Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-18
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

the protected cruiser Denver during
the past month. The former vessel was
advanced from five to seven per cent.
toward completion and the latter from
hfty-fiye 10 iifty-seyen per cent. Tho
monitor Wyoming still remains seven
ty-lve per cent.
II is recommended by Rear Admiral
Crowninshicld. chief OF the navign-
tion bureau. that four vice admirals be
created, reducing the number OF rear
admirnls TO fourteen. II necessary. II
IL SAID that the United States often
has been In n humiilating position on
Important occasions abroad by reason
OF the low rank OF Its naval represent
ntivcs. The report closes with an
earnest recommendation for the crca-
tion OF national naval reserve.
II has been determined ut the War
Department To send troops tn the Phil
ippines TO take the places Of those
whose term OF enlistment expires.
Where the rc-cnllstmcn's are not large
In nny one regiment. their places will
bc nlled by separate dctachmcnis OF
recruits. If any considerable number
OF cnlistmcnts expire In n single or
.nnizailon. II II probable trat the or.
gnnizatlon as u whole Will he returned
from the Philippines and another rcgi.
ment sent to take Its place.
One Of the matters which II Is cx-
pcctcd will receive attention Mt the
coming conference Of American states
is the establishment OF International
health service. Some years ago the
American delegates To the conference
requested Surgeon General wyman OF
the marine hospital service TO submit
suggestions. and In response he sent
TO ex-senator q. Davis. chairman OF
the United States delegation. u pro-
visicnai plan entitled "tuScrnntionnl
,ion-ran-.\mcricnn Republics"
The plan contcmplntcs mn Information
nj agreement upon measures for the
elimination Of yellow fever from sea
port cities or towns which nrc or have
been endemic habiiats OF the disease.
pos;oi'icc Inspector John T.. Clum hns
returned to Washington from n trip Of
Inspection through Alaska. lie Inns ~
ported Ia the department thnt the scr.
vice generally II In excellent condition,
more particularly In the Yukon valley.
where the various towns have a mall
service once week In each direction.
He established the northcrnmost post
oiiic. in the world. This ID at Point
Harrow. where Rev. DIR. II. Richmond
Mnrsn. tho missionary nt the
little settlement. was appointed
postmaster. This place. where tho
norihcrnmo-t newspaper In the world
IL published once year. Will receive
the nails once a year by n United
States revenue cutter. Heretofore the
few natives In the vicinity have had 10
send for their mail 200 miles ana often
much further.
Statistics compiled by the marine
hospital service for i.1oO cities aud
towns In the United States having n
population Of 1000 or more. indicates
Tor the United States nm annual mortal.
ity FOR the last calendar year OF 11.i'
per 1000 OF population. according "a
the census of 1900. The population OF
these cities and towns aggregate 90
Ti:J1s. and deaths from all causes In
1900 numbered .p;i.TH9. The annual
mortality per 1000 of estimated popu
iaiion il 1857. There were 36..iC
deaths from phihisis pncumonalis, Gas
from smallpox. 1907 from 'ntcric fc'
vcr. ESQ from measles. 2,.3I from
scarlet fever. 9.Gs9 from diphthcriu
and mcmbrancous Group and 2.,:g from
whoopine cough. The table shows
North Dakota. with death rate OF G.oJ
per 1000 population. was the most
healthy In the country.
The annual report Of Thomas Fitch.
commissioner OF immigration at New
York. has been received nt the Treas
ury Department. The report shows
that the number of aliens who arrived
! during the fiscal year ended June 10.
1901. was I5I.loG. There ware also
1I3.o5G citizens OF the United States
who arrived from abroad. From n
comparison OF the stccrngc immigrn.
tion for the last two years 1t Is shown
that nearly 100000 OF the increase OF
last year over the year before was In
the immigration from Southern Italy
alone. he number OF returning allen
residents stands mt 1916 per cent. Of the
total immigration. or the amount
brought per capita there appears to be
nm apprcciablc increase over last year.
but the report says: "Thc conclusion
IL unavoidable that out immigration is
constantly increasing In illiteracy. Not
only are we drawing more and more
from the countries where illiterncy IL
high. but also the immigrants them
selves are showing higher percentages
Of illitcracy."
sumner Lathrop. a wealthy New
Yorker. who travels extensively
throughout the world ana sends
tue Agricultural Department many
rare plants and other foreign
products. and David Fairchild.
special agent Of the depart
mcnt of Agriculture. both of whom
have only just returned from trips
abroad. will leave Washington shortly
on another trip TO the Orient and other
parts of the world in search of rare for
cign grains. legumcs, grasses and 9th
cr plants for use In this country, par
tic,larly those adaptable for growing
in the arid regions. in whose develop
ment Secretary Wilson Is especially In
tcreetcd. They have been in confer
cncc with Secretary Wilson and he out
lined his ideas for assisting the new In
sular possessions in growing rs far as
possiblc coffee. spices. rubber fiber and
other products not adaptable for culti-
walton here. They will send everything
they discover along these lines to the