Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
TELEoRAP.Alc BRsvlTlEs.

suit of the Chinese fcud Mt San Fran
cisco. |
The Minneapolis Tribune was burned
out the other night with loss Of $780,
600.
The California Legislature has passed
law limiting the right of daily papers
to print cartoons.
General Lawton. who Is in the III
dian ocean on his way to Manila, has
been ordered TO hurry.
The .battleshlp Oregon, accompanied
by the collier Iris, sailed from Homo
lulu for Manila February 2Oth.
In the twenty -four-hour race at San
Francisco Stevens and Turville We're
tied for first place, having made 100
miles.
The Fanfulla announces that China
has granted Italy nincty-yeur lease
OF San Nun bay, in the province of
Che Kan.
The icruiscr Meteoro, formerly the
German steamer Fuerst Bismarck,
sprang n leak at Fcrrol, Spain, and was
towed into shallow water, where she
grounded. 't
On motion of the district attorneT the
trial of Senator Quay has been post
poncd till April 10th. 1t is stated that
the prosecution was suspicious or the
present Jury list.
Archbishop Vilattc OF the church or
gnnizatiOn known us the "Old Catholics
In America" has withdrawn from thai
body. He submits himself to the Ro-
man Catholic Church.
The. Spanish Senate by u vote OF 49,
to z, has approved the motion of Mar.
shal Martinez dc Campos. signed by nll
the Spanish generals In the Senate. de.
manding n parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct OF the recent war. .
Sergeant Roy Cashion. an Oklahoma
rough rider was killed at Santiago
| while executing an order of Colonel
Roosevelt. The Oklahoma Legislature
has appropriated 5000 for monu-
ment to be placed over Cash!on's grave
| at Henncssey.
The Department of States has been
| Informed by cable from Ambassador
| White at Berlin that orders have been
| issued according to which American
oranges. lemons and rnislns imported,
| as well az American fresh and dr!e'l
| fruit passing through Germany In
bond are no longer to be examined Tor
/ the San Jose scale.
| Robcr, breckenridge Ilalligan, n Chs.
| cago millionaire lns written to the aii'
tlioritics of the Kentucky University nj
| Lexington. Offering to give that insii-
/ tuition SI00.OOO II 1t will pcrprtuaic his
, name in some way. Mr.. Hnllisln = II
| former Lexington boy who attended
| the university. He went to Chicago
| and made fortune out OF asphalt.
The London Mail announces the
| break up OF the Transatlantic Liner
combine" In consequence OF which the
American line managers have reduced
1 first class fares to $50 and sccond-cllss
| to S35. II Is rumorcd, according to the
same authority. that the White Star
Steamship Company will reduce rates
to even lower figures and that keen
rate war will result.
J In consequence of the placarding
1 throughout Paris of the speeches of the
| Due D'Orlcnns, the Orleanist prctenuer.
recently delivered at San Reno, and
the seizure of scarf pins and medals
| bearing the pretcnder's portrait, the pre-.
feet of police has had n number of
homes OF royalists searched and
large quantity Of discriminating litera-
| turc and documents were discovered.
| State Senator Vernon II. Burke OF
Ohio has been found guilty in the Cir
| cult Court at Cleveland of the first
specification in the charges brought
against him. Burke was charged In the
first specification with being engaged
by Judge Dcllcnbough as attorney III
the Manning alienation case. and ns
such attorney with cxtOrting $4,000
| from "Jane Doe" in settlement OF the
case.
An appeal has been received by the
| Chamber OF Commerce OF San Fran.
| cisco OH behalf of the flood sufferers
| Of the Shan Tung province of China.
/ These signing the appeal are American
and English people. They state that
the Chinese of the district have raised
something like $4,000 American
money. but this will go but short
way, as there are over 100000 of poo
pic starving.
A dispatch from st. Louis says: The
council of Episcopal bishops. sum
! moned to consider the differences IN the
| Colorado diocese between Bishop Spald-
! ing and the dean Of the cathedral par
| ish Mt Denver. Rev. Mr.. Hart, concluu-
| ed work on the case and adjourned Sat
urdny. The finding was not made
public. having first to be submitted to
| the presiding bishop, Rev. Clark of
Rhode Island.
A dispatch from New York on the
oath said: Sixty-four hundred men
have been shovcling snow from the
New York streets almost continually
day and night since February 12th.
The principal avenues are amost cleared
but the side streets are still blocked
for traffic. These men have been paid
10 cents an hour and the carts which
have haulcd the snow and dumped II
into the river have been paid so cents
an hour as long as they were willing to
work.
General Reyes. the Nicaraguan rebel
commander, surrendered voluntarily on
the 2Sth. nt Blucfelds to Captains
Symonds and Burr. respectively COM
manding the United States gunbont
Marietta and the British second-class