Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-08
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The cruiser New York sailed for Ha-
vana on the 5th.
The gunbont Helena has reached
Gibraltar on her way to Manila.
A petroleum pacing machine is at
tracting big crowds In the East.
The severe storm of the 4th caused
much damage to shipping on the north
Atlantic coast. 49,.
Frank Waller. in slx-day bicycle
race ut New York. broke IL record by
riding 314 miles in sixteen hours with
out disInOunting.
A great fire occurred in the ship
yards mt FcrrOl. Spain, on the 3ri, re-
aultlng In n loss which Is estimated ut
several million pesetas.
Senator Hale of Maine. chairman Of
the naval affairs committee. has intro
duced n bill to revive the grades of ad-
nirnl and vice admiral OF the navy.
The undergraduates of the Wesleyan
University. ut MlddletOwn, Connecti-
cut. have protested against allowing
girls to enter the institution rs pupils.
Nearly the whole business portion Of
Eufauln. Indian Territory, on the NJ.
X. 4 Il railroad. was destroyed by fire
last Sunday night. The loss is estimat-
ed ut S15O,OOO.
A large lot OF American fruit has
been seized by the authorities ut Stet-
tin. Examination showed that much
of the fruit was affected with the live
San Jose scale.
In response to the sirdar's appeal for
E10O.OOO to endow Gordon college In
the Soudan the amount will be fully
subscribed within day or two II 1t
has not already been received.
Final returns, carefully verified by
the county canvassing boards, show
that the constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage was defeated In
South Dakota by n decisive majority.
The proceedings of the anti-anarcl-
list conference of the powers mt Rome
are kept 80 secret that what rumors
are current as to the drift of the busi-
ness in hand are thoroughly unrelia-
ble.
The Linsecd OH trust, which col
inpsed early this year. is to be reor-
ganized with n capital OF S32.OOO,O0O
and Will control so per cent. of the
active producing capacity of the
country.
Minister Romero OF Mexico called up
on Secretary Hay the other day and
Informally announced that he had been
made an ambassador. This govern
ment will now reciprocate by raising
Powell Clayton TO an nmbassadorship.
The United States Steamship Com
pnny has purchased the Thingvalia
line. In order to secure port facilities
Mt New York. and will operate that
line upon the route between the Rus
sian Baltic ports. including the ports
of Finland and New York and Boston.
Nine Havana aldermen were dis
missed by the secretary Of justice up
on demand of Civil Governor Castro.
They We're removed on charges OF
frauds In connection with the slnught-
or house monopoly contracts. Their
dismissal has created II great sensa-
tion.
Senator Hale has Introduced n Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary OF
the navy to erect monument In Hn-
vana, Cuba. to the memory of the snil-
ors and marines who lost their lives
by the explosion Of the Maine. The
bill Is recommended by the Navy De-
partment.
A strike has been ordered In the
match factories OF Rome. owing to the
oppressive taxes which the govern
ment proposes to lay upon that flour
isliing tradc--taXes which must ulti-
nntely come out of the wages OF the
employees. II the manufacturers are to
continue In business.
Consul Skinner. at Marseiilcs. re-
ports that DR.. Calmette of the Pas
teur Institute at Lille. has discovered
mn anti-vcnonous serum. by means Of
which the poisoning from snake bites
can always be checked and death pre-
vented. if the serum he injected with
In four hours after the person has
been bitten.
Miss Kate Lyons. of the household
Of Mr.. Harold Frederic. the late cor
respondent here OF the New York
Times. who died in London on October
10th. after having been under the care
of the Christian Scientists. has been
discharged, Mrs. Athalie Mills. the
Christian Scientist. who attended Mr.
Frederic and who was also charged
with mnnslnughter, was also dis
charged.
A movement is on foot TO induce the
munlclpal government OF Berlin to
erect four fine theatcrs In the four
quarters OF the city, to be managed at
the clty's risk aud ut popular prices
1t Is designed by those who are urg-
Ing the matter that the theaters, II
il,ry are established. shall show n
number of novel features. The pur-
pose In view is the popularizing OF the
thcatcr with the masses of the people.
veneZuela's brief In the dispute over
the boundary line between that coun-
Try and British Guiana will go to the
printer this week. The work OF pre-
pairing this brief was completed by
former President Harrison last week.
General Harrison. accompanied by his
wife and L. p. Tbbctt. his private Sec
rctary. Will depart for Paris the latter
part Of March to attend the meeting
of the bOnrd IN which the djsn,,te hna