Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
FOREIGN


ing able to agree with King Constan-
tine on matters of national policy, has
resigned.
The French chamber of deputies
unanimously adopted bill authoriz-
ing the Anglo-French loan negotiated
in the United States.
1t is announced that Pope Benedict
has been designated as arbitrator OF
the question of delimiting the from
tiers of Peru and Bolivia.
A Zapatista attack on the City OF
Mexico is said to have been repulsed
with loss to the attacking party OF
700 dead, including one general.
In consequence of an agreement be-
tween the Haitien rebels and the
American expeditionary force, the
rebels have delivered their arms to
the Americans.
A report has just leaked out that
the Prince of Wales was shot in the
arm by jealous corporal, to whose
wife the prince had passed few re-
marks while being served at an inn,
where the wife was waitress.
The government of the Philippine
islands is reported to be negotiating
for the purchase of stock of the Ma
nila railroad, the securities of which
now are held chiefly by a syndicate
headed by James Speyer, the New
York banker.
A governmental order. says Buda-
pest dispatch, has been issued closing
all factories in Hungary engaged In
the manufacture of cotton goods and
ordering the surrender of stocks for
military purposes. One hundred thou
sand persons will be thrown out OF
work.
Raymond Swoboda, who was ar
rested last March charged with setting
fire to the French line steamer La
Touraine on voyage from New York
to Havre and later was accused of be-
ing a German spy, will be sent to a
concentration camp. The charges
against Swoboda were not proved.
SPORTING NEWS
Mary Putney won the Kentucky
futurity. The stake was $4,000.
Star players of the Federal league
have arranged for a post-season tour
of the country.
The attendance at the first game al
Philadelphia Friday was 19,343; gross
receipts, S5l 900.
Even money offers have taken the
place OF odds of 10 to and 10 to
on the world series.
Sam Langford and Battling Jim
Id
to meet at Denver October 18th.
The national commission has ia.
ken up the scandal in connection with
worlds series tickets and will give
the matter n thorough probing.
The first game of the worlds series
at Philadelphia was lost by the Red
Sox by bonehead displays as mucl
as the creditable playing of the
Phillies.
Eleven of the Boston worlds series
contenders of 1912 will be on the
roster of Boston's eligibles in the
forthcoming battle with the Philadel
phia Nationals.
GENERAL
The Motion Picture Patents will be
dissolved by order of the United
States Court.
The county option election in Mime
apolis is claimed by the vets by s.
900 to 10000.
The birthday of James whitcomb
Riley was celebrated at his home in
Indianapolis. He is e..
Wall Street brokerage clerks are
still on the high lope trying to keep
up with the rush of business.
Six thousand saloons in Chicago
days by Mayor Thompson.
There are now 1900 out in the
strike of the General Electric Com.
pany at Schenectady: n. Y.
The reopening of the Panama canal,
closed on account of earth slides. has
been now set as for November 1st.
Bank clearings in most cities of the
country are showing substantial gains
over the corresponding week for last
year.
The Las Animas County Court at
Trinidad anticipates n busy session
with 45 civil, 2S criminal and SO ju-
venile cases docketed.
Suit was filed in ST. Louis to fore
close the s2OO,OOO,OOO first and re
l funding bond issue of the St Louis
Iron Mountain C Southern railroad.
The City Council of Terre Haute,
Ind, sustained the bill of impeachment
| against Mayor Gossom by a vote OF
! & TO g and declared his office vacant
The Massachusetts State Progress
sive convention decided to partici
pate in the 1916 campaign and ratified
the nomination of Nelson b. Clark for
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