Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-08-01
SIXTEENTH YEAR.
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

The court OF inquiry which investl.
gated the grounding OF the battleship
Illinois while entering Chrlstiania har-
Dor recently. has found that no blame
attaches TO the officers or crew. Ad-
mlral Crowninshleld approves the re-
port.
The secretary OF the Interior has for
warded TO the board OF health of Hon
0lulu samples OF an alleged cure for
leprosy submitted by n Brooklyn ply.
slcian In behalf OF fellow practi.
TONER abroad. The board has agreed
TO use the samples In Its experimental
research. The boards OF health of san
Francisco and New Orleans also will
be asked TO test the alleged cure.
The President has designated Col
+. N. O'Rciliy to be surgeon general
OF the army to succeed General For
wood. who Will retire September 9Th
next. Colonel O'Reiiiy Will have until
January. 1909. 10 serve as surgeon gen
eral. He was appointed from Pennsyl'
vania ms n medical cadet In 1864. He
is n graduate OF the medica. depart
mcnt Of the University Of Pchnsyiva.
MIA.
Some weeks ago Senator Penrose
filed papers with the President, which
nc asser'ea ,ehasa 10 su"ne .,., ~. ~.
American who has been In trouolc In
Mexico. against United States Ambas.
sador Clayton, to the effect that tl,s
ambassador was directly Interested TO
the extent of 100 shares In minin.
corporation nntngon!stic To Mcnlcy's
claims. The papers were referred go
the state department. anu now ,hc
S.crc,nrv nm ,hnt line President has
decided In send them 20 Mexico. ipyit.
In. Wr Ci,xion m exnmIu. them and
make n r.nor,' The cns~ OF Ncaicy
,rr. on. ~ ,h., two referred 10 in the
s,ir,,n. ,t,.,,,,.. in Tho senate In I'M. In ST
..,..,ar Inra,rin, an encounter bs.-
,wccn s.nn,n,. n,iicr and D.yeridrc.
In consequence OF the act passed by
the last Congress. amending the ~
viscsi statutes 20 ns to permit the ~
sunncc OF passports TO persons owins
allegiance TO the United states. whcth.
rr citizens or not. the secretary OF
state has drawn up rules under whicn
passports shall hereafter D. granted
and has submitted them TO tue trrs'.
dent. who has approved nnu siSncu
them. Hereafter passports WI! pc "
sued to loyal Fiiiplnos. Porto isicans.
etc. under rules prescribed ny hr
President. which are about 10 hr sent
TO Governor Tart ana TO oshcr in.uint
governors. The elect OF tue ncw Jaw
and OF the rules now going INTO cuccs
VIII bc TO extend TO loyal residents OF
our insulnr Possessions the same pro
,.saS " - s 49,. ~ I,,,,.s s,s,.s na,. .,,ax
in their travels.
Eighty miles In an army wagon
drawn by regulation mules. over ROAD.
that are not excellent at the bcst OF
times. put wrrr rrnde'cd almost I'M
passahIc In some places by heavy
downpours OF rain. was the experience
OF fiihu Root. secretary OF war. Few
days ago. Mr. it"ot said tnnt ne Gu
1oycd the trip immensely. MAJ. Gen.
Henry Z. Corbin: the ndjutant scncral
OF thr army. VINO Was onc OF Mr.
hoots companions. said the same. IN
addition 70 Scncral Cotbin. the sccrr.
tary asked bris. Zen. Leonard Wood
and Col wallace handoiph. chict OF
artillery. t"sSo Win him. Ut course.
thcy accrp'"n. Colonel True. the army
depot anatirrmnsicr 10 washington.
sai u" c""Id get thrni from wash
ins'on TO L"csnurS aud back IN .In'
Eir Jay. ahd nc Kept his word. The
distance from washington TO ircspurE
ahu nack over tue route taken by the
sccfc'atys party u ABOUT ninc'y.four
W'cs. but part "i u was nauc IN the
srtc,ary carriage and IN trolley car.
lhc Journey nchlhu 'hc mule team De-
gan NJ 'a"ih !"hh pfiusc.
Through the United States charge ,f
embassy at st. Petersburg, Mr., Riddle.
til. State Department, has lust rr,riyri
n copy OF the Vus-ian note ,ou,hinv
upop trusts. which I'm. excited $40
much comment In Europc, Tbj. note
which take. the form Of n cir,uiar
wa. Identical and wa. handed in ~
pc,cr.bur. TO the rpprr.cnta;iv.. of ali
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