Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

District of Columbia, to succeed the
late John w. Ross. Mr.. West is a
well-known newspaper man OF Wash
ington.
Representatives of missionary socie-
ties have formally requested the State
Department to make a demand on
Turkey for repayment of the amount
of ransom paid on account Of the re-
lease Of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone.
The board OF ordnance and fortiHca-
tions has definitely decided on field
gun for the United States artillery. 1t
will have the best features Of the va
rious types Of guns which have been
considered by the board OF ordnance
for fortiAcations.
Maj. NJ. b. c. Wright. who held
position on the board of review In tho
United States pension Office. Is dead.
aged sixty years Major Wright
claimed the distinction Of having been
the youngest major In the volunteer
service during the Civil War.
President Roosevelt went out social
ly on the 18th instant for the first time
since the operation was performed on
his leg at Indianapolis. 1t also was
the first time that he has walked In
public. His leg apparently has recoy-
cred a large measure of Its strength.
and he no longer has to use crutch.
No limp is observable.
The secretary OF the treasury has Sc
lected site for the government build
ing Colorado Springs. at the corner OF
Pixies Peak and Nevada avenues. This
site is valued at $4,000. but the late
w. S. Stratton. the owner. before his
death offered to contribute half OF the
value to the government. 80 that the
accepted price Is $4,000.
While President Roosevelt was un-
able to 20 to Oyster Bay to register his
vote for the November election. he will
go home to vote. The President is pro-
crossing finely toward complete recoy-
cry and Is now able to move about
without crutchcs or even n cane. but
his physicians have advised him not to
travel any distance for at least two
weeks.
The President has selected Col. John
L. Rodgers. senior colonel OF artillery.
for promotion to tho grade OF brig.
adler general to succeed Brisndlcr
General Cuinton on the retirement OF
that officer. General Rodgers was tho
chief artillery officer at Tampa durln.
the Spanish war. and aftcrward went
To Porto Rico with General Schwan
In like capacity.
President Roosevelt has issued TN
executive order calling ai,cntion anew
TO the civil service laws Fcsardin. po-
iitieai contributions and rraiiiEmins
tho iiieEaiity Of solicitation by fedcr-
nj officials or members OF Congress- iia
says such practices must not be eoun-
tenane.d or continued. and that gov
ernmcnt cmplt yea need not contribute
campaign funds except voluntarily.
Secretary Root has approved the pro-
iitainary plans prepared by III. board
Of officers at West i,oiat for tho I'M
pruycmcnts a, the military academy.
These plans have been submitted by
Colonel Mills 10 the supervising archi-
tect Of tho treasury for suggestions
aad amendment. Tho action OF srcrr-
tsry Root settles the plans. leaving it
for the architects to work ou; the de-
tails.
A committee headed by II. II. War
nrr. chairman of the ei,isrns' ox-cu-
1.-Two committee Of tho Frcra; national
rncampmcnt Of the Grand Army OF tho
Republic. and tho iioa. J. II. brigham.
assistant secretary OF agriculture.
called at tho White House recently and
presented TO rr-sidoa, Roosevelt, a
gold Grand Army Of the Rrpublic
badge. commemorative Of the national
easampmsnt
lion. bernard Moses Of California.
a member Of tho Psiiippias commits
sioa. will retire from ,ha, body on the
aFss Of ncs, January. Following that
Professor Moses vIii make tour Of .
portions Of the Old World. shaping his
affairs so that he will be able 10 reach
his home aud take up his college work
In the University OF California by tho
beginning Of the next scholastic year.
at which time his leave Of absence CT.
pifrs.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department. providing ths, the regular
army b. reduced TO the minimum au-
thofisrd BY Law. 5000 men. With the
practical cessation Of outbreaks In the
Philippines. II Ia believed that this can
be done safely. The present size OF
the army IL about s..Opo. The cavalry
and artillery regiments will be reduced
TO the minimum basis except around
Fort tsascuvorth. where the CON-
snands wilt be kept TO full sisr for cdu-
ca,iunAl reasons.
Adsiccs received at Washington
make It appear that the fate of the
pending Danish West Indies treaty In
the RiesdaE is very uncertain. So mar
row is the division between the parties
that the approval Of the treaty pFac-
tically depends upon the state Of health
of one or two members. and II is in-
tinlstej that u the measure is 10 sue
eecd at tiis session the government
must press II to vote before one OF
the couvalescents Is able TO return TO
his legislative duties and cast an ad.
verse vote.
Sir Michael Herbert. the new brit
ish ambassador. was presented to the
President October 1sth by Secretary
Hay. The new ambassador will take
rank next after Sisnor Mayor ses
Planches. the Italian ambassador. The
foreign embassies here now rank in
this order: Germany. Russia, Mexico.
Italy and Great britain. with Austria
Hungary next. as Mr. Hensiemuller
probably will present his credentials
as ambassador before the new repre-
sentative from France arrives and Is
presented.
The following changes In the diplo-
matte corps have been announced by
the State Department: Henry L. VIII
son. now minister to Chile. to be min
ister to Greece in place of Charles
Francis. resigned. John II. jackson.