Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15

King Edward and Queen Alexander
returned to London on the 4th inst.
from their Scandinavian tour. s,
The steamer Empress OF India has
brought to Vancouver news OF u series
Of disastrous conhagrations at Pekin.
involving the loss OF many lives due
to incendiarism.
Residents OF Saffarana. E,na, Lin
gagiossa and many neighboring VII
lagos are fleeing In terror ON account
OF the threatening aspect OF the vol
cano. Mount Etna. which IL In erup'
tion.
The citizens OF Auckland, New Zeal
and have appointed various commit
tees to arrange for an adequate wei
come to the American fleet of battle.
ships when they call there next Sep
tember.
From $50 to 800 officers and cadets.
including members Of some Of the prin'
cipal families of the Japanese nobil'
ity. were drowned April 3Oth when an
explosion In u powder magazine sent
the cruiser Matsushima TO the bottom.
John Murray, the London publisher.
has obtained u verdict of 33I 800 dam
ages against the London Times be-
III" hsNhn'h wv PhbtH"
ing firm OF eStorIion In selling the let
tsrs OF the late Queen Victoria at
high price.
Count Henry DE La VanlS. jacques
Faure and Alfred lie Blanc, the
aeronauts. have been selected az the
French representatives In Jhc internn'
tionai balloon contest for the James
Gordon Bennett cup In Berlin October
lith.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags OF mail from
London. containin. securities and val
uabies worth 100000 were stolen H.
New York the latter part OF March.
Both bags disappeared In transit be-
tween the steamers and tho postofiice.
The news OF the conclusion OF the
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Japan has been well re-
ceived at Toxic and II is believed II
will remove whatever suspicion exists
regarding the mutual relations OF the
two countries.
The twcnty.fifth delegated session
Of the general conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. at Baltimore.
was begun on the 9Th Inst. being
called to order by Bishop Henry ".
Warren OF Denver. Delegates and Wis
itors were present from twcnty'iour
countries.
Edwin 4. Brennan. lawyer OF Butte.
Montana. was arrested In the office OF
Z. Augustus Hcinxc In New York.
charged with attempting to cStort $tc.'
900 from Hcinxe. Hcinxc alleged that
Brennan had threatened Hcinzc to cx'
pose some Illegal copper transaction
OF which he. Brennan. knew. II he was
not paid $4,000.
Wright brothers. acronnuts. now ut
XIII Devil hill. near Mantco. North
csroiina. made first flight In their
new acroplanc on the 9Th inst Al
though but u test flight. II was success.
fui In every respect. the machine nn'
der the perfect control Of Its two
makers. travelling 1000 feet. II was
made to alight with ease and In per.
feet safety.
Binckic. the only cat in the world
with n private fortune OF $4,000. died
ut wiikcsbarre. Pennsylvania, n
few days since. being chloro'
formed to end his pain when It
was seen that his Illness was hopeless.
Blnckic and his dead sister Pinkie.
were left $4,000 by the late Benjamin
+: Dilley. OF Wilkesbarre. the income
to be used In providing for them rs
long as they lived.
Frank J. Bruno Of Colorado Springs
addressed the delegates to the national
conference OF charities and correc'
ton Mt Baltimore. urging the estab'
lishmcnt OF a national sanatorium for
the treatment Of consumptivcs. Us the
most economic way OF relieving Ger.
tain bad conditions among sufferers
from the white plague He argued
that the Rocky Mountain region was
the preferable situation for such an
institution.