Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-07

~ sreat magnitude well and ably done
for which too much credit eannot pe sN
en- the War Department During the PAST
year we have reduced our forces IN luna
and Porto Rico. In Cuba we now hay.
s Rttssrs &so sha oi,eers asa ss enlisted men
and a battalion of too men composed OF
native pS,tE HiSans s,n,ss wh.ls are 10 OF
iic.rs and i7,1i1 men. and in Hawaii j.
oisicers and Us enlisted men. .,,.
sPfrassssT II sss rsporas gl OF tss
OF war. l cannot withhold from oihests
and men the highest eommendation tor
tions They made willing sacrifices Tor
their country. and the integrity ana apiii-
Usual y Si's and SASa sea sass dasss h Is our island
In the organization Of the volunteer
been en- male T Tor % cha plains. This omission
ssa 9Ss Larry an Tor tns
point ment OF one chaplain for each OF sh!a
rssimsnis These regiments are now IN
tho Philippines and II u important thht
Immediate action be had.
POSTAL. SERVICE.
The domestic postal service continues
TO grow with extraordinary rapidliy. The
expenditures and the revenue VIII each
exceed tiop.upoco during the current year.
Fortunately, since the revival OF prosper
Gus times. the revenues have grown inuch
faster than the expenditures; and thsre
will witness the obiIteratton OF the annual
deficit. In this connection, IN. report OF
msnt of some .Viis which have grown
up outside the contemplation OF the law
In the treatment OF SONS classes OF mail
matter which wrOngfully exercise the
privilege of the pound rate and shows
that II this matter had been properly
e,as.tl,ei and had paid the rate which 4
deficit for the last fiscal year OF 81. ieeoo.
there would have been on one basis
n, ~ Tho reform thus suggested. In
the opinion Of the postmaster s-nrral.
snsr Ss.' ,psn nSs 'nS III. M sssi. e ba, M
would permit great and valuable Improve
rncn,. and ! commend IN, subject to the
consideration OF the Congress
THE NAVY.
The navy has maintained the spirit
and high efficiency which have always
characterized that service. and has iost
9ns @ssh 4 the IN fs5Gs sn, e;,Ss nSs
glorious past. The nation has equal pride
IN is early and late achievements. Its
has won the confidence and admiration
OF tho country. The people arc Interest,"
81 .;r IN u s ;ns sonSgea G and pres
appropriations lor its maintenance and
Impr9ycment. Tn. officers have shown
OF new and delicate duties which cur nc.
cent war has Imposed.
,nsn nm the nss mater ,,,, q naval son.,raet,en
down Ices tonnage In the year iSss than
,his country. and Italy alone has less
concur IN the recommendation for the In
sirsss ot the navy as suggested BY the
PENSIONS.
On ihe sth OF June. $50. the pension
so: These include The p-nsiansrs OF al.
number added to the rolls during III.
Sr ,s wa. tni Thc number dropped By
Legal limitation. iaiiar. To- claim mi,hin
thf.c yrata and other causes. was n M
an ~ ~, INC nntnbrr OF claims di.allowcd was
iincater wer. issued. of whiet, -.1e;. w.t,
n, t9r nov and original pensions. Tn.
ransion. una.ssd aaSin. 20, army and navy
te.o. which Was 81. 81. ssi' Il les than ~.
ss.v .xyn, q, ". approximation:
the Interior. the commissioner Of prnsions
rccotnmrrds that In order 10 make hi.
Justice to the aspsnasn, miaan n !" =. 20
amount OF income allowed. Ini.t,s nd.n,
~ thc proee..is OF her daily labor should
urges that the Congress shsII =, n,..,. y,
..,,,, N. &C, rs 20 permit the pension ofiicr 10
the terms Of the third --eisn ~ ,s.s .na., a.,
~ June 2. leo. whose Income aside from
enc. sas p,sIs, ~ g, OF daily labor, l. not in -s.
commend II. ''" "ehrtiiy
FOREST RESERVATIONS.
IN June ~ Nss. there wer. thirty
sst and culture reserve In AiSs,inns s TOT, i1s-
ofaeihs an estimated AREA Of a. M ~
ssfss ssis,in.p During ,as the past year two St *.
ssnsn ssss,s SSSssiitsrn!s| ssd Hack fsaSs siiis
sonsidcrasiy s's spins. Ina Wyomlas, have. been
Mount Ranief fa; r..sra. 'hs IN ar area Q; The
Maash,nst9n wa h,f ,, has been somcwha, r.duced
aaSil.hsd S M ldd.ssnr ans rs,s.res sss have 6ssn
fAI,,9ss ;.,In Lake Tahoe caliteasia Nssr asi
and Fish lake UtahJ. the total ..ii,nn,sd
arca s OF which is ssa...s acre. Th,a
ihirty.sis forest ss ptsssn, time a total OF
an cstinatcd area OF ts.oeiso scr"s This
within The 'rsa sauns,, T. The aggregated areas
ms, Inc lands actually reserved are how.
Ever, s,n oniy the vacant. public lands there.
rescrved for sale or settlement in orIar .aL
,hha' ,ha y they may be Of the greatest use to
terror IN 1877. has been continu.d dvriny
ens,,,,ass enG pa, year; and much has been ac.
est hrss and the protection OF ,be Inn.
per There are now large tracts coy.rad
served sr and set apart FOR forest ,ises I'm.
.rsana ", ,ns' ,b fah be done Congress- should in
OF protecting the forests.
THE PHILIPPINES.
on the 10th of December. is.s tho
s,n,sSs or, %, psaee p between the GnItcd
S,uci., among other things, that sn,tn
snotnia snot, ccde TO the United states IN"
archipelago known as the phiiin,tn.,
Islands na. s,h3, s,h3, the United States should
civil rights and the political s,atns ",,1 nv
me native Inhabitants OF the t.rritorioa
mus ceded 10 the United States shouia h.
ue,.fm'nsd by Congress. The treaty wD.
,anheu ,san pS the Senate on February 4
~. ana by the government of Snain M,
March Mar ig,h nsn following. The ratiiications
tn. treaty publicly proclaimed On .ha ,ha
znd OF March Congress voted the .,,m
e3ntenpiated by the treaty and the
amount was paid over to the Spanish
soxefnment on the LIST OF May In This
manner the Philippines came 10 ,ha
United u, ,s States The islands were ccdcI
py inc government OF Spain. which hna
been In undisputcd posscssion nf ,bn,,
Tor centuries. They were accepted moi
merely by our authorized commissionars
IN paris. under the direction OF tho eSs
ecutiiye, but the constitutional and ,Sell
CDnNl1NrCd action Df ba s,,,''