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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
The Prcsidcnts Train.

The special train upon which the
President and his party will make the
1oOOomile trip to the Pacific coast
and return will consist Of an engine
and seven cars. the combination bag
gage and smoking car Atlantic" the
dining car "St. James," two compart-
mcnt cars. each with seven state
rooms and two drawing rooms, the
..Omena' and the 'Dinna." two
twclvc-section dra wing room slccpers,
the "Pellon'' and "Charmion." and the
private car "Olympia." which will be
occupied by President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
The "Olympia' will be used only on
the trip out. The return will be made
In the private car "Campnnia.' 1t
will be one of the finest trains ever put
upon Il railroad track.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
FILIPINO ATTACK
ON MAJOR MCCOY

San Francisco. Cal. April 23.-Airs.
Mae Mccoy. the beautiful wife OF
Major Henry II. Mccoy OF the Forty
fourth regiment. was concerned In nm
adventure In the Philippines just be-
fore the smiling Of the last transport
for this port. Her husband has been
In command OF the island OF Cebu.
one night they were awakened from
sound sleep by noise OF some one ns-
ccndinK the stairs leading To their bed
rooms. The major opened the door
and saw several Fillpinos rushing up
the steps. He seized u club and greet
ed the leaders with blows ON their
heads. The noise awakened the guard.
which came rushing To headquarters.
The Filiplnos He'd. but oil the stairs
were the bodies Of two men, with
skulls crushed. Three more We're bad
ly wound,'i. They confessed that they
were concerned In a plot To Kill the
major and carry oH his wife as u
hostage.
Mrs. Mccoy suffered an attack Of
nervous prostitution after this mid.
night assault. and soon went to
Manila. where she planned to remain
for some time.
When her husband was lieutenant
colonel Of the Colorado regiment Mrs.
Mccoy visited In San Francisco and
wns extensively entertained. When
the regiment left on the transport
transportation was refused Mrs. Me-
Coy. Just as II was To nll officers
wives at that time. Hut she took the
next mail steamer and wus the first
American woman to land In Manila.
After going to the island OF Ccbu she
sent To this city for seeds and started
n garden ana park there. In which she
took rr,at Interest. The McCoys'
home IL In Pueblo. Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
MISSOURI PACIFIC TO.
ABSORB RIO GRANDE

New York, April 23.-Thc directors
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad. at n
meeting to-day authorized an increase
of S3O.OOO.OOO In the capital stock.
making the total authorized S1OO,OOO.-
600. 4 stockholders meeting will be
held shortly to ratify this. action.
II was rcputed that large part OF
the new stock would be available for
taking up Denver 4 Rio Grandc pre-
fcrred and common shares. 1nforma.
tion MS to the price of issue or other
details could not be obtained from the
company's office.
The Missouri pacific's present out
standing capital is sJO.432OOO. The
authorized amount was increased TO
S1O.OOO.OOO about year ago but II
was then stated that the Increase was
made because Missouri laws required
n certain ratio between the bonds and
stocks OF corporations to be main
taincd. The new stock then author
lied has not been authorized up to the
present time.
The Denver & Rio Grande stock out
standing is S3O.OOO.OOO common and
500. $4,000 preferred. The latter issue.
however. will be increased to ii.OOO.-
600 mt the special shareholders meet
ing called for May 18th to provide for
the Rio Grantle Western purchase. OF
this new stock S12.JOO.OOO is to bc is
sued Mt once for cash. for the Rio
Grnndc Western common shares. and
presumably the greater share of the
amount reserved will be held for cN-
changing Rio Grande Western pre-
fcrred stock.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26

Denver. Colo. April 23.-Edwin 8.
Ncttic1on. a pioneer engineer OF the
state. died OF heart disease Mt eight
o'clock last evening Mt the Homcop.
I,nthic hospital. after mn Illness Of two
weeks. During the Ircnicr part Of
shnt time he persisted In going ahead
with his business. lie was irrigu ton
expert In the Investigations OF the
United States Department Of Agricu-
surc. Last Wednesday he was COM
PEELED to give mp and was brought
from Cheyenne to Denver by Z. 7.
johnson.
Edwin =. Nc,ticion was born In Me.
dina. Ohio. In 1877. His first study
was engineering and when he grew
up TO manhood his first work wns In
the oil fields Of Pennsylvania. which
he knew thoroughly. Later he re-.
moved to Michigan. and while there
heard Of fhc Greeley colony. then be-
Ing organized by y. e. Mcckcr. lie
became u member Of the colony and
laid out the city Of Greeley. He nj,
once turned his attention to irrigation
engineering. building both Of the col
ony's irrign,ing canals. He was also
interested In the Fort Collins Land
and Improvement Company. which
laid out the town Of Fort Collins.
He laid out Colorado Springs. which
wns founded by a colony. and Mani
tou. and part Of Pueblo. lie was in
charge Of the construction Of the Lar
liner and Weld canal. now having one
Of the largest system of reservoirs In
the West. and also OF what IL known
ms the English ditch near Denver.
built by the Dun Improvement Com
pnny. His connection with these enter
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26

Dumbarton. April 22-ln the course
OF the luncheon following the launch
ing OF the Shamrock. Archie Denny ~
,calcd the secret that his firm had
practically completed flying machine
FOR a client.
The machine was designed by n
young Spaniard named vcrgnrn. Ac-
companicd by his father. he came from
Spain. where he conducted successful
experiments with models Of his idea.
The machine now building will be
completed and tried within n fort
night.
Scnor Vcrgara is modest and rcticcnt
regarding his invention. but 1t can he
Judged that II must possess no little
practicability and new ideas TO induce
n hnrd.headed firm like the Dcnnys to
take Il up.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26

New York. April 23-An adjourned
meeting Of the directors of the Amcri-
cun Smelling and Refining Company
was held yesterday and the bylaws
wcrc amended TO permit of n rcprcscn-
tntion In the directorate OF the GuI.
HcnhcIm Interest. whose plants were
recently absorbed by the company.
The number Of directors was In.
creased from sixteen to twcniy-onc.
the new members being Ave Of the
Guggcnhcim brothers.
Daniel GuHIcnhcim was elected
chairman Of the board and Simon GuI-
gcnhcim secretary.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
ohio River Flood subsiding.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 23.-Thc flood is
over. Notwithstanding the fact that
early in the day there was every evil
dcncc OF renewal Of the high wa
ter. the announcement can bc made
authoritatively tonight that there Is
not the least danger Of another rise Mt
this point. nor above. for the present.
but towns on the Ohio river below here
are not vet out of danger. because OF
rains in the valley last night and to-
Iny
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
Libel Case VIII he Tried.

Denver. Colo. April 23.-.Iudge John
1. Mullins of the fifth division OF the
District Court yesterday denied the
motion to punsh In each of the cases
of r. NJ. Patterson against William
Stapleton and Crawford Hill. editor
and publisher. respectively. OF the
Denver Republican. for criminal libel.
The cases will go to trial by jury
on May 18th.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
sheep s,.r,,sx Near w.h..,eh.

Cheyenne. wyo.. April 23.-Dcnvcr
Republican Spccial.D-Rcports have
been received here that sheep are
starving to death In great numbers
near wasatch. near the Wyoming
Utah line.
Feed II said to bc very scarce there
and the range has been ovcrcrowdctl.
There IL no hay to bc had In that VI
cinity. and unless new grass springs
up soon, very heavy losses will bc sus-
tnincd.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26
state sunday school Convention.

The annual convention of the Colo
RADIO state Sunday School Association
will meet ut Colorado Springs May
Tth. Sth and 9th. in the First Presby-
terian church. The opening will occur
ut 7;3O Tuesday evening, and 1t will
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07

y boat MS capsised. four p6rbofs ~
Ing drowned; and probably other kc-
cidents will be reported.
On the Continent the weather is still
more severe. Snow has fallen as far
south al Naples, and in st. Petersburg,
the cold is 80 intense that the police
In the streets have had to be frequent
ly relieved and the schools to be
closed. At Moscow, the temperature
is 80 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
Tremendous gales are blowing over
the Adriatic. Terrible billiards are
reported from Austria, and Southern
Russia, extinguishing signal lights and
resulting in the derailment Of the
Orient express at Altpazua.
The storm caused a collision be-
tween passenger trains at Mikola,
near Szatmar, Hungary, six persons
being killed.
Nine people were frozen to death or
a high road in Pennsylvania. Odessa
is completely snowbound. The harbor
is frozen over and trains are unable
to enter or depart in consequence of
the drifts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
BLAINE CLUB WON'T GO.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 6.-The
Blaine club, of Cincinnati, the largest
political organization in Ohio, has Of
icially abandoned its proposed trip to
the Inauguration at Washington next
March, for which two special trains
had been chartered. The committee
that visited Washington reported that
the committee did everything to bring
about the trip, but it could not make
arrangements for quarters such as the
Blaine members were accustomed to,
SO it was decided to recommend aban-
donment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
THE ADVANCE A
OF the Legislators Reached the State
Capital Yesterday and
Last Night.
The Fight for the Speakership of the
House of Delegates Promises to
BE Warm, With the Chances in
Favor OF w. g. Wilson, of RAN
dolph-The Scramble for the
Minor Places.

Special to the Register.
OHARLT15TON, w. Va, January g..
Members of the Legislature are begin
ming to gather preparatory to the ses-
sion commencing Wednesday, and they
with the candidates for various posi-
lions in the body give the hotel lob
fbies a lively appearance. Among the
early ones to arrive are Representatives
F. M. Reynolds, of Mineral; w. G. Will
son, of Randolph; A. N. Pritchard, Of
Marion; s. G. Smith, of Ohio; D. NJ.
Wills, of Harrison; Hon. Morgan,
of Wetzel; Senator Stark L. Baker, of
Randolph, and Senator Smith, of Tyler.
Both Smith and Wilson have estab-
lished headquarters and opened their
fight for the ~Speakership, and it will
Oe an exceedingly warm one. The
talent here is putting it's money On
Wilson, who is understood to have the
support of Elkins, though Smiths
hackers say the boss is not taking
enough interest in the matter to prove
Of much value or hurt to anybody.
Hood, for Clerk of the House, and
Harris, for Clerk of the Senate, are
both at work, and neither will have
serious opposition. Candidates for
other places are too numerous to count.
Senator n. B. Scott arrived from
Washington to-day, accompanied by
his secretary, John l.. Steele. Ex-
Congressman Dorr also got in tonight.
Senator Smith wants to be president Of
the Senate, and is preparing to make
a stiff fight for the place when his COL
leagues arrive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
Wanted for Forgery.

CHICAGO, January 6.-Henry M.
Hook, agent for the Knights Templar
and Masons Life Indemnity Associa-
ton, of Chicago, is under arrest at the
central police station on a telegram
from washington, D. c., which stated
that he was wanted in that city on a
charge of forgery. The arrest was
made in Hooks Office in the Masonic
Temple. It was the result of a mes
sage received from Chief of Police Syl-
vester, of Washington. stating that
Hook had been indicted in that city
and that a bench warrant had been is
sued for his arrest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
GLORIOUS SPORT On THE |(t.
DEvoTEEs OF THE "GAMEs' Or
SKATING WE'RE OUT IN
FORCE YESTERDAY.
THE EXCELLENT CONDITION.
OF the Ice Attracted Many Residents
of the City and Environs to the
Favorfte Haunts of Skatcrs-very
Many People ON the Bac. River
During the Entire Day.

The game of skating was literally
patronized yesterday by ardent deyo-
tees Of the art. The excellent condi-
ton of the Ice on the creeks and the
back river afforded opportunities for
residents of all parts of the city and
environs. Young America was in his
glory. At the dinner table he evil
denced very little appetite, and as II
to offset 1t, seemed in a great hurry
to leave the table and the house before
the other members of the family might
be able to witness his departure and re-
mark the increased robustness of his
person in the vicinity of the waist,
which could not have been occasioned
by whatever he had partaken of at the
dinner table. :
His older brother, in great numbers,
and in some instances his sister, also
emerged from their homes shortly af-
terward. In case they had not passed
that age, when they no longer feared
the opposition in desires Of the parent,
they carried suspicious looking pack
ages which might have contained a
pair of slippers or articles Of the same
shape. However, the torn covering at
times revealed now and then the CLINT
of the light on the shining steel and
% We the snaD away.
Wheeling creek on this side Of the
river, from Manchester to Steenrod's
bridge, was covered both in the morn
ing and afternoon with skaters. The
back river from the dam to Martins
Ferry got the biggest play. AT n
time in the afternoon there were over
a thousand people on the ice enjoying
the sport. Some few people went out
to Wheeling Park to skate on the lake
in response to advertisements on the
suburban cars that there was good
skating to be found there.
Early this morning the weather gives
evidence of thawing, and unless there
is a cold wave On tonight by the
latest, there may not be such ice as was
to be had yesterday during the remain
der of the winter.
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EIGHT MEN DEAD
As q Result of an Early MornfnS
Fire at Minneapolis
Yesterday.
The Men Were Caught i'm a Dense
Volume of Smoke in the Harvard
Hotel, and Died of S~u6ocation-
Many Narrow Escapes.

-
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, January g.
Eight men lost their lives in a fire at
No. 115 Washington avenue, at three
O'Clock this morning. The fire had its
origin in the rear of the Standard Fur
niture Store. The men were overtaken
by an intense volume of smoke in the
Harvard Hotel, which occupies the sec
ond, third and fourth floors of the
building, and death in every instance
was due to suffocation. When the men
were found in various parts OF the
house a man named Erickson was dead
and the seven others were unconscious.
The fire was discovered by Charles
Hanson, who Immediately apprised
George C'Connor, the night clerk, and
the two men set about to awaken the
dodgers. Hanson devoted his attention
to the second floor, while O'Connor
rushed upstairs. The men were all
sound asleep and in several instances
it was necessary for O'Connor to break
in the doors. In the meantime he gave
the alarm and warning soon spread.
What took place in the dingy rooms
and narrow dark Railways, will never
be known. 1t was a case of every man
rushing for his own life. Nineteen of
the twenty-seven dodgers were success
full, but the others were unable to beat
their way through the oil smoke and
fell in their tracks where they were
found by the firemen. Many of those
who escaped came staggering out on
the snowy sidewalk like drunken men
barely making their way through the
deadly smoke and heat, and only par
TALLY clad. Several had the most mar
row Of escapes. The loss on the build
ing and contents will not exceed
$1,000. The dead:
NATHANIEL PERLY, 60 years old.
C. J. sXIDMORE, IS years old.
j. S. BENTLY. 50 years old.
ID. SCOFIELD, As years old.
GEORGE RUDEY, As years old.
MICHAEL MONAHAN, aged IS
years.
J. N. ERICKSON, OF Alexandria,
Mimi, Is years old.
- JACOBSON, laborer, about SO
years old.
The injured:
HARRY COTTON, badly cut about
the head.
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~ssSixtcen to One.v

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, January g.
William ]. Bryan passed through Kan
sas City tonight on his way home
from Galveston, Texas. He hunted
ducks while on his trip. and facetious-
ly said that he killed seventeen ducks
sixteen on the wing to one in the wat
er. Speaking of his paper. the Com
moner, he said the first issue would
be out about January goth. He feels
that his newspaper enterprise will be
a great success. He said that sub
scriptions were received from thirty
three States and territories within a
week after he announced his intention
Of publishing the Commoner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07

While travelling on the continent
last summer" said a gentleman who
has just returned from a European
trip, Il engaged the services of a eour-
Ter, and one evening, on arriving at
an inn in Austria, / sent him to enter
my name in accordance with the police
regulations OF that country. The man
replied that he had already anticipated
my wishes and registered me as an
American gentleman of means.
but how did you write my namey
I asked.
81 can't exactly pronounce 1t, but |
copied it carefully from your portman-
teau. sir
But it is not there / said. Bring
me the book.
"The register was brought, and on
looking at IL, what was my amazement
at finding, instead of a very plain En-
glish name of two s~yllables. the follow
ing ~portentous entry: Monsieur War
ranted Solid Leather. Washington
Star.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
JOHN C. M
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, Died Yesterday.

Secretary OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, Died Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January g.
John C. Sims, secretary of the Penn
s~ylvania railroad company, and well
known in railroad circles throughout
the country, died at the University OF
Pennsylvania hospital at 1870 this aft
ernoon. Mr.. Sims was operated On
on December 18th to relieve him of an
acute attack of appendicitis. He stood
the shock of the operation quite well
and was slowly progressing toward
complete recovery until December 2Sth
when his heart began to fail him. He
rallied slightly from this new danger
but again grew worse and succumbed
to-day. All the members of his imme-
date family we're with him when the
end came.
John Clark Sims was born in this
city in 1916. He received the Tudi-
ments of his education at the hands
OF private tutors ana III the pubic
schools and graduated from the de-
| partment of arts at the University of
Pennsylvania in 1865. Soon after
leaving college Mr.. Sims took up the
study of law and in 1868 was admitted
| to practice at the Philadelphia bar. On
| January 1, 1876, he entered the SER
| services of the Pennsylvania railroad
company as assistant secretary. Five
years later he was promoted to the Of
| fee Of secretary. He was also made
secretary of the junction railroad COM
pany, the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad company, and
the Baltimore Central railroad COM
pany. He was also superintendent of
the Pennsylvania railroad company
employees savings fund. Mr.. Sims
position placed him in the closest con
idential relations with the officers and
board of directors. and his response
bilities were pf the sravest character.
He married trace L Patterson, 4 sis
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COLD IN EUROPE.

France and Southern Italy Buried
Under a McBtei Of SNOW.
PARIS, January 6.-Severe cold is
reported throughout France and Italy.
A foot of snow fell at Marseilles last
evening and the mercury shows IS de-
grees of frost in Paris to-day. There
have been a number CT deaths in the
streets. Trains from a long distance
are greatly delayed.
Snow has fallen even in Southern
Italy. and the city of Rome and sur
rounding country arc snow-clad for the
first time in many years. Crowds as
semblcd on the Pircio to witness the
rare panorama.
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BIG BATTLE FOUGHT
In Colombia Between Rebels and
-GoYernment TrOoDs.

In Colombia Between Rebels and
Government Troops.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January e.
The British steamer Costa Rican, Cap
tain Kelly, which arrived here this
evening from Colon, Colombia, reports
that a big battle was fought recently
hear the Venezuelan border between
the Colombian government forces and
1000 insurgents under Gen. Tribe, as
sisted 10y sympathizers from Venezu-
ella. the battle ending in the defeat Of
the rebels, who broke into small par
ties, Gen. Tribe escaping.
The government forces, at the time
the Costa Rican left Colon were scour-
ing the country in the endeavor to
catch Gen. Tribe, who is regarded as
the real leader of the revolution. Mean
while the insurgents were getting aid
from the Liberals in Venezuela and
Ecuador.
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TWO ROCK P1NNAcLEs STRUCK BY H OREGON.

She couldn't do it again, probably, if she tried. It will be recalled
nj our gallant bulldog of the navy" the peerless Oregon, when steam
Ing III TIT nina coasto on Ter way to join the feet near the Taku forts,
true K a submerged rock and vas badly damaged. The powerful steam
pumps Were set going, and she appeared to be able to get along, with the
assistance Of some wrecking craft wlich were fortunately at hand. when,
without warning, she ran upon another uncharted rock. and there she
stuck. Two foreign war vessels tho British Endymion and the Chinese
Nanchang, hooked o n and attempted to pull her off, but 1t vas 10 until
four days after that she was foated. 8
1t was rather humihating to her commander and crew to be psrched
nelpIessly o n a ok just W. years to a day from the time she had rem
dered such gallant service in destroying the Spanish battieships of the eomt
of Cuba.
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fere is a freak o. nature, photo graphed from life whcn H. cn~.,,,u
uHque oh N nank 0 a horse as represented here there l. douhls.
faced profle7a sort of modern Janus in fact-wbicn tna ar.a~.
Salisbury and a snub-nosed girl, etc.
u", .De ' al event just a nature made it, of little girl
with a pug nose facing the shoulder of the horse M ano,har CO.. -
an old mans profile, both wonderfully good slider, tna+ - -
done in hair work and not by the brush.
II, as the experts have decided. the male rort-o. T. 49, : - 49,.
IL SHOWS at his defeat and transportation were rornosticata $3.50 .s,a
ahead of their occurrence, as he is portrayed looking ra,rvsrs ins.sas -
ahead. tn"eaa "
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Have it Had.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January 6.-At
a meeting Of the board of health OF
this city to-day. Dr.. s. c. James, resi-
dent member of the State board of
health, said that there are cases OF
smallpox in more than one hundred
counties of Missouri, and that the most
vigorous quarantine measures have
failed to stop the spread of the dis
ease. City physician Coffin expressed
the fear that Kansas City VIII sufIeran
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Burned 10 Death,

FORT DODGE, Ia, January 6.-Al-
bert Munson, a blind, deaf mute, nearly
30 years of age, was burned to death
yesterday morning at the one OF HIS
sister, Mrs. Thomas Pilot, in Crawford
county. The unfortunate man occupied a
small house by himself, adjoining the
Pilot house. Mrs. Pilot first discovered
the fire, but too late to seize her brother.
She made brave efforts and Ia SO doing
was herself ~fearfulIy burned.
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Russia Would Not Consent.

So. PETERSBURG, January g.
Discussing the alleged project of an
exchange of German East Africa for
Cyprus, the Novoe Vremya says:
Under existing treaties the other
powers must be consulted about Cy-
prus, and Russia will never consent to
Germany securing such a foothold in
the near east"