Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Ahlnthnt General Corbln tells tho
i'resiishy that within another year the
military fOrccs In the Philippines can
ie re'iue-i from 1900 la ...5!uD men.
Oni"rs have been issued conyening
bonfis of army oiiic-rs to eSnaiin. and
report upon the fortiiicniions nec-s-
sary Ia the Philippines and Hawaiian
islands.
tn. acting secretary OF war has TAX
cn adverse action on the proposition To
send the transport Esb-ri Ia CAPS
Nome. Alaska, for the relief OF alleged
destitui. miners.
\ new counterfeit $40 treasury note
iinr Reached the secrr; service. BUREAU.
II Il n photo photographic production
of w" pIscrs OF Japan iissu. i.twe-n
which red and blue silk iibr- hn- been
distributed. The work il poorly
done ani the seal Is brick.r-i. The
lathe work Is Lost and the hack OF III.
note Is muddy grcen. The not. In
hand has the check letter II, series
1870. Portrait Of Webster. Lyons. re-.
istrr: Ellis II. Roberts. treasurer.
The census bureau r,past ON the cot.
ton slnnei In the United States. Just
Issued. shows the crop OF 1900 To have
been lr.iOsi.iis commercial bales. nm
increase Of sio.iIt. or more Than eight
Ter ccnt. In excess Of th- 1850 crop.
Texas .rrw 'hlr'y-four IScr cent. Of the
entire crop OF 1890 and on..fourth OF
the worlds crop of that year. Its
crop Increased ,hiriy.thrrc per cent.
over is;s,. the 1900 crop being 3,5s,i.
!Ssi commercial bales and the 1880
crop :.,r.s.:5s,,. El-t of the Mississlp-
pi production decreased.
In nrst.r l,,.ur.. ,t,s Ian nf
Cuban coffee planters against the I'm.
portation Of Brazilian coffee through
the United States and Porto ltico. mn
order Will hc promulgated by the War
Department providing duty ON coffee
going Into Cuba sufficient 10 prevent
such lmporiatIons- Some Time ago
the importation OF Porto lsicnn coffee
Into Cuha wn. allowed In the Interests
OF the PORTO Ricnn growers. but some
fear l. expressed that Cuban Interests
viii suffer by the Indirect importation
Of coffee from South America.
This statement has bccn made touch
Ing the cnsc OF Miss Stone. the Amcri-
can missionary kidnapped by Bui:ar-
ian brignn,!s: "Thc Department Of
State Will 40 everything within Its con-
stisutIonni and legal powers To relieve
the situation.' The limitations upon
the departments activities Indicated
In the above statement nrc severe.
There ls no warrant of law for the cS.
pcnditurs. of . single cent OF money
from TIC United States treasury for
ransom. md the Inference l. that the
departments action. II. indeed. any is
taken. will bc along diplomatic lines.
tending to induce the Bulgarian and
Turkish governments so undertake TO
release the captive.
Writing from Washington. q western
correspondent says: There IL much
comment here upon the Hammer In
which President Roosevelt las risen
TO the requirements Of his great re-
sponsibiiity. Only three days Prcsi-
dent. and he has already laid the foun.
,IatIon OF a successful administration.
lie has II Cabinet of tried and trust.
cd men. He has adopted politics
known to the people and supported by
them. He has won public confidence.
He has attached TO himself the Me-
Einlcy element OF the Republican
party, which comes very near meaning
all OF the party. He has the pledged
support of the most powerful orsani-
zation man In the Republican ranks.
lie has secured peace In New York,
made certain that there are to be no
factions there. no repetition OF the
Garfield. Conkling episidc."
Walter wellman. writing to the Chi
cago Record Herald. says that the
members of the Cabinet are assured
that President Roosevelt IL going to
follow the policy of his predecessor
and keep close TO Congress. Moth
ing in the nature of n new departure
will be undertaken til II has been care
fully canvasscd with the party leaders
I'm both houses of Congress. Nothing
new will be proposed that Is not rea.
sonably sure of success In the national
legislature. This applies to the canal
treaty with Great Britain as well as
to reciprocity with Cuba and with 9TH
or countries. Months ago President
Mckinley asked Secretary Hay TO con,
sult with senators about the proposed
new treaty with England anent the
isthmian canal. His wishes We're fol-
lowed. and the result is Il strong PROB
ability, amounting almost to n moral
certainty, that during the coming ses-
sion n canal treaty will be submitted
and ratified.
At n recent Cabinet meeting one of
the phases of public business called TO
President Roosevclt's attention was the
I'm the treasury. Secretary Gage re-
ported that the recent call of bonds
had proved to be but drop in the
bucket. and that money is accumuiat-
ing ut rapid rate. In less than three
months of this fiscal year the excess
of receipts over eNpeditures has been
Sl4,OOO.0OO Notwithstanding the re-
duction of taxation. the change from
wear ago is remarkable. At this date
in 1900 the expenditures for the fiscal
wear were slightly in excess of the re-
ceipts The receipts now are within
81. 100000 as great as they were last
year. while the expenditures are SD
600. 600 smaller. In other words, the
expenses of the government are now
nearly S2.0OO.OOO Il week less than
they were at this period last year.
President Roosevelt evinced great inter-
est in the figures which Mr.. Gage pre-
sented to him, and there was some dis
cussion of ways and means of reliev-
ing the treasury of its glut of money.