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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
DISTRESS IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
F,.hrrmrn Ave Starving aud lee t'"c>
Hack thr Relief steamers.

r,.,,ermrn Ave Starving aud Ice tiocS
BI,ck ihr Relief steamers.
New York. Feb. ..-'rhc Ecd Cross
line steamship rortia arrived to'naE'
four days overdue. from ~. Johns. y.
T.. and Halifax. after u dcspcfn'. en-
counter with pack Ice OIL ihc New
foupdIand coast. and with n narrowing
tale of blizzarls and dcstitii'i"h III thc
coast section OF that country.
Uundr,lcs OF men. women and chill
drcp, dead or dying from exposure ana
starvation, with abundance close by.
and hundreds more threatened with u
like fate. nrc the conditions reported
by the Por;in. ,
The Portia was rcnncd In 10y huge
Arctic iiocs In plain sight OF ~. johns,
unable to move. She managed to cs-
cane by the mcrcst accident. Many
other cruft, several OF them relief YES
sells sent by the Canadian government
10 s,,ccor destitute fishermen. had 10
abandon their crrands OF mercy ana
return To ST. Johns. where ihcy We're
s,ill In the lee when the Portin s'r'ig-
glcd into clear water.
Close to where the Portin lay the DIE
steamship Virginia was locked tight.
She had been sent north by lhc 'anh-
dian government with food for tie
starving fishermen. but n short distance
up the coast she found the route So
curcly blocked and was forced TO re-.
turn to port to prevent being iccbound
all winter. Before her departure news
had reached ST. Johns that unless as
sistnncc was promptly dispatched the
unfortunate Inhabitants would bc be-
yond relief.
The city OF 81. Johns was IN n terri
blc condition on account OF the blizzard.
The streets were rendered impnssnblc.
the railroads suspended work. and the
poor were suffering through hunger
and cold. Prices OF food had advanced
until they were beyond the reach of
the poor.
When the rortia was working her
way out to sea she was closely fol-
lowed by the bark Flora. and these two
vessels were the only ones that sue
ccc,lcd In leaving st. Johns.
Several miles OF shore the Portin
passed the steamer Greenland. fast III
the ice and in n pcrilous condition.
The steamer Virginia was released
from her perilous position after the
departure of the Porin from st. Johns.
and the position Of the rest OF the dis
trcsscd fleet has been reported by tclc.
graph to he relieved.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
PEDDLERS IN MEXICO.
Why an OLD Woman wouldn't Sell All
m-- nn,,v ~ s,nn Tt~n

Why an OLD Woman wouldn't Sell All
Tier Honey st Ono Time
"whilc travelling In Mexico few
years ago I had n funny experience
with n Mexican yender which goes to
show what little business ability the
lower classes have" said Z. +. GuIg.
non OF st. Louis. ''T was en- route to
look Mt some mines away up in the
mountains. At the station where we
left tho train to take the stage saw
an old woman selling some honey. She
did not have more than ten pounds Of
It altogether and as II looked so good
I wanted to buy 1t all to take along with
us. asked our interpreter to buy It.
Much to my surprise the old woman
would sell him but two boxes. claim
ing that II she sold It all to him she
would have nothing TO sell to other
people. neither would she have any
thing else TO do during the remainder
OF the day.!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
BIG DEALS IN BONDS.
New York Reports the Highest Monthly
Record In History.

New York. Feb. 2.-NIorc than S90,.
100000 OF the government, state and
railroad bonds have been sold during
this month. compared with S3i,
FOR the same month last year. This IL
the highest monthly record In history.
There was much Investment In the
bonds Of the rcorgnnizcd railroads.
such as Union Pacific. Atclison. North
crn Pacific. 81. Louis ~ san Fran.
cisco. Kansas Pacific consols nn1 Eric.
There was also much speculation in
the bonds. notably In Union Pacific
certificates. This speculation Of course
affects the character OF the aggregate
bond transaction.
The Commercial Advertiser says:
when bankers are asked why bonds
are being so active. and money ut the
banks so cheap. they reply TINT money
Is pouring into New York from NIL
parts of the country so freely there
will be no better money rate. That
there Is II tendency among n number
of banks to reduce rates of interest OH
deposit X true. but that there is n gen.
cral inclination to do so Is not yet ap-
parent. In the meantime 1t is expected
that bonds for investment Will rcmnin
inactiyc,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
ELEVENTH YEAR.
THE HOUSE KILLED TT
TELLER RESOLUTION DEFEATED
Republicans Promptly Brought It For
ward and Then Voted Against It-Al-
most o Strict Party Vote,

Washington. Feb. 1.-The House of
Representatives yesterday buried the
Teller resolution, declaring the bonds
of the United States payable in silver,
under an adverse majority of fifty
votes. The Republicans were solldly
nrrayed in opposition, with two eXcep-
tions, Mr.. Linney of North Carolina.
who voted with the Democrats and
Populists, ana Mr.. White of North Car
olina, the only. colored member of the
House, who answered present when
his name was called. The desertions
from the Democratic side were Mr.. Nc
Aleer of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Elliott
of South Carolina. Both voted with
the Republicans against the proposition.
Speaker Reed, although II Is not GUS
tomnry for him to vote. had his name
called, and, amid the cheers of his fol-
lowers, Went on record In opposition to
the resolution. The vote was reached
after five hours of debate under spe-
cial order adopted nt the opening of the
session to-day.
The limited time allowed for debate
and the pressure of members for an
opportunity TO he heard was so great
that the leaders on both sides We're
compelled TO farm out the time by min
utes. This detracted much from the
continuity of the discussion but, 1t also
In II measure. intensified the interest In
the galleries, which were crowded all
day, and the combatants on the floor
We're cheercd by their respective sym
pathizcrs. Many of the senators from
the other end of the building We're also
present to listen to the arguments.
The majority, under the leadership
of Mr.. Dingley, who made carefully
prepared speech sounding the keynote
OF the opposition, assumed the position
that the last clause of the resolution
was In reality disguised declaration
for the free coinage OF silver. while
the assaulting Democrats. under the d.
rection of Mr.. Bailey. maintained that
the defeat OF the resolution was another
step in the direction of the establish
men; OF the gold standard. to which
they alleged both the President ana
Secretary Gage had irrevocably COM
mit,cd the Republican party.
The debate was ut times fast anu
heated, but there We're no sensational
incidents beyond the kissing of Mr.
Rhca OF Kentucky. when he said that.
ns the author OF the ''crime OF ID.
the hottest place In hades would be re.
served for the present secretary OF
state. The vote on the resolution was:
Yeas, 1872; nays, Isl.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
A TEST CASE.
a Detroit Man Demands silver Money nj
Ounce Value.

Ounce Value.
Detroit, Mich. Feb. IA friendly
suit In chnnccry was begun to-day In
the Circuit Court mt Pontiac to deter.
mine the constitutionality OF the
Blnnd-AllisOn silver act Of 1878. Ste.
plicn Baldwin. n Detroit capitalist,
purchased some land. upon which
there Is n mortgage held by Fred A.
Baker. chairman OF the Democratic
state central committee. Mr.. Baldwin
rendered 3Gi silver dollars In payment
OF the amount due on the mortgage.
Mr.. Baker declined 10 accept silver
dollars unless enough OF them were
rendered TO equal. nt the present bull.
ion value OF silver, :itI gold dollars.
Accordingly. suit was begun to oh.
tain a decree compelling Chairman
Baker to cancel the mortgage and nc.
ccpt the tender made. EX-Congrcss-
man Timothy Il. Tnrsncy IL complain.
ants attorney. and all the parties are
prominent silver men and will carry
the case To the United States Supreme
Court In any event. Chairman Baker
says:
~ will contend before the courts
that the Bland-Allison net IL unconsti.
iutional. because II does not provide
for free coinage. II provided only that
the government should buy silver at
its deprecated price In gold and pocket
tho scigniorngc. Yes. lcgnliZcd the
stealing OF the scigniorngc."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03

1t will connect with the Denver 4 Gulf
and Santa l'e systems. \ supplement-
nj telegram received by Mr.. uagerman
from his father announced that II con-
tract for 2O.500 tons of steel rails for
the proposed extension had already
been signed with II large eastern rail
manufacturing establishment and that
deliveries would begin Immediately.
Contracts for the proposed extension
will also be let nt once. and 1t is the In
tcntiOn of Mr.. Hagerman to have the
new road completed and in operation
within six months. The construction
will be pushed with nll possible vigor,
so that the fall crops of the Pecos val
ley for This year can find cheap out
let. The $2,O00,O00 secured to-day in
New York by Mr.. Hngermnn will not
only build the extension between Ros-
well and Washburn. but be sufficient
to equip the new line. and also permit
the making of many needed repairs
on the Pecos Valley railway.
The extension from Roswell to
Washburn will be known as the Pecos
Valley Il Northwestern Railrond Com
pany. This company will absorb the
Pccos Valley Railway Company. The
reccivership under which the PccOs
Valley Railway Company Is now Opcr-
atcd will be discharged. n satisfactory
arrangement; having been made by Mr..
HagcrInan with the bOndhOlders of TINT
road.
The building OF the branch between
Roswell and Washburn is one OF the
most important projects In the South
west In recent years. II means IN
calculnhle benefit to the great agricul-
tural territory known as the Pccos val
ley. and will put that section OF New
Mexico in direct communication with
Colorado and Kansas City and enable
tho stCckmcn and farmers there To
compete with their hitherto more fav-
ored ncighbors II will reduce the time
between Roswell and k;msas City to
thirty-siX hours. and permit the ship
mcnt of live stock through without
stop for water or feed. and also reduce
the freight rates materially. Therefore
shipments of live stock from the
Pecos valley TO Kansas City. Omaha
and st. Louis have been greatly cur
tailed. and even when made there has
been but small profit to the stocksrow-
ers. !, Is expected that fully 10000
cars of stock from the Pecos valley
will find market within one year af.
ter the new line has been built. AMI
the amount Of agricultural produce tiiat
will be exported Is almost inestinnpie.
The building OF the proposed extern
sion also means great deal TO Colo
rado. II will place this state within
II twenty-four hours ride of the Pecos
valley. whereas It now takes, because
OF poor connections. more than hiiy.
The building OF the extension Will un-
doub;cdly cause considerable boom
In Roswell. Eddy and the other towns
In the Pccos valley. These points are
the center of the largest irriIating sys.
tenn In the West. Several hnnureh
thousand acres are under the canal s!s-
tenn, and over 5nOJO acres already III
actual cultivation. The company has
always suffered on account OF lis re-
motencss from markets. ana me settle
ment has been retarded OH 'i'' "e'
count.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
M.k,NLEv.s ATTITUDE.
Leading Republicans Fear II May split
Their Party.

Chicago, ILL.,. Feb. "a special TO the
Record from Washington. says:
After the Presidents speech at the
Manufacturers banquet last week
there Will he no excuse for question
Ing his policy OH the currency question.
But they are not popular with either
the leaders or the rank and file OF his
party In Congress. His frank and de-
tcrinincd declarations do not meet
with approval. Senator Aldrich OF
Rhode Island said: "Thcy are good
principles. but bad politics" And he
will meet with stubborn resistance
from the most influential men In Con-
gress II lie adhcrcs to this detcrmina-
tIon to force the financial issue Into
the next congressional campaigu
While MIR. Aldrich agrees with the
Presidents opinion that the credit OF
the government must bc maintained.
and that any doubt rs To the mainten-
nncc of the gold standard Is likely to
injurc II, he expresses the Views OF
most OF his colleagues at both ends OF
the capitol when lie says that 1t II I'M.
wise nnd impolitic to raise the issue.
md that to force legislation Mt the
present session Will be fatal to the sue
cess OF the Republican party and give
the Democrats control OF both houses
of Congress. In other words. they say
that legislation FOR the reform of the
currency IL impossible In the present
Congress. nnd that any attempt TO se-
cure 1t now will make 1t impossible In
the next Congress by giving the silver
the plans of the President now will
bc TO defeat his purposes.
President McEiulcy's attitude on the
currency Is compared to President
Clcvcland's OH the tariiT. lie forced the
issue in Congress against the Judgment
OF the leaders of his party. and not
only invited defeat. but divided and
destroyed the organization. -Four
years ago Mr.. Cleveland declared. M
Mr.. Mckinley declares today. In fa-
ror of an alignment Oh certain issues.
and lie proposed to fight 1t out ut the
congressional elections. The people de-
ci,lcd against him. they say. the Dem
Ocrnts lost both houses of Congress
and nearly every candidate who stood
by the President was sacrificed. They
sarcastically compare President Me-
Einlcy with Artcmus Ward. who was
willing to send all his wirc's relations
TO the war. and say that he has moth
Ing at stake at the election. Senators
QUAY. Allison and several other inHi-
cntinl men on the Republican side or
the Senate: Speaker Reed. Mr.. Dnlzcll.
Mr.. Payne of Now York: Mr.. Cannon
and i!r. Hopkins of Illinois. Mr.. Hem
dcrson OF Iowa and other recognized
leaders In the House. are not willing
TO take the risk of the contest. They
argue that the struggle should he post.
poncd until the Republicans are able
TO accomplish something. which IL i'm
possible now with the Populists In con-
trol of the Senate. In the meantime
the country is getting along very well
with the present system. the indus
tries are recovering their prosperity
and foreign commerce was never SO
great in volume or profits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
a SUICIDES RIGHTS.
circumstances Under Which His Life In
surance Can lie Collected.

surance Can he Collected.
Washington. Jan. 3O.-Thc recent de-
cisiOn of Justice Harlan OF the Supreme
Court Involving the liability of an in
surancc company upon policies held
by n man who In sound mind dclibcr-
ntely commits suicide, Is now published
In full and Is regarded as OF the great
est Importance. A man by the name OF
Runk had policies to the extent OF
$4,000 until II short time before his
death, when he increased his insurance
to $5OO,OO0. He held an important ju-
dietary trust, 10 which he had been un-
faithful, and, being afraid Of exposure
and nt the same time rcmorseful, OBJ
tanned Insurance TO nn amount sufll-
cient to reimburse those who would
suffer by his defalcation and provide
for the necessities Of his family. where
upon he deliberately took his own life.
Some of the insurance companies re-
sisted payment, went in.o court, and
the case was finally appealed to the Su-
premc Court, which held that II, from
anger. pride, Jealousy or n desire to cs-
cape from the Ills OF life. man dclIb-
crately takes his own life. there IL no
liability on the part OF the insurance
companies TO pay the risks, because
such nn net Is n violation OF the condl-
tions under which the policy Is issued.
But when n mans reasoning faculties
are SO Impaired that he Is not able TO
understand his moral obligations and
appreciate the consequences Of the ret
he Is about TO commit. such n death Is
not violation OF the contract, and the
insurance company ls liable. In tie
Runk case II was perfectly clear that
the suicide had full md accurate
comprehension OF the character and tito
consequences of his act, and that IL
wns n willful attempt to transfer his
own obligations to innocent parties.
This suicide Is compared with the crime
Of arson. In which u man Intentionally
may set fire TO his own house in order
to recover its value from the insurers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
The strike "a, Puma city.

Puma City has experienced the rush.
the excitement and the lull incident to
new mining camps, and has now taken
cn new life by the big strike on the
Boomer ut the 10O-fOot level that has
the appearance OF genuine stability.
G. w. Gilman. working the property
under lease. driftcd eighteen feet from
the bottom of the shaft. and is now in
n compact mass of solid ore. sulphidc
In character. a test sample taken from
across tile breast gives values In gold.
silver and copper of Sh3.lI nj the tiir-
iy.fuot level. Mr.. Gilman WAS sur
pris,d 10 see ore un all si,Ics Of II red
dish hue. with a metallic 1uster. which
assays 50 In gold. S13.3, In silver and
s5I6O in copper. The ore at the bottom
of the shaft is being sacked and n car-
load will soon be ready for shipment
from Lake George station. decorated
with streamcrs announcing the first
carload from Puma district
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
Wheat nud Flour Exports.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 30.--Thc
monthly statement OF the Bureau OF
Statistics shows that the exports of
when, during the calendar year 1897
aggregated 1O9.9G9. .3oS bushels, n gain
OF more than 26.OOO,OO0 bushels over
1896. and over 43.OOO,OOO bushels rs
compared with 1906. Wheat flour,
however, fell of over 2,OO0,OOO barrels.
MS compared with 1896. The exports OF
corn in 1897 were unprecedented,
amounting to 127.J7O bushels. nn in.
crease of 5T.OO0.OOO bushels over 1896.
which 1t self was n very heavy export
year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
.lD5 FOR DENVER MINT.
Omaha Firm Make. tho Lowest one

Omaha Firm Makes tho Lowest Oner.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 20.-Bids
were opened by the supervising nrchl-
tect of the treasury to-day for the
foundations. snperstructure, roof COW
ering, etc., of the coinage mint build
ing ut Denver. There were fifteen bids
opened. the lowest being that of G. w.
Hubbard 4 Co. of Omaha, for $102,-
800 for gray granite superstructure. No
Bid was submitted by this firm for red
sandstone.
II. Ferge of Milwaukee bid $223, ,G51
for gray granite and $205,G51 for red
sandstone.
The next lower bids were submitted
by Colorado builders as follows: G. w.
Atkinson & Son. Colorado Springs,
gray granite, $2S1 800; red sandstone,
$245, 900.
Geddes & Seerle Stone Co., Denver,
gray granite, $2i0,75O; red sandstone,
$2O5, 1000.
Greenlee & Son, Denver. gray gram
ste, $2G5,OOO; red sandstone, $217 1877.
The McGilvrny Stone Co., Denver,
gray granite, $2G1 300; red sandstone,
100000.
J. A. Mcintyre, Denver, gray gran
lite, S241 ,S74; red sandstone, S202, ,SI2.
Frank Anderson, Denver, gray gram
ite. S27O,OOO: red sandstone. 5000 900.
c. J. Smith. Denver, gray granite,
$314.S52: red sandstone, S254. .I42.
Other bids came from st. Paul, Chi
cngo. Washington, ID. c., and Mime
npolis.
G. w. Hubbard & Co. of Omaha and
N. Fcrge Of Milwaukee are unknown
to the department. Their standing and
responsibility will he investigated, as
is always done in such cases. and II
found defective the contract may go 10
one of the Colorado bidders.
The building will lie completed In
about sixteen months after the contract
Is signed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
ARE YOU TO LIVE IN ALASKAN
some Requirements That VIII Be Found
lndIspenHable.

Indispensable.
The universal article of diet in that
country, depended upon and indispens-
able, is bread or biscuit. And to make
the bread and biscuit. either in the
camp or upon the trail, yeast cannot be
used-it must be baking powder; and
the pow der manufactured by the pro-
cesses Of the Royal Baking Powder
Company. miners and prospectors have
learned, is the only one which will
stand in that peculiar climate Of cold
and dampness and raise the bread and
biscuit satisfactorily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska
and the Yukon country to know, for
should he be persuaded by some out
litter to take one of the cheap brands
OF baking powder, 1t will cost Just as
much to transport 1t, and then when
he opens 1t for use. after all his labor
in packing 1t over the long and difficult
route, he will find solid caked mass
or lot Of spoiled powder. with no
strength and useless. Such mistake
might lead to the most serious results.
ment in food. or try to economic with
your stomach. For use in such n
climat te. and under the trying and
fatigutng conditions of life and labor
in that country, everything must be
the best and most useful, and above
all 1t is imperative that all food sup
plies shall have perfect keeping quail
ties. 1t is absurd to convey over such
difficult and expensive routes an arti-
Gle that WIFE deteriorate In transit. or
that will be found when required for
use to have lost great part Of It's
value.
There is no better guide to follow In
these matters than the advice of those
who have gone through similar expert
ence. Mr.. McGuesten, who is called
"the father OF Alaska" after an expert
ence OF years upon the trail. in the
camp. and In the use of every kind OF
supply, says: I've find in Alaska that
the Importance OF n proper kind OF
baking powder cannot be overesti-
mated. A miner with can OF bad
baking powder is almost helpless In
Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and
have been obliged to settle down to use
nothing but the Royal. It Is stronger
and carries further at first. but above
all things. It Ia the only powder that
will endure the severe climatic changes
Of the arctic region"
1t is for the same reasons that the
United State, government In It's rcllet
expeditions. and Peary. the famous
arctic traveller. have carried the Royal
Baking Powder exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or In damp climates. and is
the most highly concentrated and ell
cient Of leavcning agents. Hence It Is
indispensable to every Alaskan outfit.
1t can be had of any OF the trading
companies In Alaska. but should the
miner procure his supplies before leav-
ing. he should resist every attempt Of
the outfitter to palm of upon him any
Of the other brands of baking pow
der. for they will spoil and prove the
cause of great disappointment and
trouble.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-02-03
lie Will Not Resign.

Washington. u. c.. Jan. 3O.-Scnator
Lindsay was asked to-day for n state.
mcnt of his position regarding the nc.
ton of Ecntucky's Legislature In ask.
ing his resignation. He said:
II do not owe my seat In the Senate
to the present Kentucky Legislature.
and 1 am not its agent. I represent
the state Of Kentucky. and not mere.
ly It's Legislature. do not recognize
It's rigl; to abridgc my term OF service.
No such power il or was conferred up.
on 1t by the constitution of the United
States or OF the state of kentucky"