Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-16

strictly observed. and that tobacco and
cigarettes found upon the market. III
disregard thereof. stamps bearing can
collation. on and after the first proximo
must be- seized.
The secretary OF the interior. In u
letter to the commissioner OF the gen.
eral land Office. holds that u person r.'-
linquishing and reconvcyinI land In 81
forest reservation under the act Of
1897 must. at the time. designate ih'
land he desires In lieu OF that surr-iI
,.red. The application for selection
| should embrace % tract or tracts equal
In area to that rciinlulshcd. \ num
Der OF selections have been approved
by the land Office In which these cundG-
tions were not observed. The secretary
says that where selections. In partial
satisfaction only. Of reiInauishmcn'-
have been approved they VIII II" at
| lowed TO stand. hut NIL such claimants
will be notified that their failure her
iofore or delay lcnccforward TO select
| the balance OF the area necessary 10 -a
hnust their claims Will bc at their OWE
risk. -
II IL reported TINT Mrs. Dewey ha-
sonii,icd to few Intimate friends thai
while she and the admiral ar. travel
In. this spring they will ascertain the
feeling OF the public toward Nimira
| Dewey nnd the presidency and d'''iir
whether he will be candidate. Mrs.
| Dewey does no, deny her ambition Z"
/ h. the "firs; iady In the land" ari sR!s
I that while Adhnirn Dewey was arrs<r
to running for oiiicc before hi. maT.
rlnrc he 4. such n devoted husband
that he will crafty her by ncrcptins
| the presidency II the country drstErs
to bc-tow IL upon him. When one ni
/ the women to whom ihi. remark wnl
| made asked Mrs. Dewey on whist
tIcLct the admiral would h. cnndi
date. she replied. nnivcly: II don't SCI
that Il makes amy difference. brcauss
lie VIII l,c supported by nil the fcopi-
lie il a Republican ani l am Dem"
cra'. .o that win b. s,nna,"n."
Lord raunccfoir. the British ain,,as
sadnE. was la conf-r-n.. wifi S<rs-
'nry Hay for hnif mn hour NJ the State
I Department saturday. The official.
have nothing to say iuichins the fu'
iur- OF the p-ndinr -taunc-fo;.
/ treaty. II I. plain 10 h. seen. however.
that the action of The Senate commiiic.
l Ia bringing ia the amendment IL not
acceptable. nni 1. regarded by the OH
cinls n sncn;iy rndnnrcrins the life nI
the treaty. II THE Senate nrsi adopt.
! thi. amendment yand then ruiiti-- tile
I in-aty. conclusion hy no means cs'r'
| tain. In ;hc official mind. II I. aaid that
the rr--id-nt will feel obliged to sixt
| IL. placing the responsibility upon III.
senate. and then i.aving II 10 the Etii'
| ISL government to- Accept or reject. Tlir
officials believe ,hai the Rtj;ish will r.
/ jcct the treaty. aud In that cIsc the
Cinyton-Bulwcr ir-niy VIII prvall
again. Its force having been recognized.
! according to til. officials no; only by
/ the executive branch Of our govern.
uIcn; in preparing this pending treaty.
hut also by the Senate Of the tnitcl
state. ns evidenced by the report which
accompanied the treaty yesterday when
u was presented 10 the Senate.
0Dsssr or later the Republican party
will come up against an economical
/ question which win seem thousand
times more serious than that which
now pcrpicxcs Its leaders in connection
with the government Of Puerto Ricp.
| IL will tc n blessing for all concerned
II II can ic settled hy the courts br!"rc
u reaches Congress. but even then "Ni
cry Republican. from the rFrsidcn,
down. viii bc compelled 10 adapt them
self to new conditions which the cN
/ pansion policy OF their party has Gre
nicd. At this session Of Congress the
| Republican managers and the high
tnrin prutcction,sts have been snTCls
disturbed by the reciprocity treaties
which their national convention
pledged the President TO make: by the
admission OF Hawaii. which was also
n prominent feature In their platform.
and by the Puerto RiCan tariff law.
Every new proposition connected with
commercial or territorial expansion
I IA. nt "a Itffsa
tcCtcd by the ,arifl aud To- involve the
political future OF one or more Ecpubli.
cnn politicians aud the control Of the
House Of Representatives. 1f the
French reciprocity treaty is ratified The
New England and New Jersey manu-
facturcrs will holt; the wool growers
OF Ohio, Wyoming. Montana nnd other
states will vote the Democratic ticket
" the Argentine treaty goes through
the sugur.bcct farmers threaten TO ~
volt IL the reciprocity treaties with the
British West Indies are ratified. ana
Connecticut will 90 Democratic " lucr-
TO RiCau tobacco II admitted Tree.
These and others that might be men.
toned are Republican propositions.
pledged by the Republican national
platform. and the people were asked
To vote the Republican ticket four years
ago In order that the Republican party
might carry them out. but the bitter
est and most determined opposition 10
every one OF them is found in the hc-
publican ranks. These are but tritics.
however. compared with the great
questions which are impending. whcth'
er we will have free trade with the
Philippine Islands and What shaii "
done to secure commercial monopoly w
Cuba. Many able lawyers are conn
dent that tile Supreme Court VIII he-
eide that the Philippine question was
settled when tle treaty Of peace was
signed, aud that It's ratification by the
scnutr extended both the constitution
and the statutes over the people oi
Shose islands. Hut " II decided tue
,ther way or leaves our new territory
| 10 the incrcy Of Congress The QUESTION