Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Lakes, with headquarters nt Chicago.
The President has appointed General
Lloyd Wheaton. colonel OF the Twenti,
eth Infantry. and brigndier general OF
volunteers, major general OF volunteers
and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas IL.
Barry major and assistant adJutant
general In the regular establishment.
The attorney general has assigned
the judges Of the District Court for the
District OF Alaska as follows: Melville
q. Brown, District No. ]. TO reside al
Juneau; Arthur ii. Noyes, District No
2. to reside ut 81. Michaels: James w
wyckersliam. District No. 8. TO reside
at Eagle City.
The Navy Department has Issued
general order under the terms OF fhe
last appropriation act increasing The
pay OF naval officers ON shore In Puerto
Rico. Cuba and the Philippine islands
Hawaii and Alaska by ten per cent,
and for the enlisted men OF the marine
corps on shore at those places twenty
per cent. Said Increase is to be com
puted from May 26th last
Assistant Secretary Taylor has rcn
dcrcd decision adverse To the appeal
OF James FIixharris and Joseph Mui
let from the decision Of the emigration
officials at New York, who held them
for deportation on the ground that hay
Ing been convicted Of felony In connec'
tlon with the murder OF Lord Cavcn
dish and Thomas Henry Burke In
Phoenix park. Dublin. In 1852. tue!
cannot be permitted to land In ihis
country under our immigration laws
They will bc dcported on the vessel
sailing next Saturday.
At the session OF the American lnsii.
tutc OF Homeopathy. DIR. Hnnchcft,
chairman OF the committee on inter
state work. offered resolution whicl
was adopted. creating committee ot
I'VE on national medical Legislation tc
cooperate with like committees OF Tho
National Medical Association and Ill,
National Eclectic Society In securing
national or Interstate legislation affect
Ing the practice Of medicine. The
committee offered resolutions .urgins
advanced standard Of medical cduca'
ton. favoring state registering. and cx'
amininx boards. aud npprovin. mcsii
cal teaching In state universities.
Rear Admiral W. r. Sampson. Unit
ed States navy. wns the commander IL
chief OF the said United States naval
forces or fleet. and Commodore W. =.
Schlcy. United States navy. wns the
commanding officer Of a division OF
squadron thereof. under the orders oi
said commander In chief" In these
words the Court Of Claims has Judi
ciotisly determined the famous Samp
son -schlcy controversy. They nrc part
Of q finding Of fact In the decision Of
the court on the claims Of Rear Nd
mirnl Sampson and his men for boun
~ for the destruction of the Spanish
squadron under Admiral Ccrvcra. The
Spanish squadron IL found to have
been inferior TO the American force and
a bounty Of 500 Inns therefore beer
awarded for every officer and man I'm,
der Admiral Ccrvcrn's command. The
total amount Of bounty allowed IL
xiGS.IOO. OF which ncnr Admiral
Sampson will receive ss.3s5 and Rcn,
Admiral Schlcy about 5000. The
court specifically declares that III,
New York was among the vessels en-
gagged In the Santiago battle.
The War Department has made pub
lie the following notice Of amnesty
which was issued by General MncAr
thur on the .lst nj Manila: "Notics
OF Amncsty.-Mnniia. June 81. 1900
Ity declaration OF the President OF tho
United States the undersigned mn.
nounccs amnesty with complete i'm
muniiy for thc past md absolute libcr.
~ to action for the future to all per.
sons who are now. or mt any time sine,
February Z. iSs9. have been In insur
rcction against the United Stntcs IN
either n military or civil capacity. and
who shall within period Of ninety
days from the date hereof. formally NJ
nouncc NIL connection with such insur
rcction and subscribe to declaration
n .e..st.s .,.I
crcignty and authority Of the United
States in and over the Philippine is
lands. The privilege herewith publish
cd Is extended to all concerned with.
out any reservation whatever. except
ing thnt persons who have violated tn,
rules OF war during the period Of act
I've hostilitics arc not embraced within
the scope of this amnesty. All who
desire to take advantage Of the terms
herewith set forth are requested To
present themselves to the command
Ing officers Of American troops at tn,
most convenient station. who will re
ccive them with due consideration nc.
cording TO rank, make provision fot
their immediate wants. prepare tho
necessary records and thereafter per.
init each individual 10 proceed to any
part of the archipelago. according to
MS own WISHES. Tor which purpose tho
United States will furnish such trans
portntion as may be- available either
by railway. steamboat or wngon
prominent persons who may desire to
confer with the military governor, OF
with the board of American commits
sicucrs, Will be permitted to visit Ma.
Mia and will, ns far as possible. bc pro.
vidcd with transportation for TINT pur.
pose. In order TO mitigate ns much as
possible consequences resulting from
the various disturbances which. SINCE
lSe6, have succeeded each other so rap.
Idly and 90 provide In some measure
FOR destitute soldiers during the trnn.
sitory period, which must inevitably
succeed peace. the military authorities
OF the United States will pay thirty
pesos to each man who presents rifle
In good condition"