Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-28
WASHINGTON news.

exceeded the regulations In this mat
ter.
+. The finai mceiing Of the Dewey M
tionnl Home Fund ,pmmittr" wis It Id
nt the office of the secretary Of III.
treasury Friday. An account or stock
was taken ani plans pcrI' rtri Tor clos
inH the subscriptions before I'ir arrival
In New York OF Admiral Dewey, Tie
committee has received cnIIiri'IutirnE
from about $1,000 'itIz .rs. rrprrsc ng
every stat. and territory in ih" In, In
Thcs" aggregate s2I.ui,. ,Nrlniy. ,f
the contributions received the 2.h. Tile
fund should lr lnrry:i iTsl t. nj lr:lt
SSpIDID To enable the roiimIttr' To pNr.
,chascia hoiur Mt the capitol or TIE va
tlon. which will hc % credit 10 the gi:.
cr- aud n prlJ" 10 the hero of Manli &
hay. Admiral Dewey iiaa iiiiIIrai u
Ia tho cuinnittrc u Il 'tirs TO niEe 2.
Whshin:iOn his permanent honis
Herr. n the ranking OIL ''r II the t'nli-
AL staf,,s navy. ln, wni sI,cnd N" i,.
niain,i.r of his Iif.. IL" admiral has
expressed his grateful appreciation " /.
the Intention Of III" American Ir1tIc
To present him II home. nn'i hc viii I
Accept II with the spirit In which I
will H. given. Thr commIii'" mrst
close III. subscriptions before the sEI
OF next week. --fN,r.s @
The government viii bc:in tie man.
ufaciur" OF snIokclcss powder la Ia
own plant. located Oh Ill" hanks OF the
Potomac. near the capital and on tlr
famous Indian Head proving station 70
! for mn nvnl .r,inR tr..-- y't,. -LUii,iinr- N..--
NIL connected by n trolley ear scrvicr.
whereby the risk. of accident II JHi- /
further tnininiis.',i and the work ~
powder nnLInE futtlcr, expedited. The "a
raw material VIII Tins bc Eci, con.
stnntly on the go from pro@-s To prp.
c'ss. The trolley system VIII bc up.
crl'".i i,y- oiir of thr finest electric
plants In tho Emitted States. which will
furnish light aud hrnt for the whole
powder factory. Commander i.nudcn
~ tb. navy is In active charge 81 til.
work or, construction. lie expects to-
begin making smol-icss powder in
about two months. nj the rntr of ..nbb
pounds pcr day. Al this rate u VIII
take long time to adequately stock d
the naval innGnxincS. for thu ihirtsn.
inch guns burn 80 I'aunds nt shot.
Admiral O'Nciii. chief Of the Burrau,
OF Ordinance. Inspected the work this
week nni Expresses qualification at the
progress ihnt has brn made. s.r,r,
The announcements that Archbishop
Chapprii- OF New Orleans has been
ciiOsrn apostolic delegate for il" rhii.
iprincs. attracts much attention In of.
fetal aud clerical quarters. The post.
lion la. been vacant up To this time.
AMI owing Ia the large property later.
'c>f< Of the church In tho Philippines.
the official status 10 occupied under
Spain. ani til. Influence. Of the clergy
over the natives. II las been regarded
n- mn AIT factor In construction.
About u year ago the pcgc named
Archbishop Chnprcll" ns apostolic de-:
crui. Tor Cuba mud Porto Rico. hut 10
appointment wns made for the rhiiip.
pines nni the Archbishop Of Manila
has ',nnt Iniicd To exercise chief juriIf.
.diriion. dealing directly with Rome.
In view nf til" laitcr's former strong
prn.Spnnlsii views. his cu.OpcratiOn
with III. United States military author
hics NJ Manila has been 'hr source Gf
much satisfaction To the church author
ties here. But II II felt that the pres.
.nrc of a drlrratr In this country. lu.
tlinrizcd 10 net for the Naiicnn. VIII
permit morr diriSt cooperation on the
questions which ARE constantly arising.
Under Spanish rulr the Archbishop pf
Nnniln was ~ government official. r..
rriving Si2.OOO annually. while four
bishops at the head of the four diocese
constituting the island. received $1,000.
church officials are maintained out Of
the church rrsnurcrs. II IN expected
that Archbishop Chappcllc's appoint.
mcnt will permit n reorganization of
the church sysic,h Of the islands. !rnsci
on changed conditions. ...r'. u asuH.. %
According to the present understand.
Ing. Admiral Dewey will arrive In
Washington ut $50 o'clock on the even.
H. n.s. ,.l
that time until late Tuesday night h"
VIII lA, given the most hearty welcome
which the citizsns. OF tho national cnpi.' q
tai know how to devise. Upon the ar ..
rival In The city OF the train bearing
Admiral Dewey an ndmirars saintr
will hc fired NJ tn. station. "A troop ~ H
cavalry from Fort Myer Will also be
III waiting and will act AZ u bodyguard
for the admiral during the entire cclc
lihration. accompanying him to nll' eS
crciscs which he attends aud returning
with him again 10 his home. From the
depot Admiral Dewey will he driven
to tho White House. where President
Mckinley hhd thclCnbinct will he wait
ing. The entire party will then pro-
cecd to the reviewing stand ut the
Treasury Department TO witness the
Illuminated procession OF civic organi.
zutiois. arriving there about I:30 p. III.
! IfeNI lgfNeN VIII
he taken to the White House again by
the 'citizens' escort and shortly after.
ward will start for the capitol az the
leading figure, OF the military and ma. q.
val parade. Here the celebration will
culniinntc by the presentation Of tho
iiation's swSr,i at the east front OF the 81.
Capitol AT the hands ofSccrctnry Long.
night President Mckinley will %.
give n dinner mt the White House.
.t., I.ss a
will stop ut the home Of Mrs. Washing u,
Ton Mclean. the mother of John H. ,
Mclean. "tht Democratic nominee for
governor OF Ohio! Mrs. Mclean Is pre- ''
paring II carriage which will he used ll
to take Admiral Dewey np Pcnnsylva- u,
mia avenue the night of his arrived and
during his trips about the city the mex,
day. 1t will cost over 81 900 to put this
cquipage In readiness.