Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12
WASHINGTON news,

ior the purpose OF lifting the wires /
attached To the carriages TO such II
height ms TO escape all Instructions he
tween them and the points To which |
the messages are To bc transmitted |
Experiments Of wireless telegraphy are
TO be conducted by Mnrconi and Col |
oncl Allen Of the signal corps at Fort |
Myer. The automobiles carry storage
enough to run thirty miles. n these |
machines prove satisfactory a number |
OF them VIII probably bc purchas s.d |
by the war department To accompany |
troops In the field.
In View OF the progress the rcvoiu. |
tion In Venezuela has mntlc state de |
parimcnt officers here are dlsrtissIn.
the possibility that cN-i'rrsIhcnt Unr.
rison may lose the <250.O00 which was
promised him by the present govern.
m"ni Of Venezuela ms his f,- for NJ.
pcaring before the Paris arbitration
tribunal ms counsel for Venezuela. II
has been one OF the characteristics oI
South American revolutions TINT their
success usually meant population
OF ali existing contracts OF the govern.
mcnt made by the prcccdin. admins.
iraiion. The officers arr Inclined Ia
think. however. there Il only rcmoi.
possibility or General Harrison losing
his pay. The fact was brought out
that In the event II became necessary
for our government To Interfere to Sc
cure tn. payment Of General iinrri-
sons fcc. Il could only Ia done through
the diplomatic channels.
Hear Admiral schicy called NJ .ih,
Navy Department Tuesday. Ia arrange
with the officials for the detail OF hi.
stafr and some other matters relating:
to the assumption Of his duties ns COM
mnni-r of the South Atlantic station.
The admiral asked for the detail oi
Lieutenant Commander Sears AMI
Licurnnnt Wells ns nag lieutenant and
secretary respectively. These otiiccr.
held a similar connection with the al
miru1 durin. tie Spanish war. The
admiral was Informed that II Will ~
quirr two weeks to put the Chicago In
shape for her cruise so u wns arranged
that she should sail on the 18th III
staht. Meanwhile Admiral Schicy I'm.
arranged To pay u visit To- friends In
Gcorria. Rear Admiral y. ~. Fur.
auiinr will hoist III, dag on the New
York and nssun" command OF ih.
North Atlantic squadron In Hampton
Roads next Saturday.
Admiral Dewey made nm early start
Wednesday to MI number OF cnsaEs.
nicu;s The Admiral went io sec Sc,''
,.lafy Long aud talk over hi. plans fos
the Immediate future. and rs to these
Secretary Long promptly gave notice
that the department was willing To
give him perfect liberty TO do as lie
pleased. The admiral wns. Therefore.
at his instance. detached formally from
the Olympia after this date. He ic!c-
rraphr.i the executive officer mt Tump
al. a. nuf
terminate hi- connection with the crui'
ser which Tor morc than two years las
been his lomc. In accordance with
projects nircniy planned. the admiral
will go to Vermont Monday ns the
guest Of ". Seward wchh. Shclhnrn
Farms. near Burlington. The Olympia
will proceed nj once from New York iu
| Boston. TO bc put ont of commission
and 10 extensively repaired. The nj
miral walked over TO the Whit" House
| to keep nm appointment made with the
President. to discuss the Philippine sit
uation. The admiral remained WITH
the President nm hour.
Rcport~ received 10y the Navy Dp.
par,mcni from Captain l.. l.. Cooper.
commanding the Chi,lcu. shown:
| that that vessel II In need of repairs.
will delay Rear Admiral Schlcy In ihr
hoisiine .of his i'ac. The repairs 20
the Chicago will require almost tw"
months. and the vessel will not u"
ready to start south until the latter
part OF November. Captain ". J..
t.ambcrton. commanding the cruiser
| Olympia. received orders. after he hni
landed the ammunition with the nn'
val magazine In New York harbor. :"
proceed with the olympia To the Eo..
| ton navy yard. where tho vessel VIII
be placed out Of commission. Erii'
Admiral Sampson will resume com.
mand OF the squadron and proceed
with 4, to Hampton Roads. He VIII
prol,obly he relieved nf the coiiiiiinii"
| at that point. Formal orders were ~
sued to-day to Captain a. ). i'ark"r
formerly commanding the bnitlcsliir
Oregon and the Asiatic squadron. III
rccting him To assume command 90
| the Norfolk navy yard. captain isa'
| kcr will he promoted TO the grade %,
rear admiral upon the retirement o.
| Rear Admiral Iowiscn.
George ]. Kindcl Of Denver had tive
lively hours before the Industrial Com
mission Monday. He was rilcd wiz
| questions and i'ld Of Discrimination
in freight rates against Denver. li'
s,id that the restoration "f free silvr'
tries unless railroad freight rate dis
,r,n,nn,ion was remcdicd. II,
amused the committee by saying that
I,r Ind been populist till that party
abandoned the railroad question. anI
then he left the party. MIR. kinne
won, before the Industrial conniis
sion for hearing because he sniu ,,a'
the Interstate Commerce !omnitssi'
would not act. lie iikrncd thnt ooH
TO an iron watch dog".hnrmiess, NJ
Kindcl and Chairman knapp VI VI,
Interstate Commerce Coinihiss", na
had several interviews hnt MI. MAIL
says that nothing OF inilnr'h,,t,r, vii
pred. Mr.. Kindci Is 'Nasi.,"i sim,',,,is sinr
liz liz hns nm engagement nj st. Loni,
October 18th. to lie hcar,l Wien IN" M.,
Jouis business men will have u hSa
in, I.o" n,s"re thc Interstate Comhcf'