Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-07
TELEGRApHic sREviTlEs.

as against 4J.IGl In 1880. a decrease OF
3,+:5. or "a per cent.
The population OF Kansas Is l.i7O.ia5.
ns against l.I2i .nAj In 1850. an Increase
Of i5.:ri5, or ) per cent.
The population Of Virginia IL 1854
ISL. ns against l.srs, ,.,sO In 1880. an In
cr-as. OF ias..oi. or ii.o per cent.
The population Of Missouri Is 3.l0G.-
Gi5. as against :,G1o.ist In 1880. an tn-
crease OF I:1.+si. or i5.0 per cent.
The population Of Maryland is l.ioo.-
coo. as against l.Oj.,:sO In 1890. nn In
erase Of iiT.Gio. or li.i per cent
The population OF West Virginia II
a3s. 500. as against sG2. .59t In 1880. m
Increase OF iIG.0ci. or 2j.G per cent.
The population Of Mississippi Is
] I.s5i. 20. ns against 1.asso.G1O In 1890.
an increase Of .sii. $40. or .o.2 pcr cent.
Captain W. n. Meredith OF Illinois
has been appointed chief OF the bureau
Of engraving and printing at Washing.
ton.
Emperor william. In the name of the
German empire. will present TO Paris
Scrmnny's imperial building nj the Ex-
position.
The Alabama Legislature reelected
John 7. Morgan to the United States
senate by unanimous vote Noscui.
Der 9th.
The Berlin National Zcituns scmi.of-
fcially denies that Germany IL seeking
to acquire the island OF Curacoa. Dutch
West indies.
Monitor No. s. formerly known ns the
Connecticut, building Mt Bath. Maine.
has been renamed the Nevada by Sec
rctnry Long.
President McEinicy's Thanksgiving
turkey weighed thir'y-onc pounds and
was n present from Horace Voc OF
Westerly. Rhode Island.
The city OF Bcrnc. in Switzerland. Is
making nm experiment In socialism. II
Is erecting shops which impoverished
artisans may occupy rent free.
Five coal mines near Bingamon. In
Harrison county. West Virginia, were
destroyed by n landslide few days
ago. the loss being estimated ut $500.
COO.
The United States monitor Nevada.
in tonnage the largest government YES
sci ever built by the Bath Iron Works.
WIS launched at Bath. Maine, Novcm.
Der 9th.
Minnesota paid slGi for the support
OF each inmate OF her thirteen state In
stitutions during the fiscal year which
closed July 3lst. 81 per capita more
than during the previous year.
In order TO meet opposition the Pa.
cific Coast Steamship Company has
made n cut OF about 20 per cent. In
both freight and passenger rates from
San Francisco TO Mexican ports.
The Berlin correspondent Of the
Standard says he hears that Germany
has notified the United States OF her
willingness TO waive the demand for
the execution OF the Chinese officials.
Some OF the leading horscmen md
stock rnisers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
have organized movement for the
purpose OF giving great stock and
manufacturing exposition each year.
Delegate Wilson OF Arizona will en-.
denvor to work one of the two Arizonn
statehood bills through Congress dur.
ing the short session. Governor Muir.
ply will go to Washington TO assist
him.
Maurice Brennan. arrested for dynn.
hitting property Of the St Louis Tran.
sit Company during the recent street
railway strike. was found guilty and
sentenced TO ten years in the pcniten.
tary.
+. L. Hodgkinson. former British
vice consul ut Bremcrhaven. has been
sentenced to eighteen months penal
servitude for trying to sell foreign
office code book to an agent OF Tor
eign power.
The steamer st. Olaf. coasting be
tween Quebec and EsquimauN Point, In
"a 80 4 Ian
wrecked OF Seven Islands, and all on
board perishcd-ninetccn of the crew
and seven passengers.
The United States will retain pos
session of the Isle of Pines, whatever
the final disposition of Cuba, says a
Washington dispatch to the Journal
and Advertiser. 1t will be fortified
and strong garrison will be kept
there.
A Jury in the Criminal Court of In
dianapolis found Councilman Higgins
guilty of soliciting bribe from d. NJ.
Barry, n local manufactures. Under
the Indiana law his sentence will be in
determinate, from two to fourteen
years. >..."
Chairman Stewart of the Prohibition
national committee announces that
funds Tor the campaign ol louf uTe III
ready being collectcd.nnd that 1t Is the
intenaion of the party leaders to make
even more vigorous campaign than
the last one.
Emperor William has given Watson,
the Glasgow yacht designer, an order
to improve the Meteor SO that the
yacht may be ready to sail trials with
Shamrock II. The order renews the re-
%t,t thn Gntcor bnc biS np fhn
Americas cup.
After months of controversy, deal
has been made by which all the street
car companies of Detroit will become
consolidated into one company with
capital stock of $12500,OOO. Michigan
holders of stock In the old companies
will get dollar for dollar in the new.
General Greely. chief signal officer Of