Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

A synopsis Of the proposed changes
In the uniforms of the United States
army. recommended by the uniform
board. has been prepared AMI will be
submitted To the President before final
action Is taken.
1 The contract made by the Louisiana
Purchase exposition committee To keep
the fair closed on Sunday in eompli-
ance with the act creating the com
mission has been received at the
4 Treasury Department. II was signed
by nfty'four commissioners
The controller OF the treasury has
decided that the salaries and expenses
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Commission can not lie paid until the
provision OF the act appropriatins ST.
| Ooo.Oo for the exposition which re-
quires ''as condition precedent tina,
the directors shall contract to close
the gates To visitors Oh Sunday during
tho whole duration OF the fair" Is exc
cuted.
Indications are that by next spring
the secretary OF the interior will.
through the geological survey. begin
work ON the iirst irrigation system 60
be built under the recently enacted
law. Where this project Will 10 10.
! Gated has not been determined. but in
all probability IL will i.e u project OF
modest proportions. costing from s.bD.-
600 To Si.o1o.OcO. and one whose sue
cess Is reasonably certain,
Charles ]. Jones. popularity known as
buffalo" Jones. has be-n appointed
buffalo warden for Seliowston. Park.
MIR. Jones hns devoted much attention
To the preservation OF III. American
bison aud was largely instrumental In
obtaining an appropriation during the
last session OF Congress for the csinb'
lishmcnt OF n government buffalo
ranch In III. Yellowstone Park. This
establishment will b- In Mr.. Jones'
charge.
The navy department coutcmplnics
making a material rcductioO OF the
naval forces on the !Asintic station
soon. While our interests In the East
nrc nos; important. IL IL thought here
that the large number OF American
wnrships gathered In Chinese and Phil.
ippiDe waters IL much above the pro-
per ratio. The plans. II IL said. con-
template ordering Mt least one OF the
nag commanders on the Asiaiic sta
ton TO other duty.
Assistant Attorney General Charles
W. Russell Is completing his prcpara'
tons. and within n week will start
Iutts tu tuNt~tEut Wv abitg VI
the new Panama Canal Company To
give the United States satisfactory
title to CONCESSIONS and property ON
the isthmus. When this preliminary
work shall have proceeded TO n Ger.
tain point the attorney general. ne
cording to the presidents expressed
wish. will probably go over and look
Into the matter. lie has Invited Sen
ator SpooBcr to go along and assist
him. In view OF the senator's well.
known familiarity with the matter
and the attorney generals opinion OF
his ability. and hopc~ that he will go.
Secretary Moody. after consultation
with his bureau chiefs. has given or
dcrs that one OF the battlcships nu-
fhorizcd ut the last session of Con-
Ercss he constructed nj the New York
navy yard The secretary was under
strong pressure In this matter. he
| sides New York. Norfolk AMI Boston
were competitors for the work. The
secretary WINS finally Influenced In his
| decision by these facts: That no less
| than two years time would bc rc-
| quIrcd to bring the plant Mt Boston
mp TO n point where II could undertake
the work of building n battleship; also
| that the $4,000 authorized by Con-
grcss to be expended In making ready
| Tor the construction oil tue snip Wouiu
be insufficient mt Boston.
| Senator Warren of Wyoming called
upon the President u few days ago and
suggested that he take trip this sum-
| mer through the northern tier OF west
crn states adjoining the Canadian Dor.
der. President Roosevelt had some
time since suggested horseback ride
across Wyoming. and Mr.. Warren told
| the president he would arrange relays
OF horses for such n trip II the Prcsi-
dent would take II. The plan would be
| to give the President jaunt OF several
hundred miles through Wyoming and
Montana from the line OF the Union
Pacific to some point on the Northern
Pacific. 1t would take the President
through n part OF the country where
he rode the range when In the cattle
business along the Little Missouri in
the early eighties.
| The navy department has Its plans
practically complete for the four big
\ warships Just authorized by the new
naval law. and to bear the names OF
Louisiana. Connecticut, Tennessee and
| Washington. The distinctive features
| of the new ships are the strength and
arrangement of their batteries. and n
greater thickness in armor. The bat
tlcships are to have II displacement of
| 1b.OOO tons, ana VIII De Dullt Tor
speed of eighteen knots. Their batter
les will consist of four twelve-inch
guns. eight eight-inch guns, twelve
seven-inch and twenty three-inch guns,
and n large number of smaller weap-
ons, scattered over the ship. The ar
| mOred cruisers are to have n displace-
ment of 1880 tons. and Il speed of
twenty-five knots. Their batteries will
consist of four ten-inch guns, sixteen
six-inch and twenty-five three-inch
| guns. and n large number Of smaller
| ones.
After the din of military and naval
operations on Long Island sound the
| first week In August dies away, the
war departments attention and en-
ergy will be turned to the military
| mnneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas,
| where large body of regular troops
and probably several brigades Of mil
lila from the states in the Missouri
valley will participate. Plans for the
| operations at Fort Riley, where Sec
rotary Root hopes will some day be
n great military concentration camp.
have not yet been perfected. The
date is not even determined upon. but
1t is hoped they will take place in