Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-05
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

The governor and other officials OF
Mississippi have left the capital on &c
count Of yellow fever.
The International Geographical Con
grcss opened at Berlin on the 3Oth WITH
1900 members present.
The bubonic plague IL spreading IL
the country districts outside Oporto.
and corresponding alarm is felt In
Spain. The epidemic OF typhoid fever
In Madrid has been localized in that
city.
The town of LubacZow. Galicln. a
place OF about 1900 Inhabitants north
west of Lemberg, was destroyed by
fire the other day. Hundreds OF fami-
lies are suffering from extreme dcsti.
tuition.
Latest dispatches from South Africa
state that trainloads OF Beers are being
hurried to strategic points on the
frontier. The British forces now In
South Africa number 1900. while the
Beers claim that they can muster SO,-
600 men.
The season at Ostcnd. Belgium, has
been the greatest ever experienced
there Two hundred and fifty thous-
AMI visitors have been registered there
during the season. There We're never
before SO many wealthy Americans at
that resort.
Beef ON the hoof has reached 81 nt
the Chicago stock yards. which Is the
largest since 1892 and the highest Oc-
fobcr price since 1881. This price OF
81 was for some Illinois cattle. which
gives them supremacy over the tndi.
ana cattle that brought $500 ten days
ago.
The final crop estimates show Can.
ada Will have nn apparent surplus Of
5D.DpO.OJD bushels OF wheat for export.
as against 3n.oc0.Vpo last year. Hut
the actual surplus for export Will bc
larger. Mnnitoba's crop. ns estimated
by Premier Grccnway. IL GD.up.OcD
bushels: last year II was :Io.opp.ODo.
The Warren line steamer Bay State.
Captain Walton. from Liverpool. Sep.
t.mbcr 18th. for i'osion. with general
cargo. Is ashor. near Cape Race and
will likely prov. n total wreck. Her
crew and n number OF catticmcn who
wcr. passengers urc ndEift In boats
which are lost In the fog. one boa;
has reached Cape Fuller.
ON. OF the strongest signs OF the dc.
Termination OF the French cabinet to
calm public opinion preparatory To the
exposition OF 1900 IL found Ia Its decI.
sion. not yet announced. In favor OF
amnesty. Emile Zoia's trial next No.
ycmbcr. accordingly. viii not take
place. Ultra friends OF Drcyfus nrr
disappointed, hut this IL good news FOR
wcii.wish-rs OF France. who desire
that calm may follow III. storm.
Professor stiles. the scientific nitnchc
NJ sh.. fnEf.ssl kfat..- ns t.,r.
I'm. recently discovered evidence that
several large Antwerp Arms did an I'm.
mcnsc business In diseased beef and
pork which was put In American pack.
nsrs Illegally obtained. thus giving
them American brand. The professor
10 now travelling In Switzerland. Ger.
many nnL Denmark in order to- com.
picic the chain of evidence for the puT.
pos" OF prosecuting these firms.
I!os;on's eight nIos, prominent den
lists hlv" b-cn sued for 5000 each foT
infringement of the CROWN tooth patent
and now have keepers placed In their
offices. This Is the beginning Of
general onslaught on NIL the dentists
throughout the country. Every dru.
list in the United States IL liable. aud
owners OF the patent announce their
Intention to rti-li the matter In court
ns rapidly ns possible. employing nt,
inrncys NIL over the country TO conduct
their litigation.
4 rnmor IL circulating In Madrid 10
the effect that the Washington govern
mcnt hns sent note to Madrid for
transmission 10 the foreign office pro-
posing n revision OF the clause In nrti.
clc Of ih" pcacc treaty favorable to
tn" fhiliprin" monks. This clnuRr
gttnrnntccE uninpnir-d property rights
To all ecclesiastical bodies in tho
Islands Mt the time Of the signing OF
the treaty. II il believed in some
quarters there that II this article IN re-
riscd the Fiiiplnos will voluntarily dis.
arm.
In n decision handed down by the
United States Circuit Court OF An.
penls ut Chicago the verdict OF S5;..
go formerly given nrniusi tn. Worlds
Columbian Exposition Company In
favor OF the republic Of Fruncc is re.
rcrscd and n new trial ordered. The
case resulted from the burning of tho
Manufactures building nt the Worlds
Fair. in which the French republic los,
many valuable exhibits. II was claim.
cd the loss was the result OF nrsji.
Ecf'c OH tile part of the exposition
company. but the court in its ruling
to-day declared 1t could find no cyi.
dencc OF negligence.
Drivers aad conductors cmpIoycd bv
the street railway companies nt un.
vanl went ON u strike Monday To on.
force u demand for larger pay for n
siNtcrr.lIour working day. As soon as
they quit work the company filed their
places with new men. The strikers
became turbulent and stoned the cars.
woundins two new employees The cars
are now guarded by policemen. The
strikers threaten To kill the new men.
but the police promise adequate protcc.
tion. II IL said none OF the stril.rs
viii he taken back. All the new cm.
ploycs nrc negroes.
About ip per cent. OF the zinc mines
OF the Joplin NiissourD district have
shut down. This IL i'm accordance