Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

military operations In Lookout valley
In October, ls,si.
Colonel Youngbiood OF Alabama, au.
ditor OF the treasury department. has
Resigned and the president appointed
Is. a. Picrson. assistant auditor for the
same department. to succeed him.
The commissioner OF the general land
Office recently recommended that 1854
additional head OF cattle and horses
bc allowed to craze In the South Platte
forest reserve. Colorado. and :s'iS add.
tionnl head of cattle and i2i horses In
the Pecos river forest reserve. New
Mexico.
Secretary Root has decided that nll
OF the second licutcnants OF cavalry
who wcm such February Goth last and
nil OF the second licntcnants OF infant
~ who were such nj the date OF the
organization OF the volunteer army In
1900. shall bc Mt once promoted 10 the
rank OF inst lieutenant.
Dr. Charles Edward Munroc. senior
dean OF I'll. Columbian University.
Washington. Inns received decoration
from the Sultan OF Turkey. II being
that OF coinmandnnt OF the order OF
MedJldin. I'll. order was founded In
honor OF the father Of tic present Sui.
tan. AMI II II the rarcst honor oe the
kind conferred by tho Ottoman gov.
crnmcnt.
A statement prepared nt the treas.
ury department shows that the re-.
ccipts from customs duties collected
upon articles Imported into the United
States from the Philippine islands
4
We're si.St.SiI. or this amount ssspi.-
cigars aud the remainder from miA,ci.
inncous articles.
Consul Skinner at Marsciiics. Franco.
reports that the French colonial sys.
TEN has bs-n developed 40 TINT France
will soon h- mn exporter Of wheat. but
viii continue 10 Import n considerable
quantity of Texas wheat. which IL rc.
auirci ,hcf- for the manufacture Of
mncarohi. II. asserts That the aciui.
si'ion ot the Philippines puts the
United States In n position to control
the soap trade Of the world.
The United States supreme Court has
affirmed ih. Judgment of the Supreme
Court os the stale Of Washington In
tho casr of Charles ". Nar,i.irom. un.
dec schirncc OF death on the charge af
mnrsicr committed In that state. and
dircci..i ,tin, the mandate H. issued NJ
anc~. The case has become fnnou. hy
reason Of the fac. that Norjsirnm's
death sentence has hr-n postponed for
nine years by rcason OF legal complica'
'ions.
The Supreme Court has confirmed
tho action of the Supr-m" Court Of
tiah In the case OF the Commercial
National Hank va. Alma u. Chambers.
treasurer Of Weber county. Utah. The
assessor refused TO deduct from the
banks assessment the tax on Sin.SD
worth Of property In Idaho and Call.
forula. The hank paid the rial c'nt-
tax and later secured favorable de-
cree from the trial court. which dcci.
sion was reversed by the supreme
Court Of Utah.
In order to prevent, judicial ,fctcr-
minniion Of the cnnsc Of the dcsirtic.
,lou II the battle ship Maine the gov
rrnmcnt has taken advantage OF
t.ChniCaiity to throw out the claim by
Harry =. McCnnn. who was n sailor
on tho battle ship when she was blown
up In Havana hartor. The govern.
mrnt asked that his petition bc dis
missed on the ground that u is not
within th. terms Of the treaty between
the United States and Spain or the act
Of Congress organizing the Spanish
claims commission. The United States.
4, is further stated. has finally disposed
of the claim. and this disposition bars
the Jurisdiction Of the commission or
ans other tribunal.
Natives Of all the dependencies Of the
t-niic,i States are now serving as sol.
dicrs and sailors under the American
nar. Commander Scnton Schrocdcr.
governor Of Guam. has reported TO the
Navy Department the enlistment OF
seven natives for service rs oarsmcn
In the governors launch. Other na.
,ivcs will H. enlisted in the navy ms
they are needed. Rear Admiral Rcmy
was recently authorized to enlist 90
TilirInos. and Commander Tillcy OF the
'Tutujla naval station reports that ne
has enlisted sixty natives OF Tutnila
for service as policemen. y battalion
of Porto Ilcans was enlisted and or
rpuizri hy the army more than year
nro. and IL still In the service. Native
snilnrs and soldiers receive half the
pay Of Americans.
The first result II the work OF the
tina, was appointed to pre-
pnrc permanent plan for bcnutifying
will probably be recon-
for boulevard TO cncirclc
he city and connect all the parks. 1t
will begin at the capitol. run along the
branch Of the Potomac. around
10 the soldiers home. across to Rock
Creek park. follow that stream through
,be geological garden down to where 1t
flows into the Potomac. and then
around by the Washington monument
To- the mall Nearly all OF the distance
ia now covered with fine drives. but
thcv should bc connected. and Fred
prick Law Olmstcad is preparing n
scheme for that purpose. The mem
l,rrs of the committec-DaniclH III. Burn |
ham Of Chicago. Charles l.. Mckim OF |
New York. Mr.. Olmstcad of Boston
and Charles Moore Of Dctroit-sail for |
Europe July 18th for the purpose OF In
spccting the park systems of the great
ritics and the landscape gardening OF /
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