Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-04


sentcd him by the school children OF
the Northwest better than any other
present lie Inns yet received.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas. as leader
on the Democratic side OF the Senate.
has formally notified the Republicans
TINT no legislation FOR the Increase or
reorganization OF the army viii he per
mlttcd NJ the present session.
President Dole has iscn selected ms
the iirst governor OF Hawaii. as was
anticipated In these dispatches. The
formal announcement VIII bc made
when the list OF Hawaiian officials To
bc appointed by the President In com
plctc.
After having been under considcra-
ton more than two months, the Alas
kan civil code hill was passed by the
Senate on the LIST. Mr.. Carter. to do
this. withdrew the amendment relating
to allen location Of mining claims. aud
all other points In dispute.
Tho monthly comparative statement
Of the government; rrccipts and cspcn.
di;urcs shows That during April the re-
ccipts aggregated xt5!,cs'.j:,i. aud the
expenditure. StO;sctf.s. leaving sur.
plus for the month of St.iji6D. The
receipts durin. tho month show nm IN.
crease OF sI.:,p.up. n compared with
April. is:s,. aud the expenditures a
decrease Of s.5'so..o.
The House has pn, its heel upon the
pneumatic tube service now IN opera.
iian In New York. Bosion and fhila.
.i-iphia. and II its aciion stands the
whole service will h. ctu-h-, out. The
po.iostis~ conmiti-- hal recommended
nm Increase of the appropriation for
Al. - 80. q .
The proposed incrus" was attacked
i.y the approximation committee under
the leadership of Mr. Moc,iy of Massa'
ehusc,is with such visor aud success.
iha, in the end the House voted. s. to
80. 10 strike the cntisc appropriation
from the bill.
During the Corur d.>icn. inrcs;isn.
tiou Monday General Merriam stated
tina, lie did not disarrruSc 81 labor or
ganissiicns ss such. for like other 30.
-iai and charitable organizations sh"y
accomplished good in their legitimate
spheres. Bu,'h- expressed the opinion
ihn; radical leadership IN the Cccus
d'.Sl~nc la. diverted these orrnnisn'
tIons from the beneficial spheres. Gen
~rsi Merriam said he had repeatedly
stated that lie never pFunouncri the
unions Of the Occur h'Al-Hc district
criminal organizations.
Admiral Dewey cleared his political
deck. as the, say on shipi'caTd. before
leaving for Chicago. AMI announced
through the Associated 1'rcss that he
would contest the Democratic uoiniiins
'iun for President at Kansas city with
Mr. Bryan. lie ais. ipCai~> himself as
n prmo-ra'. and says THAT ought 10
suggest plainly vhctr ] stand Oh the
vital issues The admiral has been
convinced hy his br.thcT. .in.iaw. John
II. Mclean. and other friends that II
would ic unwi.~ for him to publish hi.
platform in advance II the convention.
and therefore me- statements of his i,c-
iiticni opinions will H. given {" the
public.
ATTORNEY General ':0Siar,i of Kan.
.ss reached here Nuuiay with the
svow-d intention "f iilinE in the
United States supreme Court an In.
junction suit in the maine OF the state
Of Kansas against the state Of Colo.
RADIO. The proposed sui, IL to prevent
the diversion Of the Arkansas river
by Colorado iTrieatiouists. thus rT-s
venting the natural How nf the sircam
into Kansas aud. rs claimed. DANA.
giug to the extent Of many millions
OF dollars the farmers Of that state.
Contrary TO expectations. MT. Goddard
did not file his application for an In.
junction, and he announced to-day
that he would NO; file II until the May
term Of court. which "Opens May iith.
The House sub.commIticc ON Ia
ipr. In charge Of the Gardner eight.
hour bill. reached a decision Wcincs.
day on the final form OF the hill and
on several amendments. all Of which
will tc REPORTED 4, the full committee
on labor. when II is expected that final
action will L. taken. The Till has at
,ru,,-,i much attention in labor cir.
rl-s. i-riug actively urged by the
American Federation OF Labor. and
has been cnCrgciically opposed by
many large steel. nrmor. hip.buildins
and ammunition concerns doing bnsi-
ness with the government. ne the
measure will have the effect OF hNing
an igh'-huur day on armUr and like
and in the building OF
The supreme Court resumed Its hear.
ing Tuesday in the kcntucky governor
snip case. Hon. ". ~. Bradley. for
Nor governor. bcing the only speaker.
IN, nppcarcd for GovcrInr Taylor. taxi !
ing up the first claim VI the opposition
hat Taylor had never possessed any !
i,Ic 10 the office. lie concluded that |
Taylor's title was as good as that OF ,
INV other man who had ever held the |
,tticc. He argued that Taylor's title ,
was complete; that he was not only dc .
urc governor. but lie facto governor l
IS well. and that every step that he i
,ad taken as governor was legal. Mr..
Bradley attacked the finding OF the
in the ease as irregular and
therefore, void. When Mr. Bradley
.l,scd. the court tuok recess until
Nay ii,h.
out of $500 civil employees Of the
Of the United States whose
,ames appear in the blue book. 2,:tS2
,rnr the name Of smith. and I1I the
,amc Of John Smith. The Joncscs are
lext in number, l.523 being ON the pay