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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF PRES.
COTT DESTROYED BY FIRE

Prescott. ArIE- July 18th. fire which
started at 1915 O'Clock last night was
not under control until :; o'clock this
morning, when the fire fighters went
q considerable distance Ia advance Of
the flames and blew up the buildings
on the south side Of Goodwin street,
preventing the iifc from crossing the
street.
The burned district embraces I'VE
blocks. In tich ARE locnt,Si the prln.
cipal mercantile houses. both banks,
both telegraph. offices, the three news
papers, four hotels, every saloon and
every restaurant except one In the
town. besides scores Of private resi-
dcnccs.
To add TO the prevailing gloom, u
high wind has prevailed all day. send
Ing smoke. dust and burning cmbcrs
In every direction, requiring the great
est vigilance to prevent another out
break OF the flames.
Owing to the chaotic conditions cx.
is:ing today. II Is impossible TO OBJ
tain an accurate account Of the losses or
Individual Insurance. From interviews
with Insurance agents, the total insur.
nncc does not exceed sJjp,6p.
The heaviest losers arr as follows:
Bnshfori Burmistcr Co. $40 obb: Sam
Hall, $4,000: Hotel burke. S,D.SS: ID.
Levy 4 Co.. xt0.usD: Jake Marks, 49,
90: IL. II. Burm!sicr 4 Son Company.
SaO.0O: q. A. Dakc. S.O.o6o: Ed block.
ZOO: ]. W. Wilson. $1,000: Kelly
& stevens. $1,000: Journal. Miner. Sl.,-
ODc. Bank OF Arizona $1,000: Prescott
National Bank. $1,000: Prescott, House
5000: W. II. Smith. $1,000: The
Courier. $500: Golden Eagle hotel.
5000: Scopci. $1,000: y. Il. Bccht.
$1,000: Windsor hotel. $1,000:
Mountain City drug store. $1,000:
Brinkmcycr hotel. $500: II. vorc. s5.-
0OO: Lee Bros. s.iUS: Joe Roberts. S.
600: Vienna bakery. $1,000: Cabinet
saloon. $1,000: Palace saloon, $1,000:
Prescott Electric Company. 5000.
In addition To- the above were four.
teen or fifteen saloons. with losses
ranging from $l,SO 10 xlND.
Five restaurants, i've barber shops.
two meat markets and iifiy or sixty
residences were destroyed. In many
cascs the above losses do not include
buildings.
At dnyligh; this morning teams were
n; work hauling iumirr To the public
plaza and covering II with tents and
temporary frame buildings. The occu
/, pants viii bc ready for business to
morrow BoiIi banks have secured
temporary quarters. and Will bc open
tomorrow.
All the sufferers from the fire are
provided with food. shelter and cloth
Ing, and IL is not thought any outside
assistance will bc required.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF CHINESE CRUELTY

Chicago. July IA dispatch to the
Record from ~. Petersburg, July IL,
(via Paris, July ~. says:
The cznr has received with great
emotion the dreadful details Of the
catastrophe mt Pckin. Tears courscd
down his majcsty's checks rs lie read
the cablcgram from Admiral AlcSicn.
at Port Arthur. confirming the lior-
riblc details of the assassination of NJ.
Dc Giers. which merely In the form OF
rumors had already reached Russia.
The admiral declares that the Russian
envoy was dragged through the streets
BY the Boxers. insulted. beaten, tor
turcd. and even thrown Into great
kettle and boiled to death. The remains
were thrown to the dogs. While NJ.
De Gicrs was being disposed OF the
frnntic mob danced around the cauld-
ron.
Nine. DcGicrs. Admiral Mexicff's nd-
vices declare. suffered fate worse
than death and was beaten and tor
tured with sticks until life was ex.
tinct. The legation officials are said
to have been tortured tiendishly until
death ended their sufferings.
NJ. De Gicrs and his legation Off.
cials resisted desperately and his brave
ing mob. In the midst of his tor
lures the envoy is said to have hero
ically proclaimed bis faith in Christi-
nn,ty, encouraged by his wife, who
soon shared his martyrdom.
This intelligence TO the relatives OF
the Russian martyr in China wns nc-
companied by hcartrcnding scenes.
Count Lamsdorf received the friends
Of the murdered ones at the foreign
office and unfoldcd to them the tragic
story. The scenes of frenzied terror
and grief that followed were unspeak-
able. The building of the foreign Of
Ace was besieged by an excited throng
and the whole of ST. Petersburg Is full
of lamentntion.
Immediately after Admiral Alexicn's
dispatch was received the car ordered
the cabinet and council of state to go
into session ut once.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20

The only houses remaining In the
town are Soldwatcr Bros, A. Blum
berg aud Mrs. II. II. Blaine. dry goods.
Joseph Dousherty, 4. ". Otis and J. ].
Gardner. groceries. and ". W. Ross
and W. T.. Coviilaud. drugs.
The express office and postoiiicc were
both out OF the lire limits. but the lat
ter had close call. All III. mail and
effects were ready To move at u mo-
nients notice.
The Office Of the supervisor OF cen
sus for the territory WIS located In the
Prescott National Bank building. and
contained all the office statistics OF the
census OF the territory. hut they were
removed to u place of safety.
The Western Union opened It's oiticr
this morning In u grocery store. AMI
the Postal hns opened mn oificc NJ the
railroad depot.
The electric light poles and wires
were destroyed In the burned district.
and the town Will bc In darkness nm.
Ill they eau he replaced. This company
also owns the telephone system. and
loses more than half OF Its insiru.
mcnts.
Many citizens who yesterday We're
comfortably fixed are to-day homeless
and pcnniic-s. u number losing both
their business places and their resi-
lcnccs. An army OF carpenters Inns
been busy all day putting M temporary
structures. many Of which have been
completed and viii open Tor business
tomorrow.
or the three printing offices In town
all that WIS saved was about thirty
cases OF type by the Courier. The de
struction OF the others WIS complete.
J. ~. Martin. proprietor of the Journal
Miner. saved only his books. Included
In his loss WIS u Mcrgcnihalcr limo
type. installed In the Office only three
months ago. The two above papers
have already made arranrcnicnis for
continuing publication. although but
little Insurance was carried by either.
Most Of the heaviest losers Will ~
build at once.
The origin OF the fire was unLIoNn
until this evening. when II WAS learned
that a man rooming over the bottling
works was lying In bed rcad!p. by eau
delight when n piece of loose paper OH
the wall caught IRE. lie ran out and
gave the alarm and before others
reached the place the lire was beyond
control.
Extra police arc ON guard tv-msht
over goods In temporary structures
erected to-day and over the vaults Of
banks which arc exposed To view, and
the fire patrol II also being maintained
to prevent any fresh outbreak. al
though with the dying down OF the
wind but little apprehension Is felt to-
night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
Death Of senator ,.~...

Washington, ID. c.. July 14.--United
States Senator John Henry Gear OF
Burlington, Iowa. died at 4:30 a. III. to.
day of heart failure in his apartments
mt the Portland In this city. While Sem
ator Gear had been In Ill health for a
year or more. death came ut an entire
~ unexpected time. lie was In excel
lent health and spirits last night and
made engagements with some politi-
cal friends last night. shortly before 0
o'clock last evening. accompanied by
Mrs. Gear, he went out driving with
Secretary Wilson OF the Agricultural
Department. They returned about 10
o'clock and the senator retired an hour
later In his usual health. Shortly be-
fore 2 o'clock this morning the senator
summoned his confidential secretary,
Colonel Il. Root, and Informed him
that he was troubled with congestion
in his chest. Mrs. Gear was called and
she and ColOucl Root applied some SIM
pie remedies, which seemed to relieve
the senator's suffering. At $50 o'clock
Senator Gear complained of serious
difficulty in breathing. His condition
became critical. and his family ply
sician, DIR. Davis. was summoned. An
examination convinced DIR. Davis that
his distinguished patient was suffering
from heart trouble, and, calling Colonel
Root aside, lie Informed him that SEN
ator Gear could last scarcely an hour.
About 4 o'clock the senator seemed to
be easier, and when asked by Mrs
Gear as to his condition replied faint.
ly: II feel trihe better" These We're
his last words. Fifteen minutes later
he was dead.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
COLONEL LISCUM
KILLED AT TIEN TSIN.

Ticn Tsin. July IL. via Che Foo. July
IL. and Shnngni. July 16.-At /: o'clock
this afternoon 1000 of the allied troops
were attempting TO storm the walls OF
the city. The attack began at daylight.
Its success is doubtful. The Chinese
on the walls are estimated conscrvn.
lively at 10000. They are pouring
terrific hail OF artillery. rifle and ma.
chine gun fire upon the attackers.
The Americans. Japanese. British
and French troops are attacking from
the west and the Russians from the
east.
The Americans suffered terribly.
The chief surgeon Of the Ninth infan'
try said n conservative estimate was
that twenty-five per cent. Of the Amcri.
cans were hit. Colonel 4. II. Lisc,m
is reported as having been mortnlly
wounded as he was walking In front
Of the troops. Major Rcgan and Cap
tnins BoockmIller, Wilcox and Noyes
are among the wounded.
The marine losses include Captain
Davis killed. and Butler. Leonard and
several others. wounded.
Officers declare that II was hotter
than Santiago.
When the correspondent left the
Americans were lying In the plain he.
tween the wall and the river. under nm
infllnding and a direct fire. II was
equally difficult for them to advance or
retire.
The correspondent counted 200
wounded men OF all nationalitics.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
The salvation Army Colony.

Chicago. July 16.-A score OF SALIVA.
tion Army members from this city will
start tomorrow for the colony near la
Juptn, Colorado. Commander Booth
Tucker will leave Chicago Wednesday
evening to visit the I.a Junta colony.
He arrived here from the East Satur-
dny night on his annual tour of inspec-
tion.
our colonies" said Commander
Rooth-Tuckcr. are young. but already
self.supporting. The object Of those
colonies is to give to the unemployed
poor an opportunity to find employ
mept and to become useful and indie
pen,lcut members of society. We have.
no far three colonies. The most i'm
portnnt one. which includes about 1000
acres, is in the vicinity OF La Juntn.
The other two are located In California
and Ohio.
'In our Colorado colony we now have
15O men, women and children. Most OF
the colonists are married. We gave
each about twenty acres OF land,
cottage, n few cows and implements,
md helped them to settle down with
their families We choose our own col
onists, and In doing 80 carefully con-
slider all conditions.
I'VE are just about to found the Sal
yntion Army Colonization Company.
which will be incorporated In New
Jersey, and hope that we shall soon
bc In n position to extend our colonial
tion plnn. We intend to build an or
nhnnarc for about fifty children and a
large sanitarium for consumptive poor
in connection with our Colorado col
Cly,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
LEGAL
BLANKS
For Sale st
ENTERPRISE
OFFICE

The following Legal Blanks are kept
for sale at the Enterprise Office. and will
be sent per mail prepaid on receipt OF
price named:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20

COLORADO NOTES.

Senator woieott has returned 10 Colo
RADIO.
Much.nee,i.d showers have fallen
over most Of the state.
Grand Junction Will celebrate Sep.
t.mi'er i2ih as Peach Day.
Mr.. Siration has made Ill. State
School of Mines u present of $4,000.
a Boulder family were seriously bur
not fatally poisoned by eating impure
Ice cream last week.
Consistent with its declaration as To
the economy Of selling timber from
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20

Our stock Of blanks is being constans..
" increased. II the above list does nos
contain what you want, call on us any
how.
orde RS for quans,es filed at 'peoi@
prices.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22
Council Meets.

Council did considerable business last
night. John Facer boss machinist at
the Rio Grande shops was elected engin-
eer Of the waterworks. A petition con-
tanning the names of forty engineers re-
commended him He is the very best
possible selection that could be made.
An ordinance passed first reading cut
ting off three blocks of the proposed eew-
or district because there was no water
to flush same.
A new an additional pump was purchas-
ed from the Worthington company for the
sum Of $22 600 for the waterworks sys-
tenn. Several minor matters were at
tended to by the council
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22
Do you know Fotografer Dean?
Wheels for sale or rent at WHISPERS.

Do you know Fotografer Dean?
Wheels for sale or rent at WHISPERS.
Red hot and lots of it at the Chop
House.
For Rent-Nicely furnished house.
439 Ouray.
Try square meal for Is cents at tho
Chop House.
Robuck pays the best cash price for
second hand goods.
Ladies drop frame tandem for sale or
rent. P. A. Whistler.
The Parlor candy kitchen is the place
to get first class candies.
Clean, wholesome and no half hour
waits at the Chop House.
parlor organ in first class condition
for sale cheap by Robuck.
Cook stoves and bed room suits at Ro-
bucks-the cheapest place in town.
Cleanliness is Next to Goodness"
Have you tried the Star Laundry
Robuck has the best and cheapest iron
beds on the market. All new goods.
Hully Gee, Git on ter de fat geiser
hustlin fer a Chop House deys onter der
job.
II your wife can't make mince pies
like your mother did. go to he Chop
House.
The Western Planning Mill Co. will
! screen your windows and porches cheap.
or than any body.
Strictly up-to date dressmaking at the
new parl re- at Mrs. Chapman's millinery
store. Mrs. Thomas Paisley.
Don't forget that Robuck is still buy
ing second hand goods. Ifyou have any
furniture or carpets to cell. call on him.
II you are troubled with that Aching
Void" and the Long Felt Want" Will
Marsh can fix you.
Should you need the aid Of a good
carpet man in making, cleaning and lay
ing Call at B. T. Napier t. Co. Fourth
and Main streets.
Wanted-A young girl to assist In
homework and care Of children after
June 1st. Apply to Mrs. Henry W.
Ross, Grand, ave. between and 10
have a "snap" for any one desiring
to invest In income city property. Please
| call and see me.
DR.. L. F. Ingersoll.
The new Excelsior Steam Laundryis
up-to-date. Try it and be convinced.
Frank Buehring,
Proprietor.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22
C.B. RICH,
Real Estate,
Insurance.,
Collections.
Special Bargains

If disposed OF at once, l can sell,
Lot 10, Capitol Hill for $1,000.
This lot of 10 acres with 400
foot frontage on 9TH street is worth
S2,25o. Can also offer -Four Corner
Lots on Grand avenue at $500.
Call early if you want a chance
at these.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22
Local News Items.


Glassford sells window awnings.
The democratic primaries tomorrow.
Try "Consultation" cigars at Phillips.
DR.. John Gould went to Meeker yes
terday.
Julian r. Sisac, of Mesa is in the city
on business.
R. L. Borah from Oklahoma is here
with view to locating.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Jud Deacon.
Sunday morning, boy.
For the Presbyterian church fund
the Fisk Jubilee singers.
Lovers of good smoke will call for
Consultation" cigar at Phillips.
Calico ball at Turner hall May 22nd.
Admission SO cents. Ladies free.
Talk of the town. Phillips 10 cent
cigar for a nickle. Consultation.
'Walking's cheap" especially if you
get bargain in shoes. Try Robuck.
Matt L. Koppin of Montrose was an
arrival in the city last night from Moab.
Mrs. w. F. White and Mrs. Cropsey
are holding large reception this after
noon.
Anything all the tina, and between
times, that's the way the Chop House
does "big."
Have your new dress made by Mrs.
Thomas Paisley. In Mrs. Chapman's
millinery store.
This being the dull time with real
estate men, Nikirk Of the new Town
company is offering number Of choice
lots at a great reduction.
Lost-Small square locket. monogram
on one side, four diamonds on the
other. Probably on 9th or 9th streets.
Return to this office and receive reward.
Wright's original Nashville Students
combined with Gideon's Minstrel Carni-
val two big minstrel shows in one will be
the attraction at Park opera house We'd
nesday night
The estimate OF the representatives OF
the Fruit Growers association that there
would be about one thousand car loads
of fruit for shipment from the Grand
valley, is the same as made by tho Sen
tinel last week.
The shade from trees in the city has
materially increased in the last few
years. Every street has more or less
shade at the present time which adds
greatly to the beauty Of the city and the
comfort Of the people.
James l., Bennett has sold two lots to
John II. Phillips and John q. Shaw in
the Mobley addition, upon which the
gentlemen are erecting two one and a
half story houses. H. T. belong had
charge of the sale.
Prof William a. Miller, superintend
emit OF the public schools OF the city has
decided, because OF the solicitation OF
friends and OF those interested to open
in this city at tho close Of the public |
school session, summer normal school,
to be Of six weeks duration. Prof. |
Miller has decided talent and rare
equipment as a teacher Of pedagogy and
will make the school one OF the best ever
organized here. 1t is expected that
there will be quite large outside at
tendance.
Manager Nikirk of the Grand juno
ton Town & Development company, is
in receipt OF letter from President John
e. Phillips, OF the company, saying that
he should investigate matters in relation
to number of proposed sites offered for
smelter location. Mr.. Phillips says that
Mr.. Burchinell was favorably Impressed |
with the city and the possibilities OF
smelter, and that active work is going |
forward to definitely locate smelter |
here. No site has been finally deter
mined upon.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22

Your special attention Is directed to our
Fourth street window, because it contains
strictly up to date Mems Furnishings. To
be strictly comfortable a negligee shirt,
one of the high yet easy colors, a light
texture Four Hand is correct vogue.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-05-22
Home Loan and
Investment Co.
FOR SALE.

20 Acres, ten of which Is in nice young
~ orchard three years old. Big bargain.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-09
TROUBLESOME PLACE.

Secretary Gage, who has been attacked
by few newspapers and members Of
Congress ON account of letters written
to him. explanations which he has made.
and certain acts relating to his manage
ment OF the affairs OF his department.,
Is far from being the frat of the heads oil
the Treasury who have been thus assailed.
Alexander Hamilton, the earliest and
greatest of all tho Treasury chiefs, was
charged by Madison with speculation In
government stocks. and by jefferson and
others with general corruption and
crookedness.
When President jackson, In 1888. was
In the midst Of his war on The United
States Bank he requested Secretary Of
tLe Treasury. Louis McLane. to rsmove
the government funds from that institu.
ton. AS Congress had just previously.
by large msjorities, passed rssolu lions
declaring that the funds were perfectly
safe In that depositary. where the law
plaosd thsm, MoLane declined to comply.
and then jackson, who liked the Score
tary, transferred him to the hsad Of the
DopoAtAhth POse Jees thoh No
can't. MoLane's successor In the Treas.
ury. William J. Duane, utterly refused
to move the deposits. and was himself
removed by jackson, the excitement
III -oughout the country on account OF
these troubles In thu Treasury being
mush greater than 1t Is in the Gage case.
Roger b. Isney, who was nfrerwsrd
made chief justice by Jackson, was put
In Duaue's place, and he obeyed the
Presidents command and removed the
deposits. just previous to that time, at
the early part OF Jackson's service, Sam
uel ID. Ingham, Secretary Of the Treasu-
~, was ons OF the mem bers of the Cabl-
net who was constrained by jackson to
resign, in the peggy O'Neill War" be-
cause his wife, like the wives OF the rest
of the Cabinet officers, refused to "rscoG-
nice" that lady. A few years afterward,
In the first year OF Tylsr's Presidency,
Thomas Ewing, the head OF the Treasury
with all the other Cabinet officers except
Secretary of state Webster, resigned be-
cause they declared Tyler had proved
false to them and to the party which
elected him, by his yetoes OF the two bills
to create q United States Bank TO succeed
the one jackson killed five years earlier.
Salmon p. Chase. the great finance
minister of the Civil War era, was ao-
oussd-upjustly. OF oourse-of giving
t!tips" 20 his friends to allow them to
make money in spsoulating in govern
In ent stocks, His successor William Pitt
fessenden, was SO much hampered and
badge red by Congress that hs stepped
down after q short time, and Hugh Mo-
Cullocb, who succeeded him. and who
was one of the most accom- plished heads
which the Treasury ever had. was as
sailed by Senator "Zsoh" Chandler as
not having ssnss enough to be q olsrk in
Q country store.
John Sherman. for his deposits Of gov
eminent money In national banks when
he ives at the head Of the Treasury, dur.
ing ths hayes adm satisfaction, was more
vindictiveiy bounded by q portion Of the
press and politicians than ths present
official has been ,-LselIss Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-09

Probably much OF the opposition 10 the
naturalization Of the canal provided for
In tn. new treaty arises from a misoon-
oeption Of the chief use for which the
canal 10 to be built. The advantage
which the canal would afford most re-
Gently pointed out was In connection
with the voyage OF the Oregon around
Cape. Horn when war between the United
States and Spain was impending. and
was military advantage. Hence the
idea has become general that the chief
reason for building the canal Is mill
tary one. IL Is not strange that view ed
from that standpoint the proposition 10
give q nation at war With us the same
right to use it rs We shall have should
appear like surrender Of the principal
advantage to be derived from 1t The
primary purpose OF the canal, however,
4. not military, but commercial. No
private company would think of embark
ing ia an enterprise that was primarily
military one. It is from the CONNER
dial stanpdoint therefore, that the neu-
tralization OF the canal Is to be considered
aud from that standpoint rehabilitation
Is clearly the wissss policy. Unless oil
the nations join In guaranteeing neu-
trality the canal Is likely at any time to
be injured so ms to be useless, by Cen
trail or South American republics at war
with one another, unless we should po-
lios 1t along Its entire length
which would be . very burdsuscme
and expensive task. But even look
Ing at the question from purely
military standpoint It 10 pretty oisar
that a guarantee that this canal shall
always be free will DO better for MS
than the right to obstruot 1t. which
would exist II no such general guarantees
should be given. for 1t Is clear that other
nations might obstruct 10 against our
vessels a. we'll a. we against them. and
VIZ had much better take the risk In
volved In having the vessels of our enemy
GO through the canal than that OF
having our own vessels shut { II from
passing from one coast Of the country
to the other.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-09

There was very little from General
Butler, and the trustworthiness OF that
little was doubtful Probably II hs
gained any very important advantage OF
suffered any serious repulse the war 'ffice
would have announced II. 1t is an infer
enos, therefore, from the lack of news
that the critical stage of his advance hal
not yet been reached, and We shall HAYS
to wait some days yet to know whether
he il to be successful In relieving Lady
smith or suffer another repulse. At other
points In South Africs there are signs OF
activity on the part Of the British. Gen.
Methusn is preparing apparently for an
early attempt to relieve Kimberley and
General Gatacre Is moving to unite his
forces and those OF Generals French and
Kelly-Ksnny.