Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-27
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

prison ut Fort Lcavenworth.
NJ. Coquelin md Nine. Bernhartit H.
tend making an American tour after
the Paris Exposition with "Cyrano D.
Bergcrnc" and "L'Aislon," both up.
pcaring In both play.
News has just been received from
Bcirout. Syria. to the effect that the
Turkish torpedo boat Schmayl blew
up In the harbor April 2isi. rcsultIn,
In the loss OF twenty-three lives.
Australian advlces chronicle the dis.
corery OF rich placer ground at Wed,
derburn. Victoria. John Boyd. the tirs
man To stake ground. uncnrthed u six.
sy-one-ouncc nugget nj two feet depth.
George Douglas Campbell. duke OF
Argyle. is dead. He was born In lSo.i,
ahi made n reputation as ar author
politician and public speaker. lie
served In several cabinets. including
that OF Gladstone. His oldest son. the
Marquis Of Lornc. married the Pr!u
cess Louise.
Mount Sinai hospital Mt New Yori;
has formally accepted donation Of
$Sp.o1o TO be- used In the erection or
hospital building. the gift OF Meyer
Gu..cnhcim and his seven sons. who
desire 10 establish u perpetual mcmor.
wife aud molhcr OF the donors.
General Hernandez rcyoiutionar,
forces continue to haErass the vcncxuc.
Ian government troops In the state Of
Gunynna. Another engagement Inns
been fought at llnmacn. In which th,
revolrtionisis. commanded by General
Samuel Acostn. defeated the govern.
mcnt force under General Rolando.
Statistics showing great gains ir
Mexican tradc and revenues have beer
published. In fifteen years the GOLD
value OF Imports has risen from S.3..
:.b.cpO annually to S5i.OGp.OIO. Tn.
.SIo:is.Swh nrc rccioncd on n silver
basis. hRvc risen from SD. ias. 600 10
Siis.uJ.vp. The total federal revenue
hns risen from S:i1.T2i 600 TO SOD..s5..
Dp
The $50 miners employed by the
Spring Valley Coal Company at In
Sale. Illinois. have struck. Ten days
ago the miners presented set OF dc.
nnnds. one being that the company
should hereafter hold back from cv.
cry union miners pay his dues and as.
easements IN the union. aud that the
company require its employees to 'l,',
come m"inh-rs OF the Union. Euo-Is
nj compromise failed.
'rincd official protection In Spain AMI
even pccuninry aid In order TO realize
the project of the ran-Amcricnn Con.
.rcss In Madrid. 1t Is not known
whether or not this scheme vii he car.
ricd out. Ind II is doubtful whether
the South American republics will
send special representatives to the
Congress or will he represented b.
their ministers resident there.
The Porte has replied 10 the Amcri.
can demands. stating that Turkey will
compensate American missionaries un.
der the same conditions M in the case
OF other foreign subjects. The United
States legation Joined the other EN-.
bnssics In protesting against the In.
crcnsc uf impor, duties. the reply to the
notification of the Porte asserting that
the United States government expects
90 bc previously consulted with regard
TO any changes.
Mrs. Anua Louise Iottridgc wns
freed from custody and cxoncrn;ei
from all blame FOR the death OF Million.
airc Rufus Wright hy the coroncr'a
Jury nt Chicago. Mrs. Lottriigc re-.
fused To testify ai the inquest. OH the
ground that she might incriminntc her
self. hut the testimony Of all other wit.
ncsscs who spoke with MIR. Wright bc.
fore he died agreed that Mr. Wrigl;
had repeatedly. when asked about the
shooting. stated that 1t was accidental
a citizen OF indianapolis left his aIi.
tomobiic standing in front OF the
Grand opera house aud forgot To re-.
move the controller. a horse standing
near by. in his curiosity. touched the
controller and the automobile dashed
upon him. The horse hccamx frightened
and tried to get out OF thS way. but
the automobile threw him down.
breaking wheel uf the plncton to
which he was hitrhcd. \ bicycle stand.
ing near was smashed to pieces.
At Newport News the British tramp
steamer Samoa Is being loaded with
ZOO tons of steel rails for the Great
Siberian railway now under constriic-
tion by the Russian government. The
rails come from birmingham. Ala.
bamn, and will he carried through the
Suck canal 10000 miles 10 Nladivos.
tok, Siberia. the eastern terminus OF
the road. II is understood that .ON.UrD
tons of rails have been contracted FOR
at Birmingham by the Russian gov
crnmcnt.
on account OF the epidemic of meas
les. whooping cough and scarlet fever
nj Downginc. Michigan. the State
health Department issued u proclamn-
ton closing the city schools and
churches there and prohibiting any
gathering OF the residents. The wom-
On Of the Episcopal Church ignored the
proclamation and attempted TO give II
ball, hut when several hundred guests
arrived at the dance hall they found
the doors barred against them by the
local health authorities. Mayor Richry
dispersed the crowd.
I,cpo,ts continue to come from Ma
drId of efforts that are making to
awaken fricndlicr feelings between
Spain and her former colonies IN the |
western hemisphere. The recent ris'
n of some Argentine sailors TO Spain |
suggested the calling of n Congress In |
Madrid in November of all the Span.
ish-spcoking nations. No effort * made |