Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-03
SHORT TElEoRAMs.


Of the University Of Virginia.
According to the Novoe yremya, the
Russian Chinese Bank has been auth
orized TO open branch at San Fran
cisco.
The Great Western Glass Manufac-
turing Company has been organized
at Ottawa, Illinois. with 81 .00o. 900 cap
ital TO manufacture plate and window
glass.
A trolley ear running out of May
wood. New Jersey, has established
what Is TO be new seeduie record by
travelling ore mile in l minute and IL
seconds.
Reports have reached ST. Petersburg
that 200 lives were lost AT Azoff. June
9Th. as a result OF the collapse OF a
gangway there while pleasure party
was landing from a steamer.
The International Printing Press
men and Assistants Union at their
meeting In Cincinnati elected Martin
y. Higgins. Boston. president. Among
the vice presidents Is X. j. Cnger.
Denver.
Charles Dick OF Akron has been Sc
iected by the Republican state central
committee to direct the campaign in
Ohio this year. General Dick was
elected chairman Of the state exeeu'
tive committee.
The newspapers Of Toxic say the
Manehurian convention. drawn up by
the Russian minister at Pekin. n. Les
sar. and Prince Ching. president OF tho
foreign board. Was signed by those Of
fcials June goth.
Fourteen men were killed and thir.
teen injured by an explosion In the
lydditc factory Mt the Woolwich mr.
senai near London June 18th. Sew
.ral OF the victims were literally
blown TO pieces.
ON June Goth lightning struck .
house stored with 5000 pounds OF dyn-
ami,o Mt the mines Of Senccaviiie.
twelve miles from Cambridge. Ohio.
Six men were killed and more than .
score others injured.
The Nippon Ynscn Kashai has pur-
chased th. feet Of steamers on the
Yans,sc OF the McBain Navigation
Company for 81 500. 900 aud the Japa.
nese line Will make this connection
OF the American service.
George Howard Mcdonald. Boston
iaborer. IL said To have been positive
~ identified ns the sole heir 20 5000
coo cash and gold minin. claims valued
Mt many times more. left by an uncle.
William Mcdonald. who died recently
In California.
Reports from tho west OF Ireland.
Lancashire and other points. state that
thousands Of acres Of potatoes have
been ruined by the recent frost and
rain. II is feared that the failure oi
the Irish potato crop will entail much
hardship on the peasants.
The ninc,y-second anniversary Of the
battle OF Tippccanoc Was observed nj
Lafayette. Indiana. June :ist. Memoir.
ial services were held on the battle
ground and the soldiers graves were
decorated. An address was made by
Gen. John $. Black Of Chicago.
The State Department. after con.
siderinE the questions arising out oi
the seixinH Of the railroad between Por.
to Cortcx and In Pimicnta by the gov.
crunent OF Honduras. has referred the
matter to MIR. combcs. our minister
who Will request nm explanation.
Mai. George Il. Davis. chief commits.
sary. Department OF Colorado. who will
he relieved by Mai. B. X. West. assist
ant commissary general. has been or
dcrcd to the headquarters Of the DE
par,mcnt of the District OF Columbia
to become It's chief commissary.
A statement has been given out In
New York rs coming from Mr.. Schwat
that he has no Intention Of rcsignins
the presidency OF the United Slater
Steel Corporation. II was added that
Mr.. Schwab was In excellent health
and was at the Steel Corporations OF.
fees daily.
The International League of Press
Clubs. at it's recent meeting In Atlantic
City. New Jersey. denounced the Salus'
Grady libel law of Pennsylvania. Res
misunderstanding the law were adopt
ed BY unanimous vote. They called
upon all newspaper men to work fol
the repeal OF the act.
Secretary OF Agriculture James vii.
son delivered an address on agricul.
tural education at the dedication ol
CUNNINGHAM Hall. the Van Worrner H.
brary, the technical and engineering
hall and other new buildings OF the
University of Cincinnati. and received
the degree of doctor Of laws.
When asked in the House OF Com.
mons what steps were being taken &c
induce Germany to cease diferentia.
ton against Canada. Colonial Secre.
tary Chamberlain replied: Il am not
aware that there are any effective
steps that can be taken under our
present fiscal system"
Mai. James W. Pond. the well.
known manager OF lecturers and sing.
ers. died at his home In Jersey City,
New Jersey. June 21st. He had been
III for a month, the trouble beginning
with slight wound which failed to
heal, and finally necessitated the am.
putation of his right leg, resulting in
his death four days later.
Mai. w. II. Gibbes, who is said to
have fired the first shot of the Civil
war, upon Fort Sumpter. died here at
Charleston, South Carolina. this
month. Major Gibbes was a gunner
in Captain Grimes company, to whom
General Beauregard sent the order to
open fire upon Major Anderson. He
served as postmaster of Columbia un.
der President Cleveland.
At indianapolis, June Goth. Barney
Oldfield of Dayton, Ohio, broke the
worlds record for automobiles on an
elliptical mile track from one to five
miles by driving his machine mile in
30 3-5 seconds. Not satisfied with this
performance. he kept going and broke
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