Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-03-08

/ Oh mines ana INNING, reported sub
stitute for the mining bill heretofore
introduced by himself. The substi-
tute prohibits any person from locating
mining claim. lode or placer for any
other person. corporation or assocla-
tion. The substitute also authorizes
the purchase from the government OF
land believed to lie oil land. at the price
=, OF S25O per acre.
The omnibus public buildings bill
passed by both houses carried the fol-
lowing Increases among others: Boise
City. Idaho. S2DUO To S2JOIOO;
Cheyenne. Wyoming. S2IO.0OO to $780,
So0: Butte. Montana. SaOO.O00 To $780,
600: Helena, Montana. $4,000 to
S.50.0oO: Lcadviiic. Colorado. $4,000
To $1,000: Sal, Lake City. Utah. $780,
90 fo 100000: Seattle. Washington,
S3Dp.o1o to $4,000.
Ambassador Choatc has transmitted
the following letter 10 Secretary OF
State Hay: ''Your EScclicncy: The
prime minister duly laid before the
King the copy OF the resolutions Of the
Scnat. OF the United States OF Amcr.-
ca. which your cNcciicncy forwarded
In your not. so me OF Shc Sth Instant.
| iiy command OF the King. I am To re-
! quest your cSc"llcncy To bc so kind ns
to express 10 the president OF the SEN
nt. his maj-siy's thanks for the mark
of respect shown 10y the Senate OF the
United States To the memory OF her
| deeply iamcntcd majesty. Queen Vie
torin. Empress of India. The terms Of
the resolution are highly appreciated
by his majesty"
In discussing the Cuban amendment
to the army appropriation biii Mr..
Morgan declared that We were saying
to the cubans: Take this or die.
| TAX" this or abandon your hopcs of nm
independent. autonomous government.
| Take this and lay your national and
| race pride beneath til. feet OF the An
sio,SaSon Hni let him rule over you.
| iou must stand and deliver. We make
this -Nnctlnn upon you 10y solemn act
Of Congress of the United States. Nc
leave nothing To tc adjusted In the IN.
tur' -Scrpt ii' i-rminolosy of the ar
/ Tuue-mrnt. Al of these provisions
which We herr lay down arc conditions
pTrC-ti-nt TO your right 10 demand any
snrt Of inici-nicncc. OF autonomy or
of sovereignty"
The confcEv,ss OF tho Senate and
iious- reached an agreement on the
/ hasins amruilm"nt To- the military
academy till. The provision ns agreed
uIrpn il ns follows: THE sup-,rin,-ni.
-at Of tile military academy shall make
such rules. {" L. approved by tho Sec
rCtary OF WINS. as will cfycctuniiy pr,s-
tvnt the pf-rticc of hasinr: md any
cadet found guilty Of participating In
ur -nrouEa EinE or CuuntCnancinE such
/ practice shail L. summaFily expelled
from the academy nnj shall not thcrr.
after l., r,apppinic'i to the corps OF ca.
diets or h. eligible for appointment y.
q commissioned oiiiccE In the army.
navy or marine corps until two years
after the graduation Of the class OF
which hc was n member.
The following modification OF ,h.
| Philippine amendment to the army ap.
l preparation hill was generally accepted
| in the Senate as compromise: PRO
Vi,l-,l. That no sale or lease or other
disposition OF the public lands or the
| timlsrr thCrron or the mining rights
therein shall IL made: and provided.
/ further. That no franchise shall hc
/ granted which is not approved by the
/ President Of the United States ani IL
/ not in his Judgment clearly necessary
| for the government OF the islands and
/ Indispensable for the interest OF the
| f-Srplc thereof. aud which cannot. with.
/ ont grVat public mischief. i,c Postponed
/ uniiI the establishment Of permanent
/ civil government AMI all such fran.
CiIis~s shall terminate one year after
| the establishment OF such permanent
civil government"
Additiunal hnnnrs have come to Fro.
/ fCsSnr Elwood Mead. tho noted irrirn.
I tinn expert who is now in charge OF the
| irrigation Investigations Of the United
S'atC< Department Of Agriculture. The
regents ot the University Of California
have. decided to establish n department
L .,,.t
/ Mead has already h,ru Callc,I by the ~.
gents to place In the faculty. aud he
will take charge of the work which IL
Of So great Importance to California
and other western states. II IL planned
tr make the irrigation icrartmcEs; one
af ;hc greatest activities Of the univcr-
sity. Professor Mead will retain his
POSITION ne irrigation expert for the
government. but will make his home
in IIcrkclry and devote n part Of each
semester to icCturine at the university.
lie has won much of his fnnr Ivy his
work in Wyoming. while state engineer
and consulting engineer Of several
great irrigation enterprises.
Secretary Gage has submitted TO the
House reply tn the resolution OF In
uuiry ns to whether our ports or wa
tCrs have been used for the expectation
" horses. mules or other supplies for
use in South Africa. Mr.. Gage says:
First. our ports have been used for
the yxltnrintiUn uf horses. mules or
other supplies for risc In South Africa:
second. between October 10. 1889. and
January NJ. 1901. horses. mules and
other supplies to the extent Of S2G.jgj..
Igg2 went to South Africa: third. no
steps have been taken TO prevent the.
lawful expectation OF horses. etc!
fourth. .hc number of horses and
mules shipped from our ports during
this period was IG.GS2." Mr.. Gage adds
that II is not feasible before Congress
adiuuriis to give the shipments by
pOrts in detail. \ table shows all the
shipments to South Africa. the chief