Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-04-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS


The Kansas City police board has is.
sued an order for the closing o. all
saloons on Sunday.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison. widow OF
former president Harrison. and her
daughter. sailed from Boston April LIST
for Italy.
Alfonso Of Spain 10 Princess Patricia
Of Connaught is officially declared 10
be unfounded.
The Panama canal commission has
authorized The construction of . ma
rine barracks at Aneon. Panama. ~
cost OF $4,000.
In the sixty-second annual boat race
between the Universities Of Oxford
and Cambridge April LIST. the former
won by three lengths.
ofhcers OF Drake University at Des
Molnes. Iowa. have received an ofer
from Andrew Carnegie Of $4,000 for
the erection OF library.
Five men were killed and five moro
were seriously injured by an explosion
in Senator clark's United Verde mine
at Jerome. Arizona. ON the End inst
Fifty cents has been fixed as the
general admission price To the Lewis
4 Clark Exposition. Communication
books will be sold at reduced rates.
Former Senator Stewart OF Nevada.
after many years spent here In pub
lie life. left Washington city April End
To make his home in Tonopah. Nevada.
President Roosevelt will deliver m
address in Brooklyn May 30th. at tho
exercises In connection with tho un.
yelling Of the statue Of General Slo'
cum.
Governor Mickey of Nebraska has
signed the bills providln. for biennial
elections and prohibiting the manu'ac-
turo and haie OF cigarettes and cigar
cite papers.
The correspondent ut Toxic OF tho
London Times says: Reports from
Manchuria show that the Russians arc
destroying the railway much moro
completely than hitherto. The evident
Inference is that they do not contem.
plate recovering the situation
Oniciai announcement Is made that
the Chicago. Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul
railroad has decided upon nm cstcn.
sion from Chamberlain. South Dakota.
west through Lyman county. South
Dakota. opening new region OF
cheap lands and productive soil.
The California Legislature passed q
bill which Governor Pardcc has mp
proved. fixing a fiat tax OF $40 n year
on all corporations. foreign and domcs.
tic. doing business In the state. which
Is expected to yield the state $500 900
In revenue during the next two years.
The Iowa Supreme Court has
handed down n decision sustaining tho
amendment to the state constitution
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nuaI elections. by the adoption Of this
amendment there will be no general
election In Iowa this fall. and terms
Of all officers whose terms expire then
are extended one year.
a Shanghai dispatch says the pro
vinciai minis have been issuing un.
limited quantities OF dcbascd copper
currency. whereby officials have
profited TO the extent OF $4,000. 900
iaels annually. As n result OF this dc.
basement ., the currency n financial
collapse Is threatened.
Because of historical associations.
the members of the Mormon church
have purchased for $1,000 the old jail
at Carthage. Missouri. where the first
prophet and the founder OF the faith
met trngic death Mt the hands OF n
mob. II is proposed TO establish mis-.
sion church in the building.
All arrangements have been com.
pleted for the proposed rife match be-
tween teams from the Seventh regi.
ment. New York National Guard. and
the Queens Westminster Volunteer
regiment OF London. The first con.
test will take place ut the Bisley
range. England. July 9Th and 7,h.
Governor Mickey OF Nebraska We.
toed the bill for the regulation OF the
practice of medicine In the state. bet
ter known as the anti.ChrIstian Sci.
ence bill The governor says In his
veto that he believes the bill to be
in violation OF the constitution. which
demands religious federation and free
dom.
The Irish Unionists at n meeting
have resolved to withhold their sup
port OF the government on all ques-
t!ons involving an expression OF con-
fidence in its Irish administration so
long as Sir Anthony Patrick MacDon-
nell Is retained at his post as under
secretary to the lord lieutenant OF Ire
land.
Senators who called on President
Roosevelt to consult with him as to
the probable time of the reassembling
of Congress were informed that 1t is
likely a special session will be called
for October 10th. This will enable
members of Congress going on the
Philippine trip to return in time for
the session.
Griffith J. GrifHth, the Los Angeles
millionaire who three years ago at
tempted to kill his wife, must spend
two years in state prison and pay
fine of $1,000. according to a decision
of the State Supreme Court, which has
affirmed the sentence Of the lower
court. Griffith gave park Of 5000
acres to Los Angeles and was named
park commissioner.
The irrigation committees Of the