Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-16


ambassador and Nine. Cambon wns
pronounced the most notable of the SEA-
son. The guests nj dinner We're tho
German, Russian and Italian ambassi-
dOrs, Nine. Dcsplnchcs, the secretary
OF agriculture and Miss Wilson. Scnn-
tor and Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Mrs.
Dcpcw. senator and Mrs. Hanna and
Commander aud Mrs. Cowlcs. large
number OF additional guests Joined the
dinner company ut 10 o'clock. when "a
musicale by Signor Campari and
Charles Gregorovitch, the Russian
violinist, completed the entertainment.
In the Senate Mr.. Fairbanks offered
bill for which he requested immcd-
late consideration. II was FOR the bcn,-
tit OF the people OF the French West
indies and authorized the President or
the United States To cause 10 he pur-
chased such provisions, clothing, mcdi-
cIncs and other ncccssnrics ns he shall
deem advisable nnd tender the same In
the name of the government OF the
United States To the government or
France for the relief OF citizens who
hnv. suffered by the late "arihdunk.
In the Islands OF the French West In
dies. I'll. bill approprini"s SirI.vpD
for the purpose aud authorizes the see
r-tnry OF war To use the necessary
steamships belonging tn the unit.i
States To carry Its purpose Into effect.
The Indian dcprcdntions commltt.1
OF the SEuut. made u report upon Sen.
ntor's wnTrcn's bIli to remove from
dcprrintions law the conditions r,luir-
Ing that til" claimant, to secure relief.
must hny" b---n ni I'll. tin" III" i"pr'-
dalton was committed n citiE"n of the
United States. nnd that the Indians
committing the d"prcdniionN wcr not
hostile to tL. United States. hut Ia the
language OF the law 'in Hmliy," The
conmlti-" In its report sustained til.
provision Of the hill removing the re-
auirrmcnt OF citizenship. hut on the
question ~ nmiiy was unable ." nsr,,
aud the discussion on this feature OF
tile bill Will b- taken To- III" nspr of tho
Senate. 4 number 81 western s-iin-
tors will urge the REMOVAL 0f this con-
,liiion OF the law. which II regarded as
a harsh Hnd unJustinsil- discrimina-
,ian which bars many mcfiiorious
claims from consideration.
~ u meeting OF the rhiiippin. cum
miti-- senator l.ois. presented n cabi-
from G-n-rai Chnff-- giving tho
charges and specifications af Major
Gardner relative io Tayabas province.
Tn" charges consisted of allegations
that tnS1ps had burned buildings. ma
lives hni h--'n hs,iiy u,ai-,i by Lieut..
George p- a.. Catiin. -nnd assaults "n
i've wnn-n had i-vn made by soldiers.
senator t.a-is" stated ., the commit'-c
that Ca,iin had hccn under treatment
for i-FanEr,i mind. Caiiin was charr.
81 with striking natives for not taking
on their hats io him. Senator Lodge
also iaii l-cforc the committee q list of
ever ps, officers anL .ulisiC'i men la
the United States army who have h--u
tried 10y urt.naTtini for or-ns-s
against natives: al-s u liz, of natives
tried by military commissions for
cruelty u United States soldiers AID
violation Of the laws OF war.
senator Hear has introduced q new
Isthmian canal biii. leaving to tho
President the selection 81 y route. The
bili IL brief. merely providing that ''it
shall H. the duty sf the President OF
the United States. ns -opn a- the same
eau economically nnd conveniently bc
done. to cause tn i,- cscayaicd and con.
stfur,-j n canal Of such depth anj ca
pacity ne viii L. sufficient for tho
movement Of ships Of the zrcat"s; ton.
mage AMI draft now In usc.' ani such
Ne may H. reasonably anticipated. from
the Atlantic To III. Pacific. by such
Ing satisfied himself of the right of
the United States I. construct and pro.
tcrt such canal" The President also
IL directed to have hari,or- constructed
at both ends Of the canal. sni he IL
given authority a. employ such
aErnCics aud obtain such advice as be
shall fini necessary" Authority IL
given to til. President to determine
the terms on which foreign countries
may use the canal. The aggregate cost
Of the canal is fixed at <ispss.s1.
AMI sin.pJ..pp IL appropriated for tho
beginning Of work.
L. 4. IIaiioct OF Boston testified bc-
fore the Senate committee on the rhil-
ippincs. lie was formerly OF the Twcn-
ty=Sixth Infantry. Asked what Iprlms
of the Philippine prisoners to whom
the cure was administered. he replied
that they were placed in a guard house
.spx2j feet in size. In which there was
one window. and In which thcr, werv
at times eighteen men confined. The
twelve prisoners were kept for four or
Ave months aud then they tried to cs-
cape. That effort had been successful
ON the part Of some of them. but five
or six fleeing prisoners wcr,, shot and
Killed. One Of them was killed while
trying to get away when the squad
wCrU taken to the river for bath.
and the others when out at work in
n general rush for liberty. All but ono
VI the prisoners who did not escape
were Killed. MIR IIailock also stated
that he had been present when a viii
lagC uf 1900 to 1000 had been burned.
aud that the occupants of the houses
had not had time to carry out the fur
nIturc lie had known Of three or
four other cases of such destruction
Of property. hut had not been an eye
witness. senator Lodge brought out
the details Of the murder OF Private
D'IIernp. The witness said that in
June. 1900. O'Iicrne. with two other
members Of the company. lad been
sent to lloilo for mail and that on
their return ON June 3Oth they were
ambushed by loo natives and
O'IIcrne's companions captured.
D'IIcrne had made "A dash to get away
aud after escaping from the attacking
party had fallen in with other natives
supposed TO lie friendly. but that in-
stead Of proving to be so they had de-
voted the entire next day 10 his tortur.
aud death. beginning ut daylight by
cutting him with bolos aud then roast
Ing him all day by n slow fire. not fin
ishing him until night. All these de-
tails had. the witness said. been gath