Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-31

United States. was not sclf-sustninipg.
During the period named the receipts
from nll sources We're SI3S..DlO: dis
burscments. $500 .9ss The statement
OF the receipts OF the Philippine islands
from the date OF occupation by the
United States government To July 3lst
last shows that the total receipts from
all sources for the period named was
S5.240.4il.
Consul Edward Be,iioc OF Pcnnsy!-
vnnia. who has been stationed at Can
ton. China. during the administration
Of President Mckinley. has been siiS.
pended by the State Department. His
suspension gave rise to reports that
several consular officers Of III. United
States have been relieved for their al
legged action In assisting In sending
munitions OF war t0 the Philippines
islands. Assistant Secretary cridi"r
states that the suspension or'l.r affects
only DIR. Ieiio.. IL. made II plain, In
addition. that DIR. Hs-iio.'s troubi. ~
not due to charges of giving aid To ihs
Filipinos. but arises IN part out Of th.
certificate Of American ownership
said To have been granted 10y him To
the steamer Abbey. which was s.lgr,l
| by III. suni,aat Mccuiloch S-pi-ini,.,.
-. lSss. nt Ia'anEas. where she ha'i
landed n cargo OF arms aud aminun'
tion.
No one know. when Attorney Gen.
cral GrIsrr VIII make Ills report to ih.
President ON the Carter ease. although
there arc persistent intlnniions tiint II
viii bc made soon. There IL som.
ground for the belief that the attorney
generals report. when II IL fofthcoin.
inI. win L. much broader than Inns
heretofore been in'iuiaicj. II IL sai,i
In some quarters TINT II viii not only
deal with III" ease of Captain Carter.
rs shown by I'll" record. bu, viii point
| out the connection of othcra with the
case and direct special attention 10
them. This. II IL prove. true. win ne.
count for the long period the attorney
general hns given Ia the ease. Tho
record il exceedingly voinminous. aud
the labor and time Involved In Its ~.
/ animation. simply In Its brnrin. un
/ Captain Carter alone. would b- In.
mcpsr. Following out Its ramii-ation-
rs to others wonii rr,Iuir- much ad,li,
tionni laiIur ana time.
According To recent ndylccs received
at the War Department III" experiment
II cniistinr natives nf the West In.
dl-s Into the American army nns
proved quite sucr'-ssfui In tho ease of
the Porto i,ico battalion OF the United
States volunteers. which body cum
piciri Its organization n few weeks
ago. This battalion IL commanded
by Major l.. T.. Davidson aud IL the
only onr Of It's Kind In the army. Lieu.
tenant Bryant. battalion niJuinni. las
written Major johnson Of the aiju'ant
generals offer. speaking IL hiEh i-rins
Of tho composition nf the battalion.
lie says the Porto Ilrau soldiers Hrr
fine lot of men. oiicli"nt nni wIliiu.
to learn. They irh- great pTi,!c IN H.,
Ing soldiers nt the United Siaics army
and always dErSs clean nul neat. Ills
orinion IL that Porto i;itE,u soldiers.
aiIiccrCi by NmrrirnHs. viii h" q str.
cess ani valuable Hiil;iHu 20 tho
United States army.
General Otis uE,irr excluding Chi.
ncsc from the Philippines L. very en-.
ilrrnssinE To- the administration.
which IL placed between two fires the
Chinese government on tire u.r hanI
and the English AMI German govern.
mrn,S on the other. The only infutuh.
ton In official circles concerning Gen.
crai Otis action through III" protest 1f
the Chinese minister. II is stated nt
the War Department that General Otis
has sent nu notice Of his url-r. al.
though the Chinese government has
had time To Instruct Its representative
here to exert his Influence tn have the
obnoxious decision Of til" general cuun.
tcrman,lc,i. The british aud German
residents in the Philippines arr report.
cd TO have called upon their HON" gov.
crument- To- Intervene In the grounds
that the order prevents them from
bringing into the islands Chinese IL.
borcrs. cooks. Ctc.. nni int-rfrFrs with
the development of their rrppcriy.
The most important plins" uf Gcn,Tal
Otis action j. the complications which
/ II may cause In our friendly relations
| with China. The n,lIHiniSir raiinn cgin
take no action until General Otis IL
heard from. AMI surprise j. expressed
that he has not more promptly report
cd an order which involves our rrln.
lions with n friendly government.
with nbou, loo commissioned places
set to I'LL In tile ten new regiments un.
der organization. Secretary Root finds
! himself overwhelmed with applications
even greater III number than ihr sum
/ total OF those received ut the begin.
ming of the rSunnish.AmrriCnn war. II
Is said Mt the War Department that the
large majority nf the msn who held
| commissions in the volunteer army in
that war arr again applicants for ser
| VIC, in the Philippine campaign. rein
/ forced Ivy nearly all % those who held
! non commissioned places. This same
| willingness To- r'-cnt.T III" ir'rvirc IL
said to b. observable among the cn.
/ listed men. and the officials cite ns u
l case in point Colonel Rolls regiment.
/ the Twcnty.srvcnth volunteer ,infnn-
/ try. made III Of - PR cent. uf men
\ who served as volunteers In the Span.
/ isl-AmCrican war and y per cont. who
were in the regular army in that war
or n total percentage Of - in one rr;i-
ment Secretary Root has resolved to
entertain no personal applications FOR
/ commissions. and insists urOn all hCing
referred through the regular channels.
/ Although recruiting for the ten new
! volunteer regiments has not yet been
| actively started in all parts uf the
| country. 2.1GI men have already been
1 secured for them. Additional rc.
! rruiting stations ara hcinC established