Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-11


plated this season includes an .Nnmi-
nation OF reservoir sites above Gran
ger. reservoir surveys east OF Yellow
stone park. continuation of reservoir
surveys In the Big Horn mountains.
investigation OF nrt.sinn conditions In
the Black Hills and examination of I'M
dcrIround water possibilities In south.
eastern Wyoming. Fifteen thousand
dollars IL required to complete the sur
vcys.
President Gompcrs Of the Fedora
lion Of Labor and his associates have
been working very hard NIL winter To
secure the passage OF mn ci.ht-hour
law. and while they have not accom-
plishcd nil they wanted. they have
won a decided victory 10y securing the
approval OF u bill which cmboiIcs the
greater part OF their demands. The
committee Oh labor thought that they
asked too much. The hill as original
iy introduced prohibited the govern
mcnt from using or doing anything
contrary to the eight hour principle.
which was considered impracilcablc.
but the b.bor men have succeeded Ia
securing general recognition Of the
principle In NIL government conirnci-.
In anticipation Of the passage by the
House Of the army reorganization I'LL
In an unancntcd form, the officials Of
the War Department, have been fgur.
Ing to learn what cfr.c: the bili VIII
have upon the numerical strength of
the army. II appears that the only
branch OF the service that viii receive
any addition Is the artillery. AMI III.
number Of men to he added To that
branch is only 5.iIS nj the maximum.
This will make the total strength of
this branch OF the service. 1i.itS. The
present enlisted strength Of the army
IL G5.OOO regulars and 5000 voiun.
tccrs. or n total OF 10000. The rcor-
gnniza,ion bill will Increase that total
to 105.iIS men.
A man OF the peculiar name OF Pow.
dcrmnkcr and his associates have ap-
piled 10 Congress for authority to dig
up the streets OF Washington and lay
mn underground system OF pipes aud
conduits for the purpose of distribute
Ing cool air anon. the houses and Of
fees OF the city. They call their cor
, corporation ''''rhc Cooling Company
and they propose TO cool on for 30 much
cubic foo, Of cold air furnished. The
idea IS TO have a refrigerator plant at
a convenient location with pipes AMI
other facilities. and run pipes like
those for gas and water through the
houses and office buildings SO that
cold can be turned on In II parior or u
bedroom just like heat from the FUR
mace and the temperature lowered TO
any point you please.
That Is n very imporian, bill for the
reorganization OF the army which the
Senate passed on the 9th. II makes
many notable changes in the military
arm OF the service. particularly in the
artillery. II authorizes the appoint
ment OF veterinary surgeons FOR each
cavalry regiment and battery OF field
artillery; II authorizes a chaplain FOR
every regiment In the army: II gives
the senior major general commanding
the army the rank and pay of licutcn-
ant general and the ndjuiant general
the rank and pay Of major general. In
order to Increase the number OF officers
In the army the corps Of cadets ut
West Point Is enlarged by 12O-nllow-
ing one from every congressional dis
trict, two from each state and terri
tory ut large and thirty from the United
States at large.
A favorable report has been made by
the Senate committee on military ar
fairs on Senator Wolcotts bill to es-
tablish branch soldiers home at Den
yer. The committee report recitcs that
the number of men disabled physically
and unable to earn their living by rca-
son OF the Spanish American war and
the insurrcction in the Philippines will
add considerably to the population OF
the National Soldiers Home and make
the establishment OF branch houses Il
necessity. The location proposed Is con-
sidcred rs geographically n good one.
there being a large number OF old SOL
diers residing in Colorado and contigu-
ous states, and the nearest national
home being at I.cavcnworth. which Is
unable to care for very large number
OF applicants in this area, whose cases
cannot for this reason be acted upon
at this time.
The leaders of the Liberal party, who
have been engaged since last June In
an attempt to overthrow the govern
ment Of Colombia, which Is conscrra-
tive in policy, have sent cmissarics to
Washington to ask the recognition OF
their bclligercncy by the United States.
As u consideration they agree. when
they come into full power, to cancel the
concessions for n canal granted to Nh
poleon wyse. under which the Panama
company is now operating. at the date
of Its termination In July, 1902. and
make n new one with the United States
government which will give us control
of the isthmus. Tile de factO govern
ment at Bogotn, in the person of DIR.
Saclamente, constitutional president OF
Colombia, has recently extended the
Wyse concession for six years, until
1908. and is said to have received o..
100000 francs therefor from the Pana-
ma company. At the same time that
company is released from the payment
Of certain fines and penalties and from
certain annoying obligations that have
been imposed upon 1t from time to time
by the government, but neither these
releases nor the extension of the ca.
nal concessions are valid without the
rstlicatlon of the Colombian Congress,