Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-19

william Vaughan, United States diS-
trict attorney for the Northern District
of Alabama. for neglect OF duty.
The President has appointed John l..
Dcbolt Judge at Honolulu, Vice Abram
$. Humphreys, resigned. Mr.. Deboit
Is prominent member OF the llonolu-
In bar.
The War Department Is advised that
the transport Sherman sailed from
Manila September Ith for San Francis
co with ninety-thrcc sick, 100 casuais
and sevcnty-onc discharged soldiers.
The contractor who furnished coal
for the War Department has notified
Chief Clerk Scoiiieid that lie could no
longer obtain anthracite coal. Officers
OF the department say they cannot OBJ
tain coal and are about To purchase bl-
luminous coal.
Lieutenant General Miles left Wash
ington on the lith Inst. for the West
and Will sail from San Francisco ON
The transport Thomas for the Philip
pines. where he will make tour OF In
sIcctlon OF the army In the Islands. lie
VIII return Ma Su'S
An allotment OF tile 100000 appro-
priaicd by Congress for government
exhibit nt the 81. Louis Louisiana FUR
meeting Of tile board OF officials ap-
pointed to prepare the exhibit OF the
executive departments and bureaus.
Rear Admiral Frederic Rodgers VIII
turn over the command OF the Asiniic
station to Rear Admiral iiobl,y -.
Evans nt Yoknhomn. Japan. about Oc-
iOl-r "Jih. nni Admiral liodscrs then
Will sail FOR the United States aboard
his flagship. the New York. coming
across ihc Pacific to San Francisco.
A net !ucTcasc OF nine per cent. oc-
Cured In the receipts ut the atty lnrg-
est pOstoti.ccs In the United States last
month, ~ compared with August, 1901.
The largest Increases were .si.J per
cent. at Dies MOlncs, Iowa. and III: I-rT
cent. Mt Toledo. Ohio. New fork'N ~
ccipts Increased almost twelve pc. crat.
and ChirHEo's slS per cent.
The Interior Department has re-
cclvcj n petition from laSsc number
of people In Fremont county. Wyom-
Ing. asking that niouI :syD.ut-p acres uf
land. lying ON the continental divide
southwest Of Lander. lie mndc Il for
est reservation. A fierce iirr IL raging
on this ;ruCi. aud .hc citizens contend
that It's reservation IL the brst means
To prevent such cnniiagraiians IN the
fniur-. The department VIII lEvcsiis.
snIc the question.
Confirmation las come 10 the State
Department from Minister Powell OF
the press report that the iiayil-n gov
cTnmcnt has declared GOuavics and
some Of tile other iIaytlcn ports which
nfr In ilic hands OF the lirmlulst-.
closed To commerce. The fiEht OF a
government 10 close or open ports IN
normal conditions never has b,.n Iucs.
toned. ilui Hs certain South aud Cen.
iTnl American republics have shown n
disposition To avail themselves or the
privilege. In case Of revolutionary
troubles. 10 close ports which they did
not actually control. the state Depart.
mcnt has adopted 'hc policy Of dcclin.
In; To recognize such DEGREES. which.
after all. arc nothing more than paper
blocEni.s. Therefore this last Hay
ign order will not lie allowed 10 Inter
fcrc with commerce with ih" ports
named unless the iinyticn government
can. 10y display of naval force. either
drive on tie Insurgents or maintain an
actual blockade.
As was expected. Mr.. Powell. the
United States minister To Iinyti, re-
ported promptly io the State Depart.
iBcnt the sinking of the Ifayticn gun.
boat Crrtc~n.Iicrrut 10y the German
gunboat Panther. As matters stand.
there Il nothing to bc done by the State
Department nj this Juuciurc. The OH.
cinls have not changed their Views that
the Incident was one between the Ger.
man and Itnyticn governments. aud
that II was not our business. The Ecr-
lin niviccs to the effect that the Hay.
ticn governments had expressed Its sat.
isfnction with tho situation being
brought to the attention OF the depart
mcnt here went to confirm tile officials
In their position. No American inter.
csts have been affected unfavoTnbly. In
their judgment. and ns the United
States has not recognized the rcvOlu.
tionists In Iinyti there Is no one to
make complaint to this government. ON
the whole. II l. felt that the tcrminn.
ton OF killick's career In summary
fashlon may have u snlutnry effect. not
only In IIayii. but also In South Hnd
Central American countries. where
heretofore the slightest Evolutionary
disturbance has been made the prctcxt
for rcxntious and expensive intcrfcr-
cncc with foreign merchant vessels.
A dispatch from Genoa. Italy. states
that John !. Girimondl. an Italian. who
has been naturlliZcd an American citt.
zen. and was formerly United States
consul general nt Santos, Brazil. but
who Is said TO have been dismissed ON
account of alleged deficiency in the rev.
cn,ics OF his office. has been arrested
Mt OmaGlapntric. GirimOndl. when lie
returned to Italy from Brazil. pretend.
ed TO have been appointed n United
States consul In Persia and asserted
that he was also commissioned to In.
spcct the whole United States consular
service In Asia. Later he acted as n
priest and has been daily celebrating
mass. When nrcrstcd he was about to
leave, accompanied by two Italian
girls. Among Girimonil's effects Is n
package Of United States department
stationery. The Italian authorities are
awaiting Information from the United
States before deciding on his proscCu-
tlon. The facts reported from Italy
ns TO Gifimondi's arrest have been !
known 10 the State Department for |
some time. although 1t Is said upon the |
point Of his separation from the United |
States consulate at Santos. that While |
complete adjustment Of Girimondi's |
accounts may yet show some Irregular. |
tiles, the principal cause for his re.
moval was the fact that he spent the |
greater part Of his time In saying mass /
nj yurtnuu .hnr.h,a mud nlutngf nuffrn.