Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-05-31
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

been appointed envoy extraordinary
and minister plcnipoientinry TO Persia.
Mr.. Bowen WAS minister resident and
consul general al Teheran.
The contents Of the Congressional H.
brnry proper have now reached the
following figures: Printed books and
pamphlets mot including duplicates In
the copyright otiicc). $4,000: n0nu-
scripts, 1900: maps and charts. 5000:
music. :oi.00O; prints. $1,000.
II Is persistentiy reported that
George Il. Cortelyou. secretary TO the
President, IL soon to receive a sub
stnntinl promotion. II is said that the
President Intends To put him into the
Cabinet. providing matters work out
M he now anticipates. In spite OF ex-
plicit dcniais. the story still goes
around that Postmaster General smith
will soon retire. and this II the place
which rnmor snys Coriclyou Is to have.
The comptroller Of the currency Inns
decided that United States Senators
Hate and TIiiman. having been sum.
moncd to Washington MS witnesses on
behalf OF the United States In the case
! OF the United States W. Cullen. arc
entitled 10 the usual mileage and Wit
ness fees provided by law. nnd That
I
United States. which provides that In
such eases they shall not b- allowed
mileage. docs no; apply TO United
States senators.
There IL no law or constitutional pro-
vision To prevent President Mckinley
from visiting Mexico or Canada. or
even Europe during his term OF Office
II lie 80 icsircs. although the prrcc-
dents nrc against II. This Is the rca.
sou why he remained on his own side
OF the border ut " taso. says VIII.
iam y. Curtis In the Chicago Record.
Herald. Il Is customary for the SOW.
cr-i.ns OF Kingdoms aud empires TO
visit each other nt pleasure. but never
Inns the President Of the United states
gone over the boundaries Of the cotin.
try except ON two occasions. Andrew
Johnson and Secretary Seward once
crossed the SUSPENSION bridge In car.
rins- aud drove up To take View OF
Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.
General Grant did the same several
year. later.
II the plans of the construction bu-
rcau OF the Navy Department arr In.
,iorss.d 10y congressional action the
United States will have the greatest
battle ship in the world. Al the prs
-nt tins the t.rI,anio Of the Italian
navy 1. said 10 irr tho largest battle
.hip nilaa,. she registers IS.1DO tors.
I'iaus now undc- consideration by the
i,asr,i OF construction call for q hat.
tie ship Of 1000 tons. with CORE
spending armament. II IL also boi'cd
to s-cufc for this monster engine pow
-r which will give her n speed Of iwcn.
'y.su- knots. Such ship would cost
s..N
consr-.. may not H. willing 10 vote
the money. II IL interesting TO note
tini only two steamships. now aiiolt
have tonnage exceeding that proposed
for thi. naval icviathnn-th- Oceanic
with iI..1i tons and the Celtic with
.,p.s>I The Great Enstcrn's tonnage
was isDi5.
-Four million dollars. says the Chi.
cnsu i,ccori.tlcruid correspondent. IL
the sum which the administration IL
processing to pay rs n premium on n
Monrpc doctrine Insurance policy. The
money Is to 20 for islands which II Is
generally admitted the United States
does not want. but which II Is propos-
c,i 10 buy in or,icr to keep them from
falling into the hands Of any Of the
other powers. The dispatch from Co
r-nharrn which says negotiations
have been concluded between the
United States and Denmark for the
sale Of the Danish West Indies TO the
United States Is n mistake. No con.
cItlsinu has b-cn reached. The matter
will hr disposed Of. so far as the dip
IonIaiic agencies Of the two govern.
mcnis arr able to dispose OF II. till nj.
ter the return OF President Mckinley
and Secretary Hay to Washington.
Even then nothing can bc done till
the American Congress and the Dan.
ish Parliament meet next winter and
give asscn, to the provisional arranTc-
mcnts which the foreign secretaries
may enter into.
The commissioner Of the general land
Office to-day recommended to the scc-
rotary Of the interior that 15.52e head
Of cattle and horses I've allowed to
Craze within the Big Horn forest re-
serve. Wyoming. during the coming
summer. May LIST the secretary author
lied the pasturngc OF bu, 5000 head
Of horses and cattle in this reserve.
and prescribed that not more than 20
should I've allowed any one applicant.
Under the commissioners apIortion-
men, II has been necessary TO conform
TO the go rule SO far 12j applications
formation on file in the last office 1t Is
and approved. which. after uniform
scaling down. now represent 1l.oSI
head Of cattle and 1.1Go horses. 1nas-
much as the excess OF numbers over
the limit fixed by the secretary is
small. It being assumed that all appli.
cations are in. the commissioner has
nnnrnvci all. and recommends that the
pcrmits he approved by the depart.
incnt. and that the departmental limit
hc raised so ms TO authorize 1o.252 head
Of both cattle and horses. From in.
formation on file in the liant office IL Is
believed that this small excess will not
work any injury whatever TO the for
csts As vet the secretary has taken
no nction on the commissioners rec
concentrations. The commissioner has
also recommended that I.2i3 cattle and
i Lii N IN