Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-20
CONDENSED 1ELeeRAms

The Czar has conferred the title OF
count upon n. Witte In recognition OF
his services as peace envoy.
According to Secretary Of War
Taft our seaboard cities could be sue
cessfully defended against any foreign
enemy.
The national convention of the
woman's Christian temperance un'
ion will be held at Las Angeles oc-
tober goth.
At the final business meeting OF the
Society OF the Army OF the Tennessee
at Cincinnati. General Grenville NJ.
Dodge was elected president.
Field Marshal Edham Pasha. who
was commsnder.in-chief Of the victo-
rious Turkish army In the war with
Greece. died ut constantinople on the
Sth Inst.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. son OF
President Roosevelt. has passed his
entrance examinations to Harvard
college and will be member q nae
freshman class this fall.
DR.. Daniel Munoz OF chihuahua
claims tn have discovered serum for
the cure of consumption and the Texas
Legislature IL expected to appropriate
money to give II trial.
Acting Postmaster General Hitch.
cock has signed a money order con
vcntion with Newfoundland. The con
Vention Is similar To the one In force
between this country and Canada.
The cngagcment Of Prince Eitel
Frederick, second sou Of Emperor VII.
liam. to the Duchess Sophie Charlotte.
eldest daughter of the reignins grand
duke OF Oidenburs. II announced.
half OF the New York section OF the
Social Democratic party that the late
Mrs. L. u. Rand. mother !n.law Of Pro-
fcnaor George ID. Heron. had be.
queathed $500. 900 to found u school
for socialism.
Il In announced by the War Depart.
men, that Governor Wright will come
TO tho United States from the Philip
pines. and will arrive In Washington
December LIST. to be present at the
opening Of ia. bids for construction
of railroads In III. Philippines.
The Santa rc Railway Company is
J installing st the rate Of sixty month
new stoves In ali caboos.s. 20 fash
ion.d that the crews can cook ron--.
broiI steaks or cook almost anything.
This IL for the benefit of tra!nmcn
who arc stalled or laid cut for any
, reason.
Il IL reported that efforts arc he
/ Ing made to sc, from President Dias
q concession to establish gambling at
Ciudad Iuarcf. opposite IL Paso. "
tho concession In granted. II IL un'
d-rs,ooi that a Mexican Monte Carlo
will b. established and expenditures
made on lavish scale.
As Q result of the development Of
zinc mines In Mexico. miners In that
country are preparing To send To wash
insIan and lobby for ,HEih revision
naIsi,tins zinc ores free. They con
tcrd the Missouri supply is insufficient
for the United S'atcs and u therefore
needy no protective tariff.
The rock drilling contest for the Am
~rsrsn mining congress when u meets
In ~ Paso November 18th. IL assured.
Cash prizes Gf 81 500 have BEEN raised
sad already I'd Chamberlain. Of the
team of Chamberlain and Make.
world champions. Is entered. Page
nFoircEz Of BIsbrC. Arizona arc ais"
catered for III, contest.
Rev. jeremiah Zimmerman OF SyTa'
russ. ScW York. a wcliakuovn nun,is'
natist aud EFyp;oloEis,. ~as recently
robbed of tho cntITu collection Of an
ci.nt coins. medals and canoes OBJ
tain.d by him during his Egyptian
tour. destined for the Metropolitan Mu'
s.um OF Art at New York. Til" value
Of the collection Is 100000.
because .f the interest he has taken
. In the work Of tho Public Schools Ath'
lrtic League. President Roosevelt was
elected to the oGficr of vice president
Of that organization at a meeting OF
tho executive committee ON the eth
inst. The icasu. Ia one Of the largest
organizations devoted to sports and
athletic rastimcs In the world.
Having reached the age limit of six.
ty.fuur years Major General George
Morton Randall. commanding the
Northern division Of the United States
army Eith headquarters In st. Louis.
has i,tircd from command. lie viii
h. succeeded by DriEadisr General
John =. Weston. General Randall has
been in the service for forty-tour
years.
II ia oniciaily announced that the
witbois. in cvadinE the swpcping col.
umns Of General Won Tro,ha. com
msndur. in chief in German Southwest
Africa. surprised German convoy
near Kcctmannshoop. SamaIualand.
practically annihiiatecd its escort and
captured thousands of cattle. 1ss
wagons. many rifles ART quantity OF
ammunition.
In the Federal Court at 81. Paul.
Judge Van Dcvanter decided that an
appeal would not lie against his order
directing certain officers of the Gen.
eral Paper Company to answer aues.
tiuns propoundCd by attorneys for the
United States government. and TO pro
duce certain books called for by the
government in its suit for an injunc.
tion against the socalled paper trust.
Definite information coutradictins
the reported death of Daniel Flickcn.
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