Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Through the recovery OF S2OO.O0O In
cash and securities in Huntington,
WcsI Virginia. the government au-
thoritl',s now have possession OF about
<SSoloOD OF the funds cmbcZzlcd by
Obcrlln NJ. Carter. former captain OF
tho United States engineer corps at
Savannah, Georgia.
Professor &. G. Gorgson, in charge
Of the Alaskan experiment stations.
has reported to the Department OF
Agriculture. that lie has foind good
.ar,icns along the Yukon valley. In the
cold Interior region OF Alaska. The
report says. that. although the sea.
son was unusually late this year. PRO.
fcssor Gor-Son found potatoes,
cabbage. caulifowcr. bccts and other
vegetables ready for the liable before
the middle OF August. nnd that rad
ishcs and turnips grown In the open
had b'cn In Tie, for some weeks. Flow
cr gnrlcns containing large variety
OF nnnuals grown from srcd furnished
last year were IN full bloom.
Tie proposition made 10y cIllz.ns Of
Chicago To start fund With which 10
crect n Mckinley memorial arch In
Washington IL mn evidence oi tn. de-
sire 81 III. people To show their admi.
ruiion of the dead President In some
/ morc substantial manner than 10y
merely giving expression 10 npprrcin-
Tive words, says I'll. Chicago Record.
Herald. Tie idea seems to have met
with instnn, approval on the part III
NIL classes Of people. The raising of
q memorial arch fund 81 <i!Sp.,-D or
moF-. ns may b. decided upon here.
after. II the proposition l. adopted.
wouii mak. II possible for all io con
tribute AMI thus the arch would stand
us national monument to the man for
whom the whole country IL snrrowlnr
to-.iny. frum nn artistic standpoint
the arch may hc mric Z" exhibit the
nai,i.st sentiment. either ns u memoir.
iai OF ~ mn emblem Of triumph. There
1. probably no finer monument To- the
fir-t President of ,hi. ii-puhiic than
the Washington arch In New York.
nni tile Dewey arrh commanded the
approval Of some Of the worlds hcst
-ritis7s. Il j.. therefore. within III"
possibilities that the m"si impressive
nrrh uti Earth may l.. -r-ct-,l In mem.
ary of William Mci<ini-y at Wash
ins'ou. wli-r- ,hrr- il mn abundance
Of splendid sites for such structure.
Tii- President has appointed Colonel
Iamrs VI. He'll. Eighth cavalry. and
prrsiiirnt Of the Military iioari af iic'
vi-w. 10 i~ a hrisaii.r general. vicr
I IL ..asiicr Gtnrrni Ludlow. si"c-asrf.
General ii-ii will nriirc ocioisrr i-i.
thus i-nvins u vacancy Tor another HI.
Toinimrnt. Ia July year ago Gen.
-THi Hell wns appointed provost mar.
shai uy Manila. IN recognition OF the
iins, record ", had made IN lighting the
Filipino T,.irrls. lie was the oi'ir-r
who captured Tarinc. "ur 81 AEtiinnl.
do. CAPITALS aui strnnshniis. At Man.
srtHt-ui General He'll with less than
twenty, four men drove .sp Filipln"s
from a siTnn. position. captured i5n
rifles. thirteen pi-cr- of artillery and
about .p.so rounds of ammunition.
Sn; on. nf ilril's small fur,s' received
y scratch in executing this TrnaTknhl"
feat. t:rnrTni ltcii irsRnn his career
aa u soldier in is'': rs lieutenant of
the Eishiy.-ixih Ohio volunteers. For
his -ouFs,Erous i-'irinE during the lat.
H.. Of the Wilderness hr was given the
hr-v-; of captain. nud he was brrvci.
tel mnjur for gallant and mrriioriuus
srrviC,- in the battle uf i.ram's sta.
ton. After tho war liz bccnmc an niii.
crr in the regular army. General He'll
also performed distinguished services
in the war with Spain. Colonel James
NJ He'll should not br ,lufnunirl with
James franklin iIcli. who was also
made n hrigniiCr general ~ volunteers
recently for Philippine services.