Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-19
WASHINGTON News.

\ statement Ia detail just ISSUED |
shows that the military and naval |
force which will b- In the Philippines
by D-crmbcr will aIsr-sa,c more than /
so.Up. and IL men-of-war.
The task OF recruiting the volunteer
army for the Philippines Is practically
completed. II was ANNOUNCED nj the
War Department Thursday that all the
regiments have been fiii-i except one
OF III. additional coiorci regiments.
the forty.nintii. which needs lc-s thnh
90 men. These will b- secured with
In foTiy-cisht hours.
Prc-i.i.n, MciSinI.y will. II Is expect.
cd. devote considerable a,i"niion IN his
Forthcoming annual message to an
other executive branch of the govern
mcni. with "a Cabinet minister nj Its
head. to have charge of Interstate ahh
foreign commerce. II -ss'in- To i'c psrt'
~ well settled that Recommendation
VIII L. made for n new department oi
conin.rs-. but Its full scope i stu n
matter for discussion.
The annual report of Major General
Wesley Merritt. commanding the DE.
parimcnt Of the East. headquarters
Govcrnor's Island. New York. has
been mnd.. public. Til. report is u
stron. nrruirnincnt of the whole stu
alton In the artillery branch OF ih" ser.
vic-. being particularly directed
against the ordnance bureau. and. in-
ridcninlly. the gunttcrinnri-ts ihr-
! purimcn'. the latter for failure TO fur
nlsh what General Merritt, considers
proper quarters AZ artillery posts.
The annual conference OF the arch.
bishops OF the United States was held
here on Thursday. All but three
Of the clergy Of that rnnk attend
.d. Archbishops Ecchnn Of Chicago.
Hcnn.sscy OF Dubuque. Iowa. and
Chapcilc Of New Orleans were the alb
scnfccs. Contrary to expectations. 'hc
question OF ,is--s-rntlon OF the Catholic
churches In the Philippines was not
brought up. This aud other Fhilip.
pine ISSUES. II was expected. are with
In the Jurisdiction Of Archbishop Cha
pcllc. and NIL matters affecting these
Islands must go TO him.
Admiral Dewey Is making a frht for
double bounty FOR the men behind the
guns who won FOR him the battle OF
Manila. He has filed claim for 500
each FOR his men. instead Of 500. They
are entitled to the double allowance II
the American force was Inferior To the
Spanish force In the Manila bay hsht.
Admiral Dewey Ia y report TO tho Navy
Department claims that the spanish
force. Including the shore batteries.
was superior TO the American fleet. II
Admiral Dcwcy's views are sustained
the aggregate bounty will be about
Si'1.1S Unsteady OF SlSpon.
Surgeon General Strrnbcrc states that
ample provision had been made by the
War Department for supply troops In
! I'll" Philippines with medical attend
ants. In addition to those now ON their
way TO Manila. General Stcrnhcrc said
ten commissioned medical officers and
twenty-five contract surgeons are un-
der orders to report to General OTIS.
There are to-day In the Philippines
seventy female nurses. and orders were
given to-day 10 thirty more To sail
from New York for Manila. There are
l.oS9 privatcs Of the hospital corps now
In the Philippines and 40 are under
orders.
The retirement of General Slaftcr
| NJ san Francisco will not affect that
| officers rank in the volunteer estab-
| lishncnt. or cause any change in his
| present command. AS the ease stands.
General Shafter Is brigadicr in the
regular establishment and u major gem
cral OF volunteers. He rctires by law
October 10th. but the War Department
does not deem II eNpc''ient to relieve
| him OF his command at the 1'residio.
officer whose grasp Of the many de-
| tails connected with the return of the
volunteers from the Philippines and
| the forwarding OF the new regiments
would b. less complete than that of
General Shafter.
The monthly statement Of the cx-
ports and imports Of merchandise OF
! the United States during the month of
| September. 1890. together with the in
| crease or decrease aS comparcds with
| September. 1S!>S. is as follows: Duti-
able merchandise imported. S:s9,425.-
521: increase about S10.GO0.0OO. DO
nestic merchandise exported. S1Ua..
l2:i.i4T: increase. Sl9.SOO.oON. Gold i'm
ports. S2.512.O2S: decrease. S14.30.oOO.
Gold exports. S1.O5G 40: decrease
about S2.OOO.OOO. silver imports 81.
OlO0l4: increase. SlO.WN silver eX-
ports. 3.b22.1 .14T; decrease. S1.3OO.OOO.
| The exports OF merchandise during the
last nine months nra shown to have eX-
cecded the imports by SIG.taG.TSI.
The President has ordered to promo
ton to grade of brigadier general in
the regular army OF the following col
oncls: Colonel \. c. NJ. Pennington.
Second artillery: Colonel Royal 4.
Frank. First artillery: Colonel Louis
II. Carpenter, Fifth cavalry: Colonel
funtry: Colonel Daniel w. Burke. Sew
cnteenth infantry. These officers are
to be placed on the retired list at in
tervnls Of one day each. The War De-
partment was able to make these
changes owing TO the retirement of
General Shnfter from the regular
army. After they shall all have been |
appointed and retired in order. one va
cnncy will be left in the grade of brig |
ndier general in the regular army, and |
II Is the common impression that this
place will be given to either General
Lnwton or General Macarthur.
Plans nre being secretly formed in |