Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-09

British minister mt Washington, died
in London January Goth after IA long
illness. l
The Supreme Court OF the United
States granted the motion to advance
the case of Senator Burton OF Kansas
and set the hearing for April I'd next.
Frederick VIII. WAS formally pro-
claimed King OF Denmark. January
30th. to succeed the late King Chris
tian TX. He was received with much
| enthusiasm.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has been
sued for $4,000 by Edward Kinseiia. n
London solicitor. as u commission for
Securing her present American engage
ment for her.
The first passenger train. carrying
notables and officials. passed through
the Simplon tunnel January 25th amid
artillery salutes. There were no
other noteworthy Incidents.
The Duke Of Abruzzi. cousin Of King
Victor Emmanuel. has almost COM
pleted arrangements for n tour OF cx-
ploration into the heart of Africa. The
duke will start early In the spring.
The Pennsylvania Central railroad
is considering plans TO do away with
the celebrated horseshoe bend and It's
~
long under the Allegheny mountains.
Representative Burke OF South Da.
Eota introduced bill In Congress nu-
thorixing the secretary of the interior
to lease 5000 acres Of public domain
TO bc used exclusively m pasture for
tho native buffalo.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
issued the Invitations To the wedding
OF Miss Roosevelt and Representative
Lonswo.th of Ohio. which In To take
place at noon February l7th. as al.
ready announced.
Governor Pcnnypackcr of PcnnsyL
vania has approved n joint resolution
of the special session Of tho l.c.isia.
turc providing for a sweeping invcrti.
sntion OF charges Of Illegal retention
OF fees by Insurance commissioners for
years past.
A party Of Santa rc railway cn.i.
necrs have started from Los Angeles
to locate direct line Of railroad into
S-archii.ht. Nevada. The proposed
route will be feeder from Barnwcii.
about twcnty.six miles. The proposed
line will be rushed.
Former President Cleveland was
asked about a report that he is think.
Ing of giving up his post m arbiscr of
rebates for tho insurance companies
aud dictated this statement: There
ia not q particle Of truth In the re-
port. nor any excuse for Its ciEcaia.
ton
Gustasc A. conrman. former cashier
Of the viso County National bank at
T.trr hauic. Indiana. has been scn.
fenced 10 eight years In the federal
prison at Fort t.raSrn~osth. Kansas.
on his plea Of guilty to ctnbrssiins the
funds and faisifyiaE tho books OF the
bank.
The transport Sheridan sailed from
San Francisco January ss,h for Hon.
olulu. Guam and the Philippines. with
the officers and men OF tho Twenty
fourth infantry. coiorcd men. The
steamer also carried a number OF
cabin passengers and a full cargo of
mill supplies.
The Melbourne correspondent. OF
the London Chronicic says: bush
s,rcs arr raging throughout Victoria
and great stretches Of country have
been devastated. A wall of tiru hun.
drri fec, hiEh. which vas driven by a
sale. passed with appalling s~istucss
over Mount Fatigue. killing at least
nftccn persons.
Tho proposed race from San Fran.
cisco to Honolulu. matter of :.ioo
nautical miles. IL fised TO start May
9Th. The contest IL open to yachts
from forty 10 ninety feet over all.
Contestants arc required to belong to
some recognized yacht club and there
will be no restrictions as to sails. mum.
brr of crew. professional sailors or
nayisatots.
In the past six months taps have
been sounded over the graves Of &C..
ooG pensioners of the Civil weT. &C.
coTiiug to a statement OF Pension
Commissioner Warner. This. he says.
Ia an evidence Of the rapidity with
which the veterans are diminishing.
The total number of pensioners ON
July /. 1905. vas ssi.soS. On Dcccms
bcr II 5ist IL vas s5c.s5i.
Fear among Chicago University on.
cials that Prof. Frederick Starr. the
noted aBthropploEis,. had been eaten
by African cannibals whom he was at.
tempting to study. has been relieved
by the receipt os a letter from him
written on the kasai riser steamer
and mailed at Lrupoldvillr. which is
abou. 200 miles from the sea. He
will investigate several canuibal tribes
and the Baiwa pysmiCs.
tHe tnl1tu States Steei toINoEaAtuh
has just declared quarterly dividend
of one thrce.fourths per cent. Net
earnings for the quarter ended Decem.
ber sist last were s1s.szS.sSS. an In
crease Of si5.Sie.esi. as compared with
the same quarter year ago. UuHlled
orders on hand December 5ist last
were 5.G05.0Sg tons. an increase os D..
O0S.SS5. The untitled orders December
5ist broke all records OF the corpora.
ton.
In the State Senate of New Jersey
Mr.. Minturn introduced a resolution
calling for the institution OF legal pro
ceedinEs in the name of the state
against the Standard Gil Company Of