Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-25
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among the sailors Of the second-class
battleship Texas, which was OH her
way from Galveston. Texas. TO New
York. Captain Gibson says rum
caused the trouble.
Papers are en- rounte from Washins-
ton to New York, which will result IL
the prcferring of other charges against
| Charles W. Neely, now confined In the
Ludlow Street Jail. These papers
charge Neely with the embczzlement OF
about 100000.
The International Tobacco Company,
soon to he organized In opposition 10 the
American and Continental companies,
has received ten additional options on
plants In various parts OF the country
and the work Of Incorporating the com.
pany with capital OF S:D.ODO,Up VIII
be accomplished this week.
Five hundred Insurgents. half OF
whom were armed with rifles. am
bushed eighty scouts OF the Forticth
Volunteer Infantry In the hills near
klUnson. In the northern part Of MIL
dnnao. The Americans routed til" M
,Iyes, killing iifty-onc. The American
casualties were two killed and three
wounded.
The Union Democratic party Of Cuba
take no part In III. coming election.
Leaders declare there Is No chance of
the party winning because Of the frauds
which will he practiccd by the Nation
nlIsts The withdrawal Of the Demo
Gratis leaves the field to the Naiionnli-ts
und Republicans.
Chicago's efforts TO send shiploa'i
OF grain to India for the benefit OF mil
lions OF sufferers from famine has
failed owing to the fact that the nee
cssary money. $4,000. cannot bc OBJ
taincd. Subscriptions ngIrcsnting "n-
~ $B.TOO have been received 10y til" Ia.
cal relief committee This money VIII
be- forwarded June LIST.
The Methodist conference OH
Wednesday continued Its session Of
REFORM" and after n thrcc-hours' ic
bate. voted To abolish the time limit for
pastors by ayes" aud noes" thus
putting every name ON record. iIcrcaf-
ter bishops Will appoint ministers 10
rastorals annually. aud whenever I'll,
church requests the return OF u minis
ter II Will bc done.
President Mckinley on horseback
Will In one of the sights nt the Nation.
nj q. A. II. cncnmpmcnt mt Chicago IN
August. Since General Grants last
term no president Inns Appeared mount
cd In any parade. The projected cS'
ccptiou II due To the fact that Mckin'
ley has been npDoisitc,l u mcnlcr II
the mounted stan attendant On Com
mnnticr-in-Chicf shaw.
The Kansas Democrats In stale con.
vcntion have selected delegates TO the
Kansas City convention and Instructed
them strongly for Bryan. The rc-JiH-
items bind the delegation not only In
support Bryan for president. aud also
to support for vice president only u
man who Is now and was In 1890 In
full sympathy with the Chicago plat.
putting every name OH rcr"id.
A train Of box ears laden with dyna.
mite and black powder caught iirc In
the railroad yards at Oakland. There
wns scarcity OF water nnd. though
fncing almost certain death. the iir,'-
man and train men coupled the ears
tc switch engines. and. drawing them
under the tank used for iillinr the boil
crs Of locomotives. succeeded In cN.
tinguisiiIng the flames before mn .xpio.
sion occurred. The roof of ear con
tanning several tons OF dynamite was
burned through.
= \ meeting OF the sixteen Nebraska
delegates TO the Democratic National
convention WIS held nj Lincoln ON tile
2lst, behind closed doors. MIR. Bryan
was present. W. ID. Oldham. deputy
attorney general. one Of the delegates
nt-large. was selected To make III.
| speech nominating Mr.. Bryan FOR pres.
idcnt. W. II. Thompson of Grand H..
land was made president Of the dclcgn-
ton. j. Z. Dahlmnn. national commit
tee man. and X. l.. Mctcalf. member OF
the committee ON resolutions. Ncbras-
IF II. Il. a..
the committee Of notification.
News has reached Victoria Of the
opening OF navigation on the Yukon
Two steamers reached Dawson. til.
Flora on Wednesday last and the Ora
two days later. with NIL the freight they
could carry and. many passengers.
They left the day following their ar.
rival. bith heavily crowded with re-
turning klondikers. The output this
spring Is placed at SS0.OOO.OJO. The At
lin will produce between 5000 600 and
SG,OO.OOO. A rich find OF quartz, car
rying gold and silver worth $50 to the
ton. has been made at Lake Bennett,
six miles from the head of the lake.
The rush to Koyukuk continues. AMI
| according to reliable Dawson advices
promises to divert n considerable num-
Der Of stnmpedcrs from Nome.
". s. Taylor. Republican claimant
for the governorship Of Kentucky. is
In Indianapolis. and is arranging for
NJ indefinite stay. His taking leave
OF the city OF Louisville on Monday
was In the nature OF n flight. lie left
Kentucky as soon as he heard Of the
decision of the United States Supreme,
Court. He said in an Interview: III,
is an awful thing to be cxiled from tho
plncc of my birth. from the stat. that
honorcd me with Its highest office AMI
from my wife and children. Yet |
know that my return to Kentucky
would mean that | would be incarcer.
ated with no chance Tor bail. and. for
that matter. exposed to assassins who
have awaited an opportunity TO wrea,
| vengeance upon me. ! do not know
what the future will he. ] cannot saw
| whether I will he candidate r,r ,s,v