Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.


cutta and 2.Oi4 In Paina.
1wenty-four peasants We're drowned
by the capsizinS OF n boat In which
they were crossing the Danube from
kaloosa 10 Pays durin. gale.
Hon. William J. Bryan returned TO
Lincoln after nm absence OF two
months. hut started at noon for u
months tour Of the northwest and Ia
cific states.
N. Mercadier claims To have solved
the problem OF sending a number OF
dispatches simultaneously on a single
wire. His system was recently tried
successfully.
Russia. II " said. II making special
Efforts TO Increase her shipping, nnd
will give free trade In shlpbuildin. ma
terinls and pay bountics for the cs'ab.
lishmcnt Of navigation schools.
Irn Cole. who runs n sensational pa
per at Cuibcrtson. Nebraska. narrow
iy escaped death the other night from
nn assassin's bullet. The aim was bad
aud Cole Is writing scare heads yet.
The Consianiinopic correspondent OF
the Times announces that the sultan
has yielded ''In ail essential particu-
lars" TO the Russian demands respect.
In. railway concessions In Asia Minor.
Justice Fursman Of New York made
q decision In the ''Sapho" case. direct.
Ing that II be- submitted TO the grand
jury. II indictments are found the de-
PENDANTS will lie tried by u jury In
general sessions.
Ip anticipation OF the probable In
crease OF capital stock OF the Hartford
Life Insurance Company. the directors
have directed a dividend Of 100 per
cent. wholly from the surplus belong
Ing TO stockholders.
Examination Of the books OF Frank
+. Bundy. the dcfaulting city cham
bcrlain OF Elmira. y. Y. shows def.
cit Of $4,000 In one tax roll. II IL cx.
pcctcd now that the total shortage VIII
reach nj least 100000.
President Harper OF the University
Of Chicago. impcIled by the frequent
reports OF poor class work on the part
OF the members OF the rlcc. mandolin
md banjo clubs. has declared the clubs
dishnnded for the rest Of the year.
The will Of Philip d. Armour. Jr..
has been admitted to probate. II gave
the executors power TO sell the real cs-
tate and each one filed his personal
bond for SlG,OCO.ocO. No other securi-
~ was asked. The estate is estimated
mt xS.OO0.Go.
President Caroline Hazard Of wcl!es-
ley College. has announced that John
u. Rockefeller had promised TO give
Wellesley 100000 when the college
debt Of $4,000 should he raised. The
students chccrcd for the college and
Mr.. Rockefeller.
The first important rain for many
months In Arizona commenced
Tuesday. The drought has resulted se-
riously. there being heavy loss Of
range stock from lack OF pasture and
water. 1t is estimated that losses on
some ranges will reach fifty per cent.
The Polish National Alliance now In
convention ut Chicago Will consider
union OF life insurance feature with
the educational and patriotic features
of the old constitution. For the first
time women will he admitted to mem-
bcrship on an equal footing with the
men.
A colony of 100 Missouri farmers Is
to he established in the valley of the
Concho river, Chihuahua. The promot-
crs OF the colonization scheme have
purchased 2Oo.ooO acres OF rich valleys
and few Of the colonists have al
families will arrive in time to put in
this seasons crop.
Tuesday Richard Oliver. Chicago
broker. pleaded guilty in the United
States District Court to the charge OF
using the mails TO defrnud country
customers by means OF n so-called "ge;
rich quick" scheme. Judge Kohlsaat
imposed fine OF $1,000 and ordered
the defendant to refund nearly 5000.
which he has received from his victims
Nicholas Salus. consul for Greece In
Chicago. has announced that the first
Grecian warship to cross the Atlantic
in the history OF his nation. would
leave Athens for New York In a few
days. Word was sent recently to all
the Grecinn consuls and agents In the
United Ssatcs to be prepared to go to
New York to greet the cruiser when II
arrives.
A majority OF the national banks In
New York have made applications to
increase their circulation to the par
value Of the bonds deposited by them
Mt Washington, and the necessary pa
pers have, in most cases, been forward
ed to the secretary Of the treasury. II
Is estimated that the Increase OF circu-
lation will amount to ut least $2.JO0.-
OUO, exclusive or the circulation that
may be taken out on the deposit of al
tiitional bonds.
Frederick Driscoll,. for thirty-eght
years manager OF the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press. one Of the most genial and
most favorably known newspaper man.
ngers Of the United States. has been
secured by the American Newspaper
Association. as general
to look after the inter-
asts Of that organization In its dealings
with the typographical unions and In
other matters of Importance to news
papers of the country.
1t is not probable that the Delaware
men will be able to carry out their al-
eyed agreement to furnish 10000 dead
birds to a New York millinery firm
'or ornamcntntion of spring bonacts.
rhe articles published have caused
storm Of Indignation in this md neigh
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