Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23
CONDENSED TELEGRAhs


Earl Gray was officially installed as
governor general OF Canada December
10th.
Building operations in the twenty,
fyo principal cities OF the United
States for last month show an Increase
Of about twenty-five per cent over No
yember. 1908.
Paderewski. the pianist. arrived at
San Francisco ON the 18th inst. from
Australia He is accompanied by his
wife. and will give a series OF con-
esF;s In the uhited States
King Edward has approved tho sp-
pointment OF Admiral Sir Edward Ho-
bart Seymour. q. Z. n. TO Do aainifsi
OF the fieet on the retirement OF Ad,
miFai Salmon In February.
The Chicago. Rock Island q Pacific
Railway Company announces a dirt-
dend of two per cent. payable Janu.
AIRY 3rd. This makes seven and one
fourth per cent paid In dividends this
year.
Japan has accepted tho American
governments Invitation to participate
in q second peace conference at Tho
Hague. provided tho ruling OF the con-
ference should not affect tho present
conflict.
IL is reported at Mukden that the
japanese are largely colonizins south
ern Manchuria. IL Is said they arc
also sending many young Chinese from
Manchuria to Japan. paying their
travelling expenses
At concyviil.. Kansas. A. u. Hurst
was blown up nj an explosion OF . mag
axina containing 500 quarts OF nitro
s<Ns ~. -
tho remains OF two horses and .
wagon or tho shooter.
Tho Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
with m authorized capital Of $50. .0oo..
900. has been Incorporated at Trenton.
States Shipbuildins Company. now In
the hands Of receiver.
Inspired by the national vo,s OF co.,.
300 for Dcbs at tho last election. tho
New York section of tho Sociaiis;
effect that Il has laid plans for ostab-
fishing n school OF socialism
Tho board OF directors Of tho Louis.
lana Exposition Company has np.
proved tho contract with . Chicago
wrcckins company for the removal Of
the exposition buildings. Tho Expo
sition Company is to receive st5o.ooo.
Navigation Throughout, tho sc. Law.
renee canal closed December 10Th.
During the season 800 vessels passed
through. against 100 last year. rh~
vessels this year averaged larger and
brought tho total tonnage above last
years figures.
For the NTH timo with two months
tho Newport. Iron Foundry and Ma.
chino company's building. Newport.
Kentucky. was dynnmitcd on tho
night Of December uth. No lives wcro
lost. and the workmcn In tho place all
escaped injury.
At Rome. on the llth inst. In the
presence OF 10000 people. Pope Plus
cononizcd Andre SAUL and blessed Go
rurdo Mciclla. Descendants Of Mar
quises Ambroisc. SAUL and Scgrotte
assisted In the canonizntions. a ccrc-
mony SO rare In these times that this
is only the second that has been held
since 1870.
A fight between some OF tho recently
imported Chinese laborcrs and the
Kafiirs occurred at Johannesburg a
few days ago. The Chinese took the
offensive and when the disturbance
was quelled It was found that three
Kaflirs and one Chinaman had been
killed and eight Ka;iirs and twenty y.fve
Chinese wounded.
Tho Ncaae & Levy Shipbuildins
Company OF Philadelphia. ono OF tho
Oldest concerns OF tho kind In tho
country. has made an assignment. The
company recently completed. the crui-
ser Denver for the government and is
now constructing the protected cruiser
St. Louis. 1t Is said to have lost money
on government work.
Three men wearing slouch hats en-
tered the Peoria National Bank ut Pc
oria. Illinois. on the 9th inst. and while
two of them covered the teller with
revolvers one reached through the win
dow and seized $500 in currency and
silver. making his escape. The three
leaped into buggy. drove back tho
crowd with their revolvers and got
away.
The Lord Mayor Pound has issued
an appeal for fun,ts for the relief OF
the unemployed OF london. King Ed
ward has contributed sl.25o; Queen
Alexandra, $1,000; the Prince of
wales, $1,000; the Princess Of wales
$3.50; Lord Iveagh, 5000: the Roths.
childs. $4,000; the Duke of Westmin-
ster. $4,000. and the Peabody trustees.
$4,000.
The Sheet and Tinplate Company at
Pittsburg started thirty-seven tinplate
mills on the 18th inst. or the 242
mills, all but seven are now running.
and it is expected they will be going
in few days. For the first time in
the history of the company or It's pre-
decessors. the American Tinplate Com
pany, every mill owned will be in full
operation.
The British foreign office says there
is no foundation for the story that
Great Britain has offered Turkey
money to buy Argentine and Chilian
warships in return for concessions
which would permit Great Britain to