Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-27
WASHlNGTGfa NEWS.


ia Ihs sIaL, aT Colorado. They arr ,it-s
isunIssi a. Wei Mountain. ~ ar rn--k,
AionirzEniS, North i1FiR. S's'h-InTiIia,
M-,iirin- How. EnsSIII.ahgTc. Head.
waters ~ Ills AFEansas. AMI an rxtrii.
sian oT Ihr MnIIis. .nUnI M,-sa r-s.TV.s.
Land 'oninll ssionrT Hermann ,ays
that not all 1f Ihs-s.' applications will
is' faVOEally nrlr'i upon. ani possibly
mt 1ti- OT ih"In will amount Ia any
IiiIs IN Ilr way Ih'' applicants intend.
H.. ,i-eiinr,l I1 InaEs. i,gItiIir the names
of ~" applicants "T the description or
th" trarIs IN ts' Ts-s..rv,-l. lie says.
however ~Th" ItH1Isi.- 81 Colorado ns,-i
have u" f'giF that IIi"Ts. viii H. nh Ia
CREASE of II- nuui--r ~ p.s.TV-s in
tii- s'ntr uni.7sS IL IL found that fonrsis
actually exist In ia" pia"'-- inrntionFi
and their p-s"FNutIoa viii serve us..
fui rnuHn', ~ ths' protection oI
wn'"F suIily.
Secretary "f StnIs. Hay iins given the
Cabinet -HrIuFussins news psnpiins
tile pFosrNs ~ tiIt' ALASKA boundary
negotiations lie. gives the President
nni .ihrT nr'ini-'Fss of the Cabinet
to understand iliai an nsr-n"ni
uIs"n no-lns NiV-n'll i-'ndinE n
permanent sr,,irEIrnt wpS now pTs.'-
Iisniiy assured, T'h- hssis of this
mo'ius NiN"n'ii iE uni-rsiooi io
l." the granting I.y III. I'nii.-i States
{" Canada ~ Ii- right of free entry
through n IE1Ei Un Lynn canal. this Iprt
tn rrEinln under sovaVfen,y af the
United States. pTiIriuis participating la
negotiations saii to-day that ihcrc wns
every rHS1n I" i-'ii.'v- that M nErr-
m"nI ~ I" u mn.ius vIvrndi would -o1n
ir followed hy u permanent settlement.
The basis 1n which Il j. expected Il.
-
si,in" ns TINT on which the prnI1sci
mo'lus rlV"nii i tu rr-i. III" Eraniins
Z "f fr"- "Eiiry through u i'uTi under
American sovereignty aud the payment
( lay Gra, Britain uf T-niai foF the priv
I il'f,r
1Ensinucls ns the Canadian officials
have lnli stF,sH TIsun the refusal Of tile.
United SiaI..s Io nCr"pt fair nrLItTn.
iion of III. pending Alaskan boundary
| question. II may itc proper In explain
I'll" reason for refusal NJ pointed out
to-day hy higl official. In the first
place. our government. II II contend.
eel. l. absolutely certain Of the sound.
rcss NJ lis claims In the inn,tcr Of
Ill" boundary. That would seem to ls
. u Eusl nrasnn Tor submitting the nnt.
| ter in arbitration 1n the ground thnt
/ u good rnisc hnI nothing To fear from
. fnir nrhIirntnrs: hut our government
holds iliat arbitrator, ar. almost NIL
subject Ia tho fatal weakness Of com.
| promising. In our Cnusc u compromise
would amount to I'll. loss OF our whole
I contention. for II Canada IL admitted
J To the Lynn canal we would br de-
privcd Of the only weapon which we
now possess FOR I'll" protection of our
{ miners now guin. into the Elnnhikc
: from cS,or'ion and PERHAPS expulsion.
u was for this rcnSon 'hat Secretary
/ Hay rejected III" Canadian proposal To-
nrbitrnic attended by the condition
| that IN ANY ease Pyramid lInrbor
I should lc bestowed upon Canada.
The long.pcudins: ,r"niy negotiations
between the United States and France
were brought to ~ successful close NJ
the state department Monday. when
/ Ambassador truihOn. on hcinlf Sf
! France. aud Commissioner Kasson. in
behalf OF the United States affixed
! their signatures to the reciprocity
! treaty. II * by FAR the most import
ant treaty concluded under the rccl-
| procitv provisions of the Dinglry law.
AMI the only one affecting III" trade
! with large commercial nation. The
! negotiations were mariird by rather
/ shnrp and long continued discussions
| which continued TO the time the sigma
! lures were placed on tn" document
| In III" end u spirit of compromise pre-
| vailed and each side yielded some
thing. As n whole. both sides express
satisfaction with the general results
secured. for while the compromise ne
ccssitatcd some minor sacrifices the
! general effect of the treaty will en-
courage commerce. between the two
countries. The concessions granted by
| France embraced most Of the articles
! In what Is known as the French min
imun tariff. This comprises Gii
| heads. the rates being Oh an average
about 20 per cent. lower than those In
the general tariff of France. II wns
found necessary. however. owing to
protests from French aGrnrian inter
cSts. to except from this minimum
| list about twcntv-four articles. chiefly
agricultural products.
Officers Of the army who are in n po-
| sitiOn to know. unite In the opinion
| that the status of Major General Miles
! IN the war department will he matcri-
ally changed upon the assumption by
| Elihu Root of the duties of secretary
of war. Since the beginning of the war
with Snnin the relations existing he
tween General Miles and Secretary Al
ger. MS well rs .Adiutant General Cor
bin, have been anything hut friendly.
The situation has grown steadily worse
until at the present. 50 far as power is
concerned. General Miles Is nothing
more tllan II nSuf"hpau. II is Already
said by friends of Mr.. Root. who has
accepted the war portfolio from Mr..
Mckinley. that General Miles will he
consulted freely in army matters bv
the new secretary Of war. Mr.. Roots
flicnds say that the plotting whicl, has
been going on mt til" war deonrtmcnt
for some time will have to ccHse. and
that n clean administration Of affairs
is to follow. Army officers say that If
General Miles is consulted by the new
secretary of war regarding Affairs in
the Philippines he will undoubtedly
recommend Il chance in the command-
ing general ut Manila General Miles.
it is known. does not approve Of the
policy adopted bv General Otis in the
far East. particularly concerning his
opinion rs to the number of troops