Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WHY MILES REMAINS THERE.
Value of cervera's sh,p.-Enect Abroad of
the LA Quasina Battie-Mcthodist Book
Concern Scandal.

Chicago, July IA special to
the Record from Washington says:
Everybody is glad that Captain Sigs-
bee has hnd n chance to distinguish
himself. There was an impression
among his friends thnt Sigsbee should
have had better detail than an auxli-
iary cruiser; that he should have hnd
mt least vessel equal In Importance
to the Maine; but everything of that
sort was taken, and the st. Paul was
the hest ship In sight. He has done
good service with her and carries
promise from the secretary of the
navy that he shall have the next bat
tleshIp TINT needs commanuer.
Sigsbee was mt home n week or two
ago and said that he was very well
satisfied with his ocean scout; that
she was n splendid vessel, fast, COM
Portable and efficient for the purpose,
but he wanted her armament IN
creased In order that he might be able
to take care of himself when he met
Spanish cruiser and not be compelled
to use his heels to get AWAY. They
gave him better guns. and he stnrteu
OF hoping for an opportunity that has
finally come to him.
The President is very much gratiiled
at the comments of the foreign press
upon the work of the rough riders nt
La QunsInn. The United States has
no reputation MS military power.
We are generally regarded as qua
ke- among nations, and this little drn-
matte exhibition OF courage will do
more to attract attention and raise
the estimation Of foreign critics Tor
our army than dozen ordinary bat
ties.
The detention of General Miles Mt
Washington is considered another tri-
umph for ''the Michigan outfit" m
Secretary Alger and his associates In
the War Department are called. and
the Michigan people In town are doing
n good deal OF bonsting to-day: even
more than when General Duifield and
the Michigan brigade secured the
honor Of being the first troops to leave
Camp Algcr. In thei- pride and graf
ification they continue to declare that
"MiclfIgnn Is running the war;" While
Secretary Alger IL not responsible for
these cbulltiOns and Is only looking out
for the interests Of his state, the
boasts Of the Michigan men cannot be
kept from the ears of General Miles
and nggrnvnte the irritation that has
existed for some time. The reason the
President asked General Miles not to
full confidence In General Shnfter aud
thinks 1t unwIsc to divide the respon-
sibility. II the campaign there should
be n failure or some disaster should
occur General Shnfter might excuse
himself because OF the presence OF Ills
superior. and General Miles might sx-
plain that 1t wouldn't have occurred
II lie had gone before. To avoid any
possibility OF such an unplensantncss
II Is thought best to lny the entire re-
sponsIbIllty upon Shaftcr and allow
him to have his own way.
The Spanish warships bottled up In
the harbor Mt Santiago have been In
formally surveyed and value placed
upon them. which viii be added to the
indemnity demanded OF Spain rs \
condition OF peace should Admiral
Ccrvcra destroy them to prevent their
capture by the American forces. The
squadron IL estimated to be worth
about S12.O00.O0O. Ships captured mt
anchor In hnrbors are legitimate prizes
OF war. like those taken In naval en-
gngcmcnts, Mt sea. While II IL not un-
usual to destroy warships and fortlfl
cations when their capture by the en-
cmy Is Inevitable. and while Ccrvera
has the recent example of the Spanish
admiral Mt Manila to guide him. the
American government IL determined
that Spain shall gain nothing should
its pride dictate the destruction of the
bclcagucrcd fleet. The disposition OF
the squadron. II captured. will remain
n question TO bc settled when treaty
Of peace Is being considered. Its stat
us Will be practically the same MS that
of captured territory. II would be
proper for the United States to retain
the ships ns additions to our navy on
return them to Spain FOR consldcra-
ton.
AT the late general conference In
Baltimore nm attempt was made to su-
gar over the book concern scandal by
promising that the money received
from Congress should he invested for
the benefit of supcrnnnuatcd clergy
men, but 1t appears from the testimo-
NY drawn out nj the Senate invcstiga-
tion that the managers have applied
the old-fnshioned principle that char
ity begins mt home and Increased their
own salaries $500 year each on the
strength of the recent addition to their
funds. The total appropriation was
S2SS.OOO. lobbyist Stahlmann received
SlOO.SoO. leaving n balance of S1SI. 200.
OF this. S150,OOO was invested in 4
per cent. municipal bonds of Nashville.
from which the income will be $4,000
n year. The remaining $3T. 200 las
been added to the current funds or
working capital OF the concern. which
is considered by the management n
sufficient justification for the increase
OF salaries