Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The secretary OF the interior has ap-
proved clear list of :.G.O35 acres In
the Sterling and Denver land districts
Of Colorado. to the Union Pacific Rail
way Company.
A cable dispatch has been received
Mt the War Department froH General
Davis, giving additional details OF the
conditions In Porto Rico. He places
the number OF killed ut 1000 and rcit-
crates his statement Of 100000 desti'
tute.
During the last year more than ST.
100000 has been paid To the soldiers
In the Philippines. Only gold and sill
yer are now used. nv insects In the
plants destroyed the Irccnbacks that
were sent over. The War Department
is now taking steps to increase the
force Of nurses there.
The Navy Department does not IN.
ror the plan to have the historic war
ship Constitution take part In the Dew
cy demonstration mt New York. The
venerable craft II not In a condition TO
undergo such service. and Is fnr too
valuable ms relic To subject her to the
risks Of n trip from Boston.
The Stale Department does not ap'
prchcnd that any International compli.
cations will arise out Of General OILS
course In excluding Chinese from The
Philippines. rs this IL said To bc only
a temporary military cSp"'iicn'. icnr'
Ing the general question To bc deter.
mined by Congress.
Secretary Root says that every man
belonging to the twenty Regiments OF
volunteers now being recruited shall
cnt his christmas dinner In the Philip
pines. This statement was brought "u,
by n reference to the publ lsh"d report
that ten OF thcs" rcsimcntH were to liz
held Ia the tnitt>i States us reserve
force.
A special from Washington TO the
New York Journal says: Captain Car
ter IN to go frc. lie VIII lie dis
charged from the army nni may bc
fin.i $4,000. hut h. viii not lie I'm
prison.d nnd his ofr-nscI will not L.
published In III" newspapers OF hi.
home. That l. the Information oh,
ininci herr. Public ciamor only VIII
upsc; this program.
An order was issued nt the War DE
par'mcnt Thursday honorahly dis
charging from the volunteer army
BriTadicr General Irving Hale. To take
effect October LIST. General Hale went
To the Philippines rs colonel OF III"
First Colorado. aud was made briEn'
iirr general for gallant services. Gen
crnl Hale arrived yesterday NJ san
6rnncisco.
Trade relations between the United
States and Germany. which arr Just
now the subjcc; of considerable discus
sion. do not appear to have been ser
iousiy afr,'tci up To the present time.
I II judged by the inics; figures OF the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. These
show TINT In both imports nni export.
the commerce between the United
States aud Germany In the fiscal year
1859 was greater thnn In 1sas. nni that
the grand total Of the commerce b.
tween the two countries In 1850 was
larger than IN any preceding year.
Inquiry Mt the Department OF Justice
and the Treasury Department dcvcl'
ops that there Is absolutely no founda.
ton for any claim nsniIst the federal
government Oh account OF the Union
Pacific railroad. From time TO time
for months past requests have been re-
ccivci from citizens In the West for
information concerning an alleged
claim. II appears tha; some schcmcrs
have been attempting to interest the
people in that section In an alleged
suit to recover nlrout S,i.DD.pSp. tho
amount Of tirst.mortgngc bonds OF the
Union Pacific. which they represent
were deposited with the government
and never returned.
II Is not likely that any more cnvnl.
ry regiments will bc organized. save
/ the one which General Otis formed Ia
/ the Philippines. General Otis has ca
/ bird that cavalry cannot lG used to tho
best advantage in the islands. and In
! his Judgment the two regiments OF reg
ular cavalry and the volunteer rcei'
ncnt will lc sufiici,n, to meet nll the
needs Of the campaign. Grrnt pres.
sure has been brought to bcnr on the
administration To organize colorctl
regiment for service in the Philippines.
/ The matter Is still under consideration
by Secretary Root. II II understood
that II n regiment II organized. II VIII
he Differed by colorcd men.
Owing to the conflict OF authority be-
tween the state and national lunrnn'
tine authorities at San Franeisco. Sec.
rotary Gage. after consultation with
Surgeon General wymnn. has tclc-
graphcd the collector Of customs at
that port to employ sufficient force
to enforce the federal quarantine fcgu'
lations. The marine hospital service
Is laboring earnestly to Keep infectious
diseases out Of the country and n;
san francisco Is directing us efforts
especially against the hubonic plague.
introduction OF which Is feared from
the Orient. The local quarantine ait
thoriiics at San Francisco have, II IL
stated, disrcgnr,ic,l the national quar-.
antine regulations. which the federal
authorities believe II Is absolutely
necessary to enforce.
The War Department has given out
for publication an interesting state
mcnt of the financial condition of the
island of Cuba. II shows that under
the management of the United States
government the receipts OF the island
from January I. lSDp. TO June Both OF
the current year. exceeded the expcn.
djturcs by S1.lsD.O21. This statement
probably will bc n surprise to many
persons who had thought that Cuba.