Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-17
wAsn,ncroN NEWS.


I. OIL cannot compete with coal for na-i
val use. is the conclusion reached by
the Board of Naval Engineers, which.
for many weeks past has been making
a series of practical tests with various
oil burners. Out Of the fourteen
different devices presented by Ameri-
can inventors for tests, not one would
burn coal oil under naval boiler and
produce steam In competition with coal.
even were tho oil sold at 81 per bar
rel.
David Wilcox. vice president and
counsel Tor the Delaware & Hudson
railroad Company, and one OF
those present at the recent con-
ference called by President Roose-
welt at Washington, has sent TO
President Roosevelt letter demaEd-
ing that the federal government pro-
ceed against the miners organization
In the courts, on the ground that 1t
Ia conspiracy to prevent Interstate
commerce. The president has referred
the letter to the attorney general.
The Senatorial Commission closed Its
public hearings nt Honolulu September
25th. Delegate Wilcox repeated his de-
sire that the leper settlement at Molo-
kai should be put under federal control
and lcpNrs from nll parts OF the United
States territory. except the Philippines.
should be confined thcTe, In opposition
to this was n petition from the lepers
Mt the settlement themselves. rcsolu-
tions adopted by the Republican terri
torial committee. declaring tho party
and the citizens OF the territory scner-
ally opposed to the plan. (!
At n gathcrin. In Farragut tent dur
ing the @. a. X. encaupment. standing
side by side. each rccouiting the
deeds Of the armies which followed
them. were General Daniel L. Sickles
and General James s l.ongstrcct. who
faced each other on The battlefield OF
Gettysburg. The wearcrs OF the blue.
representing the survivors OF the,
Third army corps. gathered and told
agnin the story of the memorable con-
filct at Gettysburg. After both Sicklcs
and Longstrect had spoken. General
Sickles told the veterans that they
now had heard both sides and they
could take their choice. which brought
forth tho remark: "wo will take
both"
The following account OF Captain
PcrShing's expedition against the Mo-
ros comes by cable from General Davia
mt Manila: Captain PcrsiinE's ana
Captain Ell HcimickH columns fired
into nearly every Gotta tEmnll native
forD In Macin. The plnccS were cap
turcd and dcAtroycd. Some were very
strong. but our bursting shells dcmoE-
allied and put the hnatllcS To ilisht.
II is evident that they do not Intend to
be coopcd up as they were at Bavan.
the p,ncc where Pcrshlng iirSt defeated
the Moros In their fortA ! am hoping
a.. III hus hs,,f E.s
beneficial to the MorUs will try to
communicate with Baco'oi and others
who have dciicd us. No opportunity
will bc missed to impress them with tho
fart that We can live In perfect peace
with them II they will dcaiAt from hos
tIlitIcr and recognize our sovereignty.
The dnto Of Rio GEnndc and others OF
the friendly Moroa say that our defeat
of the MacIn Moros wiud be good nows
to all Of the lake Moro"
The ceremonies Incident to tho begin
ming Of tho thirty-E!Sth cncampmcnt of
the Grand Army nf the Republic. which
commenced In Washington October 9Th.
were varied In character and mostly
semi official. The only formal proceed
Ing Of tho day vas the dedication OF
Camp Roosevelt. the tent city OF the
White House grounds. the hcadluar-
alton during the week. The ccrc-
monies there consisted of n number OF
addresses by men Of national rcpuia-
tion. the chief speech being delivered
by Secretary Hay For the rest the old
soldiers busted thrmsclvca largely In
renewing araunlnIanrcs OF forty years
and In manifcsting their appreciation
%! the welcome extended to them by tho
capital city. or this welcome they
found generous evidence on every hand.
Tho events Of the Jay outside the dcdi-
cation ceremonies Mt Camp Roosevelt
included regatta on the Potomac. nm
automobile parade. procession by the
Red Men uf washins ston and ncighbor-
ing cities, and campfrcs in he evening
Commandcr-in-Chiaf Torrance and his
stan kept open house all day at the Eb-
bitt House and received hundreds of
callers.
Bishop Alexander Walters OF New
Jersey. Bishop G. W. Clinton OF North
Carolina and Rev. l.. l.. Carruthcrs of
New York, representing the executive
committee of the Afro-Amcrican Coun-
eli. called upon President Roosevelt on
the 1th inst, to ascertain his views re-
gard!ng the action of certain Republic
ans of the South to exclude the negroes
from participation in the councils of
the party. They were especially soltci-
tous OF ascertaining whether the Prcsi-
dent indorBcd the action of the Re
publicans of North Carolina and Ala
bama. with this end in view they were
presented to the President by General
James Clarkson. surveyor of the port OF
New York. After the interview the COL
bred men expressed themselves Us very
highly gratified with what the Presi-
dent had said to them. They announced
that the President had stated to them
that his actions in all matters affect
ing their race was his answer rs to his
attitude towards the colored man: that
in appointments the character. intclli-
gence and the esteem in which the ap-
plicant was held in the community in
which he lived would be the first con-
Biderations. and that no man would be
excluded or appointed because OF his
color. That he heartily disapproved of
The efforts of certain Republicans in
the t'outh to exclude the negroes from
participation in politics was known.
Moreover. It also was stated that the
President had cited his action In re-
moving District Attorney Waugh Of AL
abamn. who was the head of the white
Republican movement in that state. as
evidence of his attitude. He intimated
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