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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
ROCKY FORD COLORADO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

there is considerable heat near the
footwall, where large quantities of tale
Is found, but this is being guarded
against and no serious danger is anti
cfbated. Safety lamps are being used
and every possible precaution taken to
prevent an accident.
The air Mt the pump station Is us
pure and fresh us before the fire and
the men there no longer fear that they
will be driven from their posts.
The pumps are throwing n little over
1000 gallons of water ger minute. The
relief pumps on the fifth level have
been recovered and put In shape SO
that they can be started up at any
time.
Work on the new fire drift is being
pushed right along and Foreman
Carey expects to finish It In five more
days. He is driving 1t ahead at the
rate Of fourteen feet n day with one
air drill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
. GREAT FIRE At MELBOURNE.
Did Five Million DoliaF.' Damage In . Very
short Space of Time.

Did five Million DollnfA' Dnmn&e IN very
Short Space of Time.
Melbourne, Nov. pa great fire
broke out here Mt 9 o'clock this morn
Ing md In very short space OF time
did enormous damage. II started Mt
the warehouse OF Craig Williamson. In
Elizabeth street. In the very heart Of
the city. A strong wind was blowing
and the flercciy famed flames rapidly
engulfcd building after building. De-
spite the desperate efforts OF the fire.
men. the entire blocks bounded by
Elizabeth. Flinders and Swanston
streets and Flinders Lane. with the cx-
ccption of two buildings on the Swans
ton street front. were destroyed within
three hours.
The burned section included many Of
the largest business houses In Mel
bourne. The buildings were completely
guttcd MS most OF them contained soft
goods. the flames progressing with a
rapidity which tcficd MI checking. md
In the furious wind ashes and burning
debris were carried into the suburbs n
distance of two miles.
II Is estimated that tho loss Will
reach f1.OOO.OOO tS5.OOO.0CO). while the
trade In soft goods has received q &C.
rlous setback. Hundreds OF employees
Of NIL sorts have been thrown out Of
employment.
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suspu,NG THE FLAMES.
Seems pro,,nb nbic That the Fire In the Snug.
Cicr May uc Put Out.

Aspen, Colo, Nov. 21.-Thc fire in
the Smugglcr mine. which started just
n week ago this morning. TO all appear
ances Is now under control. But little
smoke Is issuing from the shaft today.
md the management think that within
the next twenty-four hours the work
of clearing the mine of smoke and gas
can be commenced.
The nth and sixth levels were en-
tccd this morning for the first time
since Sunday last. There Is n large
amount of gas still issuing from the
big stope through the firth level. but
marked Improvement Is noticeable over
yesterday.
The inilammDblc gas discovered two
days ngo is increasing. Indicating that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
LoNDoN.s GREAT FIRE.
Losses Cut Down-Only two Firemen Hu

Losses Cut Down-Only two Firemen Hurt.
London, Nov. 21.-A number of fire
engines are still playing upon the
smouldering ruins which mark the
scene Of the great conflagration. Walls
are falling every now and then.
In spite Of the magnitude Of the dis
aster, only two firemen We're slightly
injured during the work Of extinguish-
ing the flames.
About 800 firms are seeking for new
offices. The estimates Of the amount OF
damage done range from $1O.OOO.OOO
to SOC. .OOO, 600. but according to the best
opinion. the loss is about $1O.OOO.OOO.
The official report says the cause OF
the fire is unknown.
The insurance agents take nm opti-
mistic view Of their losses, their esti-
mates ranging from S1,5OOO0O to $4,-
C00,O00. 1t is a fact that DOZENS OF the
burned out firms were not insured, In
some cases because they were cOnsid-
cred to be undesirable customers, and
as the locality hns long been consld-
cred dangerous by insurance compan-
les. The latter assert that the sensn-
tlonnl rumOrs regarding the losses
have been promoted on the stock ex-
change In order to influence stocks.
All the historic treasures Of Cripple
Gate church were removed, including
the records OF Oliver Cromwell's mar
rlage. Milton's burial and the deaths Of
the plague In 1865.
Every avenue leading to the scene OF
the fire wns blocked by police. The rea-
son why the fire assumed such gigan-
tic dimensions was. first, because Of
the highly inhammable character Of
the contents OF dry goods and tobnc-
cOnist warehouses where It originated; I;
second, because OF the extreme diff
Guilty OF handling It effectively, owing
to the exceptional narrowness Of the
surrounding streets. Few Of these
streets permit two vehicles to pnss
abreast. and the fire brigade had there
fore great difficulty In manipulating
the engines and getting them into po-
sltion. The delay thus caused gave the
fire tremendous hcndwny.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
rmm. GOLDMAN. rnndcli,y.

Detroit, Mich. Nov. 20.-Emma Gold
man. the anarchist leader, lcctured last
night In the Peoples Tabernacle Con
grcgntionaD and proclaimed her infi-
deity. her disbelief In laws and her
opposition to the custom Of matrimony,
etc. Miss Goldman was invited to nd.
dress the congregation by the pastor,
Rev. II. s. Mct;ownn. despite consider.
able opposition. To-day n majority OF
the dencons and many members of the
church declare the proceedings TO have
been outrageous nd wholly without
excuse. They call upon Pastor Meow
an tc resign. otherwise they say they
will quit the church.
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hear the truth from me. You are NO
wife of mine!"


wife of mine!"
mot your wife!" she cried.
Certainly not. My mistress, II you
please. who has been suffered for a
time to wear my name; that Is ALL"
She sprang up as II shot through the
heart. and faced him. pale al death.
ave are married! We stood togeth-
er before the altar. Leon. I have my
marriage lines"
(which are 80 much waste paper.
my dear. here in Francew
Sick with horror and fear. she totter-
ed to him and clutched him by the arm.
Leon! once more: what do you
mean?"
my meaning is very simple" he re-
piled; "the marriage OF an English
woman with French citizen Is no
marriage unless the civil ceremony has
also been performed in France. Now.
do you understand"
II am not your wife! Not your
wife!" cried Marjorie, stupefled.
mot here in France" answered
Caussidiere.
Then the child-our child?"
Trouble not yourself about him."
was the reply. "If you are reasonable
he can easily be legitimatized accord
ing to our laws; but nothing on earth
can make US two man and wife 80 long
as I remain on French soil"
He added coldly:
"And I have NO intention of again
expatriating myself. assure you."
1t was enough. Dazed and mystified
as she was, Marjorie now understood
plainly the utter villainy Of the man
with whom she had to deal. She had
neither power nor will for further
words. She gave one long despairing.
then. drawing the child with her. stag
gered Into the inner room and closed
the door behind her.
Caussidiere remained for some time
in his old position. frowning gloomily.
For the moment he almost hated him.
self, as even . scoundrel can do upon
occasion; but he thought Of Seraphine
and recovered his self-possession. He
walked to the door. and listened: all
was still, save low murmuring sound.
as Of suppressed sobbing.
He hesitated moment; then. set
ting his lips tight, he lifted his hat
and quietly descended the stairs.
When the great clock of our Lady
of Paris chimed forth i've. Marjorie
still sat In her room staring vacantly
into the crate. The room was bitterly
cold: the light Of the candle was grow
ing dim before the more cheerless light
of dawn: the last spark Of IRE had died
away; and the child. wearied with
fatigue and fear. slept soundly In her
arms.
Marjorie. awakening from her trance.
was astonished to see the dawn break
ing, and to hear the Ginning clocks
announce that another day had begun.
She looked for a moment into the
child's face. and Ms she did so her body
trembled. and her eyes filled with
tears.
my poor little boy!" she sobbed;
my poor little Leon!"
She laid him gently on the bed. and
let him sleep on. Then she tried to
collect her thoughts, and to determine
what she must do.
go back to Scotland?" No. she
could not do that. She could not face
her old friends with this shame upon
her, and show them the child who
should never have been born. From
that day forth she must be dead to
them. What she could not undo she
must conceal.
tro DE coSrISuEp.)
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ing temporarily ceased, Marjorie was
NO longer necessary to him; indeed, he
was longing to be free. and wondering
what means he should adopt to obtain
his end. ~. -r-y,-r ..
II Marjorie would only leave him and
return to her friend in Scotland the
matter would be simple enough. but
this she did not seem inclined to do.
She thought of her child; for his sake
she still clung.to the man whom she be-
lieved to be her husband.
Thus matters stood for week. when.
one, day, Caussidiere, when within a
few yards OF his own door. saw ~ man
emerge from It and walk quickly down
the street.
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Nh atttlhrn.

"Mr. Tillinghast left me s50,000." re-
marked the interesting widow to young
Hilow. MY dear Mrs. Tillinghast."
replied Hilow, you should husband
your resources" "Oh. Frank, dear. this
is too sudden. But are you really sure
you love me?"-Odds and Ends.
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A Sure Sign.

when a woman" said the cornfed
philosopher. says that she really be-
lieves she is getting fat, and her hus-
band retorts that 1t is because she
eats too much and doesn't do enough
work, 1t is safe to presume that the
honeymoon has ceased to be."-Savan-
nah Bulletin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25

The talent OF success is nothing
more than doing what you can do we'll.
and doing well whatever you do with
out thought Of fame.-Longfellow.
A bad epigram, like worn-out PEN
Gil, has no point to 1t.
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.16T.752,5G1

The price of bar silver In London
opened yesterday ut % 2Nd and ad-
vanced TO % 3isd on rumors of n silver
trust being formed In New York. The
rumors were afterwards contrndictcd
and the price declined to 2s 29id.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
CHAPTER xxx.

hhdcN Va hlIlu-
ness having once
I a lien, Caussidiere
did not think 1t
worth while to re-
sumo it; and from
that day forth he
completely neglect
ed both Marjorie
and her child. The
supplies from Miss
II @ therington hav-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
TRIAL OF SOMEI11AM.
Prosecuting Attorney Makes Strong
Plea for HIS Conviction.

Prosecuting attorney Makes Strong
Plea for Hts ConU4ctfon.
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 9.-The trial of
Luis Someillan, a naturaliEed American
citizen, who is charged with conspiring
against the Spanish Government, was con-
tlnued at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Official
duties prevented sul-General Lee from
being present. but he sent representative
to watch the proceedings in the interest of
the accused. After the witnesses had con-
cluded their testimony, which contained
nothing material to support the charge
against the prisoner, the Prosecuting At
torney made a long speech that was full
Of patriotic Spanish sentiment
He said he despised those citizens of
the United States who had enrolled them
selves under the flag of a great and noble
nation for the sole purpose of protecting
themselves in their conspiracy against
power with which the United States
was friendly. He declared that if the
material charges against SomeilIan had
not been clearly proved there was moral
conviction that he was guilty and was
therefore deserving of being imprisoned
for life. With much vehemence ne urged
the judges to remember SPANS honor
above all other considerations and to de-
eide the case according to their convictions.
The court adjourned until Monday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
TANNERS MAUGURATI0K.
Extraordinary Arrangements for the Event
at the Illinois capitai-A Dearth
of SIeeDi10 Quarters,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Jan. 9.-The State
capital is filling up with visitors thus far
in advance of the Inauguration OF Gov
ernor-elect Tanner on Monday. All the
indications point to an immense throng,
and where one-half of it will sleep, unless
the railroads can move it out OF town be-
fore nightfall of Monday, is a question.
Every room in the hotels of every grade
has been engaged since November, with
five or six guests to a room. The lodging
houses are insured a like harvest, while
residents for miles out in the country have
prepared for turning an honest dollar in
the way of entertaining few transient
guests.
The examples OF Governor Black of
New York, Pingree of Michigan and
other lately installed State executives in
putting q veto on all display and ostenta-
ton attending their inauguration have
been lost on the machine" which has
charge of Mondays function. The ina
chine" has money to burn, for, besides its
power to levy assessments as often as it
may take notion, every one of its men,
bers Is an office-holder, and their annual
grabs from the public will for the next six
years aggregate in the neighborhood of
a million dollars yearly. Hence they
have decided to make the inauguration of
Monday such a blowout" as the State
has never seen. 1t is said that the agent
for single champagne-importing house
has shipped TO this city upon orders 1000
cases of quarts, in which the new admin
istration is to be toas ed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
SKIRMISHES IN
PINAR DEL RIO
Huts, Camps and Planta-
tions Burned by the
Spaniards.
Mexican, Mistaken for a Cuban,
Brutally Murdered by
Soldiers.
Titles and Decorations Bestowed by
the Queen Regent-A Toadying
Correspondents Reward.

HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. e.-Oficial ad-
vices received here report a number OF
skirmishes by details from the commands
of Generals Segura, Gssco and Melguizo
in which the troops suffered small losses.
Official reports also give particulars of
the operations of Colonies Asino and Mar
tin in the Pinar del Rio province, the
troops having destroyed large mum Der
of huts, camps and plantations, together
with all of the rebels resources of provi-
sions, munitions, ETC., found therein.
Some Of the camps were stoutly defended
by the rebels, many of whom were killed.
The report that Domingo de Ia CARA, a
Mexican citizen. had been murdered
by Spanish troops in Guanabacoa
on the occasion of the demonstration of
Colonel FondeIla is untrue. The Mexican
Consul here says that De la Cara was
killed in drunken brawl and that no po-
itical significance can be attached TO his
death.
1t can be stated positively that, although
the authorities here officially deny the
statement that the Mexican, CARA, re-
ferred to above, was killed by soldiers in
Guanabacoa, and that they have obtained
the acquiescence of the Mexican Consul TO
the denial, the man was brutally MUIR
dered by soldiers for no other reason than
that they thought he was Cuban.
General Arolas has arrived in Havana
from Pinar del Rio. It is said that he has
been ordered to proceed to the central
trocha, which extends from Jucura to Mo-
ron, in the province of Puerto Principe.
The Queen Regent has conferred upon
Senior Don Prudencio Rabell, prominent
member of the reform party and man
aging director of Diario de la Marina, the
title of Marquis Rabell.
She has also conferred the great cross
for naval merit upon the Mayor of Ha-
vana, Senior Don Antonio Quesada; the
great cross for military merit upon Senior
Don Jose Maria GalYeE, chairman of the
autonomist party, and the cross for mill
tary merit upon the correspondent of
certain New York newspaper whose dis
patches always favor the Spanish cause
and have created decided impression in
his favor among the military commanders
here, who urged General WeyIer to rec
ommend to the Queen Regent that he be
honored for his services in the interests of
Spain.
The Marquis de Apistguia, head of the
constitutional party here. who has sought
10 have General Weyler recalled to Spain,
will sail tomorrow for Spain.
The correspondents OF the Madrid I'M
parcial and Heraldo who were recently
ordered by those journals to proceed to
Porto Rico and await further instructions
there, will leave tomorrow. Their leav-
ing Cuba is due to the fact that the papers
they represent were recently seized by the
Madrid Government for exposing the NAL
administration in the island and urging
Weyler's recall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
DYKAMITlEG At TAMPA.
Citizens Attempt to Abnte Nuisance BY
Blowing UP Dom, and Battle
Results.

TAMPA, FLA, Jan. 9.-The city has
been full of sensations the past two days.
Friday morning people whose property
was injured by backwater thrown out by
the consumers company power station
on Hillsborough River attempted to blow
out the dam at the old station. After
ward regular fusillade occurred between
the guards and the dynamiters. 1t was
thought they would not try it again, but
last night, as one of the guards was sitting
at the east end, he saw the forms of
several men peering out into the darkness
against the river bank on the other side.
Soon the dynamiters opened FIRE on the
guards, which was returned, but in the
darkness the shots went wide of the mark.
The officials of the city were notified by
wire, and Captain Jones and officer Carter
OF the police force went post haste to the
scene. When they arrived all was quiet,
and this morning they returned home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
GENEkA1 BOOTHS BEroRr.
Reutescs the Fork aud Prospects Of tn,
Starvation army.

Reriescs the Fork aud Prospects of the
Snlrdtion Arny.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 9.-In
General Booths annual report on the
work and prospects of the Salvation Army
he says that while we have not accom-
plished all expected from Us in this dark
England of ours, we have gone beyond
all expectation In other dark corners of
the earth" Perhaps the United States
is one of the "other dark corners to
which he refers, for the next sentence
reads thus: 1T is true that we have been
so far thwarted with respect to the over
sea colony part of our scheme-the one
link wanting to complete it, by the selfish
ness and greed of men,"
This is followed by the suggestion that
a final effort VIII be made from which
much is expected: II have still, however,
one generous offer awaiting further in
quiry, which is not likely to be affected
by selfish and ignorant prejudice. Should
that prove another disappointment, I
must reconsider some of the generous
offers that lave been made elsewhere"
The reference here is understood to
be an offer of land in Rhodesia which the
General received some time ago from
Cecil Rhodes. who has been a hearty
supporter of the Salvation Army in South
Africa. The trouble in the state of affairs
in Rhodesia has so far stood in the way of
action in this direction
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SENSATIONAL CASE DISPOSED or
Rev. Mn. Fitzpatrick of Rochester Ac-
quilted of The Charge of Lmper-
sonafjg1 nm Officer.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. Sat $50
o'clock this evening the jury impaneled to
try the case of Rev. NJ. D. kirkpatrick,
who was under arrest charged with i'm
personating an officer, brought in ver-
dict of not guilty. The arrest and trial of
Pastor kirkpatrick had been one of the
most sensational affairs that has ever at
tracted the attention of the police of the
city.
The man implicated is pastor Of the Sec
ond Universalist Church, and man of
more than local reputation. On the 18th
of last Decem Der Mrs. Annie Adwen, who
lives in block on Exchange street, COM
planned to Officer Shane, who patrols that
street, that she had been accosted by a
man who represented himself to be de-
tective, and asked her to allow him to go
with her to her room.
When she refused he threatened to ar
rest her. She said the same man had on
two previous occasions done the same
thing. While the woman was talking
with the officer the very man of whom
they were speaking walked almost in
front of them. Mrs. Adwen recognized
him and pointed him out as the man who
had caused her SO much trouble.
Officer Shane followed the man and
stopped him and asked him what he
meant by stopping women on the street
and asking to be allowed to go to their
rooms. He declined to state his motive
IN doing this, but at last said he was en-
gagged in getting up a series of sermons on
the immortality of the city and that he
was looking up the disreputable joints in
the city for the purpose of getting mate
rial for his lectures. He then gave his
card to the officer. Three days afterward
he was arrested on the charge of i'm per-
sonating an officer.
The woman was not in court when the
case was called and the prosecution swore
they had reason to believe that the de-
tense had spirited her away. There was
plenty of excitement, but it was found
that through the blunder of the officers
the woman had been allowed to remain
upstairs in charge of the matron. There
was loud laugh at the expense of the Of
ficers.
The case was called Friday morning
and occupied the attention of Judge
Ernest all day. This morning 1t was
taken up again and finished late this az
ternoon, when the jury brought in YER
dict on the first ballot of not guilty. The
defense practically amounted to a charge
of conspiracy against the minister. There
is talk of bringing charges against Lieu
tenant Zimmerman and Officer Shane tax
ing them before the Board of Police Com
missioners
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NATIONAL DEMo0RA7s CONFER
Leaders Resolre to Keep the Party In the
Political Field.

AcUUoFS AcSOSCC 10 4Accp tH0 Il UTty TN IH q
Political Field.
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 9.-General Simon
B. Buckner OF Kentucky presided over a
conference of the leaders of the National
Democratic party this afternoon in the
Auditorium Hotel. A call of States
brought responses from seventy-fve rep
resentatives from Missouri, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and In
diana. On taking the chair Mr.. Buckner
declared that the National Democratic
party inaugurated at Indianapolis should
follow its programme and begin a cam
paign of education at once which would
prepare the people for its services and win
from them strong Endorsement.
He could see no means OF reconciling
the Democracy and believed there could
be no consolidation so long as the old
party stood on the Chicago platform and
advanced its doctrines.
Thomas b. Buekner, who spoke for Mis-
souri,, moved that Washington's and JEFF
ferson's birthdays should be celebrated by
the party assembling on those days in
each State and perfscting the organiza-
ton. This proposition met with unani-
nous Endorsement. The National Com
mlttee was also asked to print last nights
speeches and the Indianapolis platform
for general distribution. A motion to
continue the party IN the political field was
carried enthusiastically.
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cHicAG0'S BOLD BANDITS.
Three Armed Men Beat Sahoonkeeper
to Unconsciousnsss, Rob His TIN and
Mako Their Escape.

Make Their Escape.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. e.-Three men
armed with revolvers held up saloon in
State street, Chicago's busiest thorough
fare, at half-past tonight. knocked the
proprietor unconscious, robbed the till of
the days receipts, walked out the front
door and escaped.
The saloon was well filled with GUS
tuners whom the three robbers entered
the place. The highwaymen walked up
to the bar and ordered the bartender,
Alexander Lewis, who is also proprietor
OF the place, to hand over the contents of
the money-drawer. Lewis refused and
was reaching under the bar for his pistol
when he was struck on the back of the
head with revolver and fell to the floor.
One OF the men ran behind the bar and
empried the cash-drawer of $50 into a
little sack, while the other two kept the
terrorized crowd from giving the alarm.
When all was ready the mon backed out
slowly, and mingling with the throng in
the busiest part of Chicago's Bowery
made their escape. The whole transac-
ton occupied less than five minutes.