Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-07-14
CONDENSED TELEeRAms

Tho anti-cigarette law has gone into
effect In Wisconsin. "
An electric storm at Elmira, New
York. July I'd did damage to the
amount OF $l5O.000.
Professor Curie, the discoverer Of
radium. has been elected member Of
The French Academy OF Science.
semi-ofiicial announcement Is made
that Buffalos population. as revealed
by the census Just taken. Is 37S.500. =
Tho steerage rate from Glasgow.
Scotland. to New York has been re-
duced by competing lines to $3.50.
The First National Bank of Topeka.
Kansas. controlled by Charles J. Dev-
lin. the big coal mine owner. closed
its doors July Sd.
The supreme council. United Com.
mercial Travellers. ut its session In Co
lumbus. Ohio. elected as supreme coun.
cillor Clarence J. Miles. Hastings. Ne
braska.
The cruiser Charleston on her on
cial trial run June 29th. made an aver
ase speed OF 22.3 knots an hour. She
exceeded her contract requirement by
.03 knots.
Senator Alger OF Michigan has an.
nounced that owing to his poor health
ho will not be q candidate for re-elec.
ton to the Senate when his present
term expires In 1907. =.
Fer tho year Just closed II Is ap-
proximated that. 10000. 900 pieces Of
registered mail were handled In the
United States. an Increase Of 100 per
cent. over four years ago. TT.
Second Assistant Secretary Of State
Adcc. after bicycling tour Of France.
sailed for New York from HAvrc July
LIST on the La SavoIe to resume his
duties At the State Department. n
The sanitation Of Panama Is impro,-
Ing. the number OF deaths for June be.
Ing twe.1ty.hv per cent. less than that
recorded for May. though Juno II con-
sidercd tho worst month Of tho year.
Tho recent heated spell In Europe
has caused. II is estimated from the
reports now coming In. more than 100
deaths In Germany. In some places
leaves on tho trees havo dried and
fallen. -
Tho American rcvivaiIsts. Rev. Rcu.
ben A. Torrcy and Charles u. Alex.
audcr. have concluded their nvc
months revival campaign In England.
Fourteen thousand converts were
made.
At conference Of tho executive com.
mittcc Of the civic federation Il was de-
cidcd TO hold national conference In
New York City on September :Gih and
:1th to discuss tho question Of immi.
grafton.
Confirmation has been received At
Caps Town Of Chief Marcnso's re.
ported victory over tho Germans At
karasbrrs. German Southwest Africa.
June ed. Il IL said that 100 Germans
wcro killed.
Surgeon Raymond Spccr OF tho navy
has been ordered to Mnnchuria for spc.
cini duty In connection with the naval.
medical and sanitary features of the
RussoJapaacsc war. studying tho hy.
gicnc of camp life.
The monthly circulation statement.
issued July is,. shows that At the
close Of business June 20. 1905. the to-
tai circulation Of national bank notes
was atss.sis.scs. an Increase for tho
year Of stc.tss.'ii.
The executive committees of tho su.
prrmc council OF tho Royal Arcanum
announces that II has no power To alter
the nov schedule Of rates. The In.
crease was an absolute and immediate
necessity. they say.
The. German Automobile Club has
voted TO hold an International automo.
bile race In 1906 provided tho German
government consents. Tho course was
lcft undetermined upon. but II Ii cx
pcctcd 10 be at Hombars.
Statistics Of tho port OF Boston a;
tho close Of tho fiscal year to-day
shows that the immigration record has
been broken with eS.siG immigrants.
which exceeds the greatest previous
record. t~o years ago. Of Gs.sso.
Tho imposing tower Of ST. Cath.
crimes church. at Dantxic. Germany.
built from i5ss to is1o. vas entirely
destroyed by lightning July Id. Some
Of the thirty.five musical bells com.
posing the chimes. which were cast In
1884. were melted.
A telegram from Stcinkopf. German
southwcst Africa. says that Pctrus
Christian. the insurEcnt leader. re.
osntiy ambushed the German force
commanded by Major Won kampts at
karasbern. killing fifteen and wound.
Ing ,wcnty.six Germans.
Henry Seymour of wantass. Long
island. anarmed and apparently harm.
less. was arrested at Sycamore hill
few days aso while making repeated
and persistent efforts to see President
Roosevelt He was released on prom.
ising to leave town al oacc.
The Norwegian war department says
there IL positively no truth In the re.
ports published in Stockholm TO the
effect that Norway Is arming for con.
nict with Sweden. The Norwegian
troops. II is explained. are merely ug.
dcrgoing their usual practice drill.
The Official cali OF the National fr-
risation Congress. which is to meet
In Portland. Oregon. from August 2ist
to 2ith. has been issued. The invita-.
ton is directed to all Interested In the
eubiect Of irrigation and the reclama.