Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-25

which the President had under consid-
Grafton mt Hot Springs. was read at
the Cabinet meeting Tuesday and 1t
was announced TINT II would be signed
and made public mt once.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Brewer expect to sail for Paris on the
31st instant. whittier they go to pnrtici-
pate In the Venezuela boundary arbi-
tration. Justice Harlan goes immedl-
ately to Yale college to deliver u course
Of lSctures.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley.
with the friends who accompanied
them, reached Washington ut $50 p
IN. Saturday. The stay of twelve days
at Hot Springs was one almost entirely
OF rest. The outing has been OF great
benefit to the President and he resumes
his official duties thoroughly refreshed
and invigorated.
In all the public land states, compris'
Ing most of the territory west OF the
Missouri, where unapproved surveys
have been made. examiners from the
General Land Office nre now Mt work
to report on these surveys. The force
Inns been doubled over thnt engaged In
the work Inst season in order to expe'
dite the examinations, secure nn early
approval OF the surveys, and allow set
rious land Offices.
| In deciding the claim OF Sarah 4.
Oaks for II vessel taken by the Confcd.
erite government during the War OF
the Rebellion. the Supreme Court Of
the United States held that the arch
Ives OF the Confederate government
constitute competent testimony. These
archives showed that the vessel In
question was purchased by the Confed-
crates. These archives" said Justice
Gray In deciding the case. are not the
mndc by men OF high standing and de-
serve crcdcncc." The decision was ne.
cor,lingly against the claim.
In response to the urgent request OF
the Industrial commission, Senator
Kyle has consented TO continue nt the
| head OF the commission, and accord
ingly has withdrawn his resignation M
chairman. In n letter written Mt the
senator's home. mt Aberdeen. =. D., he
reiterntes that ill-hcnlth was the only
motive that nctuated him In rendering
his resignation. adding: "irhe Import
nnce OF the commissions work grows
with each month, and believe that
both Congress and the country will he
grateful. for the task we nre now per-
forming. Every publicspiritcd citizen
II greatly Interested In the trust inves-
tigation now In progress"
1t is understood that the House Re.
publican caucus committee. appointed
to frame u scheme Of currency reform.
has agreed upon measure along the
following lines: The redemption Of all
obligations OF the government In gold
on demand. Grcenbncks. when once
redeemed for gold. 10 be rcissucd only
for gold. Permitting national banks to
| fsSnn In tho vnltIn pf their
government bonds deposited In the
treasury. instead of 30 per cent. ns ut
| present. Permitting the minimum cap
| ital OF national banks to bc S2J,OOO. In
stead Of S50.OO0. as mt present. This
plan IL much less comprehensive than
ardent advocates OF general currency
revision have urged. but was adopted
because harmonious agreement on IL
was possible. which was not the case
when more radical measures were sug-
gested.
The attention OF the State Depart
ment has been called to the recent Oc.
| In the Pacific. The acquisition Of the
island by Japan has the effect OF
causing IL change In the instructions
given to the collier Nero. which Is sur.
veying the cable route proposed by
Rear Admiral Bradford. This route
avoids Wake island, which was taken
possession of by the gunboat Benning-
ton In the name of the United States.
The route recommended by Read Ad-
mirnl Bradford. and which the Nero is
surveying. contemplated laying n cable
between Honolulu and Midway island.
| acknowledged to he American. which
possesses II harbOr capable, with slight
improvement. of accommodating ves-
sells Of eight feet draught. The dis
tance between Honolulu and Midway
island, is 1.1GO miles.
"a rny OF light has come at last to
brighten. mt least In some respects, the
black horizon OF Cuba" said DIR. ]. I.
| Rodriguez, n native Cuban OF promin-
ence. who Is in Washington. 1.-The or
ganization of the Supreme court OF
the island and the fortunate selection
| by General Brooke OF men for the
bench OF that court-all of them learn
cd jurists and persons of high standing
socially and otlierwise-is promising of
happy results for the people of the Is
land. The administration OF justice
In the hands of such men rs have been
selected with peculiar tact and fore
sight by the American general who
| now controls the island Is perfectly
safe. DIR. Don Antonio Gonzalez de
| Mendoza, the new chief justice. has
been for many years the foremost bar
| rister OF Cuba. He Is Il native OF la
vnnn and fine specimen of the old
fashioned. highly cultivated and re-
fined Caucasian class of Cubans."
The civil service commission will
hold an examination mt the mint and
assay office in Denver. July 18th. to
select suitable candidates for the dif-
ferent mechanical trades and skilled
positions In the mint and assay SER
vice, The examination will he held in
| two parts. one part for the purpose of
testing the educational qualifications
of the applicants. and the second part
| as to the age, character as workmen.
experience and physical qualifications
| of the candidates. The candidate