Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-27


Secretary Aig.r las approved plans
for building for ia" refrigerator plant
AT Manila. III" building will cusI S.spi,-
80 and III. plant nnd machinery sivu,'
.0
i'osi0ific- department officials csi--si
To ask for nn appropriation from the
H"st srssI1n Of Congress for Ihe us. ~
automobiles in cOil'-iing the mails a,
all nTsi'ciass Isosl1iiir'-s. The puTl0S''
i To ask permission To- Use the aTpTo'
pFiniion OF sitDbg for hITs" hiE- ni'
/ iowahr-, Tile Tpsrnt tests lh iIunaio
have satisfied the 1iii"l,is h-Es that
iii'y may L. us.i I" advantage.
In RESPONSE tn IL" T-c"n,iy -ahl"d
rr,Iu.st of '."urFai DIis for i.'s1 horses
for us. In III" Philippines during III.
rnii camIaiEn. ilI' uilHri-rnHsi"r's i'''
parin-n, hns chartered. thr- vessels.
capable or carrying half that nunil-'E.
III" nrsi of which probably Will i-aN"
Seattle August 10Th. The v.ssris aT-
ih" GnTOnn.. ia" 'oFi Aii-'ri Eni the
/ Victoria. tn" Gnronn" will aisn ls' all"
To TAX" about 20 first class itasss';iE-f-.
TIL" lInF-au uf Dr,iIinnc- has taken
! Steps 10 r-ii-y- the coast fsris of the
country rrnm the large accumulation
Of obsolete ordnance that has i--n pil.
. Ing np ever since the change In ord
nnnr" construction from east iron To
Steel guns. u II worth less ns junk
thnn tile -uSI III removing II ani bTcnk'
III. u M. Til" secretary hns b-rn ask.
"d for authority To- condemn ani s,ii
u. nni II no bids nrr made the Es-nt
guns nni carriages viii have To b. de-
siroy-d u; government expense.
Secretary Long rays that the past
which Dewey Is io MI on his n'IuTn
to Washington Inns not yet b'cn So
i"rt"i nad that no decision will IL.
nlnhc until Ill" n,lmirnl's wishes have
i-Cn consulted. u II certain. how
| ever. thnt Ill" admiral will r'mnin at
Washington. probably ut the head of
some important h1ar,i. \ bOaui of In
| Spcc'inn nnd survey hns been Sugs.cst.
"'l. Should u b1ari of niinlTnis he
III" r'sul' OF the proposed f,'IEsHnizn-
ilun ur the mechanical bureaus al the
department. Dewey viii hc tie hrad
OF that.
Secretary Algcr las approved tlIc
recommendation nf Surgeon General
Sirrnlcr. that For; l!ayari. New Mex
lcu. bc srt nui,lr for the treatment nr
consumriircs OF the army. General
St-FnhcrE Will Immediately lssEiu w1I X
lcokIn: to supplying the post with
NIL necessary cunvcnl"nccs. Some nT
the troops will hr withdrawn from the
pos, IN order to make rom for patients.
\ competent corps OF surgeons will hc
assigned To- the post. General Stern
berg says that no medicinal system
! will bc prescribed except all possible
benefits from the climate. II Il pro.
I.csci 10 transfer number OF patients
from the Soldiers Home. near Wash
irg,on.
Secretary Ayers experience since en-
tcriHg the Cabinet mas been very bitter.
lie has been assniicd and criticised
more than any OF his colleagues. and
was forced to take the brunt of NIL the
assaults upon the administration. He
Il very sensitive. Of fine nerves and
refined temperament. and hr has sui
fcrcd kecnly. Mrs. Algcr has also felt
the bitter arraignmcnt OF her husbaEd.
aud IL said to be- bordering on nervous
prostration. She has been urgent III
her appeals to the secretary to retire.
hut he was dcludcl with the idea that
he could fight down the opposition.
and consistently protested that he
| would not retire under fire.
Immediately upon the authoritative
announcement OF Roots appointment
and acceptance nj the White House.
Secretary Algcr gave out for publicn-
ton the following letter. which he
wrote to Mr.. Root on learning that
Root would he offered the place:
washington. July 21.-My Dear MIR.
Root: All ! know Is what the ncwspa-
pcrs say. that you are to succeed me
MS secretary OF war Should 1t come to
you ! most urgently urge you to make
the sacrifice and accept the position
With your great knowledge OF law and
your excellent health you can serve
the country in Il way given to few
men,
A dispatch sent to the Herald says
that President Mckinley has no intcn-
tiOn of relieving General OTIS from
command in the Philippines. He had
serious thoughts at one time of as
signing an officer OF high rank to com
mnnd the forces In the field. leaving
Otis to perform the administrative du-
ties of governor general. The Prcsi-
dent had two propositions before him.
one to make General Lawton commnn-
der of the fighting force. and the other
to send Merritt back to his old place.
The latter assignment would mean
Fubor,linatiOn of Otis as governor gen
cral to Merritt. who OutrInkS him by
regular as well ns volunteer title. Both
these ideas have been abandoned.
General Merriam has been called up
on by the War Department for Il re
port rs to the operations Of the troops
under his command in connection with
the suppression of the Idaho miners
riots. Noluminous complaints have
been filed with the President regard
ing the action of the federal troops.
1t is alleged that undue severity was
used in making arrests. and that need
less arrests were made. Some of the
complninants seem to have been cspc.
cially aggrievcd over the fact that col
orcd troops were employed by General
I Merriam in making the arrests and en-
forcing order. Copies Of all these com
plnints have been sent to Ger S4ai Mrr-
riam. and he has been directed 10 make
a thorough investigation and report all
circumstances.
! ThCr are now pending in the general
land offices In this city applications by