Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-31


men at Cheyenne. Wyo.. on Septem-
ber Is.
The Chilean consul at Berlin has
cab!ed dispatch from Iquique an
nouncing that the nitrate region has
not been affected by the earthquake.
The IL Japanese arrested for raid.
Ing the seal fisheries on Paufs Is.
land have been indicted at Valdez.
Alaska. for violating United States
laws.
Fire insurance companies having
their home Offices In Connecticut are
not losers by the earthquakes in
Chile as none has written risks there.
Michael +. Dwyer. long one OF tho
most prominent figures of the Amer.
lean turf. died at his home In Brook
lyn.
Voluntarily the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company has given
the 1000 telegraph operators on their
system an Increase OF wages averas-
ing about 81 a month.
The war department ordered the ne
gro troops stationed at Fort Brown.
Tex. where serious trouble between
citizens and soldiers had occurred.
transferred to Fort Rinssold. Tex.
Armed manifestations against tho
Cuban government have occurred in
the provinces OF Pinar Del Rio aud
Havana.
Tho heaviest rain In nine years fell
at FL Paso. Tex. recently.
Martial law has been proclaimed
at Valparaiso. Chile. pending rehabil-
itation OF the city. sU..
An American citizen named Gin.
son has been expelled from Odessa.
Russia. and taken to tho western
border under police escort. the charge
being that he was u political pro-
yocativc agent ..H--.
by vote OF l.o3s to $50 the ILL.,
IoIs state democratic convention laid
upon the table tho request Of William
J. Bryan for the resignation OF Roger
c. Sullivan rs national committeeman
from that state. The convention. how
ever. unanimously indorscd MIR. Bry-
ans candidacy for president In 1908.
A call has been issued for farmers
cooperative congress. composed OF
delegates from the Mississippi valley
to meet October &c. Tho purpose d
the congress will be to unite tho
farmers OF that section In a permanent
organization to control farm products.
Tho congress will probably meet In
Topeka.
Tho Ohio democratic state convcn-
tIon Mt Columbus adopted platform
indorsing William J. Bryan for pres
idcnt md favorinE the Initiative and
referendum and the election OF SEN
ators by direct vote Of the people.
The plank OF the Anti.saloon league
favorIng tho local option for couut!cs
was defeated.
Nebraska republicans in state con-
vcntion nominated George l.. Sheldon
for governor and selected Norris
Brown for United States senator over
Edward Roscwatcr. tho Omaha editor.
The prosecuting attorney OF Ma
rion county. Indiana. has caused nc.
tons to be Instituted against three
prominent express companies to oust
them from doing business In tho
state for alleged failure to obey the
state Law.
Secretary OF tho Treasury Shaw has
taken steps to increase the dcposite
OF public moneys In national depositor-
les In various parts OF the country
to $780, 900 each. tho amount authorized
by law.
The medical department OF tho Ger
mnn government. after m invcstisa-
ton. reports many bakeries and
slaughter houses In that country In
un extremely filthy and unsanitary
condition.
A Unionist party has been formed
In Salvador to form Central Amer
lean republic which is to include all
the Central American republics rs
now constituted.
The Cuban insurgept forces under
Pine Guerra have captured San Juan
de Martinez. the terminus OF the west-
ern railroad. and have occupied the
town and the railroad station.
Nine members OF the negro regi-
ment believed to be responsible for
the recent trouble at Brownsville have
been arrested by the Texas authorities
and will be held on a charge OF mur-
der.
A new comet has been discovered
by Prof. Kopff. of Heidelberg univer-
sity. It can be seen through small
telescope.
President Roosevelt has ordered
that hereafter all messages and other
documents emanating from the White
house shall be printed in accordance
with the recommendations Of the SPELL
ing reform committee headed by
Brander Matthews. professor Of En-
glish at Columbia university.
At bacon broil" held at Jeffer-
son City, recently Gov. Folk. Senator
Stone. Attorney General Hadley and
other speakers pledged themselves to
use their best efforts to secure n new
$5.000,000 capitol building for the