Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
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Aguinaldo now claims Jurisdiction
over the whole Philippine archipelago.
The London Times says the American
volunteers fought like regulars at Ma
nIla.
General Count Won Caprivi, the for
mer chancellor of. the German empire,
died on the 9th.
The county commissioners nt ChIca-
81 have increased their salaries and Il
law suit is the result.
The Car has given 100000 RULES
tSioO.OOO from his privy purse for. the
relief OF Russian famine sufferers.
Rudyard Kipling. the novelist, with
his wife. are visiting the United States.
They Will go to Mexico later on.
DIR. A. W. Hit. German physician
from India, who has made life study
OF leprosy. says there are $50 cases OF
leprosy in the United States. ten OF
which are In Chicago.
Professor Frank OF the Agricultural
University OF Berlin has reported to the
Prussian government after six months
investigation thar the San Jose scale
is non-existent in Germany.
The Alabama House of Representa-
tives has. without a dissenting vote.
adopted u resolution that the national
nag be hoisted over every school house
IN the state and be kept floating there.
The negotiations for Sir Henry Irv-
ins's tour OF the country. to begin next
octoDer. have progressed so satisfac-
torily that his personal representative.
Brim Stoker, has started for this coun-
try.
dispatch to the Frankfort Zcitung
from Constantinople says the French
embassy has formally and strongly pro-
tested to the Porte against the conces-
sion to Germany OF a port and dock at
Haidar Pasha, nearly opposite Con-
stantinople.
Advlces have been received at Brus-
sells from the Congo Free State that Ma
1or Lothaire, commanding a force OF
Congo troops, has refeated with heavy
loss the tribe of Mongolia cannlbais
VINO recently killed and ate four Bel
gians.
Colonel John A. Sexton, commander
in-chief Of the Grand Army of the Re.
public, and u member of the War In
vestigating Commission, died Mt Wash.
ington on the 9Th, after an illness last.
ing several weeks. His body was
buried ut Chicago. -,
uSheIHl Nuue.
United States volunteers, has been di.
rected to proceed to st. Paul, Minneso-
ia, and take command OF the Depart
ment OF Dakota. relieving Brigudier
General John NJ. Bacon, ordered to joIp
his regiment in Cuba.
1t is understood that the battlcship
Iowa, due to arrive at San Francisco
from Magdalena bay, will be immcdi.
ately prepared for trip to Manila. She
Will take on an immense supply of am-
munltion for Dewey's fleet and to await
dispatches from Washington.
The Spanish premier. Senior Sagasta,
in an interview, is quoted as saying he
Will Immediately submit to the Queen
decree convoklng the Cortes and that
ne expects to have majority Of thirty
favorable to the approval of the treaty
OF peace with the United States.
The Dawes and Creek commissions
nave completed their treaty. All lands
OF the tribe. except town, school,
cnuich anu cemetery sites, are to be d.
equally and the allotments are to be
non-taxable for twenty-one years.
The Centennial, with 1,SOO tons of
army stores, has sailed for Manila from \
San Francisco. Preparations are now
active at the Quartermaster's depot to
send 5000 additional tons of army
stores, chiefly commissary. to the Phil
ippines. although the method Of trans.
portation has not yet been decided
upon.
The payment Of the department em.
ployes at Havana has been proceeding
for the past few days. The custom
house has been furnishing funds to
the other department for this purpose.
and for the first time in months, the
employees have known punctual and
full payment of their salaries, ut which
they are much pleased.
The keel of the new battlesbip Maine
Will be laid at the Champs ship yard
February 18th. This date will be the
anniversary of the explosion in Ha-
vnna harbor of the ship of that name.
Inc cramps also announce that efforts
will be pushed to have the new battle
ship ready to be launched February
10, 1900. the second anniversary of the
Maine disaster.
Governor General Henry has ordered
the dissolution of the Porto Rico Cabi
net and substitutes for it departments
or state, Justice, finance and interior.
Ihe order announces that it having be-
come evident to General Henry, after n
careful trial of two months. that the in
sular Cabinet does not correspond with
American methods of progress, and de-
clares its dissolution.
Advices received by the Merritt
Wrecking Company are to the effect
that the Spanish cruiser Reina Mer
codes. on which its wreckers are work
ing at Santiago, will be floated in about
two weeks providing the present good
weather prevailed. The ship was scut-
tied, but as her machinery was not dam
aged much it is thought she can come
to the. Norfolk navy yard under her
own steam.
The south-bound passenger train ON
the Kansas City & San Francisco road
was slowing up for n railroad crossing