Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
TELECRAPHIC RREvlTIEs.


Colonel w. ]. Bryan says Perry Bel
mont is an ally of the Republicans.
Rndyard Kipling is improved so
much that he is beginning work again.
accommodating party of Americans
near llollo had a hot engagement with
natives Thursday.
The California Legislature has nd
1ourncd without electing n United
States senator
The Kansas City Smelling and Re
nning Company has finally gone into
the big smelter trust.
Cecil Rhodes has succeeded, II liz
stated, In securing the cooperation OF
Germany In building his Cape to Cairo
railroad.
A large force of men is still ut work
at the ruins OF the Windsor hotel, New
York, searching for bodies and valu-
ables. The task is an enormous one.
Thursdays money transfers between
banks mt the New York clearing house.
In payment OF debit balances for the
day was S17,413.SG2, which is the
largest transfer of the kind on the rec
ords OF the Institution.
A resolution was offered In the Penn.
sylvania House by McWhinney Of Al
legheny. and adopted. requesting Gov
ernOr Stone to select Monday. May l.
1890. as dewey Day" and designate
the same as II legal holiday.
The Turkish government has or.
dered from the ammunition factory at
ST. POelten. lower Austrin. a plant for
the complete manufacture of Mauscr
cartridges. The machinery. which has
n daily capacity Of 100000 shells, costs
S0O.OOO.
Mrs. Martha Place was executed nt
Sing Sing prison OH the 10th. She was
the first woman to die In the electric
chair In the state OF New York, and
she went to her death quietly. Her
death was Instantaneous. But two
shocks were given.
Representatives of the Stove Found.
crs' National Defense AssoscIntion and
delegates from the Iron Moiders' Union
of North America held II conference
recently and voted II raise OF 10 per
cent. In wages. which directly benefits
1900 stove moldcrs.
There has been return Of winter
over the British isles. In London
there has been u heavy fall OF snow.
and snow storms have swept the mid.
land and north coast, and work is at n
standstill. Storms have also r1igcd
over the North sea.
The Antarctic exploring expc,lieion's
steamer Southern Cross has arrived at
Port Chalmers. New Zealand. after
landing Borchgrcvink and his party at
Cape Adnir. Victoria island. She r..
ports that all the explorers Were IN
good health when landed,
News has been received from Smyrna
that 6OGO Crctan Mussulman refugees
who were In desperate lack of work
and food. invaded and pillaged the
Greek and Turkish quarters OF the
city. u conflict resulting In which
many persons were killed or wounded.
Major General Ludlow. military gov.
crnor Of the Department OF Havana.
desires to he relieved OF his duties and
to 90 TO the Philippines. II Is under
stood that lie has applied TO the War
Department for II transfer and has
strenuously urged that II be made. He
Is weary OF the details Of city admins.
tration.
Joseph Mcdill. editor In chief OF the
Chicago Tribune. died at san Antonio.
Texas. on the 1Ith. OF heart failure.
death. which he met with calm placid.
iiy. He said to his private physician
ten minutes before he died: MY last
words shall be. What is the news:'"
He was - years old.
The committee of the whole. OF the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian DIR. John
Hall's) church. New York. has decided
to recommend that Rev. Alexander
~ t... Ia fhn
pastor Of u large church In London and
occupies n high place In English Pres.
bytcrianism. He Is an eloquent preach
er. He Is ~ years old. Mr.. Conncll
was warm friend of DIR. Hall.
W. G. Whitney IL the head and shoul.
ders OF an electric trust which has con-
solitlatcd with the storage battery
companies and will control the electric
cabs OF New York. build thousands Of
others. establish routes. push the Hol-
land submarine torpedo boat. build
electric launches and ferry boats. The
capital stock will he SlOO.O0o.O00.
II IL not only In Yemen that the
Turks are meeting reverscs. II is re-
ported that Il new rebellion has made
hendway In ilauran. the district Of
Arabia Just 10 the east of the river
Jordan. and that the Damascus tribes,
tired Of Turkish misrli!r. have attacked
the Sultnn's forces. killing seventy.
The Porte contcmplates sending pun
tive expedition into the region south
Of Damascus.
General Brooke has been cabled TO
proceed to the execution of the order
providin. for the discharge of all sol
diers who enlisted In the regular army
Mt the outbreak of hostilitics upon the
cessation of the war. should they apply
FOR such discharge. He will cndcayor
to rc-cnlist ns many ns possible. ana
will fill the vacancies remaining in the
regular ranks from volunteers who
care TO transfer.
The Chicago city council has passed
n resolution by n vote of 30 to which
directs the mayor to present Il memo
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