Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21
WASHINGTON news.

HHi osN"F CONTINENTAL nations of Eu-
i"lsr' that The French rs''ipT0riIy tEra!s
rriFli"s:"s eau liz demanded Hi pl,Hs-
ur. under Ill. favored naII0n' claus.
III" other nations nT. quietly waiting L.
sr~ whether Congress will approve III.
Frrn"h agreement. the feeling cSislIu,.
IN diplomatic cITcics trlns TlIng il Will
not.
The War Department has ,nat.c puh!Et
M abstract Of rcISDTt just r-rrsyr,!
from fFisndi"r General JHturs u. WI.
son. commanding the department Of
Mn'rnEns nnh Santa Clara. Cuba. Gen,
era! Wilson state, that III. ARIA of the
province Of Snntn Clara " s.s.:. .lunT.
mil''. Its population ia 1877 was -!
Us,: in is:s,. from the b.-st ohlaInalils
data on hand. II wns jiI.1sI: the uc'u,
iscr of p-rs1ns 10 the ssiunE. mile IIilr.
/ ~ ave. The births In 1857 ani ls.S
were G.ibs. Thi. shows u decrease OF
on---"Srnth III the population in two
years. TIL. pay Of unskiiicd labor il
I" cents Ia silver day. Cost of living
Rice. u crnis per pound: cornn.Hl. {
GENTS p-r pound: b"Hns, : cents p..
pound: drl-'i meat. - cents p-r pound
General Wilson states That h. mad. y
tour OF Inspection of his province i,c.
tween April .-rh ani May 9TH. is.s,.
lie found the towns defended 10y
trenches, obsiructions aud bio-s
houses. ns In the province Of Maina.
xn-. The country outside OF the town.
wrs devastated aud no; one farmhouse
or hut. 30 far as his observation went.
had ESCAPED destruction.
All signs lniIcn,. that the Pr,-i,Icni
IL Determined to stake his political
fate upon the succcss Of General Otis
Il. la. a
Philippines. lie hears daily from ,h.
pfomincnt men NIL over the country
OF til. unpopuinriiy Of General Otis.
and criticisms Of his ability ns a sol.
dicr. hut falls TO net upon the advice.
/ lie has been Informed that the failure
| OF General Otis 10 ciid the in.urrrrtion
during the next few months means the
probable failure OF III. Republican par.
| ~ nt the polls. and has been advised
that II would entail almost CERTAIN de-
| feat OF his candidacy before the next
nominating convention. Fully apprc-
ciniinE this sentiment. he Is permitting
the time To pass without stip-rsc,iing
General Otis. II Il reported Mt the War
| Department. however. thnt General
Otis command will br only nominal.
He has outlined n campaign with the
advice and approval NJ the War De.
! partincni officials and the President.
but Generals I.nw;on and Macarthur
VIII he inirUs'cd with carrying II into
| execution with little Interference from
General Otis. They will bc told what
Is expected OF them and bc permitted
To execute their orders In their own
way. being held responsible only FOR
the results obtained.
The comptroller OF the currency has
received applications Tor increase OF
circulation from four Of New York'E
| banks amounting TO about Sl.5OD.oOO
This action on the part OF the city
banks IL not nj all unusual at this sea-
son of the year. and 80 FAR as known at
the treasury department there is no
concerted movement on the part Of
the banks to Increase their circulate ion
| by any very large amount. ns has been
| ruinorcd. Fractional silver coins are
| In almost as great demand nt the treas.
ury MS are small bills. The revival OF
business all over the country has ab.
sorbcd the supply OF dimes. quarters
and half dollars so rapidly that the
| treasury will soon he entirely out Of
coins Of these denominations. Sccrc.
tnry Gage last year recommended to
Congress legislation authorizing the
coinage of additional fractional silver
but no action was taken. Both he and
Mr.. Roberts, the director of the mint.
| Will make urgent recommendations
this year that authority be given TO in
crease the supply. As there is no lin
itation In law on the amount OF these
coins that can he issued. they are be-
ing supplied. At the Philadelphia mint
| seven coinage presses, Onc-half Of the
capacity of the mint, ar" working on
nickels.
The friends of General Otis are he
coming hopeful that they will succeed
in having him retained in his present
| command. Last week they were
deeply discouraged. and one. Il high
official OF the war department. openly
admitted that lie believed popular
clamor' would result IN his friends re-
| call and the assignment OF General
Miles or General Merritt to Manila.
! The prediction Is now being confident
~ made by General Otis admirers
that he will be permitted TO demon
! stratc what he can do with Il larger
army before being censurcd for MS
| failure to make more progress durihC
the last campaign. The President has
rcpcatcdls EXPRESSED his confidence in
| General Otis. and Secretary Root has
| commended his reports for c!carhcSS
| and conciscucsS But the latter oiiicihl
has been inclined to the suggestion
that an officer of high rank. the major
general commanding the army pclh%
preferable. should be placed at the
| head of the fighting forces. secretary
Root has viewed the situation from hh
! unprciudiccd standpoint ahh ms ,"
concentrations were placed upon Gen
crnl otis ability rs soldier II" ms
taken the broad ground that where tnc
| army Is there also should y"
! ranking officers. II" is opposed ~ ur
/ rropositinn to permit the m'tnr E"n
! commanding to remain at MS a."
| rarrormirg routine wort. aat'hf m''
/ ior general acting as military &''.In
| Of cuba, and t." third hS "'nil ,,u'
v, ,,,n Jcr,rt,urrt Of tho cast. w"''"
,,, army is in the Phillrn'n"s un'ri
.hc command Of brlGad!"r gr'ir.."i
unirh is GENERA! Otis" rank i'll y
! regular army