Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-29

years, us was done in the case of he
rOes of the civil war.
Fire partly destroyed the house occu.
pied by Senor Vicuna, the GILLIAN min
lister, at the corner of Connecticut ave-
nue. and n street, Sunday. The roof
and top story We're destroyed and the
furniture of the whole house ruined by
smoke and water. entailing loss OF
$4,000. The minister and his family
escaped, owing to the energies and
coOlness of the 12-year-old son, Carlos.
but the flames made such headway
that the inmates We're unable to secure
clothing and We're compelled to hurry
out in their night robes.
Mason Mitchell. the actor-soldier who
left the stage to join Roosevelt's Rough
Riders. was Missed of the stage at the
Academy OF Music Monday night be-
cause he praised the bravery Of the
colOred Tenth cavalry. Mitchell deliv
cred lecture on the war and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded until he be-
gan to praise the colored soldiers. Then
yells Put him out, ''StOp him" "Shut
up" were heard amid n storm OF hIsses
from every part of the house. Mitchell
finally retired from the stage and the
curtain was rung down.
President Mckinley received from
the American Peace Commission. late
Saturday afternoon. the treaty Of peace
between the United States and Spain.
In presenting this momentous docu-
ment. Judge Day. rs chairman OF the
commission. said 1t represented the
earnest efforts of the American repre-.
sentatives mt Paris. and that It was
submitted with the hope that 1t would
rebound to the peace. credit and glory
n I'm A uNa artx
treaty from the hands OF Judge Day.
the President responded with heartfelt
thanks and congratulations to the CON-
mission us body and to the members
individually. He spoke Of all that Ind
been accomplished and OF the happy
method by which difficult questions
Ind been adjusted.
Hon. Justin s. Morrill,. the senior
United States senator from Vermont.
died at 10 Wednesday morning. In the
sth yenr OF his age. after an Illness Of
less thnn week. In the death OF Sem
ator Morrill, the Senate lost Its senior
member In point OF service and Its old
est In nge. He had served continuous.
~ In the Senate for more than thirty
one years and he WAS SS years Of age
on April 4th last. With the single cx-
ccption OF Hon. Galusha Grow. OF the
House Of Representatives. he was the
only man In Congress whose congress
slonnl career began prior to the begin
ming OF the civil war. and he had the
honor over Mr.. Grow In that his con-
gressionnl service had been continuous,
covering In the Senate and the House
combined almost forty-four years.
The German ambassador. DR.. Won
Hollenben. has returned to Washington
after an extended absence. during
which he held several Important con.
ferenccs with the authorities at Berlin
relative to American affairs. II IL ex-
pccted that his return will soon bring
about exchanges with the State De-
partment and perhaps directly with the
President. relative to n number OF cur:
rent questions in which both countries
are Interested. Recent cable reports
from Berlin have stated that the am
bassador, was returning with strong
instructions towards securing rcduc.
tiOns In rates on certain German Inn
ports 10 this country. The reciprocity
negotiations with Germany came to
halt some months ago. and the reported
instructions are probably In the line Of
renewing these negotiations.
A decision by the Supreme Cour,
some time ago seems 10 settle the
point raised against the constitutionali.
er OF Congress over the territories OF
the United States Is general and plen.
nry. arising from and incidental to the
right TO acquire territory itself. and
from the power given by the constitti.
ton to make all nccdful rules and reg.
ulntions respecting territory and other
property belonging to the United
States. It would bc absurd to hold that
the United States has power to acquire
territory and no power to govern II
when acquired. The power to acquire
territory is derived from the treaty.
making power. the power TO make nc.
1uisition OF territory by conquest. by
treaty and by ccssion IL an incident OF
national sovereignty. These PROPOSE
tions are go elementary and ~ neccs-
sarily follow from the condition OF
things arising upon the acquisition of
new territory that they need no arcu.
mcnt to support them. They are self.
| evident"
An examination OF the Senate por.
ton of the Congressional Record for
the last. or second. session of the pres.
cnt Congress. which has Just appeared
in bound form. shows there were &c..
400 inches. or about 5000 feet of print.
cd debate In columns three and one.
half inches wide set in minion type. AT
this rate each OF the cighty-ninc scnn.
tors was entitled to about 400 inches.
but six Of the senators occupied near
Iy one.fifth of the entire space. leav-
ing four-fifths for cighty-threc OF their
colleagues. Senator Allen of Nebraska
is the champion long-distance talker of
the United States Senate. and occupied
over five and onc-half per cent of the
entire time of that body during the last
session. His remarks measure 2.O3i
| inches Senator pettigrcw occupied L.
3gT inches, being the second In vcr-
bosity. Senator Teller was third He
occupied 1.321 inches. and Senator But
ler gt,O inches. These four thus con-
sumed nearly G.OOO inches of space. out
of n total of 10000, or onc-sixtl of the