Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-04-07
TELEGRAPHIL bREviTIES,


new treasury notes.
Spanish papers talk about II rcvolu-
tion In this country.
Forty additional torpcdocs have been
placed In Havana hnrbor.
The New York Legislature has vot-
cd S1.OOO,OOO for war purposes.
Governor Richards of Wyoming has
enrolled himself in the national reserve.
The Dcscret News says 1t is the duty
OF the Mormons TO volunteer In case OF
war.
Lincoln. Nebraska. suffered n loss
or S2OO.OOO by fire Oh the night OF
April LIST.
The autonOmist scheme for Porto
ltico Is said TO be a failure and riots
are reported.
Mnssncres OF men. women ana chill
dren by Spanish soldiers in the Phillip
pines are reported.
The government bought ten large
ocean steamers on the 4th. They will
be used MS cruisers.
The benefit performance at Madrid
on the 3Ist for the Spanish navy re-
allied abOu, S12O,OOO.
"Coin" Harvey has been very sick
from appendicitis. An operation was
successfully performed.
The Chinese foreign Office ana Ill
lung Chang are accused of accepting
heavy bribes from Russia.
Editor Brann and Captain Davis
were buried at Waco. Texas. Monday,
and each cor'cge was n mile long.
The Parncilitc members of the Eng
lish House of Commons have adopted
resolutions of sympathy with the Unit
ed States.
The Maryland Legislature yesterday
refused to indorsc the gold standard.
although 1t has n Republican majority
of twenty.
President Mckinley was hanged In
eiiigy at Newport. Rhode Island. and
at Buffalo. New York, on the Both. be-
cause OF his attitude on the Cuban
question.
On the LIST the Ohio Legislature ap-
propriated $1.O00.OOO to prepare the
slate militia for war and the Iowa Leg
islaturc appropriated S50O.OU0 for II
similar purpose.
The New York conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church has dccid-
ed In favor of equal representation
from each annual conference. The
vote was us 1850. -
II was frankly and openly charged
In the Senate Tuesday by Mr.. Perkins
OF California. In n set speech. that
Spain was responsible for the Maine
disaster. MS 1t had been brought about
by Spanish Vaccinations and Spanish
treachery.
The French Arbitration Society has
sent letters TO the Spanish minister for
foreign affairs. Senor Gullon. and TO
the American secretary of state. Mr..
John Sherman. urging the advisability
| of the arbitration Of the differences be-
tween Spain and the United States.
The Cuban junta says that the in
surgcnts are prepared 10 give material
aid to the United States should war
with Spain be declared. 'lf the Unit
ed States will send us arms and mu-
nitions," the attachc said. I'VE could
raise m army of G0,0GO men. march to
Havann. and raZe the city or storm the
occupantf into submission"
The queen regent Of Spain has sent
an autograph letter to the Queen of
England. the New York World core
sp0ndcnt learns from high source, i'm
ploring help. Queen Maria Christina
begs Queen Victoria to Use her infiu-
ence to prevail upon the British gov
ernment to support Austria and France
in an attempt to secure European med
iatiOn.
Great Britain has demanded a lease
OF Wci-IIai-Wei. OH the Shan-Tling
peninsula. after the Japanese cvncua-
ton. rs n compensation for the distur-
bance of the balance of power in the
Gulf of Rechi Ii. In diplomatic cir
| cles small doubt is entertained that
China will concedc the demand, which
is believed 10 be favorably regarded by
Japan.
The Chinese complain bitterly Of the
fact that they do not posses war
port for the five warships which are
being built for them abroad and which
are due to arrive in Chinese waters
this summer. Unless Wei-IIai-WeI,
occupied by the japanese. is evacuated,
which is doubtful. the Chinese have no
place in which to receive their new
warships.
Brigadicr General Graham. COM
manding the Department of the Gulf.
has been directed by Secretary Alger
Immediately to secure suitable camp
ing grounds for at least 10000 troops
in the vicinity of Atlanta and for small
cr bodies of. soldiers ut Columbia,
South Carolina, and at one or two 9th
er points at railway centcrs south of
these points.
The culture of the cantaloup in the
Arkansas valley is to he one of the
prime occupations of that great section
this season. Up to this year melon
growing has been principally confined
to the district lying between Fowler
and La Junta. This section of the
valley is watered by the older bitches.
The district is extending and event
ually melons will be grown from Pu-
eblo to the state lire. Last year some
Ivery fine specimens came out Of Bent
and Prowers counties. This year. mt
the least calculation 525 cars of melons
will be grown and almost the entire
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