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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN
FESTIVAL AT DENVER

Denver. Oct. l.-With tho pomp and
beauty OF royal court In the splendor
of the reign OF the grand monarch, In
pictured phases OF Monte Cristo's
dream. the climax, the realism OF u
modern military pageant, the carni-
val's queen was crowned last night
The grand stand afforded by far the
most imposing and effective spectacle
OF the kind ever sen In the state.
Far beyond the anticipatlons OF the
directory We're the thousands In the
crowd that early besieged the gates
and entrances OF the amphitheater
erecter for the occasion Mt Broadway
and Colfax avenues. Seats had been
provided for 1000 people. There
were several thousand In the arena
md many more outside the gates un-
able to gain admittance when the
queen OF the carnival made her en-
trance. So great was the crush that
the grand epiry had been ,rade and
the court OF honor had been formed ut
the coronation exercises before the
press ut the gates had been relieved
and the attendant subjects had the
privilege OF the central promenade.
The fife and drum corps or the high
school cadets led the procession. fol-
lowed by president and board OF di-
rectors OF the festival.
Next came the spicndidly bcdecked
members OF Troop II OF Denver In their
new hussar uniforms. under the COM
mand OF Captain u. I. Hill. The first
platoon preceded the queen. the see
ond platoon formed the rear guard.
t'hen came the royal party for which
the thousands had been waiting
Queen Mary ana her chambcrlains and
ladies' awaiting ands pages. As the
royal party stepped Into the arena
there arose a cheer OF the thousands
who did homage to the beauty OF the
spectacle and the regal splcndor OF
Miss Mary Louise Malone. the consort
OF King Carnival.
The beauty OF the maids OF honor.
the admirable drill OF the high school
cadets. the gorgeous pageant OF the
crowning OF the queen. the vrst con-
course OF people. the brilliant Hood OF
light In the arcnn and III. stirring mu.
sic OF the bands combined to make the
occasion u memorable one.
The central area was fioorcd with
snowy white canvas ON which the
dancers kept time to the music until n
late hour.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
SERIOUS FAMINE IN
MANY PARTS OF RUSSIA

ST. Petersburg. Sept. :9-FollowinH
iip the recent publication OF the fam
Inc conditions In thirteen districts. the
minister OF the Interior. ". Sipinruinc
to-day issued long staten mt on crop
failure and the measures OF famine re-
lief upon which the central govern
ni-nt has decided.
Acting upon tcicErnphic reports
from the various governments. tho
government has begun the work Wig
orously. The sum OF $1,000 roublcs
has been appropriated for the govern
mcnt OF Saratoff. ~. 900 roublcs for
Taurls. 10000 rouhl-s for non.miii-
inry points In the Don basin. and 1fsD.-
90 roublcs with u supply of autumn
seed from tho government OF Ycka-
tcrinho.infr.
ON August 18th the central govern.
mcnt- famine fund amounted to only
10000 roublcs. EmIcror Nicholas or
dcrcd that this bc Increased 10 1i,OOO.-
CO roublcs.
According to the reports Of the gov.
crnmcnt-. state assistance II required
In nineteen provinces. not counting
tn. country OF the Don Cossncks,
which II under the war department.
The reports estimate requirements for
autumn and winter only. not mention.
Ing the spring. when the need is great,
c~t.
Great difficulty win b. experienced
in transporting grain before the close
OF navigation. The government IL now
aticndin. to the most pressing do.
tnnnds. 4 special commission has
been engaged since the beginning Of
August In buying GJp.uDo pood. of
rye for the provinces suffering most.
In the thirteen districts first mention.
cj medical organization IL active and
special relief II being given.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

Canton. Ohio. Sept. 3S.-Secretary
Cortclyou came here yesterday to as
sist Mrs. Mckinley In disposinG Of
matters connected with the late Pres
iGent's estate. After meeting Mrs. Me-
Kinley. the question of filing the will
was taken up. The trying task of read
Ing It to her was undertaken by the
faithful secretary. Mrs. Mckinley
made u heroic effort To bear up and
succeeded In doing SO. although the or
deal was hard for her.
All legal formallties necessary for
her to subscribe to were disposed Of.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Day and
Of the probate judge and offered the
bate. They carried with them the fol-
lowing:
II. Ida Mckinley, widow OF William
Mckinley, deceased. hereby decline
the administration OF his estate and rec
ommend the appointment OF William II.
Day and George Il. Cortelyou as ad-
ministrntors. with the will annexed"
This recommendation bears the date
the text OF President McISlnley's will:
Executive Mansion. Washington, ID.
C.-I publish the following ns my lat
est will and testament, hereby revokins
all former Wills.
ley. bcqucath all OF my real estate.
wherever situated. and the Income Of
any personal property OF which l may
be possessed At death. during her nat
ural life. I make the following charge
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
SAMPSON IS REFUSED COUNSEL
IN SCHLEY INQUIRY COURT

Washington. Sept. 2S.-In the Schley
court OF Inquiry yesterday. letter
was presented from Hear Admiral
Sampson asking TO b. allowed TO bc
represented In the court by counsel.
but the court refused TO grant the ~
quest on the ground that The court
docs not ut this time regard you as
party TO the case"
The principal witnesses Of the day
were Lieutenant John Hood. who
commanded the dispatch boat The
Hawk during the Spanish War. and
Captain Bowman II. McCalln. who
wns In command OF the Mnrblchcad.
The testimony OF both these officers
dealt with the delivery OF dispatches
from Admiral Sampson to Commodore
Schiey. and both related TO convcrsa-
tons with the latter.
Captain McCniia gave In detail his
part In arranging code OF signals
with the Cuban insurgents and his
communications with them near Glen.
fucgos May 81. 1s9S. when IL vas
learned definitely that Ccrycra's fleet
was not In the harbor there. He said
that Captain Chadwick. who was Ad-
miral Sampson's chief Of staff. was the
only person ut Key West 10 whom he
had communicated the signal code.
Captain Mccaila expressed the opin-
Ion that coaling was feasible or San
tiago Mt the time Schlcy bccnn his re-
trogradc movement. He said no effort
was made to prevent the erection of
carthworks Mt Cicnfucgos by Span
iards. rs had been ordered and Schlcy
did not obey the order 60 us-c all haste
in getting TO Santiago. which accom-
panied the official notification that
Ccrvcrn was there.
Yesterdays session bcgnn with the
recall Of Cap;nin Wise to make verbal
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S WILL
DISPOSES OF LARGE FORTUNE

upon all of my property, both real and
personal: To pay my mother during
her life one thousand dollars q year.
and at her death said sum to be paid
to my sister, Helen Mckinley. II the
Income from property be insufficient To
keep my wife In great comfort ana pay
the annuity above provided. then di-
rect that such OF my property be sold
so as to make sum adequate for both
purposes. Whatever property remains
at the death OF my wife. give TO my
brother and sisters, share ana share
alike. My chief concern Is that my
wife. from my estate. shall nave All
she requires for her comfort and pleas
urs. and that my mother shall be pro-
vided with whatever money she re-
Quircs to make her old age comfcrta-
BILE and happy. ,
"witness my hand and seal. this odd
day of October. 1897. to my last Will
and testament. made ut the City OF
Washington. ID. G.
.wILLIAM MCKINLEY"
1.-The foregoing was witnessed by us
this 2sd day OF October. 1897, at the
request OF the testator. and his name
signed thereto In our presence and our
signatures hereto In his presence.
&c. Il. CoRTELYOU.
"CHARLES LoEFFLER."
1t Is given out on authority that the
Mckinley estate Will total $4,000 TO
$50. 600. including life Insurance OF
SST.OOO. Aside from the S6i, 600 men-
toned. the estate consists OF real Is.
tate here and contiguous to Canton and
OF deposits in Washington banks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
STATE FAIR AT PUEBLO
HAS BEEN A SUCCESS

Pueblo, Colo. Sept. gI.-SDcnvcr Re-
publican Specially - Fucblo's great
State Fair closed tonight In n blaze OF
glory and n battle royal OF confetti.
The attendance at the grounds was
large and the races were the best OF
the fair. The directors feel highly
gratiiicd Mt the success OF the enter
prise. and are already laying plans TO
have attractions Mt the grounds on
special days during the year. and to
have n fair next year that will rival
those OF the big eastern states.
Awards OF prizes for the best. gen.
cral county exhibit resulted In the first
prize of 500 going TO otcro county
and the second prize OF $50 to Arapa.
hoe county. For the best agricultural
exhibit. the order was reversed, and
Arapnhoe county secured the first
prize OF 500 and Otero the second
prize of $50. Pueblo county did not
enter the competition.
To-day's races were witnessed by n
large and highly enthusiastic crowd.
and although there was some little de.
lay they were OF great interest.
Several unfinished rnccs will be run
tomorrow afternoon. although the fair
grounds proper will be closed. The di
rcctors decided tonight to have admis
sion to these races absolutely free. In
order to allow opportunity to those so
FAR unable to attend the fair or races
to see the grounds and race track.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
BIG FOREST FIRES ARE
NEARLY BURNED OUT

Ward, Colo. Sept. 2I.-CDcnvcr Re-
publican Special 1.-THE wind went
down last night and to-day has been
calm. as n result OF which the forest
fire has made comparatively little
progress. The fire IL spreading n little
to the west and has nearly reached
Abe Nell's saw mill. one and onc-hnlf
miles west OF Sunnysidc. Around the
mill the timber has been cut out and
the fire will not have much to work
on. but II It once gets past the mill 1t
will strike heavy timber nguin and
come down Pennsylvania gulch TO SUM-
nysidc. This Is not expected unless n
strong west wind blows up, which
would drive the fire down the gulch.
1t is not known yet how many cattle
pcrished In the fire. a few have been
recovered. but the greater number
have not yet been found. The district
burned over will measure about five
miles square. Dodd's saw mill was
saved.
now out on Eldorado mountain. but is
burning on the other six mountains.
1t Is gradually burning out, however.
and has not spread any in the past
twcnty-four hours.
Colonel O'Brien. special agent for
the land office Mt Washington. left FL.
dora for Denver to-day. He stated be-
fore leaving that the hard work done
by his men and himself in the Middle.
sex country. preventing the fire from
crossing Jenny creek, had resulted in
saving an immense tract of timber on
the south side. Colonel O'Brien person.
ally paid the men employed by him
and will look to the government TO re-
imburse him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Niiss stone Heard From.

Constantinoplc. Sept. 2s.-Rev. MI
Haskell. n missionary Mt Samnkov
tBulgaria). has received letter from
Miss Helen Stone. the American mis-
sionary who was carried or by bri-
gnnds September 9Th in the district of
Djumabala. II does not reveal the
whereabouts OF Miss Stone. but says
she is in good health and has been well
treated by the brlgands. especially in
the earlier stages Of the abduction.
Later. In consequence OF the vigorous
pursuit Of Turkish troops, She had been
subjected TO privations. Miss Stone
adds that the brigands demand n ran
som of 5000 Turkish pounds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

changes in the official copy of his tcs-
t!mony. He altered his previous state
mcnt concerning the order OF the Navy
Department OF May 20. ISIS. In which
he was directed to Inform every vcs-
sci on Santiago that the dying squad.
ron Is or CIcnfucgos," saying that he
desired to correct his RESPONSE TO the
courts inquiry ms TO why this order
was not carried out. by saying that u
had been carried out. The aytn:
squadron was ordered to proceed with
all possible dispatch" he said. and
added.
II did not desire To inform the CON-
modorc OF the flying squadron OF his
own movements. The order was to In
form commanders OF the movements
Of the flying squadron"
The court then asked: "Dld you d.
rect Captain Sigsbcc TO give Commo-
dorc Schicy the Information contained
In the dispatch from the Navy Depart
mcnt regarding the whereabouts OF
the Spanish squadron
II did not
Lieutenant Spencer s. Wood. who
commanded she dispatch boat Dupont
during the Spanish War. was then
called and continued his testimony.
begun yesterday. Mr.. Rnyncr re-
sumcd his cp~scxamlnation- The
witness said that. while OF Cicnfucgos.
he had been on picket duty two miles
from shore the nigh; Of May 2cpi and
had been instructed TO signal the
squadron with two red lights In case
the cncmy's torpedo boats came out OF
the harbor.
Mr.. Rnyncr then read from tie tcsti-
mony of Captain Harbcr of tho Texas.
saying that there had been no picket
vessels within the line Of the fee; on
Cicnfc,ros. The witness said that
the statement was wrong.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
a Gable 10 sbs FhiY

There will be Esst'ai
over the Announcement II
Maekay and other gsos:i 4
mereiai Gable CoaFa-y
mined TO span the Pads,
a cable. and iha; po1t!oa y
fornia and Hawaii is 70
within n year From ~
submarine line viii Be- u.s
Philippine Islands ss "a;
bic. so there Is a poe!s
the beginning Of Is1i ti VI
bic TO send dispaissss |
Washington TO Msn!aa o't1
can cable. a cumucatls,
the enterprise is The fast y
pany discialms any is',=;l
ing for a subsidy OF ssEil
kind. II this attitude =
and II the Commercial 4
pany goes ahead anio1zEs1
Get withou, scckins azJ |
the government. Il utH :,
popular approval ani -
will attend the uudsTtasis
no reason why the Pasist 4
not be profitable as a ''fi1
enterprise. II will oPes =
munication with japan a.
we'll as with the PhiliF7s1
shorten the distances y
half. The owners Of h|
can afford to reduce nf
10 to 60 per cent. vhlta Y
the volume Of business ~
much OF that which HoT ee'
OF Europe. The 'iaWaiiia .
cd urgently by business Ih''
islands. and II the rates I
orbitan,. this part Of is'
be specially rcmuncraii's.
crnmcu, dispa,chcs hoia =
and from the Philippines
merous.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Hail storm In Omaha

Omaha. Sept. 2S.-Thc heaviest
storm of rain and hail which has Wis
tied the city for years struck Omaha
yesterday. Twenty-Five telephone and
electric light poles were blown down
and street cars were blocked in sew
eral places. Sergeants Dempsey and
Weisenburg and an electric light man
were badly shocked by coming in con-
tact with live wires. but none were Sc
rfously injured. Two horses were
Killed from shc same cause.
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,llPI''g!I!l|.0I'A!|!l
81. Louir Ex,o,;l

It appears that there III
uouot us to the materiaI,,
or In any other year Of ny
Purchase Centennial E,ua1 ra
though the city of ST. LorI
o! Missouri. the Congress :,
states. and other dep,r,w "
national sovernmen, b,ya
10 the call for appropriatIo,l
commissioners and other !.
Tor more than six mor,s
gagged in preparation for N.
though foreign nation, b,s1
maliy invited to send e,bn
site has been accepted, an
the grounds has been Ip,n.
shadow OF a doub, still h,,1
s'santic enterprise. The n
scheme hangs on the III
cial election to be held /, 4
october %. On that day ,h
that municipality will III
against certain charter II
and that decision involve.
whether or not 81. IouI,
self In readiness 70. cunu-I
stupendous project. The /,
public states:
There Is no money IA,
sewer improvements m.
lum has 600 patients lnaJ
tended for 800. The poo,koI
PEELED to put wards in skeI,
rary city hospital that al
the city is used. The .s,
remains uneomplcted.
"Moncy is needed TO r=s
defects. A great amoua, u
be spent TO put the p.sa
In prcscntable ooad!,los
fair visitors. Boulevard, (.
be constructed. Unhealthy
have to be repaired. D.frsa
now without drainage lad
be connected with tee -
TEN. There Is no pJ!u, "
economy can be exercised
cials are Increasing co.!.Sj
for lack OF revenue. Pls..
Louis cannot pFoCcci. ne
make possible n changing
d!i!cn by adopting ;As sAAE
mcnis on October -
ST. Louis appears 10 ~
coun, the COS; o, II all. Esi
pie have wonderful co4las-
had all her work on ~ q
vain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
wyoming ,..ra .,,,, .n,r,r,,a

Washington. Sept. 2s.--An immense
area in Wyoming is involved in n de-
cision rendered yesterday by Assistant
Commissioner Richards of the general
land office, ON recommendations for
the suspension of tile agricultural on.
try OF 1o3 townships in the Douglas
land district. additional to twenty four
townships suspended by the commits
sloncr November 10. 1900.
The decision relieves from the sus-
pension four OF the townships sus.
pended November 10. 1000: suspcnds
iorty-two townships from agricultural
entry. and denies requests OF petition.
ers for the suspension OF the remain.
ing townships. The forty.two town
ships now suspended aggregate oGT,-
GO acres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Prc.ldent VIII Come ,ye.,,

Washington. Sept 2s.-President
Roosevelt probably will make an ex-
tended visit to the Pacific coast next
year. The President has spoken of his
intention to several OF iiis friends. 1t
is proposed that the President shall Wis.,
1t Washington and Oregon first. going
thence to California. and returning
through the central. western and south
ern states. The President has never
visited the Pacific coast.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Cuofd m The Cdrfi'

ReopcninE OF the oo''ts,
vcrsities confrouts paisan
problem OF deciding Whtis
education OF their daasn'e
sought.
Many Institutions Of :
equal excellence are open y !
The question Is. as to !. ~.
shall they attend the eo''es !,
vcrsities where men are =
or shall their dcvcloPHsh'
ed to those establishing n's
enectually preserve the \
woman without limiting
her Intellectual asp''''
question is coordinate
co-educntion.
The Northwestern unl'' y.
suddenly cast a vivid Is I.
problem. Its authorities go, 2.
sixteen families that 'h'',
representatIvcs last year !
sired in the institution w, ,D,
allegation Of deficient me. /,
ia intimatcd. Nor are = :
barred on moral EronnuS,' lS.,
basis OF exclusion Is 5 so,'a, .,
teen rejected were ionn" ,,",tI
coeducation. Their a. a''S ,nr,
verted from scholastic pun, pun,
plsasures OF mutual con,p.' 5,,l,.
n degree deemed InjGI,On, , Va.
dividuals II not to '0e ', :.
The individuals. men ,.ii,S Il
must go through 9te ,.ro1 w,,r
,abls scar on their a,',s !" sd
are SO fortunate e., ,,s,so as - ca
on reputation. .-Cn''''
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Dole. s..lrna,,on l,rrnr,.a

San Francisco. Sept. 2s.-Since the
arrival hcrc OF the steamer Sierra last
Wednesday the story has been circu-
lated that just before the vessel left
Honolulu Governor Dole wrote his res
ignation. which was given to Secretary
Cooper. passenger on the Sierra. to
be delieverd to the President. Cooper
left for Washington Wednesday.
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CAMERA CLUB EXHIBIT.
High School photographer to Display
Their Work.

High School Photographers to Display
Their Work.
In connection with the Eastern High
School Industrial Exhibit the School Ca
mera Club will tomorrow, from / to 6
o'clock, and from 7.30 to 8 pm, give its
annual Photographic exhibit. Last year the
exhibit was very meritorious, and It is ex-
pected that the one this year will be quite
up to last years standard. There will be
no prizes offered, but ribbons will be
awarded for artistic and technical photo
graphs, adjudged worthy by Prof. Smillie
Or. Lane and Mr.. Jenkins. The last two
have consented to lean for exhibit several
Of their pictures, which will undoubtedly
be of great merit. as the photographers
are known experts in photograph
Prof. F. Lampson-Scribner of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has also loaned to the
club number of interesting views taken
In the west and elsewhere.
AS the Camera Club was not organized
until quite late this year. and since then
has labored under difficulties, the member
ship is quite small, and amateurs Of the
school who are not in the club have been
invited to contribute One room will be
devoted to the clubs exhibit and If pic
lures continue to arrive in as great num-
bers as they have hitherto it Is believed
the room will be pretty well filled.
The officers of the club are as follows:
President, Mr.. A. P. Arnold; vice president
Miss Pearle Pettigrew; secretary, Mr.. G.
w. Vinal; treasurer, Mr.. H. v. Houn; Ii
brarian, Mr.. D. A. Craig
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Damages From Blasting.

Maj. Richard Sylvester, superintendent Of
police, has forwarded to the Engineer Com
missioner, Capt. Beach, a report from
Lieut. T B. Amiss, commanding the first
police precinct, in regard to damage done
by the Crawford Paving Company in blast
ing at the corner of 1874 and B streets
northwest, while engaged in removing the
engine foundations of the old electric pow
er house. Lieut.. Amiss says that two seats
on one carriage and the lamp on another
We're broken. a horses leg was cut and
four skylights broken or the roof of the
Ebbitt House stables. Charles Mitchell
Colored, the BORT states. was also slightly
injured. Lieut.. Amiss says the blasting
was Immediately stopped. with orders that
1t should not be resumed until further no.
tice.
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Unity Club Officers Entertained.


The officers OF the Unity Club Q874),
with few invited guests, met Wednesday
evening at Mr.. and Mrs. JLincoln's apart
ments, 1126 sth street. Mrs. Lincoln has
been member Of this club since 1874
There was no program. and the guests re-
sponded to the hostess coll for their con-
tributions. Mrs ]. ID. Lincoln gave two
piano solos; DR.. VIM. W. Jack contributed
humorous anecdotes of bright children;
DR.. L. R. Klemm read two short sketches;
Master Harold s. Lincoln read a
poem from Mrs. Lincoln's port
folio; Mrs. Mary Manly Haywood
entertained the guests with a dialect
recitation; also gave the trial scene from
me Merchant of Venice" Mr.. 8. H. Ag-
news selection was "Hamlet's Soliloquy:
Mr.. Harry W. Selah gave the Trial Of Mo
riarty, and Mrs. Lincoln read some selec-
lions from her own published poems. Miss
anna waterman was, prevented by illness
from contributing vocal number.
Flowers. palms and pleasing effects in
green and red predominated in the decora-
tons refreshments were served. Among
those present were DR.. and Mrs. Jack,
MRS Mary Manly Haywood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fillmore Harrison Mrs. Samuel H. Snow,
Mrs Sarah 3: Philip, Mrs. Sheehy, DR.. L.
T. klemm. Mr.. S. H. Agnew, Mr. Harry
w Seiah, Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Lincoln Miss
Wilson and Master Harold s. Lincoln.
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Thirteenth street northeast between A
and B streets-Geo. p. Newton ct ux to
Maria F. Lyon, lot AZ, square 1884; $40
Stamps. $3.50.
Q street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets-F. Walter Brandenburg ct AL. trus-
tess. to Ellen Walsh. part lots IS and 10,
square 800; $3,4OO.
Washington Heights-Mary .IngersoIl ct
al. to Fannie E. Wilhoite, lot 43, block =;
SO Stamps, so cents).
Back street, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Burg
dorf ct al, trustees, to Robert D. Weaver
lot 297, square 1901; $500.
Florida avenue northeast between 18th
and 14th streets-Albert A. Wilson ct AL,
trustees. to Clara Rassbach, lots 81. 55 Sc,
square 1925; 81 800
Fifth street northeast between F and G
streets-Laura c. Dodge to Hiram P.
Marston, original lot 6, square 1884; SO
STAMPS, 80.
Barry Farm-Julia A. Dorsey ct al. to
Frank P. Lewis. part lot %, section 1; SO
(stamps 80 cents).
Fortune Enlarged-Geo. 3. Williams ct
ux- to Emily G. stickneX lot Q; 40 Emily