Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21

and member OF the upper branch OF
The Italian Parliament.
Secretary Root received a cabiesTum
from General Oils that seemed To indi,
CsI- a weakening ON the part Of ia.
Insurgents In i.uxon. II contained II
pg1n.r to deliver III. American prison.
~ who have been FOR 80 many months
Ia the hands Of I'll. Insurgents nud also
sought pcrnilsslon 10 paTiry with Gen
sFal otis.
The War Department has approved
ik- acilon OF General otis Ia refusing
10 allow Spanish ships to 80 tn ports
,rairoli.i hy the insurgents to take
susy spanish prisoners. The transfer
~ the spanish prisoners 10 the ships
uill h. under the direction nnd control
a. the United States oi,ic-rs. The War
Department will allow no coinmuni.
railon between Asrlaalio aud hls
sErn's and the Spaniaris who may 30
10 bring away the Spanish prisoners.
tn. Navy Department has granted
Admiral schlcy's rclucs, for SEA s.rv.
lcr nnd Inns notified him To hold him.
self In readiness to command the South
Atlantic station. The department; will
make the command commensurate
with his rank by increasing the num-
her Of vessels on the station. The De
iroit is on her way To join the station
and the Mnrbichcad nnd Cincinnati
arr likely To l.. attached. Altogether
there will bc i've or six ships Oh the
station. South Africa and South nnd
Central America. where disturbed con
dlilons arc prevalent. are within the
province OF the station.
Private Thomas Mcvcigh. Company
G, First Wyomin. Volunteer infantry.
vas tried by general court martial.
pnrcncd at linus. T.. l.. In June last
r the charge OF striking his superior
sficcr. lie was found guilty and sen.
fenced TO bc ''shot To death with mus.
keiry nj such time nni place ms the
proper authorities may direct" Two.
thirds OF the court concurrcd In the
sentence. President Mckinley has d.
ncicd the sentence to bc committed TO
| dlshonornblc discharge. forfeiture OF
all pay and allowances and coniinc.
mcnt mt hard labor for the period OF
three years. AlcntrnE Island. Cnllfor-
nin. hns been designated nv the place
OF confinement.
II has been stated ut the department
or Justice that the attorney general
would hear Wayne MncvciIh In de-
fcnse OF Captain Carter some time next
week. and that the attorney general
would hand his opinion to the Frcsi.
dent without delay. probably before
the 9th Inst. Mr.. Grigcs has deter
mined to make Mr.. Macvcigh's hearing
public. and newspaper correspondents
and others Interested will he permitted
10 attend. The attorney general Will
explain In his report to the Prcsidcn;
the reasons FOR delay IN acting upon
the case. and IL expected to show That
PERSONAL matters had no influence
vhatcvcr.
President Mckinley Is daily rccciv-
ins letters. petitions and resolutions
from various parts OF the country urg-
Ing his mediation In behalf Of Drcyfus
and suggesting that lie tender his good
offices In the pending dispute between
Great Britain and the Transvaal.
These have come In such volume that
there has not been an acknowledgment
In many cases. All these commuDs-
Ications are being turned over to the
State department ms they arrive. The
administration will take no action.
holding that unless the interests OF the
United States or the rights OF her citi-
zens are involved. II Is not within the
province OF this country TO mcddlc In
the domestic or foreign affairs OF other
countries.
1t is stated that there Is n strong
probability that General Brooke will
he recalled from Cuba. Generals Lud-
low, Wood and Wilson are agitntinE
that question and their friends here
are pointing out to the President the
necessity for Il change. The report Is
that Generals Wood. Ludlow and VIII
son are credited with threatening to
resign their civil duties and to ask to
be transferred to other posts of duty
II General Brooke be retained as gov
ernor general after January !. the
differences between the generals. II Is
ysnid, refer solely to the management
OF Cuban affairs by this government.
Brooke, according to unofficial infor-
nation, is extremely unpopular In
Cuba.
The Navy Department has received
the following cablcgram from Admir-
|nl Watson, dated Manila. September
18th: "Davldson. in Parngun. nau
sharp engagement on the 14th nt san
Fabian, Iiugaycn gulf. with about 300
Insurgents heavily cntrencheu ut as
lance of from 100 to 100 yards. The III,
surgcnts fled. Their fire was weak ana
ineffective. on the Paragua there were
lo casualties. The senior commences
Davidson highly" The Pnrnguc is one
or the little grubOats turned over 10
lie arny-by Admiral Watson. ana IA
rldson, the commander. is young en-
tgn. The scene of the battle was on
he north coast of Luzon. of the porl
which forms the northern terminus "'
lie railroad.
The Swiss minister has been notified
hat he cannot negotiate recllr""ltN
treaty similar to that recently cor
iudcd with France. He claim" III"
privilege under the Favored ha'lnl
lausc of the treaty Eow eXisiih. VIVA
wi,acrland. but has been infor"l'
nat If he presses Che mater ihr f'Su"
must be the ahro2ation Of th" lr'l'"'
wttZrrland. failing 20 make rrril'F"'
:! advances wit.l;' .iia ;!iHS HA'' si''