Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29
SHORT TELEoRAMs.

Vincent Figaro. n Mexican. 110 years
old, was killed by u train at Fl Paso q
| few days ago.
1t is reported that Turkey has agreed
to buy two warships which have been
built for Argentina.
The Woodmen of the World have Sc
lected Chattanooga. Tennessee. Us the
place for holding the 1905 convention.
Sybil Sanderson. the well known
American opera singer. died at Paris
May 10th OF pneumonia. following an
attack OF grip.
The new archbishop OF Canterbury
wants the churches adorned with
works OF art. He thinks II would add
to the attendance.
Two African NJ. L. church buildings
in Chicago have been wrecked by dy-
Mantle because the pastors denounced
the policy" game.
The belief Is said to be growing in
London that King Edward will visit
the United States and the st. Louis
exposition next year.
Maj. Gen. Shafter. United States sr-
my. retired. has been elected depart
ment commander OF the G. A. II. for
California and Nevada.
Corbett and Jeffries have signed an
agreement to fight at San Francisco on
or before August lith under the aus
pices OF the Yosemite Club.
At Paris May 18th the Lebaudy air
ship made the distance OF seven and
one half miles In twenty-five minutes.
part OF the way against a brisk wind.
Thus far the United States govern
ment has recovered 100000 Of the
amount taken by Capt. o. n. Carter
In the Savannah river and harbor
fraud.
II Is reported In New York that Her
mis-. the champion thIee-year-old OF
1902. has been sold by l. v. bell to
Edward II. Thomas. son OF the late
General Sam Thomas. for the sum OF
10000.
Sir Thomas Upton has purchased n
tub to convoy the Shamrock !. to the
United States. The steam yacht Erin
will convoy ;he challenger. The yacht
will he ready for tho ocean passage
May 3oth.
II IL announced that leading bicycle
manufacturers are considering tho
plan OF rcsuminK extensive advertising
and encouraging bicycle races. In the
ease Of the bicycle trust. failure to ad.
ycrtise spelled bust
A hurricane devastated Santa Maria.
Bulaean. Lufon. May 18th. Earth
shocks were felt. and during the
progress Of the storm th. stone
barracks collapsed. killing ono and
iujurihs seven native scouts.
In tho United States Court at San
Francisco the Federal Salt Company
case was ended by the company plead.
ins guilty TO violating the provisions
OF tho Sherman Law and being sen.
fenced TO pay a finc OF $1,000.
Miss Ellen ~. Stone has written =
long letter to the State Department a,
Washington dc mandirs damages from
the Turkish government for the acts
Of the briEands who held her for ran.
som within the Turkish empire.
A special dispatch from Madrid an
nouners that during a bull fsht a,
AiErciFas tho amphith-atrr collapsed.
twelve persons were killed and my
were injured. Several women and
chiidrca were suEcd by the bulls.
The German papers comment freely
upon the new Pennsylvania press
censor iap. most of them predicting
that the measure wili be short lived
and declaring tha, IL Ia -oniy a, for
Russia and no; for free America"
The annual report Of the Chamber
Of Commerce of Rheims. tho cham
paEnr ecn,er. places the cham
payne production Of tho las, year
at 100000 bottles Twelve mil
lion bottles Wcat to the United
States.
Tho fashionable ladies Of the an
-icnt French aTistucTacy In Paris arc
said to he on a strike. They will Civ.
a
because they believe the sisters aud
monks arc being prosecuted BY the
government.
Joseph Bashsw. said to be III years
old. was found dead In bsd at Salem.
Oregon. on the is,h instant. lie was
a Frsnchman by birth and served in
the French war of iS0s.is under Ma
poicon. lie drove an on team TO Ore
son in isis. and was then a gray
haired man.
The var between the Spokane Fails
Gas Light Company and the labor un-
ions. which started las, August and
which at one time threatened to in
voive every union man In the city. has
been submitted to arbitration under
the conditions of the state law. con-
ccssions being required from both
sides.
A Manila dispatch says that Captain
Pcrshins has been relieved of the
command of the I.anso expedition and
has been succeeded by Lieutenant Col
4. oncl Rodgers of the Fifteenth cayai-
~. Captain PcrshinE. who is III. has
been ordered to zamboanEa for med
iCsi examination and will probably be
sent home.
The coruner's jury at Detroit rem
dered a verdict finding the Grand
Trunk railway responsible for the ac-
cident the night Of May 5rd. when a
Grand Trunk train ran into n number
of Polish excursionists from Toledo.
who were boarding Lake Shore ex-
eursion train. Nine of the Polanders
lost their lives.
II Is stated at Rome that there has
been change in the Philippine
islands in the friar situation. as there
IL now movement In that archipelago
in favor of the members Of the Span
ish brotherhoods. II is the wish Of the
vatican TO retain as many OF these
friars as may be necessary TO conduct
the work OF the church until they can
be replaced by Americans.