Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-08-01
SHORT TELEGRAMs.


1t is reported that the Egyptian
sphynx is rapidly dislntegrating.
The Transmississippi Congress will
meet at Minneapolis August 22nd.
The apple crop Is likely to be poor In
the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
states.
After August LIST all unused printed
postal cards will be redeemed at 10
cents hundred.
The Rev. DIR. W. ii. Milburn, the
venerable blind chaplain OF the Senate,
Is nearly eighty years old.
Late dispatches state that Count Toll
stoi has SO far recovered that he Is able
to write two hours daily.
One OF the public Fairgrounds In
Kansas City IL to be fitted with
shower bath for children.
A heavy corn crop Is predicted In Ne.
braska, Kansas and the greater por-
ton Of Missouri and Illinois.
The censorship over kilograms has
been abolished at Cape Town except In
the case Of press dispatches.
The mausolcum In which the body OF
John W. Mackay will be placed was
completed two years ago at u cost OF
about 100000.
Should the Pope live till 1908 he will
celebrate his diamond jubilee as
bishop. his golden jubilee ns cardi-
nal and his silver jubilee as u pope.
Hamud Bin Mohamed Said. Sultan
OF Zanzibar, died July 18th. The Sui.
tan has ruled since 1890. In which year
he wns placed on the throne by Great
Britain.
Sir Arthur t.awlcy. governor OF west.
ern Australia. hn~ accepted tls" lieu.
tenant govcrnorship Of the Trunsvnnl
colony. lie will start for South Africa
August 9Th.
The War Department has been nd.
vIscd OF the sailing OF transport Crook
from Manila July 18th with 3'iS en-.
listed men Of the Twcnty.nfth Infant.
ry and ten prisoners.
Full returns from the congressional
elections In the new federal Congress
Of Mexico show that large proportion
Of the former members OF bolh houses
have been reelected.
Bolivia has decided TO request the
good offices Of ibc United States to set.
tie the Acre question. says n RIO lie
Jnns,iro dispatch. This decision u
much criticised there.
Applications amounting TO more than
:
$4,000 marks have bcrn made for the
9.UUpOD marks bond issue nuthotihsu
by the German Cable Company for the
construction Of . second Atlantic Gu.
bic.
Emperor william has bought Fran.
els u. Bi..s' ihirty-toot yacht. Uncle
Sam. winner OF the kaiscr's gold cup.
His majesty intends to sail her IN the
| luu., rcgattns without competing Tor
prizes.
Good rains arc reported all through
south Arizona counties. The rains
have come Just In time To prevent fur'
thcr Losses to catticncn. The loss a..
ready will reach many thousands OF
dollars.
A. q recent meeting OF thc saddicry
Mems convcntion. Ia Cleveland. the
list Of those who can buy goods from
the manufacturers were made out
The list includes about seventeen
names.
Andrew Carnegie has promised To
give Clark University si0OOpO toward
the S2sO,UyD needed to secure tsIucst
Of xJDOnD under the will Of the late
Jonas q. Clark Of Worcester. Mnssa.
cbusct,s.
IL is stated that the Asphnlt Com.
pany of America and the National
A.pbnl, Company, 10th of which arc
now In the hands OF receivers. will Ia
merged and rcor.aniscd with a capital
OF S.,i 100000.
A commission appointed u rcappor.
,iop Oklahoma has announced the TO.
tai populntion of the territory TO be
DG.sI. with one representative for
every ~ SO t.,oplc aud one scnntor
for every 5000.
,,,,. .... ,.., Az. ,.,..
iumbla river so far amounts 90 nl,out
iij.CoO cases. The total catch of sal!
mon In tho Columbia river to date this
year is estimated 20 be the equivalent
of 10000 cases,
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city organizing with the objcc, OF rc.
f,isine all court Invitations on account
Of Emperor Williams anti.Polish
speech Mt Maricnburg.
A severe typhoon swcpt over the
southern Philippine island, June 18th
and 18th. The custom. steamer Shear.
water was lost on I'd. island OF Marin.