Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
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ampion ON the 9Th.
General Torai. who surrendered san
tiaco TO Shafter. has been acquitted oi
blame by court martial
The Cramps have just launched
fine cruiser FOR the Russian navy. u Ia
expected 10 be very speedy.
Emperor William has n plan for don'
bling the size OF his navy, but II likely
TO meet with strong opposition.
George T.. Morrison, II former clergy
man. was hanged NJ Vernon. Texas ="
Gently for the murder OF his wife.
The great pcnItentIary nj Sling sing,
New York. WIS ihrcatcucd bs hte
Tuesday. bur the hamcs were hhhis
sub,iued.
OttInnr Mergenlhnicr. the Inventor OF
the linotype typcscttlne machine. di.h
OF consumption at baltimore on the
:.,sih. lie was IL years OF age.
Dispatches from I.adysmlIh. Natal.
on the 3lst. stated that :.vc britisn
troops had been cut on nnd cnptufcI
by the Bocrs after hard hight.
As III. result OF "A railroad accident
nj Red Blur, California. nm unknown
nyr. Charles Staples. fatally Injured.
Both wcF. stealing ride On the west
bound freight.
The Peruvian government forces. nc-
cOr,i!ns To official Information, have
driven the rci-'ls far Into the h"uh.
inlns and the Insurgents cause appears
To hc lost. The entire regular army wns
called out TO suppress the revolt.
Ry a hare majority Of one the Mime.
sofa Supreme Court this afternoon de-
cIdcd that 1t was legal for the Indians
to hunt u,ron their reservation without
regard to the sunc. laws. so long ns
they do not store their game 10 s,c sold
contrary 10 law IL. traders.
\ long official statement reviewing
tile legal phases OF tlicTi'ollti.ai .arrcss'
m-nt question. AMI holding that the So
Letting OF campaign funds by letter
conc-, clearly within the remedial pro
Visions Of the civil scrvlcr law. has
been mad. public by the civil service
commission.
William Payne Kelvin. formerly n
mining engineer. and who In February
last was nrt,-sicd for not paying his bill
At the wnllorf-Asiorin. due 10 his
sending threatening letters TO David II.
Moffai. the. Denver banker. was COM
m!ii.si to I'll. insane pavilion ut Belle
vuc Tuesday.
Citizens fhtourhou, I'll. Department
Of Barccicnn, Spain. arr forcibiy
rrsIstin. the efforts Of the tax
eathcrcrs Ia seize their proper.
~. The opposition to the gov.
rrnincn; officials IL general. Tile. pres
cncc or large ictnrhincnts OF troops
alone prevents general insurrccfion.
More than J0..o persons, visited Ca.
banns fortress. Havana, sunday. the
place where hundreds OF Cubans We're
lssnssinatcd under the regime .f Span
lsh misrulr. The object WAS TO sec the
place where will lie placed u bronze
plate bearing the names OF those thus
murdered. The same wall which re-.
cclvcd the vollcys when Cubans were
executed has been selected.
Before u Boston .audicncc In fremont
temple. Samuel pickcy. president Of
the national prohibition committee. de-
livcrcd an address In which he sharply
criticised not only the church and It's
people FOR their failure In what he
termed militant Christianity" but al.
so had some hard things TO say OF
President Mckinley. lie said that lie
wine AT the Chicago banquet.
The triangular block bounded by
Canal and Second streets and
Gcrmantown avenue Philadelphia.
was almost entirely destroyed by
fire Monday. cn,aIlIne a loss of
more than SlJ0.OOO. on which
there is partial insurance. Principal
losses: Warehouse Of Wundcrlich
Bros.. used by the Chicago Mcrchan-
disc Company. $4,000; Davis Bros
railroad spike works, 100000.
The parliamentary byc-elcciion for
the Bow and Brombley division OF
Tower Hamlcts. London. held to re-
place the Hon. Lionel II. Holland. Con-
scrvativc. was fought on the govern
ments Transvaal policy. and resulted
, In big victory for the government. the
conservative candidate. William Guil-
ric. being elected. The conservative
majority was practically twice that Sc
cured at the election of Mr.. Holland.
The main building OF the Centenary
collegiate institute Mt IIackettstown.
New Jersey, was gutted by fire on the
31st. Over 300 students of both sexes
had n narrow escape and were obliged
to take refuge in the homes Of hospita-
BILE villagers. Many lost all their pos
sessions. In the excitement that fol-
lowed the students fed In all directions
and 1t was impossible to make nm ac-
curatc accounting OF them in order to
ascertain II any We're lost. 1t Is be-
licved. however. that all escaped. The
institute was famous old structure.
standing on high ground in. grove of
trees.
The most damaging evidence yet pre-
scntcd against the Coeur d'Alcnc mon
on trial for obstructing the mail was
given Tuesday by witnesses for the
prosecution. Objections w Colonel
Rcddy. counsel for the defense were
numerous. He exercised all his In
gcnuity In cross-qucstoning of wit
nesscs In order to have them modify
their statement and put the evidence
and crcdnlity Of the nconle tcstifying