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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

To give money for votes Is univer-
sally conceded to be politically immor-
al, but to give Office for votes Is vastly
worse. says DR.. C. X. Adams. 1t has
led to the relegation of the Golden Rule
to the rubbish heap of obsolete nom
sense. In the place Of the maxim, do
unto others as you would have others
do unto you," 1t raises aloft the shame
less substitute. do up your political
opponent before he has chance to do
you up"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

The president Of the American Asso-
ciation of Librarians said. in the recent
general conference of that body, that
the number of volumes in the libraries
Of this country had more than trebled
since 1876. The chief cause Of this
great increase. he said. is wholesome
growth Of public perception Of the
value Of good books. This fact. even
more than the willingness of the rich
to found and endow libraries. is mat
ter for national satisfaction. Unused
libraries do not speak we'll for their
possessor, ~ {.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
ArmeDians Exploded the Bombs.

Geneva, Aug. 22.-Ihc Grosliat. the
organ of the Constnntinoplc committee
Of the Armenian Revolutionary Feder-
alton. which is printed here, asserts
that the recent explosions in CONSTANT
nople We're the work of the committee,
and says the committee is directing the
movements of the parties who are
fighting the Turks in the vllayat of
Van. #.
ito resort to every possible means to
carry on the struggle against such
overwhelming odds. Revolution is the
only resource left U.S."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
Kccnptnrcd Ernm KustIors

Casper. Wyo., Aug. 22-A trainload
Of the cattle gathered in the Hole-in-
the-Wall by the recent roundup was
shipped from here to Omaha to-day.
The keystone cattle with the brands
cut out and the skin sewn up were not
shipped. but We're sent back to the
Ognllala ranch. The G. Y. cows with
blotched brands were rebranded md
the blotched brands vented. There
were - cows. an NJ. Il. cow, an u. X.
COW with calves branded with rustler
brands. A two-bar cow was in the lot
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

@ Reports from Hawaii indicate that
the proposed treaty of annexation is re-
ceived by the press there with feelings
OF enthusiastic rejoicing. The only
Drawback apparent Is feeling of ap-
prehension as to the position of Japan.
The utterances in the Japanese papers
have been of disquieting kind, and
certain feeling of uneasiness has peen
created, which appears to be shared by
the official authorities. .F g..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

Will not the eastern millionaires who
have been moving about to avoid taxa
ton now consider the single tax town
OF Prescott, ArIz., where the only tax
Is 81 on every lot?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

5 By chasing himself around the block
and yelling 'demagogue." Hon. David
B. Hill manages to contribute literally
to the midsummer excitement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

If Spain and Japan don't stop puz-
zing around they are likely 10 set
stuck on the fly paper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

with n ycarlinG steer following brand
ed II. S. The shipment consisted Of
twcnty-onc ears with double that num-
Der Of brands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
The Rocky Ford Enterprise.
ROCKY FORD. COLO.
Prayers that mean nothing are never
heard in heaven. r
Lillian Russell is said to have her eye
on her seventh, husband.

1t Is easier for water to run uphill
than for selfish man to be happy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

We don't know who he Is, but the
press agent Of the Klondyke show un-
derstands his business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

Our stock of blanks is being tont 1na, NOT
ly increased. If the above list nj how,
contain what you want call on us an'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

DEGREE OF REBEKAH Violet Lodge No. .
Meets on tho second and fourth Saturday
evening of each month.
MIts. MATTE HULsI, n. @.
Mrs. MYRTLE JOHNSON, Rec Sec,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
SOCIETY DIRECTORY,

LODGES.
o. o. +. Rocky Ford Lodge No. 81.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
u, W. Is. GOBLIN. N. O.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26

A +. & A. NJ. St. John Lodge No. rs.
Meets on tho first and third Thursday oven
ing In each month. J. d VUoMAs
u. IL. WlSChHLL, sec. W. n.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
LEGAL <
BIANKSN, \,
for sale at
Enterprise Office:

The following Legal Blanks are kept
for sale at the ENTERPRISE Office, and will
be sent per mail prepaid on receipt Of
price named:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
CHINA MAY BE DIVIDED
GERMANY'S GRAB MAY BE THE BE-
GINNING OF A GENERAL RAID.
Russians Think the Days of the Ce-
IestfaI Empire Are numbered
British Engineers Strike.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-There is growing feel
ing among Russians that the Chinese en-
pire is in danger of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. A dis
patch from ST. Petersburg says: The No
vosti says that the absence of protests from
the other powers at Germany's evident de-
termination to remain at Kiaochau bay in
dicates that the partition of China has actu-
ally begun and will proceed quickly. An
other newspaper expresses the belief that
the United States, among other powers, may
object to the permanent occupation Of kiao-
chau bay by Germany Russian official cir
cles, however, appear Indifferent to the step
taken by Germany.
Advices from Berlin say: A number of
civic, military and university populations at
Kiel waited on Prince Henry of Prussia, on
Saturday, to wish him bon voyage. The
rector of the university said: I'm all Ger
man lands the feeling prevails that we are
reaching decisive turning point in the
history of Germany. The German universe
ties, which the nurseries not only of
science, but of patriotism, stand beside the
fatherland whenever it's honor or greatness
are at stake" Prince Henry replied: Il en-
Enthusiastically undertake the voyage Ito
China) at the personal instance of the En-
contributing to Germanys might and great
ness" The prince added: There are rea-
sons to hope for peaceful solution OF the
difficulties with China"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
sanguiIIy Was Under suspicion.

NEW YORK, Dec 13.-At the Cuban
junta headquarters and from other sources
here it was learned that Sanguily's loyalty
to the Cuban cause had been under suspicion
for some time, and that his reported action
in offering his services Internationally to
General Blanco was by no means a surprise.
Delegate Tomas Estrada Palma, however,
speaking for publication, said that he could
hardly believe that Sanguilys had .capitu-
lated, but that he did not attach much i'm
portance to the report, even if true. A Gu
ban merchant prominent among the revo-
lutionists in this city, said that Sanguilly
was not likely to go over within the in
surgent lines, and that whatever action he
had taken would have no effect on the in
surgent leaders still in the field. General
Sanguilly was in New York until about a
quarters that Senior Angulo, referred to in
the dispatch, was not a member of that
body, which consists of only four men,
bers. Senior Angulo, according to the same
authority, is a Cuban lawyer and man of
letters who is one of the editors of jour-
nal called Cuba, published in this city. This
paper has been published in Spanish for the
last three weeks. To-day it appears in Eng
lish 1t is directed by Senior EScoVar, for
merly of La Discussion, in Havana, and adj
vocates the acceptance of the autonomy Of
fers. 1t has connection with the junta-
A. prominent Cuban tonight received the
following dispatch from General Julio San
gully, dated Philadelphia: please deny
the false and absurd report of my having
offered my services to General Blanco or to
the Spanish government. 1t is an Infamous
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
DENIED BY SANGUILLY
NOTED CUBAN HAS NOT RENDERED
HIS SERVICES TO BLANCO.
Commissioners Sent to Insurgents to
Have Been Hanged.

HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, Dec. 49,
1t is announced semi-officially that General
Sanguilly, the insurgent leader, has writ
ten to Marshal Blanco, rendering him his
services Internationally.
The commissioners sent by General Pando
to different parts of the island with in
structions to negotiate with the insurgents
for their acceptance of the autonomous
form of government proposed by Spain,
have not returned in a single case, which
seems to confirm the reports that some of
them have been hanged by the insurgents
and others have elected to remain with the
enemy. 1t is reported that Juan Delgado,
the insurgent leader, has hanged the two
commissioners who were sent to him with
peace propositions.
A dispatch recently received here from
Madrid says that. the autonomy Cabinet
for Cuba will not be formed until the Re-
forgnists and Autonomsts unite in one
party, and it is added that the Reformist
Deputy Amblard, who is now in Madrid,
will on his arrival in New York offer to
Manuel Rafael -Angulo, a member of the
Cuban revolutionary Junto, a portfolio in
the new autonomy Cabinet, in order to in
duce him to return to Cuba. Ambiard is said
to have informed the Spanish ministers
that he counted on the adherence of Gen.
Sanguilly to the new order of things and
if it is true that the latter has offered his
services to the captain general the infiu-
ence of Amblard at Madrid will be greatly
increased. $50 $3.50 ss
Some of the richest Spaniards of Cuba
have held further meetings here at Glen
fuegos and Sangua to consider the advisa-
bility of sending a petition to President Nc
Kinley asking for the establishment of
Unified States protectorate over Cuba if
within six months the governments plans
for pacifcation of the island give no re-
suits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
STRIKE WILL CONTINUE.
Employers Proposal Rejected by the
Society of Engineers.

Employers Proposal Rejected by the
Society of Engineers.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The ballot taken by
the unions of the Amalgamated Society of
Engineers is almost unanimous against ac-
cepting the proposals of the employers.
The ballot referred to in the foregoing
dispatch grew out of the formal conference
between the representatives of the striking
engineers and their employees, which began
on Nov. "a last, and after several sessions
was adjourned on Dec. until Dec. IA, in
order to allow the delegates of the engineers
to submit to the various unions the terms
Of the masters. The employers, through
their representatives at the conference de-
clined to recede from their position respect
ing freedom in the management OF their
business, without the interference of the
unions, and emphatically pronounce against
a reduction in the hours of labor on the
ground that such a diminution would mean
a smaller output and inability to meet for
eign competitors. The general impression
low the ballot was that unless the unions
accepted these terms there would be a re-
newal of the deadlock.
The strike began on July IL last, with
a lockout upon the part of some of the en-
gineers, followed by the engineers calling
hundred thousand engineers were thrown
out of work. The Ostensible reason for the
strike was the question of payment for
overtime and incidentally for eight hours
work per day The engineers have insisted
upon eight hours work and that all over
the first two hours and as time and half
after that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. Is. - A
proclamation was published here at noon
to-day announcing the composition of the
new Haitian Ministry, as follows Minister
of the interior, NJ Auguste Tencrede; min
lister of commerce and finance, M. Plais-
ance; minister of exterior relations and
worship M. Brutus ST Victor; minister of
war and marine, NJ. Guilaume Velbrum
(who is now president of the Chamber)
minister Of public works and agriculture,
M. Cincinnatus Leconte; minister of JUS
Carmelead.
The German school ships Charlotte and
Stein, which were engaged in the recent
demonstration here, will leave Port-au-
Prince tomorrow, the former going to San
Domingo and the latter sailing for Havana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
TOBACCO FROM HAVANA.
First Importation of Leaf Received at
New York in Three Months.

NEW YORK Dec. 13-The Ward line
steamer Orizaba, which arrived to-day,
brought from Havana 391 bales of tobacco.
This was the first importation of leaf to-
bacco to arrive in this city since three
months ago, and before there had been
none for something like a year. The i'm
portation by the Orisaha, taken in con-
nection with the more liberal attitude of
the new Spanish Ministry and the captain
general of Cuba, is accepted as a sign that
the tribulatons of importers who have to-
bacco stored in Havana without the privi-
lege of moving 1t to this country are soon
to cease. The tobacco by the Orisaba was
in five lots, two of which were consigned
to G.. w. Sheldon & Co.. of this city, and
the other lots ito order" At the Office of
the Sheldon firm it was said that the papers
connected with the consignment had not
reached them, and that consequently they
knew nothing about the consignment. They
had not expected it, but they assumed that,
as they represented Western firms chiefly,
1t was for one of their concerns. 1t was
said by men in the tobacco trade familiar
with the business of Sheldon q Co. that the
consignment was probably for Suffer Bros,
of Chicago 1t could not be aScertained for
whom the lots were meant or whether they
were for one or more consignees. They
number 2S2 bales-10S being the number sent
to Sheldon & Co.
1t was said by number of tobacco i'm
porters that they now expected that the
edict of Weyler would be rescinded but
they We're also afraid that it would be
followed by an increase in the already high
export duty. They are under the impress
sion that the new captain general and the
home government will desire to continue
the policy of General Weyler in keeping
all the fine leaf tobacco in Cuba, to be
worked up into cigars by the loyal native
workmen; but that they will prefer to bring
about the same result by the seemingly less
harsh method of raising the expectation to
the point of prohibition, and thereby m. :
gate-so they hope-one more cause of irlI-
tation in this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
GOMEZ OPPOSES PEACE.
Proclamation by the InsurEent Chief
Rejecting Autonomy

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Estrada Palma,
representative of the Cuban provisional
government, yesterday received from Gen.
Maxine Gomez a copy of a proclamation
he has recently issued, rejecting autonomy.
The document, which is addressed to the
army of liberation, reads:
Patriotic soldiers who are fighting for
the emancipation of the Cuban people: Cen
eral Blanco. the substitute of the blood
thirsty Weyler, who despises and threatens
u.s. comes TO establish new features in this
war He says so in his proclamation to the
country and to the army, but we do not re-
quire to make any changes, and the war
Will be carried on by us just the same as
we commenced it. since all my circu-
lars are in accordance with civilized
warfare. Everything that helps the enemy
must be destroyed. and everything that
seems to harass him must be accomplished
This is our right. Our purposes have been
well defined and sufficiently proclaimed to
the world We aim at the independence of
our country. Cuba for the Cubans. Amer
lea for the Americans. To attain these
high and honorable results we rely on our
pledged honor. the position of the island and
the lapse of time. Resources to carry on
the struggle win spring forth from our re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
A MIDGET BICYCLE.
Chiquitn to Ride Wheel That Would
Answer for "a Watch Charm.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Dec. 13.-The
smallest rider in the world is to have the
smallest bicycle in the world in this city.
The Cuban midget, Chiquita, is soon to have
a seven-pound bicycle for wheeling. Chi
quita is the little lady, just twenty-six
inches high, who is at present stopping
here. and she has ordered bicycle of the
latest model
The problem of building n bicycle for
the midget was a considerable one. The
little woman is twenty seven years and
nine months DID, but stands twenty-six
inches and weighs just fifteen pounds and
four ounces. This necessitates a form of
construction wholly different from the gem
eral run Of parts which may be obtained,
as the wheel built will be smaller than
any juvenile on the market. The wheel is
to be built TO order in every sense of the
word.
The dimensions of this little bicycle are
of interest from the fact that. while it will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
RECORDS ALL CUT DOWN
RESULT OF REIMBURSEMENT OF
THE NEW YORK BICYCLE TRACK.
Miller's Score Reduced About Ten
MiIes-Prizes Ava rd ed-$1, 800 Paid
to winner of the Race.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-As a sequel to the
six-day bicycle race in Madison-square Gar
den comes the dispute as to the size of the
track on which the alleged worlds indoor
records were made. With that track torn
up, with the builders affidavit that it was
the required length when first put down,
and with two official measurements, one diff
fering from the other. given out by the
management. it begins to look as if the dis
cussion might be endless, or, at any rate,
fruitless. Measurements were made by two
city surveyors on Sunday morning last, with
steel tapes. Both were made along line
drawn eighteen inches from the pole. The
measurement made by Lloyd Coils shows
the track to have been 535 feet 10 sic inches
in length, or lacking 227.26 feet in the mile.
The measurement made by G. o. Rumguy
gives SIS feet inches as the length of the
track. According to the Coils measure
ment, the distance Travelled by the four
leaders, as compared with the announced
score, is as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
Germans Prefer American Oil.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle, in a dis
patch to-day with reference to the petro-
leum question, says 1.-The German con-
sumers everywhere prefer American to Rus
sian oil, and the government hopes some
method may be discovered of reducing the
specific gravity of the Russian product and
cheapening and facilitating transportation.
The prospects, however. are that the re-
flners at Baku will find Oriental markets for
all the oil they can produce, and the sale
of Russian oil in Germany is diminishing
1t is believed that the Standard trust will
not succeed in getting the Baku refiners
into its ring M. De White, the Russian
minister of finance, has the final word in
that matter, and is likely to forbid it. AS
the case now stands, both the German gov
eminent and the German Chamber of Com
merce feel DOWerleSS. =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
HENRY PROBASCO ASSIGNS.
A Cincinnatian Who Gave the City a
Costly Bronze Fountain.

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 19.-Henry Pro-
basco assigned to-day. Mr.. Probasco has
been retired from business for more than
thirty years and has been living in one of
the most elegant and costly homes in the
suburbs of Cincinnati. He has assigned to
Seth c. Foster The assets are put down at
$780, 900 and the liabilities at 100000. NO
reason is given for the assignment. Mr.
Probasco in 1871 gave to the city of en-
cinnati the beautiful bronze fountain which
is located on Fifth street, between Vine and
Walnut, and which has been admired by
thousands of visitors. He has been popu-
larly known as a man entirely beyond the
VicissitudeS of hard times or business de-
preston. and hence the surprise caused by
his assignment. He is seventy-seven years
old.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE French line
steamer La Touraine, Captain Santelli
from New York Dec 4, for Havre, regard
ing which some anxiety had been felt, ow-
ing TO her being about two days overdue
passed the Lizard at 4:10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
General Gomez Hard Pressed.

HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, Dec. 49,
1t is officially announced that the Spanish
forces under the command of General Pan
do, in the province of Puerto Principe, have
been pushing insurgent leader Maxine Co
mez so closely that he was obliged, with
abour two hundred men of his escort, to
seek refuge in the woods and mountains of
Las Delicias.
During the recent engagement at Carman,
on the south coast the insurgent leader
Collazo was wounded. To-day ten armed in
surgentS surrendered there.
During a skirmish on the River Seco, near
GuineS, this province the well-known in
surgent leader Pitirre was killed, together
with a lieutenant and. two privates.
The insurgent colonel Antonio Lopez Pc
rez surrendered several days ago in the
province of Santa Clara.
General Arolas, according to dispatch
from Manzanillo province of Santiago de
Cuba, has accidentally wounded himself
with a revolver His condition is not re-
garded as serious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
FAULTY LEGISLATION.
Careless POpulists Leave Fifty Judges
Practically without Salary.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 13.--A condition con-
fronts fifty of the 105 probate judges of Kan
sas, which is anything but pleasant and
consoling 1t has just been discovered that
a big blunder was made by the Legislature
last winter which, after Jan. !, will cut off
the salaries of these officials. In it's efforts
to retrench and reform the Populist i4egis-
lature passed a general fee and salary Hill,
which will leave the probate judges in the
western half of the State practically with
out compensation. Heretofore these officers
received a salary of $500 year and all fees
of the office. The new law gives them half
of the fees and in repeating the old law
failed to provide for salary. The new law
compels the probate judge to keep his office
open six days in the week. In fifty of the
counties of Kansas the annual fees will not
average 500 year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
UNREST IN BOHEMIA.
The Country Verging on Revolution
ENOssuth's Bold Utterances.


VIENNA, Dec. 13.-Unrest continues in
Bohemia. To-day the troops have patroled
tne streets of Prague and special guards are
stationed at the German Theater owing
to the fact that a bomb was found last
Thursday evening near the Royal German
Theater. There are numerous arrests daily
and the prisons are so full that It has been
found necessary to discharge the minor
cases. Slight collisions betv cen the students
and the ponce have occurr,u Prague,
Cracrow and Gratz. During the present
week thirty newspapers have been confis-
Gated in Bohemia.
Francis Kossuth, leader of the party ad-
vocatng the independence of Hungary, has
declared, in the course of an interview at
Buda-Pesth that his party wishes economic
separation from Austria as lever to obtain
political independence. 1--WE want" he
said, "a separate army and separate fiances
The King of Hungary would be Emperor
Of Austria as sort of supplementary oc-
cupation. Vienna is already a suburb of
Buda-Pesth and in time Austria will be-
come a conglomeration of provinces at
tached to Hungary"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
A WOMAN TO BEWARE.
Wife of a Policeman Aims at N Burg
lar and Actually Hits Him.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec bat an
early hour Sunday morning a burgler en-
tered the residence of Sergeant of Police
McManus and proceeded to ransack the
parlor Mrs. McManus heard the burglar
at his work, but decided not to waken her
husband. She picked up a revolver from
a table by the bed and waited developments.
In few moments the burglar reached the
swinging door leading from the parlor into
the room adjoining the bedroom and when
he opened the door she opened fire. He
made his escape. but the trail of blood
which was left showed that the woman $
aim was good.