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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
FIERCE RAIDERS
BURN JAPANESE WAR STORES
From Near Mukdsn and Mar
ass enemy's Rear.


St. Petersburg. Jan. l7.-cossaeks
have dashed from the var front near
Mnadeh. down the west bank Of the
I.iso river nearly 100 miles to New
chwang. the great seaport Of Msnehu'
ria. The Japanese garrison Was
driven out and the immense war
stores al Yin kox. . suburb. we're
burned. After cutting the Japanese
railway. the line os communication TO
the frOnt. the daring raiders withdrew
before a superior force and dashed
back To their base near Mukdsn. In
army circles this Is looked upon as
one Of the most daring Taias In var
history.
A telegram from Siakhotan states
that Gehefal MistchenkO's raiiIhs
force. learning that fiye japanese bat
taliohs had appeared near Tashikiow'
returned northNard and succeeded IN
resalnlhs the Russian lines Their
losses were about 800 Killed or
wounded. all tho iaiier being brought
away.
General Knropatkin. In dispatch To
Emperor Nicholas reporting the Rns.
sian cavalry raids on January 10th and
lith says:
The Japanese suffered heavily. The
Russian ioss1's during these two days
rcrc three of1cers killed and ten
wounded and nftsen soldiers killed and
forty min. wounded"
Tn. general adds that tho cavalry
captured a quantity OF stores ana pris'
oncfs aud says that tho Japanese
stores at YIN Ko~ were nbiaro for
nearly tho whole night Of January
18th.
Tn. text OF General Kuropa,kin's
dispatch follows:
During III. evening OF January 10th
one and a half companies OF Japanese
infantry and haif squadron OF Jap
ancs. Dragons were defeated with
great iosH.
"On January lith. = Japanese com
pany and two nqundrons. which were
occupying New Ch~an.. were driven
out by our Coskacks. who occupied the
place. and aftcrwari pursued the com
pany. defeating II and lnn!cifhs heavy
loss. The same night our patrols dam
aged the railway line. telegraph
line. train and two locomo-
tIvcs. During these two days
our cavalry defeated several
small attachments and captured one
othe,r. fourteen soldiers and 800 carts
! with stores. Our casualties were three
officers killed and ten wounded. and
fifteen soldiers killed and forty'ninc
wounded.
"on January 18th our patrol dam
aged tho railway six miles from YIN
Kow. On January 18th. At p. M.
Russian detachment reached Yin kow
| Our artillery cannonadcd the station
set nrc to the stores and later storsuet
the station. The Japanese opened frc
with rIncs and machine guns and our
men sought shelter In ditchcs and
again attacked unth they reached the
railroad line. when strong column Of
/ japanese infantry appeared. advnnc
| ing from Taahikiow. Our forces. being
inferior. retired. carrying away nearly
all the killed and wounded. The
stores at Yin kow were ablasc tho
whole night"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
MIGHT HAVE SAVED "
A Lot Of Trouble from Too Much
starehy Food.

A little boy OF eight years whose
parents did not feed him on the right
kind Of food. was always nervous md
suffered from \ weak condition OF the
stomach and bowels. Finally he was
taken down with appendicitis and
after the operation the doctor. know
ing that his intestinal digestion was
very weak. put him on Grape-Nuts
twice a day.
He rapidly recovered and about two
months thereafter, his Father states.
'He has grown to be strong. muscu.
lar. and sleeps soundly, weighs 62
pounds, and his whole system is In n
fine condition of health" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
1t is plain that II he had been put
on Grape.Nuts at an earlier period in
his life. and kept from the use OF
foods that he could not digest, he nev-
er would have had appendicitis. That
disease Is caused by uniigested fGod
decaying In the stomach and bowels.
causing irritation and making for tho
growth of all kinds of microbes. set
ting up diseased condition which is
the active cause of appendicitis, and
this Is .rore marked with people who
do not properly digest white bread.
Grape-Nuts is made of the selected
parts OF wheat and barley and by the
peculiar processes of the cooking ut
the factory all OF the starcn is turned
into sugar ready for immediate diges-
tion and the more perfect nourish-
ment of all parts OF the body. particu-
larly the brain and nerve centers.
hn
Wellville," fnInd in cnch pkg.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Proposed Ship subsidies.

Subyentions OF s5 per gross ton an
nually; subsidies for the carrying OF
mails from Atlantic coast and Gulf Of
Mexico ports To South and Central
America and Cuba. and from Pacific
coast ports To Japan. China. the Phil
ippines. Mexico. Central America and
the isthmus Of Panama; q tonnage TAX
on foreign vessels entering United
States ports; the creation OF naval
volunteer service. and the encourage
ment Of apprentices on ships in for
eign trade are provided for in q bill
agreed upon by the joint merchant
and marine commission. which sub
mitted its report to Congress last
week.
The commission. composed Of hye
senators and tive representatives. Was
created during the last ses sion OF Con
gress in response To . recommends
tion by President Roosevelt In his an
nuai message December Z. 1903. An
exhaustive Investigation was made by
the commission of the conditions OF
the American merchant marine and
American commerce. with a view TO
ascer;sintss :ac most feasible means
for their development. Hearings wer.
conducted during the year al nearly all
the important shipping and CONNER
ciai eenters Of the United States
The report deals al length with the
handicap upon American shippin. Gre
atcd by the subsidies and bounties bo-
slowed upou most Il tho merchant
fects OF foreign governments. which
is placed In tho van OF the lower firss
cost Of foreign ships and the lower
coat OF maintenance of these ships.
due. In both cases. primarily. to lower
wages.
A table In given showing that nearly
all Of the foreign powers krant ship
ping subsidics. France pays more
than Ss.coo.o0o. and cikhs other for
eikn governments more than 81 .coo. 900
each for the encouragement OF their
merchant marine.
As the first essential step In tho re-
habiiitation Of merchant shippln. the
commission proposes To create force
of naval volunteers. composed Of the
best osnccrs and men of American
merchant ships and dccpsca fishing
vessels. Necessarily small nj nrst.
means for q healthy and sure cSpan.
sion OF the force IL provided by the
payment Of substantial rciaincrx NJ an
induccmcnt to enroll. II IL understood
that ofYiccrs and men shall receive
their scamcn's pay. besides this 70.
iaincr. durin. their period Of actual
instruction. The Navy Department
has asked for 4 reserve Of 10000 men
In the bills Il has presented to Con.
krcsA.
Tho report quotes the commissioner
OF navigation to show that not moro
than 10000 American citizens are In.
ciudcd In tho enrolment OF employees
on all tho American vessels on salt
water. which go out OF sight of lnnd
for any time during tho year. Com.
mcntinE on this lack OF material for .
naval volunteer foece the commission
says:
.out OF these 10000 oiliccrs and men
probably not moro than onc.half would
be eligible for naval volunteer ser.
vice. II Ii therefore manifest
that shipownerx must not only bc en-.
couraxcd TO employ these naval vol.
untccrs. but encouraged TO build more
ships to develop an Increased naval
service. ~ well as to advance the In.
tercsts Of commerce"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
VII, Rush ounnI.on Canal.

A. l. Fellows. in charge Of the Gun.
nison irrigation project In Colorado.
states that he expects work to com.
mence on construction Of cuts and tho
tunnel without further delay. The sec.
retary OF the interior has approved the
bonds OF the contractors and accepted
their contracts. Several large air
comprcssors and other heavy machin.
cry will be purchased In Denver for
the tunnel work. The contractors have
plans ready to commence on excavat.
ing the cut leading to the tunnel and
will begin this work Immediately. Tho
open cut will be half mile long. The
tunnel will be 10000 feet in length
and carry 1900 cubic feet OF water
per second. After emerging from the
tunnel the water will be conveyed by
100 miles of canals and laterals and
distributed upon 125.000 acres OF land.
Mr.. Fellows will take up the proposed
project for irrigating 10000 acres of
land by diverting the waters Of the
Grand river to the high line ditch.
north of Grand Junction. Preliminary
surveys have been made and the pro-
ject found feasible. II water users
association can be formed. 30 that all
of the water diverted will be used.
the reclamation service will proceed
with the project, the estimated cost
OF which is $1.500.000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20

The census bureau has issued a re.
port on the condition of irrigation in
the United States in 1902. showing
that 3.41b systems. with 59.311 miles
of main canals and bitches. were irri.
eating 9.4S7.077 acres on 134.036
farms. The amount expended in con-
structing all these systems was $685.
32O.452. The average construction cost
per acre in the arid region was $S9.14.
and average per irrigation system ST.
TO. The report says that the great
obstacle to the development Of irriga.
ton in Texas and New Mexico is the
present treaty between Mexico and
this country, which prohibits the i'm.
pounding of the waters OF the Rio
Grande.
Testimony intended to prove that
the Mormon code of morals Is Of the
highest type and to refute the word of
witnesses who have declared the con.
trary to be true was offered by counsel
for Senator Smott on the 18th inst. w.
J. Mcconnell, formerly a United
States senator from Idaho and twice
governor of his state, and Representa-
tive Burton l.. French, a member of
the present Congress and reelected
for another term, were the days wit
nesses. Both witnesses denied many
statements directed against the Nor
mon church and its alleged interfer.
ence in political affairs. Former Gov
ernor Mcconnell said that the Gentle
members of the Idaho Legislature
have not as high morals as the Nor
mon members and that IL it were not
for questions Of geography and know.
ledge of legislative needs the inter-
ests of the state would be better
served by an entire Mormon .legfsla.
ture.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
A Million Butterflies.

Walter RothschiId. Lord Rothschild's
elder son, has In his enormous museum
at Tring Park. England. n collection Of
more than .0O0.O butterflies. tho big
gest private collection in the world.
Besides butterflies II contains stuffed
specimens of a great number Of rare
animals. incl1ding the great auk with
two eggs. valued At about $l.70O each:
a sable antelope. u Monaghan Wild
horse, 10000 specimens Of birds. etc.
The stories of extrnvagant prices paid
by Dothschiid for rare butterflies arc
commonly made up out of whole cloth
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
THE PHILIPPINES
REPORT OF rns COMMISSION
People Generally Paeifsd Except
mores Who Adhere to Poiyssmy
and Slavery.


Washington. Jan. i6.-The annual
report Of the Philippine Commission to
the secretary OF war says that as soon
as the people came TO understand that
the government had both the ability
and will 10 protect them. they began
to cooperate cordially with the con-
stabniafy and other peace officers by
giving iEfoi nation against the lASiess.
so thai j, became possible To kill or
capture them.
A. u result. the report says, not a
single organized hand of lairOHss is
nOW to he found In the island of Lg-
ron: nearly all the leaders save fiye or
six have been killed OF captured. and
the same may be said Of the Visayan
islands with the exception OF Samar.
The commission adds that Their. is no
reason To suppose that orderly eOndi-
lions will be otherwise than perma'
rent.
The relations between Americans
and f1lipinos are said to b. generally
cordial. with a STEADY growth OF con.
hdenes and good feeling between
them.
''All those who arc justly entitled TO
be called leaders Of public opinion
among the f1iipinos." the report says.
have definitely east their lot with the
Americans"
Regarding tho MoFos. tho report
says the great area OF the Moro prov.
lnr-. which includes practically all of
III. Islands Of Mindahao and the Sulu
archipelago. except for 10000 ffiipinos
spoken OF as descendants OF eonyicts
sent from the north by SpanIariS. is
Inhabited by Moros protesting Mo
hammedanlsm and by other non-Chris'
tlan tribes. The authority Of the Sui
tan Of Suiu was found. upon invcstlsa.
iion. to be rcpudiaicd by dattoa In the
Suiu archipelago who possessed ~
much authority as he. although he was
the iliular head OF the Moros. The re-
port says:
From time immcmorlai the Moros
have practiccd poiysamy and have
been accuftomcd 10 make raids upon
other non Christian tribes to rcplcnish
their stock of slaves. m well ms to en-
gage In piracy. while tho Arabs taught
them tho use OF firearms. The non
Christians were only too willing to rec.
oEnixc American authority and receive
tho bcnciits OF protection. In num-
her OF instances they have been In.
duccd to establish themselves In VII
lagos and TO Till the adjacent soil.
They are said not To bo lacking In In.
tcliiscncc."
IN speaking OF the nbroIailon of
the treaty with the Sultan OF Sulu the
report rays: while II had never been
recognized as valid and binding. and
ax to the provision relating to slavery
had been rcpudintcd by tho President.
still Il Ind been lived up to by the
Americans in every particular. includ.
ing tho payment Of annual subsidies
TO the Sultan and his principal dat.
tos. but II had been systematically and
pcrsistcntly violated by them"
The report says that . pacific pol
icy toward the Moros seemed to give
them the Impressions that the AmcH'
cans were afraid Of them. but n short,
decisive campaign gave them to under.
stand that the Americans not only had
the purpose but the power to support
authority and to enforce order. There
Is no reason" II Is added. ito expect
any further trouble with tho Sulu
Moros."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
THE SIMPLE LIFE
Ways That Are Pleasant and Pnths
 That Are Peace.


 It is the simple life that gives length of days, serenity of mind and body and tranquility of soul.
 Simple hopes and ambitions. bounded by the desire to do good to ones neigh bors, simple pleasures, habits, food and drink.
 Men die long before their time be- cause they try to crowd too much into their experiences--theyc climb too high and fall too hard. A wise woman writes of the good that a simple diet has done her:
 T have been using Grape-Nuts for about six months. l began rather sparingly. until acquired such a lik- ing for it that for the last three months I have depended upon it al- most entirely for my diet, eating noth- ling else whatever, but Grape-Nuts for breakfast and supper, and I believe I could eat 1t for dinner with fruit and be satisfied without other food, and lfeel much better and have more strength to do my housework.
 "When I began the use of Grape- Nuts was thin and weak, my muscles were so soft that I was not able to do any work. I weighed only 10S pounds. Nothing that I ate did me any good. I was going down hill rapidly, was ner- yous and miserable, with no ambition flor anything. My condition improved rapidly after I began to eat Grape Nuts food. It made me feel like a new womanA my muscles got solid, my fig ure rounded out, my weight increased to 126 pounds in a few weeks. my nerves grew steady and my mind better land clearer. My friends tell me they lhaven't seen me look so well for years
 "I consider Grape-Nuts the best food on the market, and shall never go back to meats and white bread again" Name given by Postum O., Battle lCreek, Mich.
 There's a reason.
 Look in each pkg. for the little book The Road to WellyiIies"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18

ten on February 25, was yesterday made public, showing that the inspec- tors had authority to conduct the most thorough investigation of the calamity
 The Governor gave promise of the States guarantee to pay all witnesses summoned and examined on the same basis on which witnesses are paid in courts. If that was not sufficient the lGovernor expressed his intentions to Appropriate from $100 to $150 out of the Icontingent fund.
 The letter in full was as follows: Hon. J. M. Gray. Chief Mine Inspec- | tor, Birmingham, Ala: | My Dear Sir--Your esteemed favor of February 24, replying to my letter investigation of the terrible explosion recently occurring in Virginia Mines, received.
 T congratulate you on your prompt attention to the matter after hearing of the explosion, and that you had al- ready summoned Messrs. Hillhouse and Kuffner for the purpose of making the most thorough examination possible, and also that you had wired the entire board of Mine Foreman Examiners to come and assist you in the examine tion.
 upon the investigation all the evidence possibly obtainable that will throw flight upon the nature of the explosive, and the cause of the explosion and the responsibility. if possible You have the | authority under the law to examine witnesses and while the law makes no provision for the payment of these wit lnesses will approve so much as may lbe necessary for the payment of these Witnesses, as provided by law and for the payment of witnesses in other Ioourts, to be paid out of the appropEi- ation for the expense of your Depart lment.
 T will further allow, if that appro- Ipriation is not sufficient, $f00 to $150 of Ithe contingent fund to go to the ex- lpenses of this Investigation. If that Is not sufficient, please advise me to that effect.
 T think 1t a. good idea to get the tes- Itimony of the Board of Mine Examin- CTS, and the testimony of such other witnesses to testify as to the facts and to give expert testimony as in your indignant you may deem necessary.
 T desire that you make as thorough an investigation as possible, and to as- certain if possible all the facts in con- nection with the explosion. | 'Very truly yours, | "R. M. Cunningham, l 'Lieutenant and Acting Governor"
 This, however, was not the first conn Imunication the Governor had with MT. Gray, as two days after the calamity he directed Hon. J, Kirk Jackson. his Private Secretary to inform the Chief Inspector of his desire for thorough Investigation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
KILLED IN A WRECK
ENGINEER BARNES LOSES LIFE OF
 THE ENSLEY SOUTHERN.
Negro Fireman Minus One Leg and CPassengers Badly Shaken Up-LO- cOmOtive Jumped Track and
 Landed CrOsaWiSe.

Birmingham, March 17.-(SpeciaL)-- A mixed train on the Ensley Southern Railway, between Short Creek, in the western part of Jefferson County, and Ensley, operated by the Southern Rail- way. was wrecked this morning at ten thirty o'clock and Engineer Joe Barnes was killed, Fireman Walter Drake, colored lost 8 leg and was danr gerously injured otherwise, while sev- eral passengers were shaken up.
 The train was not running very fast when the engine jumped the track and went cross wise. Two freight cars damned up on the engine. The passen- ger coach was not damaged but the passengers were pretty well 5umbled up. Mrs. Casino Perry, her husband and daughter were the only white pas sengers on the train. It was neces- sary to brings Mrs. Perry to the city for attention.
 The engineer was killed almost in- stantly He was with the Southern Railway fifteen years and was a most capable man at the throttle. He was married and lived in Avondale, a sub urb of Birmingham.
 The dead body of the engineer. the fireman and Mrs. Perry were brought to the city in a caboose this afternoon for all attention possible. Wild re- ports were circulated at first, fatal ity list of five and six being mem tioned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
Iron to Mexieo.

Alabama furnaces are sti1l enjoying strong demand for pig iron, delivery during the third quarter of the year.
 It is announced that one company has sold a small order, special analy- sis, of No. iron. soft. at S15 per ton. The regular run of No. 2. soft, is be- ing sold at s13.75 to $t4 per ton. The new price for special analysis indicates the tendency of the gmarket.
 A special order of thirty tons. a car load, of No. ?. soft, general run. will be shipped today by local company to Orizaba. Mexico. the price obtained for the product being s14 per ton. This shipment will be followed by others. This order is for use ia a. foundry operated by Mexican railroad. Alabama furnace companies have ass surances that their entire production during the balance of the year will find 0 steady demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
ssvuIcanv Returning Home.

Secretary J. B. Babb. of the Birming- ham Commercial Club has received A certificate from the chief of the min ing building. Worlds Fair at St. Loiuss that the iron statue, Vulcan" has been taken apart and has ben packed and loaded in good shape. All the parts will be back in Birmingham now i'm the next few days.
 "Vulcan's" permanent location after all the parts have been received has not yet been determined on. Effort is being made to have the statue placed In Capital Park. though some of the citizens have suggested the top of Red Mountain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
BrahmIn water Clocks.

The Brahmins' clocks divide the day into sixty hours of twenty-four mine utes each, called ghurees. Commonly Q copper bowl with very small hole in
 the bottom of 1t Is placed on the sura face of the water and gradually filled. If the hole in the bottom Is correctly sized the bowl sinks in twenty-fouF minutes. This registers the duration of the ghuree. An attendant there- upon emptlest he basin and strikes the hour of the day or night on the gong
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
N.vw RaIrroad Incoruorated.

A railroad company incorporated In Birmingham today with $15,o0o capital stock, $12,o00 of which has been paid in. The company will construct a rail- road line at East Lake. and operate 1t with an engine and several cars.
 The railroad. however, will be a. miniature one, the corporation being known as the East Lake Miniature Railway Company. J. M Bradley, A. A. Gambill and Ben F. Barbour are the incorporators with MT. Bradley presi- dent and Mir. Gambill secretary-treasu- Ter. It is proposed to operate the miniature railroad in the park at East Lake. About a mile of track will be laid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
To unxeiI Monument.

Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans, has asked the railroads to grant a special rate to Birmingham from all parts of the State for April 26th, Confederate Memorial Day, as on that day the Daughters of the Confed- eracy in RASmingham will unveil with proper ceremonies, a large monument in Capital Park dedicated to the mem ories of Confederate soldiers. prom tent Confederate soldier will be invited to deliver the address at the unveiling. The monument to be unveiled will cost when completed, together with the base, several thousand dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18

arrested on suspicion of being the mur- derer of Policeman Bennett at Ensley, two years ago, the arrest Deins "su after Williams had been pointed out by Aleck Robertson, the negro mur- derer who was hanged last Friday, has been released. The statement by Vii Hams that he was in the mines at Flat Top at the time Policeman Bennett was killed, is borne out after an invest- gation. It is now believed that ROD ertson killed Policeman Bennett anu also Policeman Mullin in this city two and one-half years ago.
 Williams was in Lexington, ky.' when requested to return to Birming- ham. He was taken before Robertson half an hour before the execution last Friday and was pointed out as the murderer of Bennett. Williams denied the accusation from the start
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
To Build Monument.

The Father o'Reilly monument com mission has decided to erect @ monu- ment at once over the grave of the late priest, in the shape of a chapel. The monument will go up on St. Vim cent Hill, in front of the large hospi- tai which was erected through efforts of the priest. The windows to the chapel as well as the door will be sup piled. it is expected, by those who loved the pastor and desire to give a memorial in that shape. City Egineer Kendrick will supervise the erection of the chapel which is to cost not less than s5,00o.
 Jehn Williams Relaaed.
 Jchn Williams She negro Who was