Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-25
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extra session Of Congress aext fall.
AZ Middleton. New York. several
smart small boys made money by sell
ing pennies fiattened by President
Rooseyelt's train for cents each
II Is stateu that among the Russian
soldiers medically treated at Harbin
l.s00 were found to be self.mutiiated
On the hrst fingers OF the right hand.
The Cuban Senate has passed the
House bill granting amnesty to ex-of.
hcials OF the government who were
guilty OF misconduct prior To the c.
tablishment OF the republic.
The London Daily Telegraph's
Shanghai correspondent says the goy-
ernor Of New chwans has warned boy.
colters Of American goods that their
action Is punishable by death.
The Madrid newspapers declare that
100000 lHborcrs In Andaiusia are with
out tho neccssaries Of lie. Several
districts arc at the mercy Of tho rioters
and many landlords are seeking safety
In flight
Al Stockholm. on the 18th Inst. II. d.
kieran. the Austrian amateur cham
pion swimmer. won the 500-meter In
ternationai swimming race In min.
utes IS 2-5 seconds. THIS Ia . new
worlds record.
Sir william Laird CLOVIS died In Lon.
don on the llth inst. aged forty.fiyc.
He was known best as u naval critic.
historical and miscellaneous writer.
He was n gold medalist OF tho United
States naval institute.
Tho English walnut crop OF Ventura
county. California, viii be but half. or
at most. two-thirds OF that OF last year.
when $50 carloads were shipped. As
TO sizc and quality. all tho nuts prom.
isc well.
Tho Mexican Central railroad has
begun rctivc preparations to change
Its fuel system from coal and wood to
oil. and within few weeks the com.
pany vii. erect seycn huge tanks for
storing oil at various points.
At Kansas City recently John +.
Munday Of tho chanutc district. said:
Tho proposition 10 construct n pipe
limo from tho Kansas oil neld to tho
gulf In not a dead ono by any means
and Its prospects are more favorable
to-day than Mt any timc since Il was
nrst suggested.
by a vocal vote that seemed to bc
nt least two to one. representatives to
tho New Jersey grand council OF tho
New Brunswick rcpudiatcd tho action
Of the supreme council In raising rates
Of insurance In that order. No substi-
tutc was Sugscsted.
Alscr. Smith & Co.. OF which United
States Senator Il. A. Algcr Is prcsi.
dent. has bought l9o.oo0.0o0 feet of
pine In Lake county. Minnesota. and
Will extend their railroad. tho Duluth
q Northern Minnesota. to the Cook
county line. Tho consideration is said
to bc about Si.5oo.ooo.
Tho arbitration board which had
been considering the Anglo-Frcnch
convention relating to New Foundland
terminated Its sittings on the 18th Inst.
after awarding compensation to tho
amount OF $e75.000 to the French fish
crmcn who were obliged to leave tho
French shore In consequence Of tho
terms OF the treaty.
Tho Sunday before Labor Day. Sep.
tcmber 3rd. 1000 Presbyterian minis.
ters throughout the United States will
preach tc the working classes on some
phase OF tho labor question. This Is
in accordance with plan outlined by
the department OF church and labor
recently organized by the Presbyterian
Church.
The Standard oD Company has de-
clared a dividend for the quarter OF Sc n
share. payable September Is. The pre-
vious dividends were 80 n share. pay
able June 18th. and SIS n share. pay
able March 18th. making $50 n share
declared SO far this year. against $50
share In the corresponding period
last year.
Mrs. Dubois. wife Of Senator Fred T.
n,sl,N ~ iah pf fl,s. ri, mn
visiting ,ne Philippines with Secre-
tary Taft. was thrown from her car.
riage during a runaway on the 18th
inst, and was taken to the hospital in
an ambulance. where she lay for three
hours unconscious. Her injuries were
mot dangerous.
Insurance Auditor Pierce has an
nounced that the insurance depart
ment Of Nebraska working with Wis
constn, Minnesota, Louisiana, Ken
;tucky and Tennessee will on October
list, begin an investigation of the af-
fairL Of the Equitable, New York Life
and Mutual insurance companies in
the states named.
An order will be issued by the War
Department shortly diminishing the
term Of service for army stan officers
in the Philippines from three years to
two years and half counted from the
time of sailing until the time Of return.
In this way the time during which
those officers will serve will be two
years and four months.
Scenes unprecedented in a British
naval port were witnessed at Ports
! mouth, England, on the occasion Of
the English and French naval review
by King Edward. The French sailors
for hours fraternized with the British
tars, the sailors of the two nations pa
rading streets arm in arm singing the
''Marseillais" aud tho British national
anthem.
Orders from Washington have been
received at the Philadelphia mint to
,,ense nneratinns and diSnense with