Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

right 10 ulscrlnIHute, us Is uouc ia thiS
act. 1--WE cannot" he said, regard this
exceptional Legislation as the exercise
of lesser right which Is included In
the greater one to fix by statute maxi
mum rates on railroad companies"
The chief justice and Justices Gray
and McKenna dissentcd.
Some of the friends Of Secretary Al
ger have become convinced that he is
burden upon the administration, and
| that the longer he remains in the Cabi-
net the more difficult 1t will be for him
to retire with credit. 1t has occurred
to them that the President might be
willing to have him change places with
General Horace Porter, ambassador to
France. and that the official termir
ton of the war, which will be cele-
brated tomorrow by the exchange of
ratifications Of the pence treaty with
Spain. is the appropriate time for him
to lay down his official cares and as
sumo the honors of diplomatist. Cen
eral Porter is known to be tired of his
post. He was anxious to enter the
Cabinet at the beginning of the admin,
istration. and. while he has not been
consulted. the people who are engineer
!! Ing the deal are quite confident that he
will agree to 1t. 1t Is also believed
that the President would not oppose 1t.
President Mckinley hopes to make
an extended journey through the north.
west during the present summer, visit
ing all the states north of Nebraska
and Wyoming. and spending week or
more in the Yellowstone Park. He has
never been In that part of the coun-
try, and,has great interest In Its de-
velopment. He will go as far west as
Puget Sound. taking the Northern Pa
.,1a Il Nv.t "a tssa.V, ,rVNtV
Great Northern. Senator Carter of
Montana is making the arrangements
for the journey, and has been in Chi
cago comforting with several promi-
nent citizens. The President does not
intend to stop any time there-not
more than night md n day-and ex-
poets no formal entertainment. II
nothing occurs to prevent he will leave
Washington about the 10Th of July.
md be absent five or six weeks. He
will visit In Milwaukee and one or two
other points In Wisconsin,; st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Fargo. Bismarck. Helena,
Butte. Great Falls. Spokane Falls. Sc
attic. Tacomu, Portland and several
other cities en- route.
There IL queer man in Washington
who makes II n business to attend re-
ceptlons. teas. weddings and other 80.
cial gatherings to which he has not
been invited. He always pays his re-
spects to the hostess, when he enters.
makes low bow. speaks few polite
words and then passes into the crowd.
He IL never offensive, but always def
erentinl. and In simply tolerated be-
cause that Is the easiest way to get
along with him. He lives quietly with
his mother and sister In well-situated
and well-Gppolnted house In the west
end, but the ladies' OF the family have
never made any attempt to enter 80
ciety. Their eccentric brother con-
fines his social enjoyment to these in
trusions, which are harmless and are
SO well known as t. cause little re-
mark. Some ladies' have instructed
their buffers not to admit him. When
re IL refused entrance ut n house he al
ways retires. in n gentlemnnly man.
ner. handing his card. with request
that his regrets be offered to the lady
OF the house. He seems to think that
II is his duty to go to these places. and
he does II In conscientious manner.
President Mckinley hopes that Cen
eral Gomez will make visit to the
United States. He sent him n special
invitation to come to Washington. In
order that they mny have n frank talk
about the situation in Cuba. the plans
of the United States government. the
necessity of educating the people be-
fore they are qualified for sclf-govern-
ment. the danger of intrusting con-
troll Of affairs to the advcnturers who
scel; II now and to obtain from him
his views of the best methods by
which the present condition may be
gradually exchanged for independence.
The President Is also anxious that
| ,In uhnnf this
and study our affairs and methods of
business and government. 1t is said,
however, that General Gomez, is
afraid TO come, or rather that he thinks
1t wiser not to do so for fcnr he will
lose his influence. Other ambitious
Cubnns nre already charging him with
having sold out to the government Of
the United States. His fellow-country-
men are peculiarly sensitive to such
charges. The practice of bribery has
been SO general in Cuba that people
take 1t for granted that every man is
Influenced more or less by corrupt
motives, and 1t has always been
charged that Gomez was bought up by
the Spnninrtls at the close of the last
revolution.
The army court OF inquiry has begun
the framing of Its report. While
| few minor matters remain for examin-
alton. they are not such as to infect
| the main facts. 1t Is regarded as ccr-
| tain that the court will find that Gen-
| eral Miles charges that embnlmed Or
chemically prepared beef was sent to
| the army have not been sustained. The
position of the court Is believed to lie
| that the testimony il conclusive that
both the refrigerated beef and the
canned beef were In good condition
when delivered to the government and
continued so until issued to the troops.
except. that portion damaged in trans
portation or affected by tropical con-
| ditions, and to these causes of injury
and these conditions the chief cause
OF trouble will be attributed. 1t will
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