Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

eral CipElano Castro, the victorious Nv
oluliOnary leader.
The report OF the commissioner % s
immigration shows that Tor lhe III" -
| Of JuIy. August and September OF this
wear The numbsr OF Immigrants admit,
/ te-I was 1886, which il an Increase =.
| 10 0Si over the same months or las'
/ year.
| Certificates Of merit for sefSle" uu'
ing the Spanish-American War n,
bs-en awarded 10y the war uci'al N,',. '
10 a large numl'er OF pgiya'es, ahiohs
,LeU, Lsinr Ihrt- Colorado men; scr
s..an, IL l. ClotwoEihy Of Denver III.
! yat. l.. |. BigeIOw OF i.eadEllle: anu
| Private sam Hickman also OF i~ca"'
VILE
The postofiiec department has ISSUED
an order that mail TO prisoner, IN any
penal institution or asylum shhh p
delivered directly 10 the address, Us
TO his order and the wardens shh'i @ HD'
open such letters no matter what ma!
l.. the crime for which III" person W
whom the letter Is addressed IN '"''
prisoncd.
Senator Jones OF Arkansas, chairman
OF the Democratic national cUuhthlt.r'
SAYS the next convention must not ue
hcld In Chicago. because OF Ih" pnEtl.
sanship Of the newspapers am w
favor OF holding the pcmochhiic con
vcnllon right here In washinEton' ne
said. but Will vote for any place "a
fore Chicago"
ortIers have been issued TO the naval
auIhorIiIc. NJ Havana 10 make IN
mediate arrangements for III" snip
mcnt To this country OF the bodies OF
the men killed ON th" Maine. Orders
also have been issued by the War DE.
partmcni for the shipment HON" OF
the bodies OF the soldiers who died IN
the Philippines. Ia Cuba, Porto Eico
and Hawaii.
Il Is well understood here that a real
agreement OF some Kind has bccn mr.
ranged between Germany. England
and America. Nothing official can b-'
learned upon the matter. but no denial
l. made by those in touch with the nd'
mluIS,ruiIon. The threatening note
sent by Mckinley TO Kruger u regard.
t,l as pointing unnistnknbly toward
III. cSlstcncc of an alliance.
Dcwcy's Enthusiastically frank
siat.mcn; regarding the transfer OF the
lift house had the effect. almost in'
simultaneously. OF hushing adverse
| criticism which had nssailcd him. In
| stead. tcicerams began pouring In upon
him from NIL parts OF the country con-
tnInIns messages Of sympathy nnd con
graduating him on taking the public
| Into his confidence as 10 the motives
which dictated the transfer. The nd
mIrnl IL pleased nt the turn OF events.
md hopes the IncIicn, Is now closed.
Postmaster Wright OF Cape Nome.
| Alaska. is In the city In the Interest OF
postal facilities to accommodate nn cx'
pcctcd rush to that district next spring.
/ Bids have been asked for land service.
probably by reindeer. between ST.
| Mlchncrs and Nome. about $50 miles.
/ the present service being only by YES
sci which touch there lnfrclucn,iy. Mr..
| Wright says that 1900 people Will win.
ter in the thir,y.iivc miles or 40 that
takes In the Nome gold district, and
that fully 3O.cco will be there In the
spring.
\ correspondent says: II Admiral
Dewey had taken the public Into his
| confidence: II he had consulted the
committee that raised the money and
bought the house: II he had been as
( frank and free In discussing the dispo'
sitlon OF his own and his wifc's prop
crty rs he was In describing the details
OF his courtshIp and marriage. he
might have saved his halo. FOR lie can
never make tho people believe that ;hc
transfer to his son was not nn after.
thought. The popular verdict Is
against him. The people are ns Jealous
collectively as individually.
1t Is stated that President Mckinley
In his message will say: Retain the
| l,a
Nicaragua canal at once. Build n
mighty navy. Give 20 Porto Rico n
territorial form Of government. Give
to Cuba her independence as soon as
practical. Lay n Pacific cable con
Meeting our Oriental territory with the
| mainland. The President Is working
daily on his message and has its gen
eral lines mapped out. The detail is
Of course. subject to modification. and
this message. like previous ones, will
probably undergo changes in respect
to minutac the day before 1t Is sent
| TO Congress.
Claims have been filed up to date OF
account of damages sustained by
| American citizens through the Spnnisl
war to the amount of So. 900. ant
the President Is expected to submit :
recommendation to Congress in hi.
message looking to the creation of {
commission to ndjudicatc these claim.
and make provision for the payment oi
such ms are found to-bc legitimate. Th,
trcaty of peace excuses Spain from
paying indcmnitics upon claims tha
have arisen since the beginning of tn,
recent insurreCtiOn in Cuba. and re
quircs this government to adiudicnt,
and settle such of these demands of IT,
own citizens against Spain rs arc rrlIn
quished in the treaty.
1t Is now stated on the best of au
thority that Major General Nelson A
Miles will carry his fight to the floor
of Congress. He demands Justice
which he Claims has not been givcI
him, either under the Algcr regime o.
that of Secretary Root. He says tha
he Is ignored in all military matters
and he wants to know whether he Il
really the commander of the army o
whether the administration can re
strain him and curtall his vested pow
crs. There is no doubt but that tn,