Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-13
|ASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

tion out Of politics. do not believe 1t
VIII ever go out of politics through the
adoption Of the single gold standard
and the final rejection OF silver as a
money metal. So am against adopt
Ing the money plank which the money
Kings are preparing to force upon the
convention of 1900"
The pension committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic. which ut the re-
quest of Commissioner Evans will in
vestigate the workings and admins
trntion OF the pension bureau. assem-
bled here Tuesday. The committee,
which Is headed by Colonel Il. V.
Brown OF GAINESVILLE. Ohio. visited the
pension Office ana remained some time
In consultation with Mr.. Evans and n
number OF chiefs of division. Every
facility was afforded the committee.
the lilies being opened for their invcs-
tigntion and expert employees detailed
to assist them. John \. Palmer. secre-
tary OF stare OF New York. one OF the
members o. the committee. discussing
the Investigation. said the committee
would inquire into the whole pension
| system. and report the conditions ns II
found them. and II In Its judgment any
reforms We're needed proper recon-
mcndntions would he made to the G..
y. II. The committee will remain here
several days.
Surgeon General Stcrnbcrg has made
an Official report to the War Depart.
| mcnt, recommending that Fort BAY.
ard. New Mexico. he set aside as a san.
itnrium for consumptivcs OF the army.
ms the result OF his recent inspection
of that post. There are now six com.
pnnics OF infantry at Fort Bayard.
and Surgeon General Stcrnberg will
recommend that all but one company
he removed and that the barracks he
set aside for patients. Surgeon Gen.
crnl Sternbcrg says the post IL G.O0G
feet above sea level, ana Its dry elm.
ate IL just the thing to benefit con.
sumptivcs. Many army men now nj
soldiers homes Will be sent TO Fort
| Baynrd. Surgeon General Stcrnbcrc
said to-day that the best Informed
members Of the medical profession be.
| licvcd II dangerous To keep persons ar
| fcctcd with tuberculosis with healthy
individuals. and better for all that they
should he isolated and undergo the
splendid climatic treatment they will
Lraccive at Fort Bnyard.
Attorney General Griggs has under
consideration n question. u decision Of
| which Will mean much to the inhabIt-
ants OF the islands which have come
| under the sovereignty Of the United
States. and which involves the uucs-
tion whether the United States can
maintain n colonial system without n
revision OF the constitution. II IL n
question raised by the inhabitants OF
Porto Rico. who wish TO Import sugar
and other products OF their island into
the United States free Of duty. They
l .I..I.. M
came nm integral part OF the United
States upon Its ccssion by Spain. and
that It Is In violation Of the constitu.
tion TO levy duties on articles imported
from the island. In the treaty OF Far.
IL no agreement was made as to the
status OF Guam. Porto Rico or the
Philippines. So far ms the treaty Is
concerned. there does not seem to b.
anything In II that supports either
one side or the other OF the contro-
vcrsy.
Greatly rs the officials regret II, In
formation received by Secretary Hay
from Ambassador Choatc leads to the
opinion that Mrs. Maybrick will have
TO remain In prison FOR the murder OF
her husband in 1889. Failing In the
present effort TO secure the woman's
release. II Is authoritativcly stated that
the present administration Will do
nothing further to obtain her freedom.
Ambassador Choate has been doing
everything in his power TO cause IA
vornblc action by the British govern.
mcnt upon the request that Mrs. May
brick be liberated. He has found the
higher officials favorable 10 compli-
ancc with the request. but the under
permanent officials seem to he OF the
opinion that the ends OF British jus
ticc have not yet been served. IT Mrs.
Maybrick should he compelled TO serve
out her sentence she would not he set
free until 19OS. She will begin the sew.
cnth year OF her Imprisonment in n
few days. and It had been hoped by
the authorities here that her release
would then be granted. but they now
seem to have lost hope.
1t IL stated that the negotiations over
the Alaskan boundary are all on. The
propositions of Canada which nave
been rejected by this government nr.
M follows: The ccssion OF Pyramid
hnrhor nt the head of Lynn canal: the
ccssiOn OF any other port on the Lynn
canal; the ccssiou of u strip OF terri.
tory which would give access TO tide
water: n free right of way across Alas.
ka to any United States port: the rnri.
alton of Hays provisional boundary line
so ns TO include Sluckwnn. an Indian
village at the head OF navigation Lead.
ing into the Lynn canal: the inclusion
of the Porcupinc district with near
approach to navignblc waters on the
British side of the provisional boun-
dairy; the proposition TO arbitrate the
provisional precedent to the formula
ton OF modus vivendi Wnding per
mancnt settlement Of the hucstion. The
state department officials note the fnct
that the news from London insinuatcs
that the failure of the agreement is
chargcnblc TO the United St9'c5. AZ , /,
obtninpd from mn authoritative source. |
the fact IL that Great Britain. acting |
for Canada. recently made a proposi-
tion which demonstrated the futility
of further negotiations. state depart
mcnt officials said that this govern.
,,,,,t ,,.,,I1 mt tolerate the idea of |