Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
FIFTEENTH YEAR.

oi the SoioThuO river.
The senate has passed the bill au.
thorlzlng the city OF Colorado Springs
TO purchase lands In the Pixies Peak
forest reserve for the purpose OF a
reservoir and water storage for the
city's use.
The senate has passed the bill intro
duced by Senator Warren to pay ~
Glafekc OF Cheyenne $40 due for
travelling expenses ns deputy collector
of Internal revenue, district OF Colo
rado. In 1900.
Senator Warren. from the committee
on claims. reported favorably the bill
to reimburse IL. Glafckc OF Cheyenne
$loi expenses Incurred In 1900 as dep
nty collector OF Internal revenue, dis
irlct OF Colorado.
Senator Culbcrson has introduced two
resolutions. one being directed To the
secretary OF war and the other TO the
secretary OF the navy. making inquiry
ms TO the cost OF the war In the fhliip'
pines. covering the period since May
1895.
As result OF conflicting testimony
given before the Indian committee.
senator Stewart Inns introduced res
oiniion providing for mn Investigation
al Indian schools by t.c committee.
with authority To send for witnesses
and papers.
President Roosevelt hns granted a
pardon 10 Alfred Plant. who IL scrvin:
n four years sentence In Hon. Kong.
China, for robbins Chinese pawnshop
while serving as q soldier In CHINA.
The officials report that he VIII Ole u
he continues In prison.
Secretary Root has made arrange
mcnis 10 maintain light In tlc statue
OF liberty on Bctiioc's island In New
York harbor. The electrical apparatus
belonging To the lighthouse establish.
incnt and used by IL In lighting the
statue will i- employed for thnt pur'
3osc. This action was taken with the
approval Of the President.
In future candidates for West Point
will bc examined physically aud mct'-
tally at mn army post near their homes.
Examinations for Utah, Colorado and
Wyoming will bc nt Fort Logan. Colo
RADIO. The following officers of that
post are designated ns examiners: Cap.
tain Jesse Mel. Carter. Fourteenth cav
airy: Second Lieutenant jerome ". l'ii'
low. Fourteenth cavalry: Contract sur
rcon John l.. Shepard. United states
army.
The House committee on mines nnI
mining gave Representative sutherland
n hearing ON his hill to, amend the laws
governing the issuance of patents To oil
lands, Mr.. Sutherland wishes the pres.
cnt laws bfondcnci 80 that actual dis.
covcry OF oil shall not hc essential to
validity Of location. hut existence oil
such indications. o.. will justify the 10.
Gator In developing a claim with RIA.
scnablc expectation OF producing oil
shall b. sufficient. The Subcommittee,
took no action.
The senate committee on pensions
has ordered u favorable report on bill
granting Increases of pensions to sol
dicrs who have lost arms. legs or
feet. The Increase will bc <15 per
month each. aud will increase the an
n,iai pension appropriation bill $t.pp.-
OIO. 'Thc committees also orsicfcd n
favorable report on n I'LL Increasing
from $50 to so rcr month the pen.
sion Of those who arr totally dear.
This will increase the pension nppro-
prin,ions $4,000 only.
The cabinet recently discussed Ger
tain of tile Indian agencies where VA.
cancics arc occurring. or bid fair 'c
occur. The administration feels that
In the ease of nm Indian agent II Is pc-
culiarly incumbent upon II to have the,
highest type OF official. and that 20!
lItical considerations must bc wholly
secondary. Important though other OF.
fees IN the far western states may bc.
that the Indians arr to large degree
helpless makes the administration feel
that they must have tile highest type
OF officials TO supervise their Interests.
The sundry civil bili. as passed by
the House. appropriated Si0o.0Co to bc
used by the geological survey In lie.
fcrmjuiug the extent of the water re-.
sources OF the United States and In
making reports upon their utilization.
The Senate committee. To which Ill.
House hill was referred. has reported
nn amendment giving the survey 500
600. The argument which prevailed
In securing this additional amount IL
that the passage OF the national irri-
cation bill at the present or any scs.
sion OF Congress IN the near future
will make necessary extensive surveys
and Investigations OF the water re-
sources OF public lands.
In administration circles in Washing.
ton there has been some amusement
over the talk about the so.called mis-
sion to Rome. The facts are that Gov.
etnor Taft has impressed strongly
upon. the president and secretary Of
war that the question of getting rid of
the friars was one of vital consequence
10 peace In the Philippines. and that
TO accomplish this II was necessary To
deal directly with Rome. Governor Taft
better than any other man. could cx-
plain the state OF things nj Rome. II II
believed II an honorable aud satisfac-
tory arrangement can he reached the
result will he most beneficial to the
islands md that probably no other one
thing could do as much good.
A letter from Attorney General
Knox relative to the so-callcd beef
trust has been made public by Repre-
sentative Ray of New York. chairman
of the House committee on judiciary.
In his letter the attorney general says
Ills attention has not been called to the
matter alleged In the House resolution
except so far MS 1t is a matter Of gen.
crnl notoriety, and that lie is possessed
of no evidence in regard to the alleged
combination. He has not been request
cd to take legal action. Continuing.
the attorney general says: at Is prop
or, think. however. to ndd that owing