Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-28

Reports received Mt the War De.
partment show thiit 3,..3i men have
been enlisted for. the p. volunteer ,rcIi-
,ments up To date. \ total OF, Fp.lTI
men remain To liz recruited. which viii
undoubtedly bc secured In the next two
Unless conditions improve In sauto
Domingo nnd the people quiet down To
peaceful pursuits. the United States
government may be, forced To inter
vcnc. There IL some question ns to the
rights of this government To net under
certain conditions, hut there IN no uucs-
tlon OF ~; iecrmipn,i9n ~ the AL.
lniinisirntton To prons't American Inter
csts. nor OF the ,ic-irc of the rrrsi-
d"ht to have peace RESTORED oa illc ID.
iIIitTttp hire -TyIY In aa
II II stated tiidt II Is ihc purros. 'of
I0<h,rai Henderson, uf idwn. !wlio, Will
NJ III" next Speaker. To snbmi, tie new
financial biii drafted by n rJTrIsl c,'u,',
mite" OF Republicans to II Republican
caucus soon after the iiouS. ~ organ
lied and hav" II considered In caucus
l-fosc rvfcrring to any comuiitt,c. liy
This IHnn u Is hoped 10 avoid any wrnn.
pcovcr flic cproIsryrcfcrcn.'sof OF the I'LL
To committee. nnd To secure speedy ne.
'ion on II In the House.
|. Ai,nirnl s;rhicy. president of tho *.
nmininI boari. has r.psriri To the Na.
w department Captains Alex Meteor.
mnck und Aiis.rt =. lSarkrr. who have
successfully passed the examination
aud has. bccn qualified for promotion
N the crnde 0f fc.it aiinifat- -Capfain
Mccormack will l-' commissioned I'm
tin-iintcly To NIL til" vacancy caHsrd
ny Admiral ricslnc's acaiii. nhd Cap.
'tnin Rnrk"r. who sn,~,s.,ic,i Dcwcy NJ
Manila. will r'criS" Ills stars on Orto.
.'bcr ioih. on Admiral liowIson's retire
mcpt.
lsy direction of President, Mckinley,
Secretary Root has issued nm order for
the trial by general court martial Of
Sergeant Lewis ]. Crawford az Tr>,0p
l.. firs; cavalry. The organization nf
a couri.mariiai for enlisted ,pl,a by d.
r-'tlon of ilic President Is unusual.
such courts tscinI formed generally ny
ori.rs issued by the department eorn.
mnn,crs. In this cas. however. ten
crnl Merriam. cnmnianIin. lihc DEPART
,uirnt of Colorado. preferred charges
md asked the President To Issue, THE
or,iefs Sergeant Ora wforl win te
trtcd nn charges growing oiit cf bis NJ.
lc:,-l action In permitting the escape
or murder by the military authorities
\ during the Ir~cnt i'iah" strike" II Ia
further alleged that lr accepted u
hril,c TO release the men, II" sritsc.
lu-ntly described The court will meet
NJ Warlncr. f'inlio. October 9Th. .
on The War Dcpar,mcn; has received n
icnblcgrnm from Gcncfai Ot!s. report.
ing the foliowin. deaths sincc last NJ.
, port: .'Dys.nicry. acute. August 9th.
ni Joio. Henry saainIcr. T.. Twenty.
| third infantry: September Tth. Isaac +.
l IamI,c. T.. Fourth infantry: 2ist. John
fI.cclairS. 1. Thirteenth infantry: .cnd.
/ Martin Johnson. u. Thir,l Infantry: (:
2.;rd. Hcnjnf:iin Toilof-nn. II. Ttir,i In.
| famry: Coiiics. chronic. NJ Loio. Prank
y. Armstrong. IL. Twcniy,iiir,i infnn-
Try: drowned accidentally at .Hacolor.
Ncsros: 18th. Scrgcnii, Frederick
SIirms. hand, sixth infantry. pncu.
manin: 10Th. John Nolan. II. Nine
.iccn,h infantry. ,dinrthocn. chronic:
18th. Louis +. Corbctt. u. Ninth infni,.
Try. typhoid fever: wih. il. Godfrey. q.
Fourth infantry. appendicitis: 18th.
\ Thomas Holiday. \. Twenty fourth
infantry, paralysis ascending; 10th.
shnbcll A.. SNOW. q, Twcniy-iirst in
fantry.
ItDlIcrs ut NUUlU DoIluS may us wei
make M their minds to pockct their
losses. n they depend upon tho United
Stntrs to nay the ul,Iixn tions OUT OF the.
Cuban revenues Hcpuiintion by Spain
of these bonds will probably cause the
bondholdcrs 10 turn 10 this country for
redress. but. II tan he stated nuthori.
tntivcly that the administration con.
sidcrs Spain alone responsible. As far
[ ns this country is concerned. the .qirs-
[ tiou or tiic' Cutnif bonds was settled
Mt Paris by ithp American coinnissionJ
ers. who cnIphniically refused TO nd.
Hbiit the claim set up by Spain that
Cuba was responsible for the debt in;
currcdi FOR the good administration.
of that island Ar the time Spanish
commissioners argued II would br con
trary 10! tie tiiiosti!rlenentnry notions
of justice and Inconsistent with tIu die
'tatcs OF universal conscience of man,
Kind for q sovereign TO losr NIL Its
rights over Il territory and thr inlihbi-
tant< thereof nnd. despite this. toicon!
itinuef to he bound by the obligation she
lad contracted exclusively for their re-
gfmc and government.
Secretary Root bls, issued Dn, order.
calling attention to, an order Of August
n. 1877. which 'prohibltsi persons from
Visiting the Notifications of the United
1Statcs.o The SECRETARY calls attention
to the fact that the former order has
frequently been disrcgar,lcd. and
directs a rigid enforcement OF its pro.
visions hereafter. One instance, In
wl,irl lthe old order way not enforced
w,,si inl tile, t.ischof aumilitnrs rattacllc
of one of, the fnrcisa ogovernmenis. /,
who visited the military ,posts ut the
mouth OF the Coltiinbin river It's nm
derstootl thar lie had n letter from Soc.
rotary AlGcr. but II is, ss,id tl;it II was
not sufficient to Dermii him to, inspect |
the coasi defcnses- ,rpon this letter
he was pcrtiiittctl within the military
posts and given privileges wlfitii the
War Department does not allow, ex-
cent % authorized persons hcoiincctcd |
With The federal ior statr governinenta
Another new order Of tho Wnr Depart,
niCnt directs that hereafter there Will |
br no niorc Ernt,iitoTs' dfstrittition OF |
subsistence stores TO persons In Aims |
ka. Officers in some instances have !