from tho forest fires is now over. Last
night was a night of terror here. The
fires had eaten their way Into the
city limits and a fierce gale was blow
ing the flames directly toward the cen.
tral portion of the city. Hundreds
were fighting the flames all night, and
every one was awake and anxious.
The smoke was dense and the red
glare Of the angry flames reminded one
of the Hinckley disaster. Scores of
farmers have been burned out. Many
came into the city, having lost all but
the clothes on their backs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
TYNAN'S. ESTATE.
There VIII Be Suit Over 1t at His Cali
fornla Home.


fornIa Home.
San Francisco, Oct. 1.-The reappear
incc of DIR. Thomas E. lyman, who
mysteriously disappeared two years
ago, will be the signal for an inter-
esting suit in Stanislaus county, where
his estate, valued at 100000, was dis
tributed among his heirs, the superior
court declaring him legally dead. His
presence on the scene will make void
all the proceedings against his ex-
ecutor, wherein the jury found that
the doctor took charge Of his first
wife's separate property In 1862 and
used 1t, not as his own, but as agent
and trustee for his first wife and her
two daughters by former husband.
The step-daughters sued Tynan's ex-
ecutor for the total value of the es-
tate, and appealed to the supreme
court from the decision giving n share
to the second wife. AS soon as the
doctor is legally declared alive, the
step-daughters will renew their suit,
and the entire contest will be fought
over again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Train wreckers Identified.

Terre Haute,, Sept 29.-A sensation
was created here last night when it
was learned beyond doubt that Geo
Roberts. Fred Expert, Charles Mil
Ter, William Truly and William Sucr-
wine were guilty Of turning the switch
and wrecking a Big -Four passenger
train at Fontanel. fourteen miles east
Of this city, on the night Of July 12
when both the engineer and fireman
were killed. The men have been nr.
rested. Roberts has made a confess
sion which exonerates Fred Hollo-
way, who has been in Jail three months
charged with the crime on alleged
confessions to Big Four detectives.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Rebellion in Manchuria.

London, Sept. 3O.-A dispatch from
Vienna to the Chronicle says that
semi-official telegram from st. Peters
burg announces that the Russian gov
ernment has learned of a rebellion
against the Manchurian dynasty. The
dispatch adds that the regular troops
are everywhere committing disgrace
full outrages. The Chinese excheQuer is
empty and the government is hardly
able to supply the wants of the troops
already in the field.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
TWO MEN WE'RE KILLED.
A Riot at q Turpentlne s.,n in Geors,

A Riot at Turpentine stin in Georgia.
Savannah, Ga, Oct. IA specia!
to the Morning News from Valdosta
says there was small riot at the
turpentine still near that place, in
which two colored men were killed and
three members of the family of b. Gil
lespie, the manager, n white man, were
wounded. The blacks had been fined
by the manager for gambling and the
money involved taken out of Their
wages. They got drunk and made
an attack upon the manager at his
house. He was wounded. but not Sc
riously. His wife and children We're
bruised. A black man in the mana.
gers house was killed. The rioters
then went away and got into ditti-
Guilty among themselves, and one OF
them was killed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Snyetl Much PrOperty,

Washington, Oct. 1.-Acting Chief
Dunwoody of the Weather bureau, has
issued a special chart, illustrating
graphically by six maps the origin and
progress Of the West India hurricane
which lasted from September "a to the
Goth. The weather observers along
the coast report that as a result of
the warning no ships were damaged.
The warnings were also of great value
to the rice interests and the damages
were slight The goods in Charleston,
S. c., were moved long before the
storm tide arrived, and a million dol
lars worth of property was saved.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Chinese Treaty Ratified.

Washington. Oct. Modification hns
been given to the government in an
informal way Of the ratification by the
Chinese government of The new treaty
between the United States and China.
which was negotiated by Secretary Of
State Gresham and the Chinese min
lister, Yang Yu. and ratified by the SEN
ate on the part of the, TINTED States
Only the formal exchange of ratifica-
tions between the department Of state
and the minister is to be transacted
to make the treaty the law govern
ing the relation of the two powers,
and this ceremony will doubtless take
place within n month.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Miner, Mlr.culou.,y Rescued.

Carbondale, Pa, Sept. 30.-John X.
Fanling, william B. Mitchell, George
Barney and Andrew Klaheski, the
miners who were entombed in the
slope of the Northwest Coal Com
pany on Thursday, were rescued at n
late hour last night. All are alive and
well and do not seem much the worse
for their long imprisonment. As soon
as an opening was made refreshments
were passed through to the prisoners
and their hunger and thirst had been
satisfied before they reached the sur
face.
The men were without food So hours.
They procured water from miniature
well which they dug in their cell.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

II is reported that a mountain has
been discovered in the Adirondacks
higher than any peak in the Rockies.
This surprising discovery prepares
tho mind for tho possible news that
there is q Mammoth cave concealed
about the Adirondack preserve, with
a whispering gallery, sunken river and
all the other orthodox geological at
fractions. 1t may be that another
Cardiff giant will be found standing as
Q sentinel at the enterance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
A Very Nice Program.

London, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Times from Frankfort says the Lon
don correspondent of the Frankfort
Zeitung telegraphs that he has learned
from excellent sources that Japan
II she is victorious over China, in-
tends to divide China into three In
dependent kingdoms, which will be
placed under the rule OF native princes
one Of whom will be Ii Hung Chang.
II necessary Japan will call confer
ence of the powers to decide the mat
ter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

CANADA is by no means slow in
pushing ahead with important ma
tional and internal improvements. It
has calico for bids on the Pacific cable
to be laid between Canada and Aus
tralia, the distance being about 5000
land miles. The bids will be on eight
different routes, one of which en-
braces Hawaii, though this is not
likely to be chosen. Three years will
be allowed for the completion of the
work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

A New York paper, in objecting to
asks, "Why not say at once and be
doce with it, 1T is an evident fact,
1T ts q natural conclusion 1T is
truism,' Nobody disputes it, 1T is ad-
mittedp' But what goes without say
ingP Can anybody tell?" just as
easily as the writer of the above can
tell what is an evident fact, or a
natural conclusion, or truism.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Baltimore Win. tn. Penn.n..

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Baltimore's team
has won the National league cham
pionship. The score is as follows:
Baltimore .695. New York .667, Bos-
ton .629, Philadelphia $50, Brooklyn
.533, Cleveland .527, Pittsburg 800.
Chicago .432. st. Louis .424. Cincinnati
.419, Washington .341, Louisville .2SO
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
The Dutch Ca pture M.t.r.m.,

Amsterdam, Oct 1.-Dispatches
from Batavia announce the Dutch,
after eight hours hard fighting, cap
tured Matarama, the stronghold Of the
Balinese rebels. The Dutch loss was
one lieutenant and 12 privates killed
and four officers and A privates
wounded. The Balinese lost heavily,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
MORMON. Going to Hawaii.

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-A party Of
Hawaiian Mormons, sixteen in num-
Der, have arrived here from Utah on
their way to Honolulu. They say they
have no fault to find with Mormonism,
but that the climate of Utah was not
adapted to them. Quite 4 number
died there.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

GERMANY has her Sedan, France
has her Austerlitz, England has her
Blenheim and Japan has her Ping
Yang. China has the glory Of more
people that do not know how to fight
than any empire of ancient or modern
times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

THE duke of Orleans intimates that
he will hustle for the crown of France
The duke is quite hustler. 1t will
be remembered that he hustled into
France and then the French govern
ment did some hustling on its own ac-
count. He was hustled into jail and
then after he had cooled down he was
hustled out OF France. Tho duke
knows all about hustling.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

THAT the Japanese won SUBJ
stantial victory at Ping Yang is highly
probable, but the report that the
Chinese who fought behind EARTH
works lost 10000 men while the jap
anese who were the assaulting party
lost only thirty killed and 27O wound
ed. should be taken with grain OF
salt. The returns are suspicious
enough to warrant recount.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
n,.a.trous FIre al La yet..

La veta, Colo, Sept. pa disas-
trous fire occurred this morning be-
tween and 3 O'Clock. The bakery
Of Fred Ceshlick caught fire and
burned the dwellings Of J. NJ, Elrod
and also that of J. b. Sloan. Lose
about $1,000, partly covered by insur-
ance. The bakers family came near
being smothered before they got out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Now p.pam. Canal Company,

London, Sept. Boa dispatch to the
Times from Paris says that the issue
of 100000 shares of the new Panama
Canal company, limited, to the share
and bondholders of the old company,
has not been n success, but under the
compromise between the liquidator
and moberdorfer, who is bound to
take $4,000 shares, the new company
will be Immediately constituted
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
Socialists Arrested.

Vienna, Oct. 1.-The socialists of this
city yesterday held demonstration In
the Ring Strasse, in front of the House
Of Parliament. A labor song, the
chorus of which demanded universal
suffrage, was sung. The singing had
the effect cf rendering the crowd rest.
i've and the police interviewed and dis
persed the meeting. Fourteen OF the
leaders were arrested,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
9ayed nv n Girl.

Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 2s.-A seven
year-old girl saved a passenger train
on the Chicago and Great Western
road near Dunder yesterday. She was
seen by the engineer waving her lit
tie red apron as signal The en-.
gineer stopped the train and the little
girl told him the bridge around the
curve was burning. The child was on
her way to the pasture near her home
to drive in the cattle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

A VETERAN social observer in New
York gives it as his opinion that the
out-of-town season is growing longer
every year, and that society people
linger later and later with the autumn
in their country homes. The country
is everywhere beautiful in September
and October, and If the out-of-town
season is longer it must BIO that So
ciety's head is longer too.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

. WITH the income OF $17,O00,000
added to its credit, Stanford university
ought to be able to stand alone. 1t is
expected that this will be very nearly
the amount that will presently be re-
leased to the institution by Mrs. Stan.
ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04

ALTHOUGH the consumption of mus
tard is about as universal in the
United States as in England, it does
not seem to be advertised in the
newspapers here to the same extent as
in the English journals.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
mADRrz HAS BEEN DEPosED.
fhe Situation In Bluenelds Not Very War
like.

New Orleans, Sept. 3O.-The Assocl.
ated press correspondent In Bluefields.
Nicaragua, under date of Septembcr
"a, says Jose Madriz, minister of, for
eign affairs, who has been In Blue
fields on behalf of President Zelnya.
has suddenly been deposed from lis
office, and on September IS left for
Managua.
The threatened revolution between
the two parties MS far as can be learn
ed. on the Atlantic coast, has as yet
not made its appearance. When civil
war does come 1t will be short and
the conservative party, which is coIn-
posed Of the brains of Nicaragua, once
more but put in power.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04
GERMAN OFFICERS ARRESTED.

Nearly Two Hundred of Them Locked In
Fortress.
Berlin. Sept. SO--A sensa t1onal ru-
NOR gained currency 0arly this Morn.
ing that eighty non-commissioned ON.
GERS Of the Fourth regiment had bseIi
arrested. The real facts were learned
subsequently,.
Baron Stetin. the commander Of the
gunnery school Is disliked on account