Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-30

with SO little warning that 1t is feared
great damage TO livestock and sheep
In particular will result.
President Roosevelt signed an or
der while on the isthmus OF Panama
which eliminates the office Of govern
or OF the zone. all authority being
vested In Chairman Shonts and the
canal commission.
A storm OF wind and rain which
originated along the gulf coast swept
northward through Alabama. Missis.
sippi and Tennessee doing great
damage.
A bomb was exploded In st. Peters
at Rome where the great church was
crowded and while scene OF great
confusion followed there was no fatal
tiles.
The sound steamer DIX and tho
Alaska steamer Jeanie collided In
Puget sound and 40 persons were
drowned out Of the so aboard the DIX
at the time Of the disaster.
II Is asserted that certain members
OF the liberal party In Cuba have u
plan for the establishment OF a per
manent protectorate In Cuba by the
American government
President Roosevelt has cabled New
York parties declining l. suspend his
order Diminishing colorei troops OF
the Twenty-fIfth regiment unless
there were new fucts bearing on the
case. a
The Mellon brothers OF Pittsburs.
Pa, are to build the independent pipe
line from the Indian territory oil
field to Port Arthur. Texas. and OK.
pcct to spend Ss.ooO.0o0 on the pro.
jcct.
The little town Of Henneser. Do.
kaib county. Ala. was recently
struck by . tornado and not build
Ing was left standing. No fataii.iea
wore reported.
The clerk OF tho national house OF
REPRESENTATIVES has issued his official
report on the membership Of the new
congress. II shows 2c2 republicans
and lGt democrats.
Secretary Mctcaif has directed q
federal investigation OF tho action oi
the fire insurance companies In the
settlement OF tho San Francisco
losses by earthquake and fire.
Tho failure Of tho Chicago na
tionai bank Is to be investigated by
special federal grand jury early In
December.
Tho published report that Andrew
Carnegie was to give $i.oo0.oo0 TO pro
mote tho cause Of international nrbi
tration has been cmphatically denied
Tho American Sugar Refining com
pany has been found guilty OF nc
ccpting rebates from the New York
Central railroad by q federal Jury ai
New York.
Tho National Grange has voted to
hold its convention In 1907 ut Hart
ford, Conn
Tho order Of Secretary Of War Taf'
holding up tho discharge OF three com
panics Of colorcd troops nj Fort Rcnc
! has been rcscindcd and tho discharge
will continue without delay. Tho pres
idcnt In u cablcsram from Porto Rice
declared now facts would alone cause
. suspension Of tho order.
Attorney General Coleman has
filed custer suits in the Kansas su
prcmc court against the mayors and
corporations Of Pitsburg and Juno
ton City for failure to enforce the
stnte prohibition law. ..
The Hawaiian Planters assoc'a
ton IL planning to manufacture do
nntured alcohol from tho 1t.000.0O
gallons Of molasscs produced annual
ly. A distilicry will be erected ai
Pcarl Hnrbor. ~. r.-r
In the presence Of . distinguished
company. the body. Of James Wilson
great figure In the American rcvo
luton. which lay In North CarolIna
for 10s years. was rcintcrred = N
Philadelphia. = n.
The Arctic steamer Roosevelt with
Commander Pcary on board reached
Sidney, Cape Breton, in partially
disabled condition recently. After
temporary repairs are made the
vessel will proceed TO New York. All
on board were well.
After an Investigation tho Officers
Of the Kaiser wilhelm Der Crosse
were planned for the recent collision
with the steamer Orinoco off Cher
bourg. France.
Two masked men in an attempt to
hold up the st. Charles hotel at Ar
kansas City. Kan. shot and instantly
killed tho night clerk. William Goff
and wounded s. A. Halpin, m actor
SO badly that he died few hours lat
er. The robbers escaped.
The fine Of $4,000 recently, i'm.
posed upon the New York Central
railroad for giving rebates to the su'
gar trust makes total Of $12G.0o0
which the Vanderbilt lines have been
fined within month.
Henry Papineau, OF Chicago. has
a.ai.a ha szrnnd iiirv n