Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-07-22
TELEGRAPHlC BREvIrIEs.

TELEGRAPHiC RREVITIES.
The President is sending large patches Of
| appointments to the Senate.
| Il. V. Powderiy has been appointed COM
missioner general Of immigration.
The New York banks report larger aggrc-
| gate deposits than ever known before.
| Colonel g. +. Crocker, the California mil.
lionaire, was reported dying on tho 18th.
The next meeting of the Transmississlppi
| Congress Will he held In Wichita, Kansas.
| Claus Spreckles has begun Il second 1.OOO.-
COO libel suit against the San Francisco Ex.
aminer.
A woman incarccrntcd In the Idaho pcni-
| tentary for life gave birth to child few
days ago.
Wnr Is threatened between Turkey and
Persia, the latter country being back4d
by Russia.
France and Great Britain are said to have
| perfected scheme for the completion and
| control Of the Panama canal.
Trouble Is threatened between settlers and
| Indian police ut Pine Ridge, Nebraska, over
timber and grazing dispute.
The wife Of Minister Hay narrowly es-
| capped death from collision with un omnI-
, bus In London few days ago.
The Cuban war Is becoming more than ev-
er a war OF determination. both sides show.
Ing little mercy to their enemies.
1t Is stated In Vienna that an European
conference will shortly be convoked In VI
emma or Berlin to discuss measures against
the United States tnrin policy concerning
sugar bountles.
Colonel g. +. Crocker, first Vice president
| Of the Southern Pacific Company, stricken
with npoplexy and paralysis ut his dinner
table several days ago, died on tho 18th. He
wns forty-two years OF age.
Tho Santa Eo nuIlrnub t,n,npnpy has re,
fused the payment OF taxes to the amount
of $3S, I4U, assessed against them In San
Miguel county, New Mexico. on the ground
Of the illegaiIty OF the levy.
The Empire State Express on the New
York Central, broke the record OF every rail-.
road In the world ON the 10th. when 1t made
the distance between New York and Buffalo
-14sS miles In 1871 minutes.
Colonel John Brady, the wcli-known phil
anthropist, proposes 10 give $4,000 toward
the erection Of sanitarium on the mesa
east of Albuquerque. provided nine other
generous citizens will do the same.
Miss Frances Hayes, the only daughter of
the late President Hayes, will be married to
Ensign Harry Eaton Smith, U. s. ", on
September !, Mt the Hayes mansion. rrcsi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley will attend.
The government has directed United States
Minister wooiford to formally present to
the Spanish government and press the claim
Of the family Of the late DIR. Nuiz of SI5.OOO
on account OF his death In Jail In Cuba.
There Is great excitement on the Birmnc-
ham stock exchange owing to the belief that
there Is n corner In cycling tubing. There
has been heavy advance In prices and sew
erai spectators have been badly pinchcd.
In consequence OF the increasing turbu-
lcncc Of the Mussulnians In Crete and tho
almost inccssant outbreaks and disorders.
the ndmlrais OF the International hcct aavc
issued u proclamation ndmonishins the Mus
sulnnns and announcing that II n single
European soldier Is harmed they Will BON.
bard the town.
u. J. Thomas. trainmastcr of the Fort
Wayne, Cincinnati Il Louisville branch of
the Erie railroad. has Issued Instructions to
trainmcn forblddlnI them from waving
hands or handkcrchicfs or In any manner
flirting with women along the line of the
road, or convcrslng. except In answer to
questions. with women on trains.
A scorchcr is responsible for the death OF
Mrs. N. A. Morton OF Chicago, who was In.
stnntIy killed In n runaway. IIc coliidcd
with the horse driven by Mrs. Morton, which
ran away. The scorchcr was thrown from
his wheel but rcmountcd and rode away be.
forc he could be npprchcndcd. The horse
was badly injured and died In a few mo.
mcnts.
The McKcnna rc.roiiln. steel mill nt Joliet
has made n test run and everything started
OF In good shape. The plant Is tho only one
of Its kind In the world. and this test was
the first time In the history Of the steel
working nrt that old wornout rails wcrc
made ns good as new. The plant will start
up to run steady within n few days and
give employment to 90 men.
1t Is reported that cS-Prcsidcnt Cleveland
will In November be rendered tho office of
president OF the University Of Virginia.
Heretofore the chairman of the faculty has
been ut the head Of the university. The IN.
vitation would have been made to Mr.. Clcvc-
land after the finals last month had 1t not
been for the warm discussions that rent the
meetings Of the faculty In twain and sue.
ccssfuily thwnrtcd any action for the pres.
cnt.
The reports Of the mortgage and loan com.
panics doing business for the six months
ended July ist are Just made public.
close estimate places the amount paid dur.
Ing the past six months In Nebraska ut s.1.-
ZOO. the most Of which comes from the
rural districts. The payment Of so largo
sum IL attributed by loan agents to an econ.
omy that hard times has taught the agrlcui-
tural class and indicates they are receiving
the Income from the large crops of the last
two years.
The police commissioners of Kansas City
Kansas, have revoked their order to make
women prisoners break rock. This Is the re.
suit OF pubHC prut'str. lHc ueNei-
oped the fact that the same rule Is enforced
by the police Of Lcavcnworth. Kansas.
Lcnvcnwor,h's women prisoners are made to
break rock and to wear mems ovcruls.
They nrc worked separate from men and
break rock with small hammers under a
shed IN the Jail yard. The Lcavcnworth Of
fclals declare that their women prisoners, as |
a rule, do not object to the work.
Long trains of empty freight cars have |
rolled out OF Kansas City for two weeks and |
dropped or In twos, thrccs and nycs on side |
tracks along the line OF the railroads In |
Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. These empty |
cars, Of which there are thousands, will be
filled with 1897 wheat inside of four or i've |
weeks. A tremendous grain rush Is expect.
cd and the best OF management by railroad
officials will be needed to prevent huge
blockade or n grain ear famine. Conscrva-
tive estimates of crop statistics place tho
yield OF wheat for this year In Kansas alone
ut GOOOo. coo bushels.
Next Saturday freight rates between New
York and Denver by the rail- and water
lines will take drop. owing to the compcu.
tlon of the new steamship limo plying be-
tween New York and Galveston. The Lone
star entered the field with three steamships
last Monday, giving weekly service each
way, between New York and Galveston. The
1rst move OF the new company was to lower
tt,, rat. at nd