Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-06


al from other flag officers.
American Federation of Labor In
city to-day received n telegram
Edward Boyce of the Miners
In Montana. asking cooperation
upport In Il national labor cOnven-
be held at Chicago to protest
Bt the action Of the military au-
es In Idaho. President Gompers.
expressing sympathy with the
OF the convention, declined TO
The American Federation drawn
1ly into action in this particular
nent.
fetary Alger. AdJutant General
b and Colonel Bird, assistant
lermaster general, in charge OF
pOrtation, had an hours CONSUL
~ with the President Wednesday
1ttve to the question of reinforce
ants for General Otis. a definite
clsion was reached to continue the
pcfuiting Of men ut all the recruiting
4{ntt0ns for service in the Philippines.
1eretary Algcr said when he left the
white House after the conference that
General Otis would have 10000 men
when the rainy season closed for the
resumption OF active operations.
A dispatch was sent to General Shn!.
ter hv Adjutnnt General Corbin Thurs
day morning directing him to dispatch
every available transport to the fhil-
ilppines at full speed with the troops
- has on hand. regardless of orGaniZa-
Qns. The dispatch instructed him not
delay for anything. 80 that Il suiii-
~ number OF transports might az
Mt Manila to bring the volunteers
ON schedule time. For this pur-
too. several additional trans
have been chartered. rs the de-
nent proposes to get the volunteers
from the Philippines as cNpcti-
bly, US possible.
De special correspondent of the
Engo Record says: The Indications
1t Secretary Alger will he forced out
the cabinet are becoming stronger
lily. One of his colleagues who has
0t taken part in the discussion an
ounced to-day that he would soon be
3Ielieved Of his portfolio. The secretary
and his friends In Michigan evidently
io1H}lEe the delicacy OF the situation.
14fS PRESIDENT is much embarrassed.
a14 ~ political friends are taking the
AIG4r matter. up in earnest. Some of
the younger members of the chosen cir
Gle. Including Representative Dick of
Ohio, held II conference last night to de-
Wise means to dispose of Alger. They
ure III favor of the advancement of
Assistant Secretary Meilieljohn. but ad-
init that they believe the chances are
more favorable to the appointment of
General James II. Wilson of Delaware
+ ~ secretnry Of war in the event of Mr.
Alger's retirement. Secretary Alger's
friends say that he will not leave the
cabinet voluntarily.
Tha first orders were issued Friday
for recruiting the troops under the
clauD4 authorizing the enlistment of
3A0Q1 men. The order contemplntes
anl ing men for the three skeleton
refi16ents In the Philippines Recruit
Ing officers have been instructed to en-
list men with this understanding. One
I Of the members of the Cabinet. speak
ing In connection with the campaign In
The Philippines. said tonight: "Ihe
President has given General Otis to un-
derstand that lie is to have all the
men necessary to the conduct of opera
tions against the insurgents. General
Otis has been told this in so many
words, the President having said to
him In effect that If he (Otis) did not
have enough men. it was his own fault.
The President also realizes that the
better the men are cared for and their
health preserved, the more capable
they will be of doing effective work,
and before the rainy season began,
General Otis was instructed to prepare
for 1t and in various ways was given
to understand the Presidents desire
that the soldiers should be well cared
for and well fed"
The expense of the war with Spain
and our present war in the Philippines,
as shown by official treasury figures.
has averaged during the past fiscal
- ., tot ,f
100000. To this expense must be added
q Iafge Increase in civil expenditures,
which swels the grand total charges
nblesto maintaining the army and naval
establishments to more than $3OO,OOO,-
600. The direct war expenditures have
been for the fiscal year 1900: War,
1920, ,O00,0O navy, SG5,0OO,OOO. These
same items in the year 1898 were: War,
S92,OOO,OOO; navy, S59.O0O.OOO. The to-
tnl war and navy expenditures of 1898
and 1900 compare us follows: 1898.
Sl51, 100000; 1899. 1924 100000. The eX-
cess of these expenditures for this
fiscal year over 1898 is therefore Slab
OOO,OOO, which Is practically the diff
ference between the government on n
peace footing and a war footing. To
the excess of S143. 900. 900, expendi. .ures
this fiscal year over 1898. in maintain
ing the army and navy establishments,
must be added 500, 100000 Of civil and
miscellaneous expenditures of the gov
prnment in excess. of the same class of
y expenditures in 1893. This makes the
total, excess of expenditures in these
three items over the peace year, 1898,
: Of $168. 100000.
The War Department has not yet
I plnced limit upon the number N men
to be recruited for the Philippines. Sec
retary Alger said this evening
+ that the recruiting officers were
Instructed to make enlistments until
the department ordered to the con
trary. He would not say when the re-
cruitinr would stop. He announced.
however, that it was the purpose OF the
department to furnish General Otis
voidiers not only to take the place or