Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-12
SHORT 1eLEeRAMs.

2sth.
The fall In silver will make 1t ex-
tremely hard for China to meet her In.
demnity payments.
It Is believed that there will soon
be merger OF all the traction lines In
Greater New York.
An American chamber OF commerce
has been organized by American busi'
ness men In Berlin.
Ohio's eight-hour labor law as ap.
piled to public works has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court.
Following the lead OF the Union Pa
cific the Southern Pacific has decided
upon plan for pensioning aged EN-.
ployes.
Oficial returns IN Arizona give the
vote for delegate to Congress as fol.
lows: j. +. Wilson (Dem.). 9.71G; Rob.
ert u. Morrison (Rep.), $3.50.
Walter w. Law not only owns the
carpet factory at Briarciin. New York.
but he owns the entire village with the
| exception OF two small parcels OF land.
Because he was sick and without
money Adolph Jacobs. sixty'six years
of age. committed suicide by hanging
himself on December LIST at Denver
roomins house.
All the telegraph operators ca the
Wisconsin Central Railroad have been
granted an Increase In salary amount.
Ing to IS n month for every employe
in that department.
Deputy Police Commissioner Piper
OF New York City has decided to send
some captains and mounted police to
the West Point Military Academy for
special instructions in horsemanship.
After admitting that for twenty
years she had been sending begging
letters to prominent government ON.
cia!s. Mrs. Anna Mayors has been sen.
fenced to the New York work house
for six months.
Tho president has denied thirty.two
applications for pardon. hns restored
TO citizenship 1--WE applicants who have
served out their terms OF imprison.
ment. and has acted iayorably upon
six other cases.
Ambassador Charlcmngnc Tower
has arrived at Vienna from Llvadia.
where he was received In farewell
audience by the car. He says: 'Thc
car and cxarIna are both enjoying tho
best possible health"
The monthly statement of tho public
debt shows that ut the ciokc OF busi.
ness November 2s. 1909. the debt. less
cash In the treasury. amounted to
s35s.o97.:si. which is u decrease for
the month OF Siio.tio.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has
hoaorcd the rcdulSltion OF the COVER.
nor OF Missouri for the return to ST.
Louis of Charles +. Kelly. formerly
president OF the booillnE House OF
Delegates OF ST. Louis.
Tho ciforta. to restore agriculture IN
the Philippines have been blocked by
n dcarth OF field animals. Ninety per
cent Of tho eariboas died In the orisin.
al epidemic of rindcrpcst and Of the
small number left many have died.
Admiral Dewey sailed from Wash.
inxton December LIST to take active
command OF the large ficct engaged In
mancuvcrs In the Caribbean sea. II
is the hrst time he has been on sea
duty since his exploits In tho Philip.
pines.
Surgeon General o-Rclliy has re-
cciy.d n report from Colonel Adair.
chief surgeon In the Philippines. that
there has been an Increase OF malaria
and dyscn,cry among troops In the
Philippines. and decided decrease OF
cholera.
Tn. Ontario quarantine department
has ordered ,ha, owing TO the outbreak
of foot and mouth disease In the
United States all cattle entering Can
ada from the western states shall be
cleaned and thoroughly disin!cescd at
tho border.
The absorption OF the Nickel cor.
poFaiion of London by the Information.
al Nickel Corporation. an American
concern. has practically been compict'
cd. To-day nincty.thr per cent. Of
the shareholders OF the british con.
ccrn had accepted the offer made to
them.
The state OF Indiana has won the
long fought case against the Nandaiia
railroad in the Supreme Court and the
school fund. unless an appeal should
be taken To the United States Supreme
Court. and the State Supreme Court
be reversed. will receive an addition OF
sss5. .tsL75.
Mrs. Kate Vance. a colored woman.
died at Newton. Kansas. November
:s,h. at the age OF la years. Mrs.
Vance had a daughter ninety years
old. and her husband died at the age
OF los. She remembered with distinct.
ness Jcfferson's administration and the
war OF 1919.
Rules and regulations for a pension
system. which will 60 into effect Janu.
ary 1. 1909. have been completed by
officials of tho Union Pacific Railroad.
by which its old employees will be re.
tired on pension. n Ia stated that the
system involves the annual distribu.
lion of over 100000.
Julius wcis. one of the vealthiest
cotton merchants of New Orleans. was
recently fined s25 for violating the
Wilson separate car Law. lie sat in
the section reserved for negroes and
| declined the conductors request to
get up because there was no empty
seat IN the white section.
The Shamrock III. will be launched
at the end OF March or early In April.
She will be much more really for sea
than was the Shamrock II. when the
latter was launched. Lady Shaftes.
bury. wife Of the commodore of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club. probably will
christen the new challenger.
At Detroit. December 1st, Barney
Oldfield. driving Tom Cooper's gaso-
line racing automobile. at the Crosse
Pointe track. officially lowered the
worlds one mile automobile record for
a circular track to 1901 l.5. and the 1--WE