Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-14

The Navy Department has sent or
,ns 10 the cruiser Detroit. which has
NJ arrived nt Philadelphia from Sew
orE. To proceed NJ once to La GuaS ra,
.nexuela. She will coal and start
the voyage In the course OF two or
r,. days. The Detroit should make
= run to In Guayra inside OF ten
avs. The occasion for her presence
Ia Guayra IL II report To the State
apartment that there are signs OF
mat unrest nnd excitement In the In
rlor of Venezuela. and that the pres
~. OF an American warshIp might
ave good effect In maintaining the
nhdencc OF resident Americans and
tier foreigners In their safety.
In response To n renewed Inquiry
h.ih.r there was any prospect OF htsS
II: to Manila To assume command Of
rnited States army there. General
MS says: - cannot tell. There nr.
nrw developments In the matter 50
ar a. I know. Certainly such n mis-.
Iaa would I've u serious nnd RESPONSE
IT, one. nnd I don't think that anyon.
ronld ask to In sent ihcrr. \ variety
complicated problems await solu-
on In the Philippines Asked II lie
rouli like To go out thcrc and under
,kc the solution Of these problems.
;cncrai Miles smiled TRANQUILITY and
rpiie,l: 1T Is n soldiers duty To 20
sh-ro he Is sent. and to do the very
---t h. can when he gels there"
Mr.. Knsson. the special reciprocity
commissioner. received from Minister
Buchanan upon his rturu To the
United States n reciprocity agreement
Siih the Argentine Republic under
~hich hides. dye woods and other
PRODUCTS Of that nation will bc nd.
nitt-,i Into the United States NJ q r.
iucrd duty. In exchange for concrs-
SONS In favor Of our manufactured
scods. especially agricultural maciiin-
sry. Mr.. knsson will take up In De-
otrr the reciprocity asrrrincnts with
tally. Belgium nnd Holland. He says
III. reciprocity trca,y with Portugal.
ratified by thnt government. must bc
rTi.ssi lrcnus~ of clerical error
which gives the duiic. Imposed upon
Portuguese products ~ = low>r rate
han thnt agreed upon.
Acting Secretary Allen hus issued M
brirr making Important changes In
the navy yard nppr.ntfrc system.
Heretofore ih-rr has been mo rule for
the appointment md education Of the
|appT-niic,~. Now cuumandnnis nj
navy yards nr~ in.;ruci,~1 to receive
FROM likely candidates.
Ihoii examination. ana make up lists
|of -ii1ihi.s frpm which appointments
win h. made. The examinations Will
not irr severe cSc.p; physically. th" ~.
Iluirrmcnis hcins ability to rad AMI
write nnd knowledge II arithmetic NJ
10 dccimais. Candidates must H. hc.
tween the ages 81 i. nnd IL years
uncc appointed. the hpy- viii bc thor.
oushiy INSTRUCTED In th-ir trades aud
Examined FROM time 10 time for pro.
motion. II IL hojs>i In this manner to
surc the Ills uf tic present apprentice
- stem.
The Navy pvpas1n,rui 'hns reached n
IrunI determination To assign Rear Ad'
!rai Norman II. faruuhSr to com
and the North AfiaIttic squadron Z"
kbrcCc.i Admiral SAMPSON. and to place
)" latter in command OF the Boston
haVy ynr,i to NIL The vacancy caused by
.hr r.s,ni death "f Admiral lfcsinE.
Thr transfer viii take place on octo'
lEr iNh. Hear admiral Farlubar II
un, of tb,. veteran officer. OF the navy.
hi. services covering tin't'iyil War. ~
we'll ns ttc Spanish h-Amrrtctn coiiiic'.
His last sca service was n- c"innhnhh'F
IT the Newark in i>eI. His shore ns.
signmcnts have Included stations NJ
the Eostou navy yard. the League Is
land navy yard and since 1875. ~ 'ne
Norfolk navy yard. He was com'nis.
stoned r,'ar nd,sirnl pn March aru 'as'
under the nav. personnel bi'i.
Major General Mikes says OF the ~
crnt tests nj Sandy Hook of hiah pro
Icc,tlcs: The object Of these tests was
10 ascertain the force and power OF
new explosives. tn. effect Of conctis'
sion as well as the power of breaking
|projcctilcs into fraxmcninry pieces
The possibility Of throwing hirh cN'
plusivc~ through nrnor plate was ais"
tested with safety ard the fact was
demonstrated that proj,rfilcs con'nin-
ing high explosives can be thrown
long distances. ten. twelve ana Hour
teen miles. in fact. as Tar ns II is pos
slblc to throw any projcciilc from amy
kind OF q gun. Each trial and test
thus far has bccn entirely satisfnc-
tory" General Miles spoke with muth
satisfaction Of the praetscnl hcauwns
that had been made In the experiments
ai Sandy Hook with heavy ordiinn""
aud the newest and most powerful eh-
plosivcs.
The wnr Department has made pub
lie n statement OF the trndr between
the United States aud all u her colo
nics under military control. and WIN
Cuba. as well. FOR tho seven months OF
1880. ending July ri. making coinrnr-
ison with the year 1893. The exports
from The United States to Cuba for the
seven months were S1i.l1i!sH M 1s'
ngains, sI.lS5.a3I In 1898. The I'M
ports to The United States from Cuba
for the snu,c period were Slo.n.,.'NM III
1880 against St2.iII.I7O In 1S0s. Tile
exports from, the United states TO For
10 Rico for the seven months were 81
5n.22i In 1S.D against s5,D. .11o In 1S's.
Imports into the United states from
Porto Rico luttur the same time wcrc
S3.5io.99I IN 1900 against 2.2HSW
IN 1S0S The exports from the United
States TO the Philippine Islands from
January I TO Juiy ~ were SISG.1O1 IN
1879. against Sa5.Ts,' in 1SoS. The I'm
noris into the United states from III"
philippines for the same ncrioh We're
1sIi.143 In 1900 against S22s3.II5 III