Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-08

estimates Inn % the ".e por.:e His,o,; United
States on January LIST las.S'1cQl
The Senate committee ON privn.sSel
and elections has reached an agree
mcnt with the friends OF Senator
Clark Of Montana To allow the scnn-
tors case to rest whcrc II ls. with the
understanding that no further steps
shall he taken To have either Mr.
Ciark's or Mr.. MaIinnis' credentials
referred to the committee. and TINT no
further action shall h. taken ON the
resolution concerning Senator CinrRs
original election.
The naval court martial which has
been trying Captain John McGownn
on charges OF scan,ialous conduct and
neglect Of duty Ia connection with the
killing by him OF n Filipino while In
command OF the Monadnock In the
Philippines. found the captain guilty
and sentenced him TO liz suspended
from duty ON half ssa pay for two
years and 80 bc rcprimnndcd by the
secretary. Thcrc was. however.
unanimous recommendation for elem
cncy 10 Secretary Long.
sizes are negotiating for sites for the
erection Of buildings for their use. The
French ambassador resides In an old.
fashioned house that belongs TO the
heirs Of the late Admiral Porter and Is
neither large nor convenient enough Tor
his use. The Russian ambassador &c.
cupicx the old Crcs~wsll mansion In an
obsolete portion of the city. although u
Is quite commodious and convenient.
Count Cnssini. the Russian nmbnssn-
dor. II seeking . site In the suRurb5
where his government can erect large
embassy surrounded by gardens.
Senator Tiilman made n remarkable
threat In tho Senate the other day. He
declared that lie wonld prevent the
passage OF amy inorc pension bills un.
Ill the House Of Representative had
pps.s,d one he had introduced for mn
Increase Of pension for South Carroll.
mn veteran Of the Mexican war. He
said his hill had passed the Senate and
had brcn hung up In the House. while
hundreds Of others had received cou'
sisicrution. lie felt that his constiiu.
cnt had b,.cn treated unfairly and
therefore gave notice that all pension
legislation would b. stopped until the
House Of Representative. did what he
asked OF them.
A great injustice has been done
Lieutenant J. Il. Rarna,iou OF the nn.
W by those who have ccnsurcd him
for obtaining n patent upon n process
for the manufacture Of smokclcss
powder, which he discovered while
making experiments ut the govern.
mcnt torpedo station ni Newport.
Lieutenant Bcrna,lou IL perhaps the
most eminent chemist In the navy and
hns made many important discoveries.
lie hns produced the best smokclcs-
powder known. and II II true that he
obtained u patent on the process. but
this WIS done by the advice and In.
structions Of his superior officers In
order TO prevent private uianufactur-
ers from taking advantage of his dis.
covcry. and as soon ns the patent was
granted he assigned It TO the govern.
ment of the United States.
In the Senate Frida! n memorial was
presented by senator Perkins from the
people OF California asking that the gov.
ernmcn; provide some relief for the
starving people OF India. The world
has been horriiied-nlmost stupcficd.'
intcrjcctcd Mr.. Hale Of Maine. .'at the
suffering now bciiig endured In India.
That Is the chief Of Englnnd's colonies.
The pcstiicncc and famine are nppal.
ling TO the Imagination. Whole fami.
lies arc being wiped out Of existence:
the babe lies dead beside Its mother.
The situation IL awful. Now. the sen
ator comes here with proposition that
We should appropriate sum OF money
for the relief OF these people. should
like to ask the senator what England
has done for the people Of India. She
has spent tens and hundreds Of mil.
lions OF dollars In striking down and
crushing republics. II Is the most brr-
tnl manifestation Of strength against
liberty and weakness that the world
has ever seem"
The United States Supreme Court
has decided Admiral Dcwcy's bounty
claim against the ndmiral's contention.
The effect is to deprive the admiral and
the men engaged with him mt Manila.
OF half the amount claimed by them.
Chief Justice Fuller delivered dis
senting opinion. Justice Harlan rem
dcrcd the opinion OF the court. which
turned on whether the words super.
iority'' or "infcriority" in the statute
had reference to support of the cnemy's
vessels by land batteries. mines and
torpetiocs. 1--WE cannot do that" said
Justice Harlan. without going far be-
yond the obvious import Of the words
employed by Congress. There IL ,in.
,ioubtcdly some force in the suggestion
that in rcwar,ling officers and sailors
who have sunk or destroyed the enc
my's vessels In n naval engagement. u
is not unrcasona bic that all the difhcul-
ties of every kind with which they
were actually confronted should he
taken into consideration. But that Is
natter which we cannot suppose was
overlooked by Congress" The original
claim of Admiral Dewey and his sail.
ors was about SIOO.OOO. The Court of
Claims reduced 1t to S2OO.WU. Thnt de-
cision Is sustained by this ruling. The
ndmiral's personal claim Is reduced
from about 100000 to $4,000. Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices White and
McKennn dissentcd.