Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-11

port that Mount Hecla has again peeh
in eruption, ashes being scattered
over a wide area.
A dispatch to the London Morning
Post from Shanghai says the customs
returns from the whole Of China for
1905 were $23. 100000. against $685..
400 In 1904.
State troops at Mount Carmel. Pa.
fred three volleys into q crowd Of
striking miners seriously woundins
some 20 men.
Directors OF the Waltham Watch
company announce their intention to
enlarge the works and increase the
number Of employees from $500 to
5000.
Two coaches became detached from
the rear OF Colorado and Southern
passenger train west Of Denver and
after running backward down grade
about mile rolled over in the ditch.
Twenty passengers were injured. none
fatally.
Tho programme of the opening Of
the Russian national parliament has
been changed. Tho emperor will not
20 In person to tho Tauride palace. as
had been planned. but will go to St
Peterburg and receive the members Of
parliament and council OF the emperor
at the winter palace.
John Il. Walsh, former president OF
the defunct Chicago National bank has
been held to the federal grand Jury
In bonds of $4,000.
Tho international cotton conferences
nj 81 Ia
nouncing tho reports OF tho nsrIcul'
tural department. No satisfactor,
scheme OF remedy was. however. sus'
sested.
Tho Kansas republican convention
at Topeka recently held renominatet
Gov. Hoch for n second term by nc
ciamation. The action of the convention
was entirely harmonious and the tickei
nominated Ia conceded to bc u s,ronl
one.
During tho past month 5000 pen
sloncrs OF tho civil war who wcrs
members Of tho q. A. Il. have died.
May day was celebrated In the United
States by the Inauguration OF man,
strikes. tho principal one being thai
among marine ~orkmcn on the Excai
lakes. shipment Of freight was gen
| orally tied np ut tho prominent
points.
In a recent interview Corporal Tan.
ner. commander -in-chicf of tho q. A.
r.. stated that according to statistics
complied by himself the old veterans
were dying At the rate Of 5000 .
month.
For the ten months Of the prcsen
fiscal year tho receipts OF the govern
mcnt have exceeded tho ~xp~diturs
by N.o.o.sss. as against n deficit 10;
the corresponding time last year O
So. s.ess.ss7.
Owing to misapE~h-nsion In IN,
south tho order for military -seor
To Rrv. Father Sherman. son Of Con
". r. Sherman In his trip over the
ground covered by his father In hi,
historic march from Atlanta To III,
sra. has b~ca recalled BY the pscal
dent.
In the olympic games at Atheni
the Americans took II nrsts. six SC
oads and i've thirds out Of - events
ElSht men were r-ccntiy taken uu
conscious from the McAdoo tunnel IN
der the Hudson river at New York
as the result Of an explosion Of gas.
Gov. Pardee has sent . petition u
congress asking that the government
pay the various claims Of caiifornis
nov psudias asxressting Ss.ooo.ooo.
According To a preliminary report o
the production Of anthracite In iso:
made public BY the Cnitcd States geo
logical survey. the tonnage durinj
that year was the iarscs, In the his
tory Of the Industry.
csssessssssss.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has agreed to vote or
the smoot cas-. on May Is
An agreement has been reached By
the senate on a court review amend.
ment TO the railroad rate bill. The
amendment az agreed upon Ia salts.
factory TO the president. The earl,
passage Of the measure seems as.
sured.
In q special message to congress
President Roosevelt transmitted the
report Of Commissioner of Corpora.
tons Carsseid regarding the relations
Of the oil industry to the railroads.
The commissioner ands that the
Standard Oil company pronted to q
large extent by secret rates and re.
bates.
In a recent speech In the senate
Mr.. Tiilman Of South Carolina made
vigorpss attack on the federal Judi.
eiary. declaring that congress should
clip their wings
The house Of representatives has
extended vote Of thanks TO General
Horace Porter for having recovered
from France the body Of Admiral
John Paul Jones.
The house bill appropriatins $4,000
for the emergency work at Mare island