Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05

United States Minister Bowen at
Caracas, Venezuela, advises the State
Department by telegraph that govern
ment warslips recently arriving at La
Guayra report that for two days they
bombar,ied ciudad Bolivar. after
which she withdrew. having exhausted
their ammunition.
An imperial order has b-en issued
from Constantinopie commanding that
| all the demands mad. by the United
States upon Turkey lie conceded and
the relations between the porte and the
United States legation here have re-
suned their normal condition. United
States Minister Lcishman AMI Robert
| y. Mccormick. United States nmbassa-
dor AT Vienna, Were present at seiam-
lik.
An official report ar the trial "trip OF
the tirsI-clnss batIleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course. August :sird. has
been received nj the Navy Department
from Captain Train. president OF the
trial board. IL reads as follows: 1.-THE
trial OF the batiicship Maine success
fully completed. The mean speed. I'M
corrected for tidal errors. was lI.Gi
knots" II IL stated at the Navy De
partmcnt that the corrected ii:ur. for
tidal allowances may make "A slight
change. showing greater or less speed.
Admiral HI..inson VIII soon submit
to the Navy Department an elaborate
report on the results OF the chase OF
the white squadron by the North At
lantIc squadron. which ended August
9th. For obvious reasons such parts
OF this report rs treat OF any Imp-rfcc-
tions developed probably will H. with
held from publication. Meantime til.
official report OF the affair Is confined
TO the brief telegram already published
from Commander l'ilisbury. anncunc-
Ing his surrender. and "a dispatch from
Admiral ulrrinson telling Of the dis
position lie had made OF the vessels en-
gagged In the chase. Naval officers here
say that while the capture OF the white
squadron seemed 50 bc n forc.onc con
ciusion. owing TO the discrepancy In
strength between the two sauadrons.
yet this chase hns had Instructive and
important results.
The insuinr division Of the War De-
partmcnt has Just published its Inst
summary OF the commerce OF the Is
land OF Cuba. The summary shows
that the total value OF imports Into
Cuba during the military occupations
was :25.I31 .i:i5. and the exports were
Sj5.oOOoOO less than the importniions.
n fact attributed to the destruction OF
property nnI damage To agriculture
caused by the war. The United Siatss'
furnished forty-ihrcc per cent. OF the
Imports aud took scvcnty-fvc per cent.
OF the exports. Practically nii thc su.
gar went to the United States. The
balance OF trade was decidedly In fa'
vor OF Cuba. though not 80 great rs In
former years, and II Is remarked that
the trade OF the United States has not
kept pace In any the Lntin'Amcricnn
countries with Its wonderful strides In
o,.ier parts OF the world.
The War Department has received
cabicgram from General Chaffcc Mt
Manila. reporting the occurrence OF u
series OF earthquakes OH the island OF
Mindanno. Twenty people were killed
by falling walls. the victims all being
Moros. The uphcavcl occurred In the
country adjacent to Lake f.anao. In the
Moro section OF the island. near Camp
Vickcrs. which is now the hcaddunr-
tiers OF the American forces stationed
In Mindnnno. General Chafrce's cable
gram says the mountains and rivers
and other streams We're greatly dis
turbcd and great damage was done.
This IL the first serious earthquake re-
ton OF the Philippines. The most i'm
portant previous seismic disturbances
In Mindanao was the one that partly
destroyed Palak, Cota-Batu and the
village on the banks OF the river Min
'danao In 1872. This phenomenon
closely followed the eruption OF the
volcano OF Mnrturkin.
The Interior Department has issued
IL Lac f,r hn rr,,f .,t-
Lake park, Oregon. which was dedi-
Gated at the last session OF Congress as
n public pleasure ground. The rcgu-
lations forbid the injury or destruction
of the natural curiositics or wonders
within the park. Disturbing the min
cral deposits in the reservation Is pro
hibited except under certain conditions
The act of Congress providing for the
park does not extend the mining laws
to the reservation without limitation.
but authorizes the location and work
ing of mining claims under regulations
prescribed by the secretary of the in
terror. 1t is forbidden to cut or injure
any timber grown within the park eN-
cept for use in the construction OF
places of entertainment and In connec-
ton with the working of located min
ing claims. Hunting and fishing are
prohibited. The sale or use of intox-
icating liquors on the government
lands in the park is forbidden.
The Navy Department has made n
decision which affects the rank of ma
rine officers appointed from civil life
under the naval personnel act. Under
that act the President was authorized
to fill vacancies in the marine corps
from civil life, and several groups of
amendments were made, the largest