Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

fight against the senator-eIect, and his
newspaper. as well as the men In tho
Legislature who speak for him. both
announce that they have most conclu.
sive evidence to submit to the federal
/, Senate relative to the use OF money
by the Clark people.
1t is evident that no notice is to be
taken OF the written statement which
General Ludlow, governor of Havana,
has furnished to the war commission
In reply to the testimony of General
Miles. The Ludlow statement offers
fine opportunity for another lively
court-mnrtial, rs he calls General
Miles just what General Egan called
him, except the language Is more pol
lshcd and polite. He gives "the lie d.
rect" but at the same time II Is "the
lie courteous" His language Is en-
tirely parliamentary, but his meaning
Is very plain, and he declares that
when General Miles testified before
the war commission that he Ludlow
was responsible for the difficulty In
unloading the transports at Santiago
he stated what he knew to be IN un-
truth, and with malice aforethought.
The House committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce has directed n
favorable report OH the Hepburn Mica
ragua canal bill with amendments as
substitute for the Morgan bill passed
by the Senate. The essential features
Of the bill as reported are that 1t au-
thbriZes the President of the United
States to acquire by purchase from
Nicaragua and Costa Rica the terri.
tory necessary to build the canal and
to proceed with the construction. of
the canal. One hundred and fifteen
million dollars is appropriated for the
nf Ian nrI- Itnr
The changes made In the original Hep.
burn bill are reducing the appropria.
tion from $14O,OOO,OOO to SIZE, 600. 900.
striking out the provision for the nc-
QUESTION of full ownership. jurisdic-
don and sovereignty" over the route,
and In adding civil engineers. from the
navy and civil life to those of the
army for the purpose OF making sur.
veys, etc.
The secretary Of agriculture says II
General Miles has evidence to show |
the packers have been poisoning the |
soldiers he regrets exceedingly that he |
does not submit It to the proper au-
thorities and make the truth known |
German newspapers are publishing |
General Miles statements and using |
them as weapons with which to fight |
American meats. The department Of |
agriculture has 1000 men and women !
connected with the packing houses |
throughout the land. II chemicals or |
poisonous fluids were used some OF ,
them would know something about it. |
No suspicion Of the kind has ever
come to the knowledge of the depart.
ment. When the investigation ordered I,
by the President is concluded and the |
commission has made its report all |
parties interested will be apt to hear
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the subject. The officials there have /
not been idle. They have been en-.
gagged for some time In making the !
investigation that General Miles
should have made before he published /!
his charges, and ut the proper time
will speak with emphasis on the sub
ject.
Some of the officers who participated
In the battle of Santiago are disposed
to crlticise the freedom with which
brevets have been bestowed upon Of
ficers in that campaign. For example,
n griZZled captain of infantry, who con-
tinued to fight after receiving two
wounds, fell insensible on the battle
field when he received the third, and Is
now creeping about with the aid of
crutch and cane, remarked that IL
certain gilt-edged young volunteer star !,
officers, whose names he mentioned,
were entitled to brevets for their con-
duct in the presence Of the enemy, he
what they might have DONE" he re-
'if they had led their men
the hailstorm of lead that fell
on my regiment, but so far as know
they have yet to learn the sound of n
bullet in motion, and the War Depart
ment recommends them for gullantry
on the field of battle" 1t should be
NInt J,or -
which has made up the list of brevets
that was. sent to Congress recently was
engaged in n clerical and not judicial
All the evidence was fur
nished by the commanding officers of
regiments, brigades, divisions, ETC.,
who mentioned those of their subordi,
mates entitled to credit for bravery and
valuable service. The board is COM
PEELED to accept this testimony, and
cannot omit any of the names without
positive evidence that the persons who
bear them are not entitled to the dis
tinction.
The colonial board, or bureau of in
sular affairs. which has been devised
to relieve the secretary Of war of |
many perpleXing matters connected
with the new situation has not vet or
ganized, but expects to get down to
business in few days. General Ken
nedy of Ohio and Mr.. Watkins of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, are here and
have had two or three talks with Sec
retary Alger: but Curtis Guild, Jr, of
Boston, the third member of the board.
is still in Cuba, where he has been
serving as inspector general on the
staff of Fitzhugh Lee. The duties of
this new board are still underlined. but
1t Is intended to act in an advisory ca
pacity to the secretary of war and in
vest1ghte and report for his informa-
tion upon various questions that are
arising that are not military
In character and are entirely new to
the War Department. Scarcely n mail