Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-18

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tural Department. has prepared an II
tercSiIng collection OF figures shDwii:
for the first time the rcspccT.v
amounts OF our agricultural export
which 90 to the several countries Il.
Europe and OF the other continent
The period covered II 1884 Ia ISIS
III. statement shows that the a:ricu.
iural products exported from she TINT
cd States during the i've years had ~
average annual value uf Siass..s.N,sbi
or these enormous exports about 'iAt.
per cent. found u market In the l !.!ir,
Kingdom and Its various dcpcndcnc!cr
The sum paid 10y the British people fot
the American farm products puFchasst
during the period mentioned reached n
high ns St'et,.:s.,. .S5t u year. Great HEii
ain alone took more than one-hnlf OF nj
our agricultural exports. the cnnslsn
mrnt. credited To that country formlni
about fifiy.hvc per cent. of tile iuia
shipments. ana having IN average an
uual vniu~ OF S.n'2. 2.i1I.ioi. Germany
which rnnks mex, 10 III. United King
dom a~ market for The products nI
American agriculture. received ab"r
slNi-eH I-r c~hi. of th. exports inl
isct.;s>. III" average yearly rniut
amounting 10 Ss'i.;r:1:'t.
A spirited debate on the rhilirpiE'
question occupied the attention Of THE
Ssnnt- for nearly three hours Monday
Mr. Kerry, prmn-'rui. Of Arknnsn.. nrsi
addressed the S-na'- In support of 'h'
resolution y,.c-niiy introduced by Mr.
i,acun. Democrat. Georgia. r.snriln.
tie disposition Of the Philippines. IL
vas followed by AIR. r.itisrcw. Siir".
Republican. South Dakota. In srippor'
nf his resolution ~ Inquiry. Mr. I"'h
sT-w wa. very bitter In hi. attack ui-rh
the administration. Mr.. Woi.n''. u.
publican. of Colorado. replied TO M1
r-itisrrw. .-aihinsiy nrguisninr tbs
South Dakota senator for the attitude
H.. lad assumed on the Philippine uu..
,ion. lie Declared hi. ir'ii-f that "
Nsuinai,io himself occupied tile seat ~
tic senate o.rupi-i by Mr.. rc,'i.Trw
? pFrs-n,inr the I-.orir of South ps
ko'n. who hnd sent their sous rs s.'
'i-rs 60 III" Philippines. he !would u
'es Patriotic. io-s devoted TO the inter
.~is cf the country. ta assume the ats
,Ii.i- assumed hy the present South Ia
L"ia senator. Mr.. woi.ou adv-rt..i a!
sa .. the .i--ch r,-'rniiy delivered hy
Mr.. E-v.TidE- Republican. "f Indiana
sharply Crithi-inE " t"t the spirit al
srv-,i which sc-mr,i io animate the zen
aiar IN making -ucii u sirtivcrsnr~s ~
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sion. Mr. l:nwiiir~. Democrat. OF Utah
ad,It,-<~.-, au elaborate argument IL
il- Senate in opposition 10 The pro
Icsr,i tinaB-iai legislation.
A correspondent, write. q" hi. paper
as follows: seldom In. % young senator.
OF an old senator for that matter. ~.
cyiv~,i so handsome compliment n.
that i.nd-r->i Z. senator B~v-EidEc uI
Indiana ty the brilliant nudi"nrr ihht
gathered Z. ii-t-n to hi. maiden -i''rch
The Eall-Tic. w-r- tili-J with the b-'~i
I-upl- uf Washington. there was al
unusually large attendance Of turiii''cTs
uf the iiotts.. of Representative Hud
other officials. aud every senator ~
town was present. Mr.. H-ScriiE- held
his audience To- the end of his sit,,,'b,
There w~s,' uo Interruptions aui u"
senator left the -hamIcr. Mr.. Hcvcr.
IDS" has n pleasant manner. graceful
delivery ani iis'ii. <wcrt.i1n-j tenor
vuIg,,. lie ~tprk- for Nv. hours with
Errai -aFu,.in-<.. aui ai times was iu
I'r,->siVr. nni IL was marvellous cShi'
hiii1u of In-m0ry. Ills remarks. which
would tiil seven or eight columns of NJ
ordinary newspaper. wcv prepared
with gr,at ,arr. nnd proofs had lE'rn
furnished in advance To- the press ~
suCiaiiuu.. several people in the ~,
Isurtrr~' gallery had the proofs lr'I"rc
ih-m an,i followed him through his en-
iifr oraticn. which was rS'iiri from
memory almost without the change "t
single word. Mr. CouklinE used iu
H. ai,lg To- u. such Things. hut nobody
In the Senate .in,,' his time has had
tho mrmory io r-tnin 80 long speech.
Mr.. Bcvcriisr did no. even have note
4" guide him. lint zach paragraph toI'
lowed in its nrpIsgr sequence.
The Postmaster general has srut the
following letter tu Chairman Loud OF
the cummitt,' appointed To- investigate
the charges that n uuthtrr oI lplyE
tnistS arr holding federal positions In
Utah. "On looking into the papers rs
To the IrJstiunst-r<hip at Logan. Utah.
! Iind the fact to l-, rs follows: OrSon
smith was appointed postmaster y"
vUmbcr ~. 1877. upon the rcconiricnda'
ton Of the rcfvr,r,- In the usual way.
There was nothing in the papers io indi
cate that he was u Ioiy ramisi. or ihat
siirh allegation had been made respect.
ing him. ne, u word to raise that uic~'
iion IN connection with the appoint
mCnt. lie was confirmed hy the Sen
NJ" January ~. is,,s. After his M
I,pintmpnt there was n letter from the
Rev. MIR. ClcmcnsDu bearing date ci
NuVciglrr -. 1877. and addressed TO
the President, which was sent to the
Fustotftcp Department and there rccciv-
Cd November 10th. There Is nothing
tu Indicate that any attention was at
iractcd to H.. The appointment was
made. and aS thousands OF papers cvinc
In II was filed away apparently wiih-
uut examination. There Is no other pn-
prr in the ease indicating any such ni-
legation until December sist. some
weeks after the nomination was III Tue
Senate. As To the Provo city case thc
facts are that there Is no paper III tue
department of any date making an ~
lca-,iiun pf poiygamy against the IN
cumhcni. aud that when II became q
matter OF public report some time ago
I wrote to the MARSHAL OF the territory