Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

OF wages to be paid to women In the
employ OF the government
ON December 2.ird the Treasury De-
partment drew warrant In favor OF
Rear Admiral Schley for x:3.;fsi-his
share OF the prize money due him for
the destruction OF the Spanish heet ut
Santiago July 3rd. 1888
Arguments In the claims cases grow
Ing out OF the destruction of the battle
ship Maine In Havana harbor We're
concluded on tho 2isi. before the Span
tsh Claims Commission. and the CON-
mission adjourned until January u.
1902.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Judge Darling has addressed COM
munication TO the secretary II the Mu-
sicians' Protective Union OF this city
refusing to forbid the members OF the
uniteI States Marine Hand accepting
or soliciting paid engagements
Supervising Architect Taylor has as-
sured Representative Shnfroth that
there shall bc no delay In calling for
bids for the Interior finish OF the mint
Mt Denver. He will make favorable
report TO the secretary ON Mr.. Shat.
roth's bill increasing the cost limit OF
the min. TO $4,000.
The President. NJ the instance OF the
veteran associations. hns amended the
cviil service rules applicable To the
rural free delivery service 80 as TO cx.
ccpt from the operation OF the age
limit veterans OF the civil and Spanish
American wars who iilc applications
for appointment ns carriers.
A general order issued by tho Navy
Department sets apart as naval res
crvation ccrtnin lands on Cuiebra Is
land. heretofore selected by naval
commission ms naval reserve. The
island lies to the eastward OF Porto
Rico. and came under the I'm. ns one
OF the dependencies OF that island.
Secretary Longs attention having
been called ngnin to reports that he
contemplated rcsigping from the Cabl-
net. he hns again authorized mn en-
phntic statement That such was not the
case. lie said there was not word of
truth In the report. and that he hno
not the slightest Intention OF resign
Ing.
The latest reports state that Senator
william ]. Scwcll continues to rest
| comfortably at his home Ia Camden.
New Jersey. His physicians say that
he shows slight Improvement and
that he II able TO take considerable
nourishmcnt. He appears to he In bet
ter condition than he has been during
the past few days.
Congressman Flood of Virginia II 60
Ing to introduce u bill for the purchase
Of about 1.JDO acres ut Appomnttox
court house. to be set apart MS n gov
crnmcnt reservation and parked. The
Mclean farm house. In which Generals
Grant and Lee transacted that bit OF
history making business thirty-six
years ago, would be Included In the
purchase.
Ei.hty-scvcn big turkeys were dis
tributcd to the White house policemen.
messengers, ushcrs. servants. garden
crs and stnblcmcn the day before
Christmas with the compliments Of the
resident Each turkey had on II u
card bearing the seasons compliments
The distribution was the largest ever
made ut the White house. President
Mckinley always gave turkeys to the
married employees. but the list Of rccip
tents was never SO large us that this
year. The turkeys were distributed by
Henry Pinckncy. the White house
steward.
The administration IL not concerned
over the statement OF Manngun dis
patch that the German government.
under certain concessions to steam
ship company. claims the exclusive
right to navigate the San Juan river
and Lake Nicaragua, which form n
part of the proposed isthmian canal.
This alleged claim, 1t is understood.
will not cmbarrass pending legislation
for the construction Of the canal. as its
settlement Is question with which the
Nicaragunn government and the capi-
tai claiming the concession will have
TO deal.
The most positive dcnials are given
OF the story that L. ID. Coburn, secre-
tary Of the State Board of Agriculture
Of Kansas. is to succeed Secretary
Wilson. When the fact that Governor
Shaw had accepted the tender Of the
treasury portfolio was made public,
the announcement was made that Sec
retary Wilson would remain in the
Cabinet and later the same statement
was reiterated Mt the White House in
the most emphatic manner. The Pres |
ident Is anxious that Secretary Wilson
should remain and the secretary has
informed the President he would be
glad to do so.
Resolutions adopted by the Virginia
Legislature In favor of naming a bat |
tleship after that state were read in.
the Senate yesterday. 1--WE direct our |
senators and request our representa- |
tives, was the unusual language of |
the resolutions. Odd as the phrase |
sounded, the parliamentary experts in
sist that 1t is right. A senator, being |
elected by a Legislature, is its crea-
ture and can be directed, while n rep |
resentative, being chosen by the peo-
pie, is not responsible to the body, and |
can only be requested. The Virginia |
legislators not only know their rights, |
but are evidently determined to main
tain Observation-Disclosures Post
On leaving Washington December |
9th, to return to Denver, w. L. An |
min, special agent In charge Of the |
western division of rural free delivery. |
said: THE department has granted |
our request which hnYe made look.