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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
Fish Exhibit at Pueblo.

Denver, Aug. PIT. ]. Holland. state
superintendent of fish hntcheries. Fri
day returned from Pueblo. where he
completed all arrangements for the
state exhibition of fish Mt the state fair.
which is to be held there September
18th to 10th. 1--WE are to have two
large tanks. containing fish," said Mr..
Holland. zone of them will be ten
feet long. two feet wide and two and
one-half feet deep and the other will
have the same dimensions except that
1t will be six feet long. The larger
tank will be used for the exhibition OF
trout and the smaller for catfish. The
catfish are to be furnished by Il. u.
Dye of Rocky Ford, as the state hatch
cries do not contain this variety. The
front of the tanks will be made of
glass"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
TAR AND FEATHERS
Applied to a Man Who Assaulted .
Woman at Eaton.

Denver. Aug. IA special dispatch
from Greeley to the Republican last
night says:
Jeremiah Crimmons. who has been
working as concrete mixer in the
building OF the sugar factory Mt Eaton,
seven miles north of Greeley. was
tarrcd and feashcred by an angry mob
of citizens at that place today. He is
n powerfully built man, weighing 200
pounds, and Is said to be much given to
drink.
When under the influence OF liquor
Crimmins. 1t Is said, Is disposed to pay
his addresses and making Insulting pro-
posals to any woman he meets.
The past few nights ut Eaton ID. G.
Powers of Denver has been holding
forth on the street corners selling pat
cnt medicine. Last night Crimmins,
who Is known among his fellows as
big Jerry" impersonated the street
doctor and called on n bcd-riddcn in
valid. the wife of Lee Webb.
He told Mrs. Webb. she says, that he
had l!niment which. II used according
to his directions. would cure her OF her
ailment. Mrs. Webb has been suffering
from nervous prostration and infiam-
matory rheumatism for several months.
during which time she has been in u
helpless condition.
She was impressed with Crimmins'
talk and gave him permission to apply
the ointment. during which treatment
she claims he attempted n criminal as
sault. Her cries brought several neigh
bors to her rescue and Crimmlns was
frightened away. Subsequently he was
arrested.
Last night the marshal ut Eaton
learned that an attempt would be made
to lynch Crimmins and started with his
prisoner in buggy for Greeley, but
was stopped by the mob. who took
Crlmmins and dragged him to n field
near town, where his clothes were torn
of and between seventy and eighty
lashes with a rnw hide administered to
his bare body, which was covered
with blood. Then coat Of tar and
feathers was applied and the fellow
started out of the country to an accom-
paniment Of firing reyolvers.
Early this morning he came back to
his boarding house, secured some
clothes and the last seen Of him he was
walking towards Cheyenne.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
SHAM INVASION FAILS.
White Invading Squadron Captured by
Blue Defending Squadron.

Rockport. Mass. Aug. g.-The naval
search problem on the New England
coast was Terminated ut $40 o'clock
this morning by the signal: "Surren-
der; demand unconditional" from Rear
Admiral HiggiIsons flagship. and tho
reply. Accept. surrender" from the
foretruck of the PmIrIc. Commander
Piilsbury's flagship.
The battle between the ;,iu., or de
Tending squadron. aud the white. or
attacking squadron. thus quickly end
ell eight miles sonlh OF Thatcher's Is
land. This enemy had most signally
failed To make haTbor. having, for
Its objective. Salem.
4 pr.ponderance Of lighting strength.
relatively sixty-four points. represent
ed by the ba,tie.hlIs Kearsargc. Ala
bama and Massachusetts, the Scorpin
and a torpedo boat, overwhelmed the
forty.ivc points represented by the
auxiliary cruisers Prairie. Panther and
Supply.
To speak from tIcnrctIc standpoint.
the white squadron was entirely de-
stroyed 10y the guns of the defending
batiicshIps. Thus un the fourth night
the game Of naval strategy was
brought 10 an end. 1t having covered n
period Of unccaslnE toll. sleepiess
nights and OF anxious aud wearing
vigil and of grave uncertainty ~ its
participants.
The destruction OF III" Pilisbury
squadron occurred nj a point Just with.
IN the outer limits of Gloucester har.
por. not over eight miles southcriy
from Tnnichcr's Island. on which had
hccn anchored since Wednesday, when
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
pENouNcE WAR SPIRIT.
Universal Peace Union Ocpreeases
Present Navy Maneuvers.

Mystic. Conn. Aug. 2I.-At the bus!-
Ecss mcctin. OF the Universal Peace
unioI yesterday resolution was
adopted dcbouncing uhc army and navy
mnncuycrs ~ "inCr,asing the military
spirit and fostering dependence ON ear
nal weapons" The resolution favors
the abolition OF In,':iury drills and
boys brigadcs In the schools aud tho
adoption Of such substitutes as fire
drills. lifc-savmg practlc" and tho
formation OF relief companies.
Another resolution denounced the In
crcasing number of iynchInSs and fa-
vorcd the prevention Of strikes by the
removal OF the cause Of dlscord by
the adoption OF just system for the
production and distribution OF wealth.
under which every man shall be guar
ontecd the full product OF his toll
Woman suffrage was advocated.
All the officers OF the union were re-
elected.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
Natural Gas at Boulder.

Denver, Aug. pa Boulder dispatch
Of yesterday says:
A number of invited guests went out
to see the Maxwell well last night.
When the visitors got there blaze
about n yard long was burning at the
end Of n two-inch pipe which extends
from the derrick perhaps twenty feet.
1t Is claimed the leakage Of gns so far,
II saved and used. would have paid for
sinking the we'll. so strong was the
pressure that the blaze did not catch
until the gas was four feet from the
opening. An Indiana gas well man
who visited the well says that In all In
diana there IL but one well with n
stronger flow of gas. The company
owning the well contemplates laying
pipes into the city and supplying the
people with gas for heating and light
ing purposes.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
PROsELYTING DENIED
ISLAND SCHOOLS NoNsecrARiAri
Charges Against School System Of the
Philippine Islands Refuted by the
euperintendent's Report.

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ihsu'ar ahhirs "t inc war p'ra''i'e"t
las madc public the report Of Frank
IL. Bowen, acting general superintend-
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ipP'he iSihh"s' uP"" ehhrt'n ihh"e J."
the United States against the school
system OF The islands. alleging that II
,y,s ,s.J ,s ,r,,.,v,i,,. ,r,ucv
"saihSt ,h'ho"es hh" s'h'fH'' un'u
to the prejudice OF Catholicism. Tie
charges Were forwarded To Manila,
an, III. r.,i,, was mail. 4, \,.,I,, Gov
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''""r "Hs"'' i"' ''p"'' W '"f
tcndent Bowen is dated July Iih, ana
IL u general and specific denial OF tho
charges.
lie says that OF twenty persons who
have been division supcEinI. n,icnts.
only one has ever been u clergyman.
Three division sup.rinicndents wcrc
appointed from u list subinittcd by
leaders OF the Roman Catholic Church
In the United States, In this conncc.
ton the report says:
"Thc question OF the religious belief
OF applicants and appoIntccs WINS new
cr considered until late In 1891. Al
that time special lot of applicants.
gathered by the authorities Of the lto-
innn Catholic Church In the United
States. was sent to the civil govern.
mcnt Of the island and transmitted to
the general supcrinicndcnts. From
these special lists three supcrintcnd-
cn,s and twcnty.thrc scachcrs were
appointed. In reporting these mp
poinimcnis To the civil government the
general superintendent stated: I have
had much difficulty In finding people In
scsscd OF the c,iuca tionai preparation
and teaching experience which IL ~
puircd OF other nppointccs In this de
partmcnt. Those who have not been
selected seem TO bc wholly unsuitable :
'fhc only departure from strict non-
sccinrinEism In the conduct bf the
schools was provision of the Philip
pine Commission which made II lawful
for priest or minister Of any csiab'
iishcd church In n pueblo where n pub
lie school IN connected to teach r'lIE-
Ion Tor onc-hnlf hour three times a
week III TIE school b'iildins 10 pupiis
Whose parents have expressed n WISH
| Tor such Instruction.
Conccrnin. PROSECUTING. the report
says:
| Noto only u no prosciytinI allowed
or attempted IN any OF the public
schools. hut Inquiry OF the leaders OF
the four principal Protestant dcnonl'
nations here brings out the fact that.
80 Tar ms tr Known by these leaders.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
BIG REAL ESTATE COMPANl.
To BE ORGANIZED WITH 4 CAPITAL
OF MILLIONS TO TAKE ONER
RROOKLYN HEIGHTS HOTELS
AND RESTAURANTS.

A project is on foot to organize a corporation
with a capital of from SS.000.000 to Sl0Wo.W0
TO take over the hotels and restaurants on
Brooklyn Heights and control the real estate
market of that part of Brooklyn The hrst move
in this plan was made yesterday, when Louis j.
Horowitz representing the Brooklyn Heights
Improvement Company, took title to the Argyle
a hotel at Fulton and Pierrepont SITS The Ar
sryle formerly owned by Hugh Stewart. was ex-
changed by him for the Westminster apartment
building at St Nicholas-ave. and One-hundred-
and-forty- -fifth-st-, Manhattan. The new owner
of the Argyle Immediately transferred 1t to
Louis J. Horowitz. representing the Brooklyn
Heights Improvement Company. taking in part
payment forty-three parcels of Brooklyn prop
erty These parcels were the holdings Of peo-
pie who expect to have an interest in this new
company when incorporated. They had been
transferred to Mr.. Horowitz for this purpose.
The Argyle is a four story brick and iron
building, having a frontage in Pierrepont-st. OF
ffty-three feet and in Fulton-st- of twenty-si
feet. It will be one of the holdings Of the new
corporation TO be organized. Another OF the
holdings of the company will be the new hotel
which the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Com
pany is erecting on the Heights at an expense Of
S25O.OOO.
The organizer of the corporation is Mr.. Horo-
WITT who has several pieces of property on the
Heights In speaking Of the project last nish.
he said that the plans had not been fully ma
tured as yet, and would not be until ne came
back from Europe. He expected 10 san mex
week and to return in September Then. ne
sad a name would be selected and plans mace
for financing the project He said that ne cou.o
NOT give ali the details of the scheme or the
names of those who it was expected would be
IN IL w c. Bolton would probably be IN
tarested he said. Another whom he mentioned
was Y F Peletreau. Some of the hotels whicn
he expected would be taken in were the HoIei
Margaret on Columbia Heights; the Hotel %.
George in CIark-st and the Pierrepont. IN
Nontague-st There several other apart
Inent houses and hotels which are included IN
the plan. MI Horowftz added that the opJeCe
Brooklvn Heights and provide for economies
in the operation of the hotels and restaurants
which 1t was intended TO absorb saVlIs. te ~.
I'D could be effected in purchasing supplies IN
large quantities.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
Observation-Disclosures
PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN TO COM
PETE. RIDING HAND IN HAND
[nr TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUNE-l


Southampton. y. Y, Aug 15-The mover feature
f the annual pony races be held here to-InorrO"
nv the fashionable colony is Gretna Green race
the second on the card. In this race the eono'-
tions are that a man and woman must ride manu-
IN hand from the starting point 70 a given llTe-
There they dsmount and sign their names IeglDy'
one after the other. renount and ride 10 the AlSll
hand in hand II the name OF any couple Is Il
Ieci5Ie or they let go of hands in riding from pol
=, -,,fr, tho coupIe will be debaTred. The women
must ride side saddles. At the start the men are
70 assist the women mount Due TO tne rlVaI.S .
~ tbis race the Younger set have been TdllS apVLt
tha loads near the village hand in hand
for rhe contest This has been no narQSlIlp L ~ ~
-, Of the Young fellows. and holding ntluS
while riding bids fair TO become lne PROBE pro- sLs -s
Among tht. most prominent entries lot tI,-s
are. August Belmont, jr-, MIS- Ftarry W ~
Vickar Stephen Peabody, jr., Il . bealleSlG-, ~,
Miss \ De tfOcouria. James c. X Lawrence; SlL99
Caroline Putnam Miss 3. Norton. Latnrop Brown
Mrs H \. Budd. H y Budd- Miss Gertruue
In The other races August Belmont. il, has the
He has had the pick of his fathers stable ana
should get placed in every race which he rides a.
he did last season.
This year a splendid dirt track has been built on
the plains by Leavitt. the builder of the SaTatoSt
raCeCourse. This track is TO be made permanent
and be held by the southampton Horse Show As
sociation. under whose auspices he races are run
Among the other prominent entries and riders are.
W. Gould Brokaw, NJ. La Montague. F c. Bishop.
II. c. BeadleSton Harry W. McFiCkar. Miss Ger
trude Pell 5. OSSOOd Peu, Z. V. Nfngut. W. Nor
ton Grinne. E. d LenthOn and Ernest Iseltn.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON LETTERS
RUMoR OF SPLIT IN HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
OVER BILLS OF HANDWRITING EXPERTS.

RUMOR OF A SPLIT IN HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
OVER BILLS OF HANDWRITING EXPERTS.
The congregation of the Hope Baptist Church,
Broadway and One-hundred- -and-fourth-st. dis
cussed last night the letters said to have been
written by a young woman member Of the church.
The question placed in the hands of the ad
visory committee consisting Of the seven deacons
and six trustees of the church The committee
held a two hours session in the study of the
Hartley said that the committee had decided on
report which would be submitted to the congrega-
ton next Friday night. Whatever action the con!
gregation then takes WILL he said, be final. He
refused 10 give inkling OF the nature of the
port, but said that it adopted unanimously.
Concerning the report that Miss Grace Merritt
had resigned from the church. deacon said that
under the regulations of the Baptist Church MEM
Der could leave congregation only in one of three
ways-being expelled by Of the cOngrega-
uon. taking "lt letter of membership in another
congregation. or being dropped from the rolls for
non-attendance- Neither Miss Merritt her
evening. At Miss Merrtt's home IL denied
that she was suffering from nervous prostration
There rumor last evening that split in
the congregation had occurred over the payment OF
the bills OF the handwriting experts who have
passed on the writing of the letters Some con.
his authority when he engaged the experts, while
others argue that he had right to do so; and that
the Dills should be paid. Mr.. Hartley declared that
ihis question was not discussed last evening
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
LAYS ARREST TO ANInOSITl.
A NAVY YARD ASSISTANT DISCHARGED BY
MAGISTRATE DOOLEY.

There was a strong intimation that political ami
mostly had something to do with the arrest OF
George Olsen, of No. 17S Twenty-sixth-st, Brooh-
lyu who was arraigned in the Butler-st court yes
terday on a charge of having been intoxicated on
the night Of August 10.
Olsen who served on the cruiser New-fork IN the
Spanish war. and is assistant superin-
tendent of one of the departments at the navy
ward IS a follower of Luke D. Stapleton in the
latter's fight against William A Doyle for the
Democratic leadership of the With Assembly Dis
trict Some time ago. he says, a position was
offered him If would desert to the Doyle forces
He refused and since that time he declares. he has
been a marked man.
Last Sunday night Olsen was arrested by Patrol
man Daniel Marks, who, according to Olsen, beat
him so badly with his club that he was not able to
be about for several days To prove this he pro
handkerchiefs covered with blood stains. Marks
denied the assault, and declared he had made the
arrest because Olsen intoxicated The latter
had several witnesses to testify that was not in
toxicated, and Mr. Stapleton who defended him;
said that in fifteen years acquaintance he had
never known Olsen to be under the influence of
liquor.
Mrs Martha Arnold No. 172 Twenty-sxth hist.
testified that the niPht Of the arrest she heard
Marks say TO that he was waiting Tor
Olsen. and that IL the latter was intoxicated he
would lock him up.
Magistrate Dooiey discharged Olsen
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
ELETATOR FALLS WITH FOUR MEN
CABLE BREAKS ON CAR IN THE H. b. CLAF-
LIN COMPANY's WAREHOUSE.

Carrying four employees the freight elevator
in the warehouse Of the H b. Clafiin Company.
at No. 20 Worth-st.. plunged from the third
floor TO the basement last evening. -Four men
who quitting work got on the elevator at
the fourh floor Before the third floor was
reached the hoisting cable. without any warn
ing broke. and the shot to the basement
The men were piled in a heap among the broken
pieces Of wood at the bottom. Several other
employees rushed TO the rescue. but the men
extricated themselves from the debris
George Anderson. Of No. &c Bright-st.. Jer-
sey City. was the most severely injured. He
sustained several severe bruises about the arms
legs and body. James Carroll. of No. 81 Car
mine-st received a confusion Of the left hip
John Burke of No. 2O7 Fourteenth st. Jersey
City had his right foot cut by splinters and his
ankle wrenched. John Hastings. of No 2O2
Fourteenth-st. Jersey City, suffered a contu-
sion OF the abdomen.
Patrolman Michael Cavanaugh. OF the Leon
ard-st. station, called an ambulance from the
Hudson Street Hospital. Anderson and Carroll
were taken there. No arrests were made. Why
the cable broke could not be determined last
night
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
READS TO CHANGE HIS NAME.
BRooKLYNI1E Is JEFFERSON; WANTS TO BE
HENRY GEORGE.

Morris jacobson. of No. IS Park Place. Brooklyn
believes that ones should show forth ones
literary preferences He is native of Prussia, who
came to this country few years ago, and has
served clerk in a humble way. In his leisure
moments he began to specialize in American his
tory. and particularly impressed with the char
acter of Thomas Jefferson AS tribute the
statesman he recently applied for and obtained the
name of Morris jefferson.
But his ventures in literary research cid stop
there. He began to read Henry George, and became
n thorough convert to the single tax theories of
that writer. Once again 1t came to Jacobson tor
Jenerson) that he could pay compliment to
fragrant memory. yesterday he applied TO Judge
Crane for a remaining II successful he will emerge
as George Frceand Jefferson, the middle name
being subtle reference to the single tax theory.
If Mr.. Jefferson decides to join a library and
reading book a week. pays his customary compli-
of rebaptzing himself, the Brooklyn judiciary
will have to work overtime Or again, 1t has been
suggested that IL would be we'll to keep him from
the Russian novelists, rs any attempt to appro-
pirate the consonantal vagaries of that language
would be resented by the clerk of the court.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
HEAT is KILLING CATTLE.
CORN AND WHEAT CROPS IN KANSAS
SUFFERING.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

wichita, Kan, Aug. 15.-Hot weather pre-
vailed here again to-day, and had a bad effect
on growing corn, according to crop experts.
They say the late has not been fully
tured Word came to-day from Western Kansas
to the effect that cattle going mad because
of the dry and hot weather. All grass is dying
except the loco weed eating which makes cat
tie drunk and crazy They eating it and
running wild.
The temperature here to-day was 100 degrees
in the shade. In the fields 1t over 100. the
hottest this year. Work of thrashing has been
suspended all Kansas, owing to the ex-
treme heat. The ground is in excellent shape
for ploughing, but the horses cannot do the
heavy work. Little no business is being
transacted. The corn crop for Kansas is now
estimated at 80. 100000 bushels and the wheat
at 4o0sD0 900 bushels.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
MAINE OFF FOR TRIAL.
NEW BATTLESHIP LEAVES CRAMPS
SHIPYARD FOR THIS PORT.
Try rELEGRAPH ro THE TRIBUNE. !


Philadelphia, Aug. 15-With a full compile
ment of five hundred men, and a few guests
the new battleship Maine started majestically
down the river from the Cramps shipyard this
afternoon, on the cruise which will terminate in
the official trial of her speed over the govern
ment course off the New-England coast. The
vessel is in command of Captain Percival But
man, marine superintendent at Cramps
The new Maine Will proceed to the Brooklyn
Navy Yard where she is expected to arrive to-
morrow night On Monday, if the weather IS
favorable she will take aboard the detail OF
naval officers and engineers who are to super.
wise the test and some additional guests. ana
nroceed TO Boston Harbor. There she viii be
Joined by more guests, and on Wednesday, II
weather and sea are favorable, she Will go TO
the government speeding course from cape
Ann to Cape Porpoise, off the MassachusettS
coast, and undergo the ordeal OF her olilclai
test.
Edwin S Cramp. who will direct the move
rnents of the battleship as the representative OF
the builders started for New-York to-day by
train and will join the vessel in Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
CRICKET.
CANES SCHEDULED For TO-DAY.

The cricket games scheduled to take place to-
day in the championship series OF both the Metro
politan District Cricket League and the New-forA
Cricket Association should all prove unusually in
teresting and well contested from the fact that the
clubs opposed to each other are considered to De
fairly equal in strength. The Two chief games OF
the day are the matches between the kniCker-
booker Athletic club and Manhattan at Bayonne
and between Livingston and Brooklyn at Staten
Island
other games arranged for to-day as follows:
Brooklyn against Branch Brook. at Prospect PARK
Columbia oval against Manhattan second eleven.
Williamsbrdge: West Indians against NinSS
County. at Prospect Park; Nelson Lodge against
Chadwick. Prospect Park and British Ar1erl-
cans against Paterson. HackensaCk.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
c.,or FACES on MASSACHUSETTS, COAST

chatham. Mass. Aug. 15.-Preparatons for to-
ro-rou.s events at Camp Nauset. of the American
Canoe Association. have been actively going on All
aay and racing have practsed steadily for
,ba nrincnaI events and all the canoests to be
IN IN the pink OF condition. Both the Eastern and
u tWastnrr men promise TO show great speed in the
races now that the canoeists are becoming &C
c,,sto,ped TO the rough water. The Atlantic Dvis-
lon sailing trophy will be started $3.50 a.
bV members iron, New-York. among them D. B.
C;oodseIj F b Palmer, E. D. Morse and E W.
McTaggart, and the men who VIII line up for the
Newman W J. Ladd. w H. Hyde and Clifford
Talbot OF the Winchester Club; L. s. Drake. of the
Wabewawa and Winchester Clubs: Conrad Bell of
Wabewawa, and A. J. Mather. OF Medford.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
FLAGPOLE on A PIER STRUCK.

During the heavy thunderstorm of last evening
lightning struck the thirtyfve foot fagpole on the
American Line Steamship Company's Pier No 10,
North River The fagpoIe was shattered into fras-
ments which fell upon the pier building and INTO
West-st. below. but fortunately no one was hurt
by the falling pieces The building did not take fire
as IL was covered with iron
When the lightning struck the buldlns. 9ohn
Lynch a watchman employed on the Fround noor;
who was standing in the doorway, was shocked
and staggered by the flash. Another watchman on
the second and top story OF the building was un-
hurt although badly shocked