Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-10
rELEoRAp4,c sRev,r,Es.
St. Louis now has a curfcw law.

The Greek Cabinet resigned on the
7th.
Emperor William has started for
Damascus.
EX-ChaplaIn Mcintyre has gone to
California TO recuperite.
Those who took stock In the Omaha
exposition will get their money back.
formed nn organization similar 10 the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The rescued Spanish cruiser, Maria
Terexl, foundered oil her way TO the
United States during heavy storm.
An election riot at Greenwood. South
Carolina, resulted In the death OF ah
election judge and several negroes.
In spite of the formal promises OF
the Chipese foreign office. there Is ev-
cry indication OF n concerted move.
mcnt of Chinese troops In the neigh
borhood Of Pekin. ~, CO.. 49,
NJ. ZinovlefY, the Russian ambassador
appointment Of Prince George or
Greece, us commissioner general OF the
European powers In CreIe.
Colonel William ]. Bryan. Third Ne
braska Sregiment. left Savannah lnst
Saturday for Lincoln. Nebraska ms
home, on Il fifteen days. furlough. He
hns been Ill and has gone home to re-
cnperlte. 10 .-. 9,
-lnfiuepza has become epidemic In
Berlin. The first outbreak was In ehe
Third regimen, OF the Berlin Guard.
From the barracks il has spread TO the
40 tyVv,u
Throughout; the city.
The net earnings OF railroads in Tex
as for, the year ended June I'D. lS'S.
were about SI,OOO.OOO In excess Of what
they were the year before. and the
present year is expected to show still
greater, Increase. These figures show
Texas to be doing II prosperous busi-
ness. = So = =. - D.
Three ears laden with coal fell down
n hoistIng shaft nt the Exeter cOlliery
ut Wyoming. Pennsylvania. last week.
crushing seven men to death. fatally
injuring three others. The accident
was due TO failure Of the car brakes
to work nt n critical time. and the cars
toppled down the shaft completely
blocking II. -, -,
1t is announced that tile piece Of
ground on Mount Zion. accounted by
tradition to have been the abode of the
Virgin after the crucifixion. which was
said to have been presented to Empc-
ror William by the Sultan during the
Kniser's stay In Jerusalem. was pur-
chased by his majesty. the price paid
being $500 Turkish pounds. 8
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says: Two local mining companies.
owing to the continued refusal OF Gu
bans to accept employment In mines on
account OF the organization of the army,
have employed $50 Gnllejos miners
from the ranks OF the Spanish garri-
son ut CIenfuegos. They were EN-.
ployed with the consent of General
Blanco.
The United States transport New
port, bearing General Miles and staif,
the First battalion. Twentieth kansas
regiment, and the Wyoming light bat
terry. sailed on the Sth for the Philip
pines. This expedition Is the last or
dered to the Philippines and Camp
Merriam in San Francisco is now n
thing of the past, the only troops left
there being those OF the California de-
pnrtment. -
DIR. J. II. Murphy's new treatment for
has apparently worked
its first cures. The patients are VIII
liam B.. Purcell and j. G. Edwards of
Chicago. who have been undergoing
treatment for n little over three
The treatment is that which
excited wide interest when presented
In paper read by DIR. Murphy before
the American Medical Association at
Denver last SUMMER.
H. - lit
,lered to Samoa and will leave within
IA few dnys. The Yorktown will prob
ably follow her. 1t is feared that the
Forthcoming election of new king
mny result In a revolution. and II is de- |
to have war vessels there to
protect American interests. The con-
tract for the American coaling station
at Pago.Pago has been let to n San
Francisco firm and the work will soon
be begun.
The Army Investigating Commission |
will soon so to Santiago and probably, |
though not certainly. to Porto Rico |
This is according to the announcement |
made several weeks ngo. They met |
no opposition OH the pnrt of the rresi. |
dent. who was understood to ncQuiesce |
perfectly In the decision of the com.
Az much information rs pos
sible will he gathered and it is believed |
that the evidence to be taken subse-
uuently will then be better understood. |
The time of going has not yet been de-
cided upon. ..
A dispatch to the New York Herald |
from Madrid says: The Liberals lead |
ing article says the, Spanish govern |
ment should conclude the negotiations
for peace with the utmost rapidity to
lin ,tl,
mixing in the question. which |
could but mean fresh disasters to |
Spain. The article has created grea.
sensation here. Premier Sagasta this |
afternoon said that 1t was by no means
certain that Spain proposes sending n