Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-03-18
,E.suRAPH,c sREvlrIEs.

Ex-senator Dolph, of Oregon, died on the
10th.
Nebraska Silver Republicans have called Il
convention to- meet March 25th.
Large numbers OF wool growers are In
Washington to look after the wool schedule
Of the new tariff bill.
Queen Victoria started for the Riviera on
the 10th. The hotel has set aside 100 rooms
for her accommodation.
The Missouri pool-room law has been de.
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court on the ground that 1t Is class leglsla'
tion.
free fight occurred on the streets of Blr-
mlngham, Alabama, the other day over the
arrest OF negro burglar. A little girl was
killed, the negro fatally Injured and sew.
eral othe:s wounded.
The Quebec government has granted $500.
900 toward the erection of bridge across
the st. Lawrence river opposite Quebec. The
bridge is to cost SG.0OO.O0O. The Dominion
government Is expected to grant at least
sl,OOO.oOO toward the structure.
new agreement has been reached be.
tween the Southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe concerning the use of the formers track.
by the latter from MoJnve into San Fran
cisco. Under 1t 1t Is claimed the Santa Fe
A dispatch received from Constantinopl,
says that large pantities of Gras rifles and
cartridges are being smugglcd from Greece
Into the Turkish island Of Chios, on the
west coast OF Asia Minor. and that they ar,
being sold to the inhabitants of Chios ai
low prices
A whirwind visited the town of Mlng1
Junction. Ohio. Saturday night. The wind
nf ba sf hnu .,t
the Junction Iron and Steel Company and
the tall brick walls fell In. Frank Hobso,
anu Larry Fnhcy were caught under the
falling walls. Fahey was taken out dead.
Once more there are rumors of war In
Samoa. with apparently more ground FOL
alarm than l. usually the ease. II Is be
lieved, however. that the arrival of one oi
two wnrships with power to aid the consul,
IN maintaining iirm attitude could quci
the Impending disturbance. which is tn,
outcome OF the old-time bitter jealousy be
tween PARTIES"
Professor Henry Drummond, the celebrate e.,
writer on religious subjects, died at Tun
bridge Wells. England. on the iith. Pro
fessor Drnmmond was the author Of 9Th,
Natural Law In the Spiritual World" nni
"a Christian View of Happy Life" II.
was In America four years ago. on a iectur
Ing tour. At the time OF his death he wa,
professor OF theology In Edinburgh UnIycr
sity.
The London Daily Mails Cape Town cor
respondent states that Germany has recent
ly landed large shipments OF munitions %
war at WnitSch bay. n circumstance !yhicl
| causes suspicion. The TrnnsyaaI Is ais.
armihg steadily. the shipments Of ammunI
ton guns and military supplies from
France alone amounting to 3Do tons month
m ur,. I...ItN
tegic points.
Captain General wcyicr has ordered nj
the regular Spanish troops to abandon III.
towns In which the merchants and iand.,
proprictors do not provide. free Of cost I,
| the government. three volunteer. for ever,
government soldier OF the garrison. II. hn
been In communication on this subject witt
the proprictors, merchants and prominen
people VIII" are most Interested In prcscrv
| Ing their fortunes.
The Lowell observatory. moved las, f,l
TO the City Of Mexico. l. to b. returned I.
tInGsthh, Ar!zona. at once. the change q
location having been shown to he -IlI.aJ
'ised. Orders have been received for tn
| enlargement OF the observatory buIliIpr
which Is on a hilltop near this point. 50 a,
| TO admit the reception Of a new .i.lnc,
glass The old glass. with which such I'm
portnnt Marian discoveries were mad.
was OF only eighteen Inches diameter.
Ellis Mills. United States consul rcncr,
at Honolulu. has furnished III, stnt, ,i,.
partmcnt with the results Of n census I'm.
| tnkcn In Hawaii. showing n total nonui,tI,,
OF iW."S'. The Hawailnns head the Il-
with 3l,"2p. Japanese next with ~ JOI Chi
nesc third with 21.JiG. and the porturn...
fourth with 1871. Those part Hawaiian,
hnmber S@s5. Americans 5,osG. UrItI.I
..-D' 'crmnns 1.i:i2. and the remainder 4
divided among hal: u dozen natIonalitic.
The London Times printed on ss,ur,Io,
morning nearly page Of whnt purnort,.
TO be tho new tariff schedules, and con,
mcnting c'iitorinlly upon them, said. ..,
cursofy perusni Is enough to show Tint !
long backward stride l. being made In IN.
direction Of the Mckinley tnrIr. In what
ever way the matter may he settled. IL vi,
involve seriou- annoyance and ,irrnnrcm.nI
OF business for British exporters. a. wei
as corresponding loss for Americans them
selves"
The Yale students who several day. Nc,
sent Yale flag and n letter OF roo,t sIsh,.
to PnRilist Corbctt at Carson, Nevada. h,y,
printed an npoloSetic card In the Yale
News. They disclaim ali Intention TO bs
considered as speaking for the coli.v, n,
FOR any Individual other than thcmseIye. I'm
the letter which has brought upon them ~
mnch criticism and ccnsurc. and .xpre.. re-.
Irct that 'nnwillingly and unwittInpIy.
they nave east n slur on the university.
They may he punished by the faculty,
Another threatening feature has been add.
ed to the situation in the Lcvant. Rcncwc,
outbreaks are threatening In AnatnIia, Tn,
British ambassador. Sir Phillip Curric. bn .
drawn the attention OF the Turkish govern.
ment to the condition OF things In tn, dl-
trict OF Asia Minor and has requested that
Immediate steps he taken to avert nm
other catastrophe. u appears that IN,
condition OF the Christians there il ,Innt,r.
able. They are the victims OF constant on.
preston. outrage and murder. and the .itr.
alton at 'Payas Is so critical that nuothe,
Sns-oun massacre IL feared.
The New York Financlcr saws: ..Th.
total cash reserves Of the New York banks
recording to their statements OF March igtb
were SinI,oOn,oDO. The lnnns nf the New
York banks are now si.i.Di2.lnn. u rccorl
surpassed only In the fall NJ isls and the
deposits are SOS, ,Gnj 500. which Is higher
than has been touched since October, iSpi
This will serve to show the strength A. nm
lcrlying whnt now seems like decided ~.
yiyal In business The statement for the
week Is favorable In ncnry every item. The
expansion IN loans L. due mainly to borrow
Ings by Importers, who are taking gpods uni
II bond In anticipation OF higher tariff du
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