Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-15
TELEGRAPH BREvIrIES.
Governor Pingree announces that ht
Is out of politics.

is OUT OF politics.
Captain Dreyfus sailed from Dev-
lis Island on the 10th.
At Cleveland. Ohio. 300 street car
men are out on Il strike. ,--.
Jeffries has challenged Sharkcy to
fight, and he will accept.
Three of the largest shops connected
with the -Whitworth ord
nance works ut Newcastlc-on-Tync
We're destroyed by fire on the 10th.
The damage is estimated at f2OO,OoO.
The Russian government has broken
OF diplomatic relations with the free
city of Bremen, owing to the refusal OF
the Bremen authorities to grant sntis-
faction for the alleged wrongful arrest
OF n Russian priest.
The Indians living in the neighbor-
hood of the upper waters of the Stew
art river British Columbia. are In n
most dcplorable condition. 4 terrible
famine prevails In that district. and
the unfortunate natives have already
been decimated for lack OF food.
United States Consul J. C. McCook
ut Dawson City reports to the secre-
tary of state under date of March n.
that the gold production in Alaska
during the year 1898 will exceed S2O,-
OOO,OOO and he predicts that the output
for 1899 will be double that amount.
Glass tableware manufacturers Of
the country have finally taken decis-
I've steps toward forming n combinn-
ton. An application has been filed
for n charter under the laws of Penn
sylvanla. and the new venture will be
pushed as fast as possible. The capt.
tai will be SS,OO0,OOO.
A private dispatch from TifIs says
that the Armcnians and Turks In Eur-
distnn have taken up anew their old
feud. Street fights and ambuscadcs
are reported from the cities OF Van.
Bitlis and Dinrbckr: scores OF Armc-
mans ana Turks have been killed In
the three cities and bloodshed is OF
daily occurrence In the district.
Margaret Anna Cusack. known rs
the Nun OF Kcnmnrc. died on the Tth
mt Lcamington. near Warwick. Sister
Margaret Anna Cussnck was known ns
the Nun OF Kcnmarc' from the town
In ireland where she lived. During
the famine In Ireland In the SOS she
took subscriptions and collected n
great amount OF money for the relief
OF the sufferers.
II Is officially announced that the
government OF Japan will enter the IN.
tcrnntionnl patent union OH the first OF
July next. This Will he good news to
American manufacturers. ns tiicr. has
been no way TO protect foreign pat
cnts In Japan. and that empire is filled
with machines made by the japanese
In Imitation Of the best American and
European patents. All Japanese
needs Is n sample and lie IN able to
reproduce II with marvellous accuracy.
American producers are already
finding an enlarged market In Cuba,
Puerto Rico. Hawaii and the Philip.
pines. The figures OF the treasury bu.
rcau OF statistics. just issued. Indicate
that the exports OF the fiscal ycur.
which ends with this month. will
show largcr expectation to Hawaii
than ever before and larger to Cuba
and Puerto Rico than In any previous
year except those In which the reel.
procity features OF the Mckinley law
were In operation.
A strike Of 5000 cool miners ia
planned In the central districts Of
Fcnnsylrania. Within the last ten
days secret meetings have been held
ut Robcrts,lllc and C,cIrijclu. nj
which the national and district officers
OF the United Mine Workers As.
socintion were authorized to prc.
pare the machine miners OF the
whole district FOR strike. to be
declared ms soon ns these officials
thought the time ripe. a letter from a
national organizer declares that this
Will be within month or six weeks.
The Christian Herald Of New York
publishes symposium OF the Christian
religion and what IL has done for hu.
manity. Prominent men OF the corn.
try. from President Mckinley down,
members Of the cabinet, United Stntcs
senators. Judges OF the supreme court,
prominent officers OF the army and
navy. governors Of states and leading
business men nll express themselves as
friendly TO Christianity. while the
great majority Of them recognize n su.
prcinc bcing and acknowledge the di.
rinity OF Christ and the potency OF
Christianity ms n civiliEing influence.
The German press has concluded that
the purchase from Spain of the Caro-.
lines was bad bargain. Prince Bis.
marck is quoted ~ having said that
they were worthless and the Frank.
fort Icitung says: The text Of the
agreement shows t1ht Spain retains all
the advantages OF ownership. retains
full liberty for the clerical orders. has
n conling station In each group OF the
islands and Is put. commercially. on
the same footing ns Germany. while
she merely ccdcs 10 Germany the onus
OF the cost OF the administration nnd
receives nm eShorbitnnt price. which
probably no other power would have
paid"
The board OF regents OF the Kansas
Agricultural college in which the Re-
publiCans are In the majority since the
recent removal of ropuiist members
by Governor Stanley have adopted
resolutions discharGing five members
OF the college faculty. the five mem
bcrs being President Thomas Il. viii.
and Professors Frank Parsons. u. y.
Bcmis and ID. j. II. Ward and Sccrc-
inrX ". Ii. rhinns The inst Irllrtnrs