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eucn
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-25
Fir, a, III, Montana Range.

Great Falls. Mont. Ian. 2i.-Word
has reached this city Of Il destructive
fire that swept over ten square hhiles Oh
country In Teton county. north OF here
destroying everything in its path. Inc
lire was started at Richardson's rnnch
by II spark that set fire to wooupiic'
A strong wind was blowing ana car
ricd the fire to the meadow near pS
and thence swept over the prnirie as
fast as the wind could carry II. /,
struck halliday ranch. destroying an
the buildings. hay. etc, except the ram,
lily residence. which was saved py nara
work.
a mile and n half further Knowles
ranch was completely licked up. then
the, Clark Bros lower ranch, where
the hay and all buildings were burned.
on went the fire to the upper clark
ranch. but the wind went down anu
the flames were extinguished before
they reached there.
In all ten square miles of range ana
four ranches are burned black. Inc
loss is hard to estimate. but II VIII run
heavy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-25
BRITISH HAVE 4 HARD JOB.
Dispatch vrs.. H.,iss SHOW. rN.s Little
rsogrsss ls Bessg AsAsL

rsugrsss ls essag AsAs-
London. Ian. 3t-3:l5 n. m.-Contrary
to an announcement made shortly tse'
fore ni,inigh, by the war office That
nothing further would lie ISSUED until
Wednesday forenoon. the following
dispatch from General Butler. dated
Spcarnnn'. Camp. Jan. "a. G::.1 y. m,
hns Jus; b-cn posted:
Warren holds the position lie gained
two days aIo. In front of him. nt
about l.t'D yards. II the cn.ny'- I'o-
sItion. west Of Spion kop. II Is gu
higher ground thar Wnrrcn'- position.
81 II Is impossible to see into II prop.
criy.
seize Spion kop. the salient of which
forms the left OF the cii"niy'- position
facing rotIlctcr's ,lrift. u has consi,i.
cradle command over all the cnrmy's
"ntrrnclinicni-.'
The Times correspondent at t.ourcn-
IA Marques says:
The Wholesale expulsion of British
subjects now remaining la the Trans.
rnal II expected next week. Schuctic.
military somnan,iant Of the Rand. II
maintaining Ills reputation a~ nm Wn-
scTupnlou- and vindictivc official. Ills
latest move was mn attempt to btrnk
open She vaults OF the Rand Saf. DE
posii Company. ostcnsibly To obtain
their securities for tile residents.
1T api'car- that nll the bridges on
tile Natal railway and the i.alng'> Mex
tunnel and the bridges ON the Free
Stat" line have been undermined. so as
To enable them To lie destroyed AZ n
moments notice In the event of Bocr
retreat. The French liner Girondr has
urrixs.s.I E..H.,
looking foreigners. bound for the
Trnnsvaai. These include iifiy Illus.
sian ambulance men. with Germans.
Frcncimen. Italians nnd Greeks. Herr
Potfs, III. Trun-vnnl consul general
here. has arranged for their convey
ancc To Pretoria by n special train
Pretoria. ian. 23.-Nis l.ourcnzo
Marques Ilcavy fighting u reported
for twelve miles along I'll. Tugcln
river. The British artillery frr was
the heaviest that has been experienced
during the war. II IL estimated that
over W.oO troops We're engaged In an
assault on the Tugcla heights. which
arr occupied by the Jsocrs.
The fighting front Saturday. Sunday
nnd Monday extended for twenty-five
miles. The artillery lire met with no
response from the Beers until the in
faniry attacked their positions. The
British made three assaults saturday
and We're each tim" vigorously ~.
pulsed. The Bocr generals We're Haas.
Boiha. Schalk burger and Lucas
Meyer.
The British cannon. numbering over
forty. maintained n frightful concen.
trn'cd lire. Every time the British
stormcd the Rocr positions they were
reinforced by fresh divisions. hut their
efforts We're useless They were re-
pulsed each time. -.H..
Yesterday the hostilitics ceased. ana
the British ambulnncrs were busy Tor
ten hours picking up and attending TO
the wounded OH the field of action.
Their losses must have been more
than 1000. .s.- -.... ~
The g,irrison at f.ndysmith attempt
cd 80 make a demonstration. hut the
Bocr outposts gave the alarm ana the
attempt was prevented.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-25
Coni,urra,,nn MT Ward.

Boulder. Colo. Ian. 2i.-Word was
received here nt = o'clock this morning
that the town of Ward was burning. "A
high wind was blowing and at that
hour II was feared that the whole OF
The village would be- swept away.
The fire is said to have started from
an ovcrheatcd stove In the Mc'lanccy
hotel.
Most OF the houses are of frame. al
though there are n few stone buildings.
There IL no fire department. the town
depending for protection against hre
on II few water plugs.
The fire broke out about 12:i5 o'clock
this morning and at 3 o'clock was said
to have entered the business part OF the
town.
The mills and mines are located out
side the city and out of the path OF inc
ilImes
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-25
s'ate ,. Historical so,;

OF tiie lelcgnt,- ..--" SocletVt wns
OF little avail to ihrcnicn mcnh,ers OF
Congress. while others objected TO
being bound to oppose men for re-
election whom their PARTIES might re-
nominate. \ motion To striks out the
last clause OF the resolutions WAS lost
by n decisive vote. and the resolutions
carried i,y large majority. The dele
gates 10 the national association We're
Instructed to report the action taken
10 that body aud To ask Its indorse-
mcnt.
Sixty members of the Stat. Editorial
Association were present nj the twenty.
iirst annual dinner Of that organization
In the 81. James hotel last evening.
The sun., 1900-12-20
MONEY CRUGER LEFT TO OLGA HEITz
Mrs. Tams Wants Allowances Out Of II for the
Cruger Children.

Blanche F.. S. Tams hns obtained an order
from Justice Leventritt of the supreme
Court appointing William Is. Putney referee
to pass upon an application she has made
for allow out Of the estate If her three
children to hght tie will of her former hus-
band. Eugene q. Cruger, and for their sup
port She had obtained a divorce in 1857.
without any provision for alimouy. but Crugrr
set aside a trust fund for her three children
10y him-Bertram d" Nuily truger. - years
old: Violet Dougla, Cruger, Il, and Fred
erick Hamersley trlger, Is Mrs, CTuger
subsequently marrien j. Frederick Tnfns.
The mother MAINTAINS that on the death OF
Crucer on April 4. 1895. ia France. the principal
OF the fund belonged To- her children. and
recently she obtained the fund. amounting
10 s4O, 900, as their guardian Iruger Lett all
hiI estate by will 10 tlga Saloin"q H'IN.
Mrs. lams estimates his estate at $4,000
Iersonalty and interests IN realty IN this Cliy
with let rental OF ~ 500 year. She u con-
testing the will in the interest Of her children,
and she states that sh" has spent large sums
in their behalf. and that y would re unjust
to leave IL to her pre-'nt husband to pay the
expenses and the keep of the children.
Mr-. Tams aver that truC"r lived with
Miss Heitz for number Of ycars. and IL at
she encouraged hm in various exccsse-
In OF der " get evidences of their life together
In France. Mrs. Tams declares she has had
to 90 to much expense.
The sun., 1900-12-20
"yO SMOKING"-BROOKL ELETATED.
But New Rule Was Chieny Honorcd in the
Breach Yesterday.

Notices were posted Yesterday In all Of
the cars Of tho brooklyn elevated system
aud ~ nll stations announcing that tho use
Of smoking cars on the elevated division
would he discontinued from date,
The notice came as a surprise TO the patrons
o' tho road and men who were In the ha bit
of lighting cigar after getting on the station
platform seemed to have overlooked the
no smoking signs. The conductors and
brakemen were kept busy from o'clock In
the morning requesting the male passengers
TO discontinue smoking. Some OF the pas
sengers thrsw their cigars ont Of the car
windows when told OF the new rule. but many
we're so indl Snant that they dcGcd the guards
and said they would smoke in spite OF any
rules In ono case a guard who threatened
to eject a passenger who insisted on smoking (
WAS threatened with a thrashing by a score
Of passengers, who argued that the company
had no right to prohibit smoking after hsvin e
In another case ths male passengers In a
rear car OF a morning train on the way TO the
bridge requested the women in the car to 20
into n forward car so they might smoke.
The women did 80 and the men checrei
The guards aud conductors evidently had
instructions to deal lcuicntlv with violators
OF the new rule for the first dHv, for they
kept their temncrs even though they received
n great d'al OF abuse. The companv's ON
had boon received from women who had
their dresses ruined BY tobacco Juice that tho
cOmpanv decided To discontinue the uss OF
smoking cars on the 81 stem.
The sun., 1900-12-20
ran lirris soy wHiLs sHS srolr.
~, ~, Time uan,,ns H.s Va, s"d the P"''es
Ssbbsd Ter.

Annie NcSahb. "a years old, who has been
boarding with Mf- Joseph Denninr " W
Ilst seventy seventh street. va pris"n' 7
IN o." iofkvillo polic" court Yesterday 'hWs'n
hy her lpndl,dy with having stolen I"t -
her sllyerware and Ieveltv
According to the compliant. Mis" McNnhh
carried on h"r diamond earrings and p'wneh
them several week. ngo. Sh" rtomls"h 10
restore them but didn't and they hHh "h
argument about II yesterday afternoon
Mrs Dsnnins went out to get the police aIt'r
taxing tue prrcauton " lock Miss McNabb
coat and hat In q closet and to tell her That
she would soon be back.
A. soon iS she hau gone her hnatder ran
10 tho fire ESCAPE united tho family cloth's-
limo ana told eight. ear-old Howard l'en,
ming, who had been left at home. thai the' q
play with II. A minute later the ttl" b9V
found himself tied tight 70 rocking char.
while Miss MCSahb hurried about the rooms
collecting all the valuableS oh" could. She
put these in n pile and then left Tor NfS
Denning this brief note:
You must think ire damn TOOL 10 wait
until > on get back Try again
But while She was lOoE ing for her missing
hat and coat Mrs Denning reappeated ana
with her a policeman Mis- McNabb was
arrested. She was held IN $1,000 ban Tor
thai
The sun., 1900-12-20
CONTRtCTs FOR VIEW WARSHTPS.
Recommendations TO lie Made 10 Secretary
Long by the Construction Board.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 The Board on Con-
structon held meeting to-day. at which II
agreed on tho recommendation To ho made
10 the Secretary Of the Navy in regard 10 the
bids for battleships and armorcd cruisers
The board decided to recommend that con-
tracts be distributed a. follows.
Cramp 4 Sons Of Philadelphia. one un-
sheathod armored cruiser at s3.73o,Oo1. one
sheathed armorcd cruiser at .3.s0O.ooo, and
one shcathed bnttlcship at s.. 10000, Newport
News Shipbullding and Dry Dock Company
of Newport News. Va. one unshcathed
armored cruiser at t9.ssS.CoO. one shcathed
nrmored cruiser at s3.77j,Ooo and on" -hcathed
battleship at s3.5Js. 900; the Union Iron Works
of san Francisco. one sheathed armorcd
cruiser at s3.sOoooO and one unsheathcd
lugnr Company of Quincy. Mas, two
unsheathcd batteships at s., tuo,Gp each.
aud the Bath Iron Works OF Bath Me. ono
sheathcd bsttlcship at S3,5JnUlU
several ui these BIDS are 'OhdIlional. some
81 the bidder eliminated from their lrop-ais
the cost Of electrical plant aud coaling appa-
price OF these things b. Included IN the bids
Submitted. Another and more important
recommendation Is tnat firms whose bids were
outside the limit of cost set by Congress for
the ships must reduce their proposals TO IN"
sze Of the lowest bid III the class of vessels
concerned. Should any OF the firms decline
to accept those conditions IL will be necessary
for the board To make new recommendations.
The board decided that me law did not
require awards for three vessels to be made
also that the bills Of Moran Brothers OF Seattle
we're too high and that tho only vessels to
Union Iron Works senator Foster and
Repre- sentative Jones Of Washington had
long talk this afternoon, with Secretary
but did not insist that the firm was entitled
10 the award OF contract
The sun., 1900-12-20
IN THE HOUSE.
BiIi, Passed to Compel the P~nn.yivania and
H. & d. to Elevate Tracks.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. The House rsassern-
hled at II o'clock In continuation OF yester-
DAYS session and proceeded, in Commit
tee of the Whole. TO further consider action
Of the bill to require the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company 20 elevate It's tracks in the
city of Washington and change their route.
An amendment was agreed to prohibiting
the railroad company from using the Mall
for any other than passenger purposes
so an amendment fixing the minimum OF
the cost of the proposed new station at 81, 5uO,-
upo the desig ign subject TO the approval OF the
district commissioners.
Without further important amendment
tho committee ordered that the I'LL ba laid
aside with favorable recommendation.
~ TO 10
Mr. Rahcock Rep.. Wis.,. chairman Of
the Committee on Afnirs OF tho District of
Columbia. called up the bill to require the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to
elevate itS tracks. change their route and to
buili now passenger station In the city OF
Wa iuCtor.
There was no amendment made ~ the
Baltimore and Ohio bill and with the l'enn-
evlvauia bill II was reported 10 the House
with u recommendation that they do pass
The Penusyivania Rlilr3 ID hill wa, then
passed, lGj 10 - Tie Baltimore and Ohio
h'Il vas also pa~~ed i5J 10 u. \ demand Tor
"A yea and nay vot" was refused
The sun., 1900-12-20
THFAfv WIN SPAN
senate Discusses IN. Proposed Purchase 81
,sssyan. ssiu and shuts islands.

N,sutyuroN, Dec ~ The only discus.
sl,p AZ to-dst's abort executive session ~
~" s,0nio was over tho treaty win spain
topur,hase Tor tioo. mo the Islands of'ngnyan-
S1lu nud Sibutu. both ~ which. together
with to islets surrounding them. we're In
advori"ntly omitted from the cession ~ w"
Philippine archipelago 20 tho United states
IN tho tfeHty of Tafis Mf Lodge sought
10 have the treaty ratified to-dny. hnt Mr
Wellington made n percmptofy objection.
which carried II over 10 another session.
Mr. Bacon. who was not present at The meet
ing ~ tho Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
when report was ordered on the treaty.
also objected. and Mr. lIoar suggested that
he for ono would insist upon moro time TO
examine into the subject
In explaining the reasons for this treaty
Mr.. Lodge said that while both these islands
belong 10 the Philippine archipelago and
were under the sovereignty Of Spain at the
time tho Treaty Of Paris WAS negotiated.
the title had not passed TO tho United
states because Of the incorrect charts and
maps OF IN" 1rClipclago upon which the
Peace commissioners based their conclusions.
II was Spain's intention to cede them to tho
I nited states. but In tho treaty an arbitrary
boundary was prescribed. and under inter-
national law particular description took
these Islands, being without the metes and
bounds prescribed. renamed under the
spanish CroSu.
MIR LoIgc also called attention TO the fact
that the ! nitcd states has taken possession
II both Islands and raised tie nag thereon
although teChu!cal,v we had no right to them
lie pointed out the fact that they might some
day he of great military Importance, aud
urged the senate 10 ratfy the treaty without
d,iry.
MIR Morgan called the attention ~ the
senate 10 - fact that as soon as II had been
srcoyerrd that the~" Islands had not passed
10 the United states Germany had sou- ny
to purchase them from Spain. He declared
tn permit those Islands, small as they we're.
10 pass into the hands Of another power,
because such an act would threaten our peace
ful possession OF tho arclipclagO.
owing 10 the objections that had been
made, the treaty went over and will not again
be called up until after the holidays.
The sun., 1900-12-20
DOINGS or CONGRESS-.
The Senate Pas.e. Scventv-one Private Pension
Bills In Thirty Minutes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~ House bill author
izing the appointment Of Charles 4. Boutole
as q CAPTAIN on the retired list Of tho navy
was laid before the Senate this morning
and was passed without objection.
Mr. Chandler Rep.. N.lI.J offered resolu-
ton discharging the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses from further consideration
of the resolution for an investigation into the
question Of the Montana Senatorship, the
object being to get the subject before the
Senate.
Mr. Jones Dem. Ark objected ~ the
present onsideration OF Mr. Chandler-
resolution and it went over Till tomorrow
The Senate at 1880 O'Clock began the
passage of private pension bills on the calendar
under an agreement 10 give half an hour TO
that business.
All the bills on the calendar. seventy-one
IN number were passed, including two giving
tensions of $50 n month 70 the widows
o' Nlaior-Gens. John A. McClernand and
John 81 Palmer of Illinois. ana one giving q
pension of $40 month to the widow OF Col
Mercer late professor OF evil and military
engineering al West Point
Tho Senate then, NJ 80 O'Clock, went into
executive session and at 2aO D. clock ad-
journsd until Tomorrow.
The sun., 1900-12-20
BIG SMELLING COMBINE ON.
rRONIsgs To RAIsg pRIfSs ~ sI'sH
Avn OTHER NITtfS
6ass'nhsim Plants to Re Bovsht by the Amsrl'
can smelling and Rshnins tomrsn'' WHEN
MLll IntIsase %. Ispital 20 eI00. 0.OO0.0oo ".

Orlcial announcement wss mad" Yesterday
| that tho directors ~ the American smelling
and Refining Company Will Immediately HsN
| tho stockholdors to authorize an increase IN
the company's capital stock from eb6.WOWp
[ 70 sioo,OOo.O00 The additional capitol VIII
be usd In acquiring the properties of VI "nR-
/ senhem's Sons and to inoreHa" tho c'sh
resources of tho company about slb'"o"
NJ GuRsenheims Sons IL the most important
| outside smelling and refining concern IN ths
country, and tho consolidation is of gre'
importance In tho metal trade Nlce-Pres'-
dent Barton Sewell OF tho smelling ana re-
| fning Company snid yesterday
| "SiSty-hvs per cent Of the WORLDS supply
| Of silver will be handled by the American
| Smelling and Refining Company when ho
consolidation with the Gugsenhelfns Is COM
pleted. The company has been able to cause
| an advance In the pricc OF silver OF 10 cents
an ounce. and We believe that the consolidation
will make it possible TO advance the price
another 10 cents Tho consolidation will very
greatly benefit the miners IL will get them
bett prices for the metals In their ores. hs
IN example. had not our company been able
20 hold the price OF lead firm. that metal
would now be SO a ton lower In price
Mr. Sewell stated that the s45,o00,oo0 OF
new stock will be divided equally into COM
mon and preferred shares lie declined 70
state Just what would be the basis upon which
the Guggenhelm interests would be absorbed,
exceptlng that as result Of the deal there
would Re si5 600 900 IN cash 10 be added 10
$4,000 OOo working capital which the COM
rany already has There will be- no changes
in the Anerinn Smelling and Refining Com
pany's officers. but representatives Of the
Guggcnheims will enter tho smelling COM
pany's board.
With the consolidation completed there
will be very few smelling and refining plants
Of any account outside OF tho combination
There are some Eood-si2od Independent
plants on the Pacific Coast but they do not
compete with the smelling and refining COM
panv. BY the consolidation five plants will
be acquired from tho Guggenheims and vii
he addcd 10 eighteen plants already owned
by the smelling and refining COMPANY The
| nted Metal Selling Company has been the
selling agent of the smelling and reclining
company. but this II was said yesterday.
will probably cease 10 be the case after the
Gusgeuhems are taken in. the company
handling its product itself.
The stockholders meeting 10 ratify the new
stock issue is likely TO be- held within month.
None of the new stock will be offered for sale
10 the public and the Guggenheims have
stated that they will hold their stock intact.
Some Wall street interests found ainuse-
ment In endeavoriug TO calculate on the basis
OF the announced increase of stock and the
market price Of the outstanding shares what
the Guggenhem transfer would represent
on q money basis The maximum estimate
was In the neighborhood OF s2o,0ooooo.
The sun., 1900-12-20
NAV OrOTES CLASSICS.
John Owens on Excellent Terms with the
Men Building Ills SoaSoid

PARls. III. Dec. I9.-John Owens. tho con-
dcmned murderer,who refuses 10 disclose his
identity, out of respect for the prominent
family Of which ha saws ho is a member. is
more Of nm enigma than ever With the exc
ou'ion only three days OF. he stands az his
window and gre"ts III" scafIo,d builders IN
tie Jail yard with quirs and apt quot tions
from the classics Ills intlm1tcs say he will
carry his coolnes- and hravddo to the gnllows
Hundreds oi farmers are coming daily into
TIE village To catch glimpse nf the condemned
man Among them are scores from nciZ h uur-
ing and distant towns, who search the prisou-
~ : lac" Tor resemblance to some m -
anproicllns execution merely a. suicide,
twenty three l"Nr- Tosti oncd He pleaded
guilty t. IN" charge OF murder. contr iry 20
I"g'i advice, IN" StIte having 80 little owl
drnce mat CONVICTION " = unlikely IN" prise
uher insisted, however, sowing rc wish ed - d,e.
aud that lac had contemplated suicide when he
was 10 years old.
The sun., 1900-12-20
THREE EXTRAORDINARY BITIS.
All VIII he Reported 10 the House To-day From
the Census Committee.

wAsHIyoToS. Dec, 10 Three reports will
be presented tomorrow TO IN" House on tn"
Hopkins Reappor,ioumeut bill Il Gy"s the
membership Of m" ltoU~" al 357. and Will o."
supported h. Representatives. llo.FtuS OF
Illinois BGbCoCk oi Ni,cuu-,Y, Af.a,~uu ot
ponus ylvaUia, Mownlow oi l,uu'-s"o,
Mcdowell Of OHIO and klutN of North Caro-
lima. Another report viii br submitted by Rep
r"sentative truUpaCk"r of lndItNIUnd signed
hv Representatives Russell oi ,nuucr'Icut,
lleatwole Of Minnesota aud Grni'h ut In
diana, favoring Nr trumpach"r' ethtI hNius
reduction Of the representation from tho
Southern states whrrr sui,rac" - restricted.
The third report Will be In favor Of ih. Bur
leigh bill for ss7 members Of tho House. gn"d
hv Representatives lNrlcrh Of Main" and
Wilson oi South Carolina.