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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
FARMING MATTERS.
AFRAID OF MEXICAN cArrLEI
Colorado stoeknen Want Rigid InsPse-
taon EnSOgced.

Colorado storkmen Want Rigid inspse'
ton Ensosced.
: When the Colorado caitlcmen meet
in Denver there may be u heated dis
cusslon aud possibly some action IN
regard to the stand taken by the state
Sanitary board In allowing cattle 10
come In from Mexico after u casual
inspectIon. Stockmen now In the city
say they will do what they can 10
urge upon the convention the advlsa'
bIlity OF taking u stand against TINS
change Of conduct by the state board
and assert II they can tbey-will secure
the adoption OF resolutions censurinG
the board for this action and calling
upon II to resclnd the change ~ me
rules, A stockinan from near MeSker.
who registers from that city, nj mo
Albany last night remarked that he.
for one, was OF the opinion that the
course adopted by the board, no mat
Ter what the intention might have
been. simply played Into the hants
OF the big concerns ana worked
against the Interests OF the small cat
tiemen. '.lt seems TO me-" said lie. TO
he n mnncuvcr In favor OF what we
call cattle kings and one more of
those steps to freeze out the small
owner. The cattle brought up from
Mexico not only have symptoms or
ticks and spread several kinds OF cat.
tie trouble about In this state. but
they are Inferior In every way TO our
cattle. When the large cattle owners
handle these cattle In great numbers.
and sell them cnsf. they keep the small
Colorado stockmnn. who has better
stock. but must charge a, better price
for u out In the cold. lie IL Obliged
In mort Instances To sell his superior
stock for less tifnn what u is
worth. ms the large buyers of
cattle do not care very much
what the quality Of the cattle Is
SO long ms they can work the pur-
cinscs on on the parties who sell d.
rcc;ly TO the people. The course taken
by the board Is mn outrage and nn I'M.
position on the small holder aud
should he rcsfinicd.~ ,s =
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

Some of the problems of war which
seem new are In reality old. For ex-
ample. the South African Bocrs have
been most successful In eonccaiink the
positions Of their guns until tho Brit
ish battalions were exposed to dcstrue-
tive nrc. They have adopted n device
for defensive operations In tho ficld.
which is the chief motive OF all the
great coast and fron,icS fortiheations-
Visitors at Halifax. Dover or Gibraltar
afc cnly allowed TO see the parade
grounds and barracks. The secrets Of
the fortrcsscs arc not disclosed. There
are guns Of long range. which arc con-
ccaled by terraces OF grass or by OBJ
structions OF various kinds. In time
Of war these hidden guns would sud
denly be brought to bear upon al
enemy's feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
A NEW FORAGE PLANT.

May Prove Of Value on the Arid Plains
Professor T.. W. uiligard OF the iag.
riculturnl department. University Of
California. has discovered an edible
plant TO take the place of sage brush
and equal In forage value to. alfalfa,
barley or hay. II his claims are true.
the discovery Is Of great value to far.
mcrs and stockmcn. MS II can be
grown successfully ON the arid and nj.
kali soils OF the West without water.
The new plant is called scmibaccati.
II grows from a central stem root
which radiates system OF roots. II
spreads from the center root upon the
surface many long stems reaching from
one TO nine feet. Upon these stems
grows small leaf and seed pod. II
drops seeds III great abundance cover.
Ing them with dry leaves by which
they are protected from heat and
winds. II Is perennial. When eaten
on 1t sends up new shoots. As the old
stems die they form fertilizer for the
new sprouts. Its hay is salty, but
stock thrivcs upon 1t. Sheep do cspc
ciaily well upon this forage and the
Wool mas u staple gloss and strength
which no western wools can equal.
I'rofcssor Hillgard and the United
states department OF agriculture have
been In search for such n plant for
nearly ten years. several other noted
botnnlsts cooperating. The plout
was found In Australia and Brought
TO California where II has been grown
eSpcrimentnlly and practically unou
tracts devoted to the purpose for scy.
crhl yenrs with the results now an.
n0unced.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
Can Raise Cheap Pork.

The hog industry Is one of the most
important auxillnries of Fowler. Colo
iiiuo. The hogs are easily kept on nj.
ialfn through the summer without nny
gram, ana are In good shape in the fail
LOT ihttenlng on corn. :. l.. Dnyj,
shipped this week his twcnty-sccond
carload OF hogs since Scptembcr lat.
Ihey nave brought on nh average s1OO
per car. BESIDES this there have been
shipped three carloads by other par.
hcs, and there are still three or four
carloads in the ncighborhood, which
VIII be sold soon. Counting the totnl
ot twenty-nine cars nt 800 per car II
makes an amount Of over $50. 900 dis
,riblted among the farmers around
Fowler within the past seven months
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
WYOMING srocxMsn.
Aaasa, M:s,,.x OF the state As.ee'.,,ss
~ Cheyenne.

~ ShCy~oo~.
Chcycnnc, wyo.. April 2.-Thc TWEEN.
ty.iifth annual meeting OF the Wyom.
Ing Stock Growers Association assem-.
BLEED here to-day with q larger attend.
nncc than has been seen nj any former
association meeting for many years
past.
The morning session WIS devoted to
routine business. A resolution Intro.
,luccd by Judge Carey. providing for
the Inspection of horses shipped by
members Of the association under the
samc assessments required for cattle
inspection. was unanimously adopted.
i. 4. johnson. assistant secretary Of
the National Live Stock Association.
by Invitation. presented tho scheme
adopted by that association Tor Q live
stock census. which has been approved
by the census department at Washing.
ton. and asked for the cooperation Of
the Wyoming cattle growers In carry
Ing out such n census. a resolution
to aid In the matter was presented ana
carried.
The report OF Inspector g. Il. Talbot
showed that $1,000 Wyoming cattle
were inspected aud shipped TO aud
through Omaha durin. the year end.
Ing March II. 1900. The number Of
sirnys discovered In these shipments
was ..:11. showing n valuation Of
Sl23.GiI.i2. They sold at mn average
OF S:ss.5i each.
The convention reelected Its present
officers. W. q. Irvine. president. and
Miss Smith. secretary. and adjourned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
KANSAS c,TY's GREAT LOSS,
The con,sn,ion Hail Harmed pown-risn,
for Rebuilding.

Kansas City. April 5.-Convcntion
hall. Kansas Ciiy's pride. wherein the
Democratic national convention was to
have been held July 18th. was laid in
ruins In less than thirty minutes. yes.
tcr,ily afternoon. FROM % lire that
started from an unknown source at
o'clock. The fire burned with such
fury that II was evident almost from
the start that tile structure was doom.
ci and the iirCmcn soon turned their
attention to saving surrounding prop
crty. The loss on the hall aud other
buildings burned will reach 100000.
Plans arc on foot 90 rebuild the con.
vcntion hall Immediately and make II
ready for the Democratic convention
iii July. While the fire was still in
progress members OF the Commercial
Club. through whose efforts the hall
was conceived and built. mingled In the
crowds Of spectators and began solicit.
Ing funds for new structure.
This evening $4,000 had been sub.
scribcd and Secretary Il. VI. Clcndcn.
ming OF the club called u mass meet
Ing Of citizens for tomorrow night to
devise ways and means Of raising an
additional $4,000. The hall associn.
tion has $1,000 In the bank and will
have the SI5J.OOS Insurance for immc.
dintc use. the insurance companies hay.
ing spontaneously agreed to waive the
siNty-day limit and make settlement on
demand. The Kansas city Lumber
Company that furnished four-fifths OF
the lumber for the old building has
agreed TO duplicate the order at once
at the rate In existence two years ago.
and the Minneapolis firm that fur.
nishcd the steel girdcrs for the i'm
mense roof has been tclcgraphcd to
duplicate the order.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

A feature OF parliamentary practice
peculiar to this country. of which little
IL heard In comparison with its i'm
portance. is the conference committee.
A bill before congress seldom passes
the house and the senate in the same
form; frcqently the differences are i'm
portant. and unless one house will ac-
cept as whole the doings of the other.
which rarely happens. the measure
must go to conference" as the phrase
is. Three members are appointed from
each house. two OF the majority party
and one of the minority usually the
members who have had most to do
with the passage of the bill, the details
Of which are still in dispute. When a
conference committee begins its ses-
sions to adjust differences upon n par
ty measure, only the representatives
of the majority party, which would
now mean the four Republicans, orii-
narily attend: as soon as they reach
an agreement. the two Democrats are
called in for formal assent, since they
have no real power OF resistance. The
representatives of each house are ex-
pected to strive for the bill as It passed
the body of which they are members.
even though they personally may have
favored the form in which 1t passed
the other house.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

After the unfortunate war In South
Africa is over. a scientific problem OF
much interest will be presented to the
engineers OF the Transyaal gold mines.
Some Of the shafts recently opened
on the Rand are expected TO 30 down
1000 or 5000 feet In search OF gold
bearing veins. but In the future. Mr..
John Yates says. It may be necessary
10 descend 10000 feet. That. he thinks
will be about the limit OF depth at
which men can work. because the tenn
perature there will be at ieas, 100 de-
Srees Fahrenheit. Other engineers
think the shafts could be sunk several
thousand feet lower through the adop-
tion Of devices for cooling the air.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

The meridian of Greenwich Is scner-
ally accepted rs the siartins-linc from
which to reckon longitude and time NIL
over the earth. But objections arc.
from time to time raised against the
universal adoption Of the Greenwich
meridian for such purposes. Recently
Italian aavants have emphasized these
objections by pointing out that on the
meridian Of Greenwich clouds andsbad
weather are frequent. interfering With
astronomical observations. They suE-
scst that the civilized world should
aEree to. adopt tho meridian Of Jcrusa-
lem as a common reference line. be-
cause there the skies arc clearer. and
the possibility Of making Paicatinc
neutral territory would eliminate pol
it!cai objections.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
TRIES TO KILL PRINCE OF WALES
Belgian boy shoots at Him While Leaving
brussels.

Brussels, April 5.-An attempt to as.
sassinatc the Prince of Wales was
made at the railway station here yes.
terday by n boy OF sixteen named 81
pidO, who fired two shots into the car.
riagc occupied by the prince and
princess. Neither bullet took effect.
The would-be assassin was promptly
arrested. The prince was cool, and
said he hoped Sipido would not be Sc
verely punished.
The would-be assassin snapped his
weapon four times, but only two Of
the cartridges were discharged, the
others being defective
Young Sipido had boasted the pre-.
vious day of his intention to kill the
prince and the station master had been
advised Of this, but although he took
some precautions. it appears that he
was not sufficiently watchful and his
conduct will be investigated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

A bridge in the form of an aerial
ferry has jus, been opened at Roucn
on the river Seine. In order to avoid
interference with shipping. II WEE
determined to place no structure In the
stream. or near Its surface. Instead OF
n bridge in any OF the ordinary forms.
Z horizontal flooring. sustained by
steel towers and suspension cables.
was stretched across the river at an
elevation of fs1 feet. On this flooring
run electrically driven rollers. from
which is suspended. by means OF steel
ropes. a car which moves at the level
Of the wharves on the river banks.
The car is thirty-siS feet wide and for
ty-,wo feet long. and is furnished. like
n ferry boat. with accommodations for
carriages and foot passengers. The
ropes that carry the hanging car are
interlaced diagonally In such a man
ner that tho support is rigid. and n
swinging motion is avoided.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

Is II possible for jury to be toe in
tellIgent? One writer has recorded an
answer In the affirmative. But II there
may be over-inteiligent men In the
panel. are we not In peril also from an
excessively impartial Judge. unduly
truthful witnesses. too much pure air
in the court room breathed by litigants
anxious that their opponents shall win
the suit? 1t may all be when men and
women are really TOO good to live"
but not until then.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
Horticultural Rule Approved.

colorado's horticultural laws and
'ne rules OF the state board of horti.
culture VIII be used by tho United
T'hten government In compiling n sim
l'hr set or regulations. Tho complete.
ness or the Colorado regulations is well
snoWn ana their valve is recognized
treryw here.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

The man who Is to- construct New
York's rapid transit tunnel has had
his life insured for $2O00.00O.' 1t ID
pretty hard for anyone to do a thing
like that without running the risk Of
being looked upon as an egotist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

Experiments made by French sa-
wants on Mont Blanc. last summer.
showed that the ice OF great glacier
will serve as support for telegraph
wire without insulation. A naked gall
vanized iron wire laid upon the ice
transmitted telegraphic signals more
than a mile.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
Spl
Annually 4
HO(
3arsa|

In the spring I'd
1ruptIons and cd
indicate that ,he}
the system. IL
brushing. and ID
Hoods sarsapart
all humors beioi
medicine eraiIca(
dues Sal, Rheui3
acldIty which caud
In short, purified
thoroughly Eenoj
physical system.
" We have used
rilia and II has
satisfaction, esped
medicine. II build
system and gives I
q. PARK. Whlielar
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

The Brooklyn surgeons have diseov-
, cred man with folding vermiform,
However. It is not as dangerous as the
folding bed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
DOINGS AT DENVER.
Items Of Interest FROM the city aud the
state Capitol.

The, Evening Post.comcs out In favor.
OF =. n. Patterson for United states
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06

Harlow Emmett Macarey, colonel OF
the First regiment y, q. G., died at hls
home, No. lIO5 Wclton street, on the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A Steering Committee Appointed to
Arrange n PInn of Procedure.

StecrfnS tomntttee appointed to
Arrange n PInn of Procedure.
The much talked of Republican Sena-
toriaI caucus was held yesterday morning,
but little of consequence resulted. The ap-
pointment Of steering committee OF seven
was authorized. and 1t was stated that Mr..
Allison would be chairman. The committee
will organize the Republican forces in the
Senate. and arrange plan of procedure
regarding the business now pending The
treaty was not mentioned, as other matters
more pressing in the opinion of the caucus
demanded the attention of the Senate.
The Hawaiian and Porto Rican questions
will be the first 10 be considered. as early
action with regard to these islands was
deemed to be necessary. II is not con
sidered probable that the Quay case will
come before the Senate for formal action
before the Hawaiian and Porto Rcan prob
lens are disposed of. There NAV come a
lull in the proceedings when some Sen
ator VIII make a speech on 1t. but il is not
probable that it will be taken up and made
the regular order of business for some
time
The subject of patronage which has been
agitated for some time was brought before
the caucus in the shape OF a report, which
was submitted, but the hour at which the
caucus met was so late that there was no
time TO consider it. The proposition con-
tained In the report is to the effect that
each Senator shall have patronage to the
amount of s2,sO0 per annum, in addition to
his clerk
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
Lively Hearing Before the House
Military Committee.

a lively hearing took place before the
House Committee on Military Affairs yes
terday when a delegation appeared in favor
OF the bill to abolish the Army caIteen.
Rev. Frank ". Wells. former chaplain
of the First Tennessee Volunteers, in the
course of his argument. made charges of
drunkenness against number OF officers
and men in the Army, calling them by
name. Among others he referred to a major
in Tennessee regiment. who is friend
of Representative Cox of Tennessee. a
member of the committee Mr. Cox jumped
TO his feet and Indignantly repudlated the
charge and spoke very sharply to Mr.
Wells. Rev. Wilbur L. Crafts. head of
the Reform Bureau spoke in favor of
the bill, as did Mrs. Margaret Dyer Ellis.
for the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. and Rev. f. c. Dinwiddie. for the
Anti-Saloon League. They referred 20 the
abolition by Secretary Long of the Navy
canteen. and urged similar action as to
the Army canteen.
A bill for the same purpose was psssed
last year. but the Attorney General de-
cided its provisions were not clearly de-
fined. and that ii did not operate 10 close
the canteen.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15

izing 1t. he said. after full study Of the
statute and with a fulr sense OF his re-
sponsioility in saying it,. as the most dis
graceful piece Of election legislation that
ever found place on the statute books.
designed to steal the city OF st. Louis
from the Republican party by whatever
means were suitable to that nefarious un-
dertaking. The great increase OF the he
publican vote in St Louis. which Mr. Ben
ton had assigned as the reason for pass
ing the election bill of 1893. Mr.. Pearce
said. had resulted from the fact that the
city was a gold standard centre. He had
made the canvass on a straightout gold
standard platform and had carried DEM
ocrauc district by 1900 majority, and
would nave had $500 had he not been
swindied out Of 1.500 by the Democratic
management. In conclusion. Mr.. Pearce
said that he did not take the view OF the
results of the law that his colleague tMr.
BartholdD did. The city of st. Louis was
Republican by 1000 majority and would
remain SO, despite all the efforts to
change II.
The committee then rose and dr. Hull
OF Iowa, Chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs. reported the Army Ap-
preparation bill.
AT i:50 the House adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15
A Monnment to LincoIn,

The bill which Representative Iorimer
introduced OH Monday for the erection OF
monument to Abraham Lincoln. u this
city calls for an appropriation OF Soto 600.
The bill provides that the construction of
the monument shall be under the direction
and supervision of the President Vice
President and Speaker of the House the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury. the
Architect of the Capitol. and the Chief OF
Engineers of the Army. to constitute a
Joint commission. They are authorized to
select suitable design and select a site
in one of the public parks. The commits
sion is authorized TO offer an award of
S25. goo for the best design for the monu-
ment
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15
AMENDING THE GAME LAWS.
Mr. McMiilan's Bill to Further Pro-
tcct BIRD. In th.. nIstrict

MT Mcmillan introduced in the Senate
yesterday a bill amending the game law
/ Oh the District 1t was forwarded By the
Auduoon Society of the District. 1t de-
nnes game birds as follows. but they
snai only be considered as such for the
purposes OF the act: The anatidae. COM
monty known as swans. geese hrant river
anu sea ducks; the rallidae, commonly
| known as rails. coots. mudhens and Calfi-
Mules: the limicolae. commonly known as
shcre birds. piovers. surf birds. snipe,
woodcock. sandpipers, tattlers. and cur
lews: the gallinae. commonly known as
turkeys, grouse. prairie chickens, pleas
ants. partridges. and quail, and the species
of icteridae. commonly known as marsh
blackbirds. and reedbirds or ricebirds.
Further provisions of the act are:
That no person shall kill, expose for
sale. or have in his or her possession.
either dead or alive. any partridge. other
wise quail. between the LIST day OF Feb
ruary and the 1st day Of November, under
a penalty of s. for each partridge. other
wise quail, killed, exposed for sale, or
had in his or her possession. either dead
or alive. and in default thereof to be inn
prisoned in the workhouse for period
not less than thirty days, nor more than
six months
'hot hO EEaopu bhhii 'NfOSt. hOs
sale, or have in his or her possession.
either dead or alive. any woodcock between
the 1st day OF January and the 18th day
OF July. under a penalty of SIS for each
wcodcoek killed exposed for sale. or had
in bis or her possession. either dead or
alive, and in default thereof to be impris-
oned in the workhouse for period not less
than thirty days nor more than six months.
That no person shall kill, catch. expose
for sale. or have in his or her possession,
living or dead. any wild bird other than
game bird, English sparrow. crow. cooper's
hawk. sharp-stinned hawk. or great horned
owl: nor rob the nest OF any such wild
bird OF eggs or young; nor destroy such
nest except in the clearing Of land of trees
or brush. under penalty OF s5 for every
such bird killed. caught. exposed for sale.
or had in his or her possession. eiher dead
or alive. and for each nest destroyed, and
in default thereof TO be imprisoned in the
workhouse for a period not exceeding
thirty days
Provided that this section shall not ap-
ply to birds or eggs collected for scientific
purposes under permits issued by the
of police of the District OF
in accordance with sueh instruc-
tions as the secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institution may prescribe. Such permits
to be in force for one year from date of |
fssue and transferable