Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

ana nearly 10000 applications are al
ready filed.
About 12J senators AMI representa-
tives closed their congressional careers
on the 4th. There are already several
vacancies in the next House by deaths.
or the fifteen senators who retire. two.
Quay and Cannon, are contending for
reelection, with the odds against
them.
The Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland has
been appointed pastor of the First
Presbyterian church to succeed Rev.
4. De Witt Talmnge. DIR. Sunderland
already has served the church forty
five years. and since his resignation
last June, when Or. Talmage took
charge, has been the pastor emeritus.
| Lieutenant Colonel II. B. Sharpe tes-
| titled mt the beef inquiry Saturday that
wagons which had not been cleaned nf-
| ter being used for the transportation
of manure and wagons in which garb-
age had been carried. the bottoms of
| which were covered with slime in
which maGgots We're crawling. Were
used to carry fresh meat TO the soldiers
at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, last
summer.
The Hull bill for the reorganization
of the army provided for the annual
| appointment of 100 additional cadets
to the West Point Military Academy.
ten at large by the President and two
by the Senators from each state. but
In the Cocllrell compromise bill this
clause was stricken out. The President.
however. Is authorized TO appoint
twenty cadets nt large every year In
stead of ten as formerly. e.
Perhaps It was unintcntional with
the larger part of the members of both
houses of Congress. hut Congress pass
ed Il stringent prohibition sunday law
| for the District of Columbia. which
forbids the sale or serving of beer.
wines and liquors in clubs and hotel
| dining rooms as well as bnrrooms and
| saloons. The bill ms originally intro
| duced was to prevent what Is known
ns curbstone and roadside liquor sell
ing.
| The Italian government, through its
representatives In Washington. lately
laid before the authorities here its pur-
| pose to ask of China n port on San
Nun Bay. and has invited an express
sion from this government as TO Its at
titudc. In response. 1t is understood
that Secretary Hay, as well as the
President. made 1t clear that the Unit
| I'd States would pursue the same
course as toward the Russian. British
and German occupation of Chinese
ports. namely. disinteresicd neutrality.
It is stated that President Mckinley.
during the war offered the nppoiut-
mcnt Of major general OF volunteers to
Brigadicr General Corbln. now adju-
tant general. who declined. General
CorbIn's dcclinntlon is probably the
most unique in army history. as II Is
extremely doubtful II any officer was
ever offered an appointment to the
highest office in the army and refused
to accept II. General Corbin's action
was-due TO the fact that Congress had
failed TO make any provision for the
reward OF officers who distinguished
themselves In the field.
T.. T.. Stable OF Cheyenne has been
given contract by the lncrlor De
partmcnt to survey the fourteenth
guide meridian line from the nth to
the seventh standard parallels OF lati-
tti,le In Uinta county. Wyoming. and
also to survey two townships of gov
ernmcnt land In the same vicinity. The
survey is made TO correct errors and
adjust differences In surveys made of
this portion OF the state In lSSO and
1890. the differences between the two
surveys having complicated land hold
ngs taken under the markings OF the
several surveys.
Carl Schurz was the guest OF honor
Mt dinner given at New York on the
sth, In celebration OF Mr.. Schurz's
SEVENTEEN birthday, and more than GOO
Germnn-Amcricans were present.
From first to last the occasion WIS un
ovation ID Mr.. Schurz. Diplomas of
honorary membership In number of
different societies were presented TO
him. The I.eidcrkmnz society gave
him a magnificent punch bowel and
ladlc in solid silver. and an address of
congrntulation. signed by 1000 Ger
mnn-Americans. members OF ut least
500 German societies In all sections.
was given to him.
Speaker Reed left Washington with
out bidding the President good.by. He
has not been to the White House dur
ing the present session. He has called
upon President Mckinley only twice.
and then by special invltntlOn-once
shortly after the Inauguration and the
second time Mt the beginning Of the
session of Congress In December. 1897.
to discuss matters of legislation. He
has met the President socially on sew.
eral occasions. hut has not been in
vitcd to any of the Cabinet dinners or
other social functions given in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley. Nor is Mr..
Reed in sympathy with the Presidents
policy. He discusses II freely with his
intimate friends with "A good deal of
aarcasm. but has uttered no public crit
iclsms.
Some person of malicious disposi-
tlon has set atloat the report that 5000
persons are to be Immediately ap-
pointed by the director of the census
and selected pro rata from the states
iuon the recommendation Of the con
,ressmcn. and that $1,000 more APP
pointmcnts upon Congressional and
Senatorial recommendations will fol-
low during the curly snriur aud sllm-