Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-19
SHORT TELEGRAms.

1t Is now said that the fatal accident
to the Fairs In France was due to n de-
fective steering wheel instead OF u col
lapsed tire.
Lord CurZon nt Slmla recently said
that he had no Intention OF reslgning
until the full term OF his vice royalty
had expired.
Don Carlos. the Spanish prctcpdcr,
has sent u letter To the Carllst deputy,
vigorously deprecating any attempt 1t
a rising In the interests OF Carlists.
1t Is proposed to make the dinner to
bc given to President Roosevelt at the
Mercantile club In 81. Louis next Octo'
Der the finest ever served In that city.
A remarkable scene has been wit
messed ut Hoihorn vIaduct station. In
London. when $50 Roman Catholic pill
grlms left by special train for Lourdes.
During his visit Mt Chattanooga. Sep.
tcmbcr eth. President Roosevelt went
over the brtticiicids OF Chlcknmauga,
Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain.
A runaway engine Mt Oakland. Call
fornla. ON the 9TH Instant, was side
tracked and made n thlrty-foot leap In
to the sea In the presence OF thousands
OF people.
blNlnttHtN IIpul bu'Hh Nsi'N hh-
nouncc the destruction OF tho town OF
Bolivar. ArEcniln. Republic, by tor
nado. Fourteen We're killed and nfty
were Injured.
The foreign minister. NJ. Dcicnssc.
rabicd to the French embassy ut WASH
Ington. directing that Official to cS-
press his congratulations ON President
l:ooscyclt's escape from death.
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springs that recently broke out near
Mnplaml. Mexico. IN said to have oc.
cnEionci the death OF thirty persons
and the serious Illness OF over 100
more.
At Shclbyyiiic. Kentucky. Fisher
Million, n negro. tried In the County
Court. was found guilty OF vagrancy
and sentenced to b- sold Into scrvIiudc
FOR n period OF twelve months. the
highest; penalty.
Information has been received at tho
British admiralty OF sharp fight In
the Persian gulf between boats crew
OF the British suntoat I.apwins aud n
slave schooner. 4 biucjnckct was Killed
and several were wounded.
ON account OF the impossibIiIiy OF &C.
curing bcTihs for Manila at mn earlier
date. Mgr. Guiii. the apostolic iclcsu,.
to the Philippines. viii sail from Mar.
tclllcs. October LIST. and IL due to ar.
rive nj Manila on November liih.
During the recent mnncuvcrs near
TIvo!l. Italy. military balloon burst
and sixteen soldiers were badly Injured
In consequence. Two of the men were
fatally hurt. The explosion OF the bal.
loon IL attributed to intense heat.
The White Star line has ordered an.
other steamer to he built by iinTinni X
Wolf Of Belfast. which il to bc twenty
feet longer and n few feet wider than
the same compauy's steamer Cedric.
now the largest liner In the world.
General Cronjc has stated that dur.
Ing the war lie had lost. from wounds
and disease. twenty relatives. lie cS.
pressed himself as prepared. however.
not only TO forgive. but rs far ns God
. had given him the power. TO forget.
A new claimant has arisen for tho
honor OF being selected Ms the British
terminal port proposed for the new
Canadian service. Active steps nrr
being taken to lay the claims OF Holly
Head before the proper authorities.
a dispatch from Calcutta says that
nm earthquake shock has been felt
throughout the province Of Assam and
the ChittaEonE. division OF Bengal. Tho
Inhabitants were nnic.s,rickcn. Terri
bic commissions OF nature are prophc.
sled.
The Eocr generals have issued
statement declaring there Is no truth
in the reports OF differences between
themselves and Mr.. Kruger. DIR. Lcyds.
and the Bocr delegates IN Europe. add.
Ing that their relations with them con.
tinuc 20 he most harmonious.
Dispatches from Rome say the Itnl.
ian minister OF posts and tclcsr1phs.
Signor Gaiimbcrti. IL negotiating for
the use OF wirclcSs tclcgraphy. when
this system becomes practicable. be-
tween Italy. England and the United
States.
While President Roosevelt was Mt
Ellsworth. Maine. A. l.. New OF the Pc
cific Wireless Telegraph Company at
Catalina Island. California, sent him a
message OF congratulation which pass.
c,i through the air without wire to the
mainland.
As first step toward the construc-
tion OF n New York Chicago boulevard.
william II. Dickinson, treasurer OF the
New Automobile club. recently started
on an automobile trip to Chicago. He
will report TO the association after
close inspection OF the roads.
At the close of the naval mnncuvcrs
at rola, Austria. Emperor Francis Jo-
scph appointed Archdukc Francis Fer
dlnand. the heir prcsumptivc, to be an
admiral. This nomination Is believed
10 Indicate the cmpcror's intention to
strengthen the Austrian navy.
Excavations now In progress on the
college campus nt Princctown, New
Jersey, have disclosed the old pump
which, In the early COS, was the instru-
ment with which the sophomorcs duck
ed the freshmen. The pump Is still in.
tact and Will be carefully preserved.
Charlcmngnc Tower, the United
States ambassador to Russia. has pre-
scntcd TO the Philadelphia library
valuable collection OF 2i,J00 books, In.
cluding the works OF the principal Rus.
sian authors and embracing the whole
field OF literary history and literature.
Examiner Unrtwell has filed his first
report on the failed Chamberlain bank
of Tccumseh. Nebraska He finds ap-
parent assets Of S13I.3i5. but OF these
he believes S11O.SJ1 to be worthless.
leaving but s2I 900 TO pay claims OF de-
positors OF ST1.G11. There Is no trace