Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


ferT,d hack 10 the st. Louis postoiiice
andyr the present postmaster. Major
lintl0w has the hearty good will of slc
President, ani the transfer j, made In
rrcusuiilon OF his past service. both in
civil and military Positions
Wien Congress meets. Senator For
aker Will Introduce a bill Io pay Mrs.
Mckinley years salary. sJDDJ. ON
her late husbands account. following
u precedent established In the eases of
Presidents Lincoln ani Garfield. At
first proposition io pay her III" sal
nry II the un.Spir-d term OF President
Mckinley wns discussed. nut II WIS
decided To follow precedent. especially
NJ Mrs. Mckinley has Nc children. IL
Is also suggested that pension OF S5.-
6On year should be voted q. Mrs. Mc-
kinl"y. This VIII also l.. In line with
prcNious legislation In such cases.
Senator Teller had confrr-nc" N.
ccntiy with Land Commissioner Her
mann IN the interest Of havin.; the gov
cfnni-nt protect the unr-Scr,ci timber
Of Colorado nnd other states against
forest nrcs. To him III. commission
er stated that the department il prac-
tIcally powerl.ss To act under such cir
cum-innc,s: thnt new legislation max
Ing adequate appropriation II n.ccs-
sary II governmental aid IL TO H. cS-
tended. \ blli such rs that recon-
ncndcL 10y The commissioner Will un-
douh,.hly bc introduced early In the
coming session OF Congress.
Tie annual report OF Henry c. Cor.
bin, n,lJutnnt general OF the army. sub.
inIis table To show that the army In
the Philippines IL To bc reduced by cS-
plrcd cnii-tmcnis Mt the rate OF about
:.bp month from now ON until June.
1902, The losses from NIL causes In the
regular army aud volunteers from July
]. 1900. TO June 3O,h last. ioialed H.
',2t officers and men In the former. and
| S.iHi In the hitter. The casualties To
the troops In the Philippines since the
date of the first arrival. June IA. ISIS.
to June :i1ih last. Were liz officers and
3.3Is men killed. and Is. officers and
2.'iIi men wounded. This report urges
abollshmcnt OF the transport service.
retirement of Brooke. Merritt aud Otis
rs lieutenant generals and the distribu-
iion of service medals To Spanish and
Philippine war veterans.
Lord Paunccfotc will sail for the
/ United States In few days. and be-
/ fore i',s rsitish cabinet council has had
an opportunity 10 review the protocols
| which cmbody In principle the pro-
posed new liny-raunccfo,c canal
treaty. II Is thought. however. that
that will not delay scnsibly the final
negotiations. which will take place
here between Secretary Hay and Lord
pauncefotc. MS It Is the intention that
the new treaty shall he finally drafted
and signed In the city OF Washington.
| II IL said that when the new docu-
mcnt IL framed the ''fortiiications"
| clause Will be found to have been
dropped out. leaving the United States
at liberty TO fortify'th canal. but II IL
distinctly stated that II Is not oblignt-
ed to do so. and IN fact there Is no
present intention OF erecting fortifica-
tions. which 1t Is stated would be
much more expensive than "A fleet Of
battlcships and less uscfal.
The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1903. have
been made public at the Navy Depart
mcnt. The total amount Is S!,S.91O.9Si.
against STT.92i.53j appropriated for
| the current year. The chief increases
are S2.JOO.0OO for constructions: ST.
100000 for armor and S122.3JJ In the
appropriation for yards and docks.
Secretary Long. in speaking OF the es-
timates. said that they We're made with
n due regard for the needs of the navy,
and intimated that they had the np-
proval of the administration. He spoke
| of the increased cost of the navy, and
said the building of n battlcship cost
ing S5,OOO,OO0 was not the end of Its
expense, rs its maintenance was very
| costly, Those estimates. he said, did
not cover any recommendations for In
| crease of the navy over that already
authorized. but 1t is more than likely
| that the secretary will recommend
three new battlcships. two armored
cruisers and number Of small gun
| boats.
Argument was concluded OH the 18th
| instant before the Supreme Court of
| the United States In the well-known
| lottery cnses. Constitutional questions
of exceptional; Importance are involved.
| The precise question Is the power or
| Congress TO forbid the conveyance of
| lottery matter from state to state
through such agencies as express com.
nnuics. After lottery matter was eX.
| cludcd from the mails. the lottery com.
panies utilized the express companies
| in The: conveyance of their tickets. Con-
| .srcss in 1895 passed Il law to forbid
| This. and its power to do this as reg
ulntion of commerce Is the question in
| yolvcd in the present argument. Inc
question has been three times before
| the court on the first occasion 1t was
argued for the express companies by
lanes C. Carter. of the New York bar.
but n decision was reached on other
grounds. The present cases were ar
rrcd last spring, and the court ordered
n rc-argument The cases come from
Chicago and Cincinnati, and In both in.
stances the constitutionality of the act
,,.,,, ,uytoinaI William ID. Guthrie of
the New York bar and Judge Outcalt
of Cincinnati argued for the appellants,
and Assistant Attorney General Beck
made his oral argument in behalf of
the government Ex-senator Edmunds
replied III behalf of the appellants ana
tne case was taken under advisement.
The question is believed to be OF eN-
ccptional importance. not only because
| II affects the power to suppress the lot