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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
NEWS FROM DAWSON.
The Yukon Il Open and Mining Is Being
Pushed.

Pushed.
Seattle, Wash. June lG.-The first
news from Dawson and the interior
OF Alaska to be received since trayel
over the trail closed, reached here TO-
day. 1t covers the period between the
big fire. April 2Gth, and the opening
OF navigation. May 25th. 4 revised
estimate of the loss incurred In the
fire places the total amount at half a
million.
The Yukon broke away from Its Icy
fettcrs In front of Dawson, May 7th,
or nine days later than last year
The Flora WIS the first steamer to
arrive from the outside. She was fol-
lowed In II few hours by the Bonanza
King. Reports had been received from
all the creeks and everything was sat
isfactory. There was no evidence of a
shortage OF water which caused so
much trouble last year. On Bonanza
ana Eldorado hundreds OF men were
at work slulcing ont gold. The benches
are showing up well. Some enormous
dumps OF gravel We're made during the
winter. These are now being washed
out and are panning much better than
was expected.
Dominion and the other creeks on In
dian river are also being cleaned up
with more than satisfactory results. 4
EEcat ucii OF summer work VIII be
done this year on Eldorado II the flow
OF water will permit.
Work Is going on night and day on
many Of the big claims. The Berrys
are working three shifts. They will
be among the first OF the big owners
to complete the cleanup. There have
been n number of. sales during the last
two months and prices have held up
wonderfully well. a large number OF
big and peculiar nuggets have been
found. One valued at Sli2 was re-
Gently taken from thirty-two miles be-
low Upper Dominion.
The first week in May saw the COM
nencemcnt of the collection of tho
crown royalty of ten per cent. Every
effort Is being made to compel the min.
ers to pay mp the full percentage
The list of mining accidents is un.
usually long.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Marrow Escnpc for President,

Springfield, Mass. June 20.-Prcsi.
dent Mckinley had n narrow cscaD"
from a runaway accident in HOlyokc
yesterday.
He was driving with Mrs. Mckinley
ana former Congressman Whiting in
the latter's carriage to the station tn
take the train for northampton. and
when just turning into Appleton street
Il large horse dragging Il dump cart
came tearing down the street.
Somebody in the crowd shouted:
Runaway horse" and the Presidents
driver had just time to bring his
horse to Il stop to allow tie runaway
to pass not ten feet away. The Prcsi-
dent did not seem at all disturbed ut
the nArrowncss of escape and Mrs. Me-
kniley did not display any nervous.
ness.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
TONGA, ISLAND KINGDOM

It is probable that before long there
may appear In Washington a repre-
sentative from kingdom OF which
few people have heard. and that a
consul at least may be sent from this
country to Tonga. The British al
ready have a consul there. and our
interests in Samoa. the Philippines
and other Pacific Islands will bring
about closer commercial relations be-
tween this little-krown kingdom and
the United States. as Is desired by the
Tonga king.
Tonga Is n civilized and Independent
nation, possibly the Oldest in the
world, and the ancestors OF the reign
ing monarch have been seated on the
throne from time immemorial." This
kingdom is shrunken in size and
power, but 1t once held rs tributary
provinces all the island groups in that
part OF the Pacific ocean. Even in the
days of Capt. Cook the King of Tonga
regarded Fill and Samoa as within his
dominions. The King OF Tonga has
made treaties with only two nations,
Great Britain and the United States.
A singular result of this Is seen in the
monetary system OF the kingdom, all
accounts being kept, not In pounds.
shillings and pence, but in dollars,
shillings and pence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
A TON OF GOLD,
The Klondiko win Show IA Heavy Outpu,
This Year.


Skaguay. June 13.-Via Seattle.
WASH, June 16.-A large amount of
gold dust and nuggets was landed ut
White Horse Rapids last Friday, June
3tn, from the first three steamers 10
reach that point from Dawson City.
More than one ton OF 1t was officially
checked or by the officers mt White
Horse when making the transfer from,
steamer TO steamer. The remainder
was divided in packages ranging from
ten to sevcny-tive pounds. carried by
the more than 500 passengers of the
three boats.
They were in all sorts of odd pack
ages and with no attempt Mt conceal
ment.
Owing to the low stage of the water
on the lakes and rivers It was impossi-
bic for the small steamers from Ben
nett to reach them before Sunday, and
the first lot of siXty-five was landed in
Bennett yesterday by the Nora and
reached SkaGuay last evening. Another
lot of over 100 reached here Mt 200
this morning and the remainder will
get here some time to-day.
The consensus of opinions gathered
from almost every man reaching SkaC-
uay was to the effect that the OUTPUT
of the klondikc in the last year would
be between S15,OO0.OOO and $4,000, GOO.
Fifteen million. which will nearly dou-
BILE last years output, will probably be
found to be correct.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Alaska Indians Starving.

Vancouver, B. c., June 14.-Owing to
the big rush to the Yukon gold fields.
wild animals that have not been killed
by the prospcctors have fled to higher
grounds and in consequence the In
dans, thus deprived of their natural
food, are starving. and in many in
stances ready to massacre the whites.
To-day n definite story reached civil
izatiOn. Cesare Francisco of Salt Lake
City, Robert Hitchcock of Detroit and
n French Canadian guide, who arrived
by the Cottage City, say that while
camping on upper Stewart river they
came upon camp of $50 Indians. ard
were told in trade language by their
interpreter that thirty Of them had
died of starvation during the winter.
owing to the whites driving deer from
the lowlandS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
OBJECT TO HANNA'S MAN.
Col. Dick MT Head of tho State Executive
Committee Muy Cause Trouble.


Columbus, Ohio. June 2O.-The Sc
lection of Colonel Charles Dick Us
chairman of the Republican state ex-
ccutive committee is regarded by a
large number of Republicans in Ohio
rs unfortunate.
This opinion Is not confined to the
factions lately opposed to Judge Nash
In the state convention, but many ar
dent Nash men share the same feel
ing. 1t Is generally understood that
Judge Nash personally would have pre-
ferred some other man to conduct his
campaign. but that lie had to bow TO
Senator Hanna's wish. Mr.. Hanna
seems to have grown more than ever
confident since his victory In the state
convention and has put over Ohio Re-
publicans. regardless OF their feelings,
II man upon whom he can count to do
his bidding.
1t Is positively declared by many
Republicans, who are not particularly
Interested in one faction more than
another, that Colonel Dicks chairman
ship will cost the party 10000 votes.
The Dick selection is particularly OBJ
noXious TO the faction which supported
Daugherty in the preliminary cam
paign for the nomination because OF
the violent attack Dick made upon
Daugherty and Cyrus Ruling concern
ing fees charged by these men for
their services In getting Hanna out of
the bribery scandal mt the time of his
election to the Senate. Coming so soon
upon the bitter charges and counter
charges of these men. Dicks selection
Is regarded rs the haunting of red
cloth by Hanna In the face OF oppos-
ing factious and us Il decidedly bad
piece of policy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22

destruction OF the power q, ,b.
and the establishment of ,ho -''s
as sole monarch. A clyu T.+ -.
Tonga resulted in the abolItlo, I
Tui Tonga and the cs,ablIsS-.~ :. U
sole power OF the head Of ,b1 ~
OF Tubou. who took the title a, c+' ~ -
Tubou !. George |. had lor. D,%'' ',''
gave his country clnsrl,r,1o. ~
brought the country to #, ~. y
state OF prosperity. 's''''
or all the islands which Tho r.
Tonga once ruled over there ,o,s'-' . "
the young George II. only tAfe. ,-.S - q
Tonga. Haapai and Vavau-SIIt' I'H
population OF about %. 600 Tho 49,
are fertile and well wooded a.,
the most beautiful OF the tres, -' :
ing there is the tree fern vbrsS w. .
these Islands reaches Its bcs, A., =
ments. The principal eypor,, =, Z.
Islands are copra and coco,,n, ~
Some sugar. cotton and coffee ~. =.
raised. The Tongas are bor5 ~
and skillful fishermen. TE,v a. ~
proud. and consider themss,y., =
they really are, the superlo-s 80
other Polynesians. Their bop., =
slightly built. but the ground, -.
rounding them are laid out w,. ,.,,,
care and taste. and the road q =,
island are well built and KEEP, .,,..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Chicago and Omaha SwcItcr,

Chicago. June 19.-Scven prostra-
tions were caused by the heat today.
and one of them, Alexander Caldwell,
4 lnhorine man, will die.
The mercury touched % at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon and there WIS little
relief after the sun set. the ther-
mometer standing mt 90 tonight A
continuance of the hot weather is
promised for tomorrow.
Omaha. June ia hot wave which
struck Nebraska Sunday still holds its
grip. The maximum temperature at
omaha the past two days was 96. The
thermometers registered 1O4 at Far
nam. 100 at st. Paul and 9C ut Shelton.
hot wind from the south makes COLI
hitionS very uncomfortable There
lave been no proStrationS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Flllpinos Seriously whipped,

Washington. June 15.-A dispatch
from General Otis says:
Manila. June 15.-Adjutant General
Washington: Success Lawton's troops,
Cavite province. greater than reported
yesterday. Enemy. numbering over A.
600 in killed and wounded and cap
tured. more than onc-third. remainder
much scattered. have retreated south
to linus, their arsenal: of five pieces of
artillery. three captured. Navy great
ly aided on shore of bay. landing forces
occasionally. Inhabitants in that
country rejoice at delverancc and well
come with enthusiastic demonstrations
arrival of our troops. OTIS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
THE KING OF TONGA.

King George Tubou H.. who rules
over this ancient island kingdom,
came to the throne three years ago.
when he was only 10 years old, and
he is anxious to enter into diplomatic
relations with European nations with
view to increasing the trade and
prosperity Of his nation. He has pro-
gressive ideas, and is said to have in
herited much of the ability of his
great-grandfather, George Tubou L.,
whom he succeeded on the throne.
George l. was a remarkable man. 1t
was he who brought Tonga to its pres
ent state of civilization, and it is
owing to his energy and ability that
Tonga is still an Independent kingdom
and has not been "gobbled up" by
more powerful nations.
Tonga Is o constitutional kingdom
the executive power being vested IN
the king. and legislative power in an
assembly which meets every two years.
This assembly is composed half of
hereditary mobiles and half OF repre-
sentatives elected by the people. Those
Englishmen who are seeking means to
reform the house of lords might take
a lesson from Tonga. A Tonga noble
holds his seat in the assembly only
during good behavior. If he does not
walk in the straight and narrow path
his seat as peer is declared vacant:
but that does not prevent his son. if
he has one, from trying his hand at
being an hereditary legislator after his
fathers death. Every male citizen
over 81 years old can vote. provided he
has paid his poll tax of $4 and has not
been convicted of a felony.
Young King George surrounds him
self with something OF the pomp of
royalty, and when he appears in pub
hc generally wears a military uniform,
as SHOWN in his picture. When his
great-grandfather came on the thrcne
condition of affairs existed in Tonga
similar to the state of affairs in japan
when the present emperor succeeded
TO the throne. The titular king was
called the TUT Tonga, and was kept in
seclusion, while the real power was
vested In the family of Tubou. the
mead OF which family ruled the king
uon. From that family. also. the Tu,
longa was obliged to take his wife.
civil war in Japan resulted in the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Insurgents RcpulsCd.

Washington, d. c.. June 1G-The
following cable gram has been received
from General Otis:
MANILA. June 1G.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Northern insurgents con-
ccntrated large forces near San Fer
nando. and early this morning at
tackled MacArthur's troops; enemy
quickly reDulsed and driven. leaving
over fifty dead on the field and large
number wounded: enemy in retreat.
Our casualties. fourteen wounded,
mostly very slight. Preparations for
this attack in progress several days. be-
licvcd to be under personal direction of
Aguinaldo. OTIS"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Mineral Exhibit for pnrIs.

Denver. June 1o.-Thc government
has st.ectCd Colorado College to make
the collection of mineral for the Colo
RADIO exhibit ut the Paris Exposition.
AS sOOn as President Slocum received
notice of this he placed tho matter in
the hands of Rufus NJ. Bngg. professor
of geology in the college, with iustruc-
tlons to carry out the commission in n
'nanncr that will reflect credit not onIy
IN Colorado College. but also on thr
Ei,rc state of Colorado.
Professor Bagg has already COM
ncnccd the work and calculates thnt
- make Il representative collection viii!
euUIrr at least six ulcnthu
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
TABOR BLOCK SOLD.
Denver Capitalists Who Buy 1t Will SpcLd
S125.OOO on 1t.

Denver. June Gothic negotiations
for the sale of the Tabor block nrc
nearly concluded. The property will
soon pass into the hands of the Bimc
tallic Company, Il new corporation,
composed OF David II. Moffat, John L.
Campion, William Byrd Page. George
w. Baxter. Horace w. Bennett and
Julius l.. Myers.
Half OF the entire capitalization Of
the Bimctallic company, which Is 500
600, will be spent in remodcling the
block.
The Tabor block was the first largr
office building to he erected in Denver.
1t was built in 1851 by Senator Tabor
and cost S1.OOO,OOO. When the final
crash of Tabor's fortunes came, the
property. consisting of nine lots and
the building, passed into the hands OF
the Northwestern Trust Company.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
GIRL HAS 200 CHANCES To"I
She Is Not Happy, for fr"p">
Come Through the Mhh9'

She Is Not Happy. for fr"p"'"
Come Through the Mails
There is a girl living at East n.
Pa. who has received 700 pTopos"S
marriage and more are pouring u '.
her by every mail, but still she
happy. The proposals came as
uine surprise, ay she had never me- -.
of her would-be lovers, and 40,
more, has no desire to do so III 80,
manner unknown to her or heF
her name appeared in a Ma'' ''"'1r IN.
paper published in MiiwaoNe''
advertisement stated that sht "'o A..
comely young woman with W.
her own name and very brIl!laH' P.
pects. 1t described her great P''SVIi
charms and recommended a"' Wis
string to obtain wife TO aFPl9'
Roberts was considerably snrpr'S'"
morning to find in her mail Il p''r.
of marriage from a western ,I
whom she had never seen OF "'''
At first she thought 1t was M,
but when the following day SHy "
two others from different pare r,r
country the mystery deepeneu' vi
they began to come in hur'heS ,s
n dozen, dozens and scores unui a. .;,g
they reached 200. She was ,,
with petitions for her photosr"p",, N
some of the missives were tender III s,p
extreme. The postal authoEi'lt, ,,mys
begun a suit against the MII""''
publication.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22

feet repair. The Tongas were ANA
the first of the people of the S.I
Pacific to become Christianized j.
missionary influence is still poEe"I
in the kingdom. The tonnage en':H-
yearly at Tonga is about 10000 to-9
mostly British, with some Dams
Norwegian and Swedish. Some wa.
ing is carried on in the waters aoOu,
the islands by American ships aaa
the king hopes to see American Me''
chantmen in his harbor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Cannibaiism Among Miners on the Yukon


Circle City. Alaska, May %. via San
Francisco. June ia story of posi-
Bile cannibalism and death on the Yu-
kon trail has just reached here. Three
men who left Dahl river. December
9th, for JimtOwn We're not heard of
again and they We're supposed to have
been lost. Nothing was heard of them
here till the steamer Rideout. which
arrived to-day. Drought II terrible tale
of suffering and horror.
The men were Michael DAILY. Victor
Ediar and NJ. Provost. They were from
Providence. II. l.; Woonsockct. II. l..
and Brockton. Mass, respectively.
Their bodies were discovered seventeen
miles from the mouth of Old Man
creek, they having lost the trail and
become bewildered. Having left Dahl
river with only three weeks food, but
which was amply sufficient for the $50
miles to Jimtown. the poor fellows
We're soon reduced to starvation
Dnly's body was found. partly eaten
in n tent. On the stove. just as it was
left when death overlook the others,
were found some scraps of moose hide
and moccasin, of which they were en-
deavoring to make II stew.
Days body was idcntitied by the
clothes. The other two men were found
dead five miles away from the tent.
The fact of the tent flaps being shut
down when found would seem to pre-
clude the possibility of Daly's body
having been eaten by animals. The
other men doubtless were driven by
hunger to the awful extremity of can
nibalism. Four hundred dollars were
found on the bodies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
General Luna Assassinntcd.

Manila, June 15.-Gencral Luna, the
bitterest foe of the Americans. has
been assassnated by order of Aguinal
do, because he disobeyed the orders of
his leader At one time he stopped the
peace commissioners. on route to head
quarters of General Corbin. His death
was ordered. and the order was carried
out by n fanatic follower of Agr:inaldO.
The assassination occurred June Sth,
Mt Kadadatner. There Is open rejoic-
ing that Luna is dead.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Thc French lnliuct.

Paris. June lG.-M. Poincarc. having
failed to form Il cabinet. the president
called upon NJ. Delcassc to make an
effort to form government. but he,
too. failed.
Then Senator Waldcck- -Rosscau was
called upon to form n ministry, and he
will undoubtedly succeed. according to
statements from the best authorities
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Standard Oil to Issue More Stock.

Trenton. y. J.. June 1G.-The Stand
ard Oil company to-day filed certifi-
cate with the secretary of state in
crcasing its capital stock from So
100000 to S110.0OO.OOO. OF the latter
amount. S1o.0GO.O0O is to he preferred
stock, paying III per cent. quarterly
dividends.
The certificate is signed by Henry NJ.
Flaglcr. president. and l.. d. Clarke.
secretary
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Transyaal Gold Output.

Washington. d. c.. June 14.-The out
put of gold from the Transvaal during
last March, the date of the latest Off
cial report, was far in excess of any
previous month. the figures being
4G4,o36 ounces. valued at SS,5S4 COG and
no less than S2,092.595 of gold are be-
ing shipped each week from South
Africa. The March output was double
the figures of two years ago, and the
increase still goes on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Artificial Coal Made by Workman.

London, June 1.-THE Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
n workman named Montag. living In
Mannheim. Baden. has succeeded in
manufacturing artificial coal fpona
,arth and mineral substances,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Irish Political Prisoner Set Fr,e

London. June 1G.-Joe Mullet. the
Irish political prisoner. sentenced to
Imprisonment for life for attemptiny
to murder juror who convicted MI
chncl Walsh. was taken to Dublin to-
night and liberated. He is in dying
condition.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Word "Millincr.'

Millinery is a corruption OF w." I'm,
er," from Milan, which city al On, ,,,,
gave the fashion to Europe !" "''
ters of taste In woman's drcs''
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Dick Rlnnd Ileal

Lebanon. Mo-. June 15.-Ey-Reprc-
sentative Richard =. Bland died at 4
o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
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'is ''iissag3 es,sQSs
DOGS RUN TRUE
TO THEIR FORM
AT UNION PARK
Maid of the Hill Wins the Reserve
Stake, Defeating j. Deans
Promising Dog Gallant.

Maid of the Hill, a brindle and white
greyhound from the kennel Of T. Sullivan,
defeated James Deans Gallant in the re-
serve stake at Union Coursing Park yes
terday. The Maid led up and secured the
first turn, her opponent dashing in for the
kill. Both the winner and the runner-up
ran consistently throughout the afternoon.
Gallant is one of the most promising or
the young dogs, and is just getting ms eo-
ucatiOn in cOurSing.
The sport was Of high class, the dogs
being evenly matched. AS an evidence OF
this there were four ''undecideds." The
longest course of the day was between
Hard Lines and Telephone Belle, the dogs
running three minutes and twenty SECONDS.
Hard Lines won by a score of 81 to u.
The detailed results follow:
W. c. Glasson's Terronte beat R, E. de B.
Lopez's Santa Rita; r. Attridge's Masterpiece
Eldowneys Right Bower beat d. Ford S Juan
ita; Handy d Smiths Terrona beat LOCK q
Lyons Moloch; NJ. Londons Magnetic bsat ,; ,;
beat sterI & Knowles Wag; J. Deans Gallant
beat R E. de b. Lopez's Wadena; W. c. Glas-
sic Maid. NJ. Michalek's Glen Roy beat j.
Jones' Moonlight; J. kerrlgans Lady BIanche
Belle OF Anderson beat H. II. Gray,s Terror
cite: J. Dennis October Woodcock beat l. e
Halton's Tic Tac; Ed Wilson's Magnet beat P.
j Reilly's Wandering Tom; Handy smith 8
Ida beat Pasha Kennels Road Agent; h y. de
B. Lopezs Winona beat H. W. Rike's Decor,
Maid of Erin Kay & Trant's Eclipse beat j.
Keenans Royal Oak; Locke * Lyons Dick l.
beat J. Keenans Fear Not; George Lahnsen S
Fireball beat +. Prices Madge Wildhre; j. T.
Thrift St. Michael beat J. NJ. Wyatts 5 Hazel
Ed Wilson's Magnesia beat J. Seggerson S
White Chief; f A. McCombs One Spot beat NJ.
MiChalek's Scott Free; j. Jones GaIivant beat
Gus Videaus Rey Alfonso; F. A McComb S
Bonnie Scotland beat J. Dennis The Devil;
Aeneid Kennels Butter Scotch beat A. l. Aus
tins Trim Foe; r Sullivans Maid OF the Hill
beat F. J. Fulton's Sans Souci; p. Mccabe- S
Skyblue beat V. Guerrero's Silence; NJ. b:
Kavanagh's Hard Lines beat E. NJ. Elkus
Telephone Belle.
Second round-Terronite beat Masterpiece ;
Terrona beat Right Bower; Magnetic beat Wild
wood; Gallant beat Borders Valentine; Glen
Roy beat Lady Blanche; Belle of Anderson
beat October Woodcock; Magnet beat Ida :
Bonita beat Winona; Dick i beat Eclipse; 81.
Michael beat Fireball Magnesia beat one Spot;
Bonnie Scotland beat Galivant; Maid of the
Hin beat Butter Scotch; Skyblue beat Hard
Lines.
Third round-Terronite beat Terrona; Gallant
beat Magnetic; Glen Roy beat Belle OF Ander-
son: Magnet beat Bonita; St. Michael beat DICK
L; Bonnie Scotland beat Magnesia; Maid OF the
Hill beat Skyblue.
Fourth round-Gallant bye; Glen Roy beat
Magnet Bonnie Scotland beat St. Michael;
Maid of the Hill a bye.
Fifth round-Gallant beat Glen Roy; Maid Of
the Hill beat Bonnie Scotland.
Final-Maid of the LII beat Gallant.