Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-07
SHORT rgLgoRAns.


South Africa on u new warship.
The Oklahoma live stock opea sea-
son begins November LIST. to continue
sixty days,
II is reported from Marseiiles that
the Italian steamer Elena has found
cred at sea Part OF her crew was
saved.
Joseph C. Taylor. whose extradition
for alleged embezziement in South
Africa Was sought by the British gov
ernment. has been freed,
C. =. Segeike. . sash and door man
ufacturer OF La CrossA Wisconsin. and
his nephew. Arthur Buests. have been
drowned on fishing trip.
The Navy Department has asked
proposals for the building Of two bat
tlsships of the Tennessee class. OF
about li.5O0 tons displacement.
David Hitts. county councilman.
and Al. Smith were Instantly killed
Monday by a passenger train nj
Grade crossing near cosington. Ihdi-
ana.
Mrs. Mary Hartweli catherwood.
the novelist. who has been critically III
for the past week at Chicago. is re-
ported slightly better and her physi-
clans have hopes for her recovery.
Archie woodin. who murdered Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bulick. his wIte's par
snts, and then shot his own baby. Oe-
tobef 10th. at Mount Pleasant. Mlehi-
gan. has been sentenced To jackson
prison for life
After binding. easging and badly
mnltreatins the night watehman at the
westmoreland Coal Company ONCE IN
West Irwin. Pennsylvania. Monday
night. four masked men blew open the
safe and took $500.
Having gained their end In forcing
the discussion OF coercion. the Nation
allst members Of the House OF Com
mons appear To have abandoned any
further parliamentary campaign pend
Ing the return OF John Redmond. the
Irish leader In the House. from the
United States.
James Conn. n wealthy ranehmnn on
Willow creek. near Bearmouth. Mon
tann. was found shot TO death In his
home Tuesday last. His mother laid
upon the floor with ber skull crushed
In and cannot live. The murderer is
believed to be the lone bandit who
'hcld up the Northern Pacific train last
week.
Attorneys from Frank c. Andrews.
the convicted vice president OF the
wrecked City Savings Bank nj Detroit.
'hnd thought they had secured three
'bondsmcn TO make up the 100000 bail
fixed by the Supreme Court for An
drcws' release. pending hearing OF
N motion for n new trial. The bonds
men were not satisfactory and An
drcws remains In jail.
Jeremiah Hunter. the negro who
a MT
bay In his home ON Strons's Lane.
North Beach. Labor Day. and succeed
cd In stirring up battle In which
fourteen persons was shot. has been
placed on trial In Long Island City on
n charge OF assault In the second de-
gree upon William Thorp. who was tho
inst man shot In the fight. Hunter
declares Thorp Was trcspassing on his
land.
At Happy Hollow. n pleasure resort
near Hot Springs. Arkansas. contain
Ing ZOO. Robert Tatum. about eight
ycnrs old. while passing close to where
a large black bear was chained. vaA
caught between the paws OF the AMI
nal. who dragged him close TO his
body and placing the youths head In
his mouth started to crush his skull.
Tho bears keeper rushed to the scene.
pricd open the mouth OF the animal
and rescued the boy. who was uncon-
scious. The boys injuries proved fa-
tai.
President Roosevelt Will be In Phila-
dclphia twice next month. His first
visit will be the day after election.
when he will participate In the scsaui-
centennial celebration OF George WASH
ington's appreticcship as n Free Ma
son. The second visit will be Novcm-
Der 22nd. when he will take part In the
exercises attending the celebration OF
Founders Day Mt the Union League.
and he will also make an address Mt
the dedication OF the boys high school.
The Masonic festival will be attended
by Masons from all over the country.
An important principle OF law was
established Tuesday when Judges Jen-
lins. Grosscup. Baker and Bum OF the
United States Court of Appeals at Chi
cago. handed down an opinion to the
effect that the Western Union 1ele-
graph Company has right OF proper
ty in the news which IL gathers and
that such right does not cease when
the news Is published on the tickers
rented to its patrons. In laying down
this principle. the Court of Appeals af-
firms two decisions of the lower court
.egraph News Company, the Illinois
Commission Company and other de-
fcuudnts from using the quotations in
question.
A party of citizens of Alaska Gained
by appointment upon President Roose-
welt on his birthday, Monday, and pre-
sented him with a magnificent moose
head. one of the finest specimens of
the kind ever mounted. The antlers
measure fifty-four inches from tip to
tip. The mounting bore this inscrip-
tion: TO Theodore Roosevelt, from
the citizens of Valdez. Alaska, in tok-
en- of their esteem and in recognition
Of his friendship. on his forty-fourth
birthday. October 81. 1902" The party
consisted of V. T. Hoggatt, Robert
Blye. Capt J. ]. Healey, Mr.. Robbins,
Mr. McNair and f. c. Helm and wife,
residents of Nome, Valdez, or other
Alaskan towns.
The latest news from the southern
part of the Republic of Mexico is that
the people are less alarmed over the
shower of ashes than when the sun
was obscured. In some places rain has
come and cleared the atmosphere Sub
terranean noises are heard at Tuxtla,
to ha