Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-29
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h.r. The maneuycrs Will be timed ts
suit the President. S:'o VIII review ths
troops that participate In them. Sew
crai thousand regular and volunteer
soldiers Will appear In the maneuver,t
Including two regiments OF unltud
States Infantry. one regiment OF Unit
cd States cavalry. several batteries or
omitted States artillery ana III. militia
organizations Of Kansas and Nebraska
It Is admitted nt III. State Depart
ment that there II u renewal Of tension
between the United States AMI Turkey.
but the officials do not deem II prudent
To disclose the present condition OF af-
fairs. They say. however. that tbs
condition IL In no way grave. but IL 10
OF that strained character which has
occurred from time to time with 1'ur-
key In recent years. II II Inferred thiu
the present tension grows out OF th's
long pending claims OF Americans who
suffered loss during the Armenian out;
brrak. To some extent the stone t.''-i
duction gave added caus. for irrith|
iIon. The American minister. Mri
i.ci-hmnn. hns been given wide inu-
tud. To deal with the situation as cir.
cuinstanccs may demand.
In III. naval innncuvcrs II is believed
that the white squadron under Com
problem set for Il. Pllisbury's rcstric-i
lions were such ns Ia coniinc him To.
mt most dozen hnriors, among them
Portland. Portsmouth. tockport. sa-
lem and Provincctown. A full moon is'
aiso another factor against the cncmy's'
s,,cc,-s~ In the circumstances. the nn-'
val experts generally agree that nm at
tempt to strike the coast during tho!
daytime would he foolhardy for at
tnciing ficct. but that Mt night. w..ul
very thick weather II might bc possible
for Commander Pillsbury. with his
ships darkcnc,i. to creep In. pass tho
scouts and quietly anchor without be-,
Ing reported until too late for Hi.gin-
son To reach him with superior force.
Attorney General Knox returned To.
Washington August 2:'d. being sche,i-i
uicd to sail from New York for Paris
OH the .Tth. Mr.. Russell. who In now
there Investigating the Panama canal
question for this government. has ca
bl,,i Mr.. Knox that there are some Tea
turr- OF the ease that should receiver
the attorney generals personal ntfcn-
ton. In speaking OF tho railroad
merger suit the attorney general said
that testimony would be tnkcp In the
ease. beginning Mt New York next
month. referring to the published re-,
port that lie would lie selected to sue
coed Justice ShIrns ON tho supreme
bench In case OF the lattcr's early re-
t!rcmcnt. Mr.. Knox said that he hnd
no Information upon the subject. The
published report that Solicitor Gcn9yal
John X. Richards Is to resign to enter
Into partnership with Abncr Mckinley
IL discrcditcd by Mr.. Knox.
The new tariff treaty that has been
a., hur u'nttlsN
States commissioner for tariff revision
In China, and by the representatives
Of six other nations. changes the pres
cnt nd vaioTcm tarifr OF China to spa,
cIilc rates. This In In accordance with
the protocol. The specific rate agreed
upon Is based upon the average value
Of products Imported into China during
the past twenty years. Under the terms
OF the protocol this change from ad va
lorcm TO specific rates docs not need
the signature OF China. The change
will no doubt make some slight diffcr-
cncc In the rates pf duty, but Is not re-
gnrdcd ns n revision OF the tariff to
any general extent. II Is expected that
In commercial treaty the tariff Will
be changed to n considerable extent.
The commissioners on the part OF the.
United States to negotiate this treaty..
are Minister Congcr. Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai and Mr.. Fcciy.
The treaty which they negotiate. II is
expected. will be completed within q
short time.
In report made public at
the State Department United States
Minister Sauircs at Havana calls
attention to nm interesting change
IN the Cuban tariff law which
admits cheese cloth into the is
land free OF duty In order to promote
what Is known as the covered cultiva-
ton" OF tobacco. Important agricul-
tural interests OF Cuba have for some
time urged that the step announced
above should he taken. and President
Estrada Palma in his message to tho
Cuban Congress strongly recommended
the exemption of cheese cloth from tho
payment OF import duties. Covering"
tobacco consists In placing the cheese
cloth mt n certain height In the form or
an awning over the plants to moderate
the intensity OF the suns rays. prevent
the wind from swaying and breaking
the leaves. and most important of all.
TO guard against insect attacks. Tho
system has been tried with success in
Sumntra. The duty on cheese cloth
was from IL to 80 cents per kilogram
tnbout . 10 pounds and the amount;
imported has been approximately S15.-
600 worth per annum, n little more
than one.half being from the United
States.
Advocates OF the metric system in
the United States see in the action of
the colonial conference In favor OF
compulsory use of the metric system
the early adoption of that system by
the United States. While II may be
true that the action of the colonial con-
ference does not apply to Great Britain
proper. its sentimental influence will
be very great indeed. With the British
Parliament strongly In favor of the
metric system and 250 of its members
absolutely on record in favor of 1t.
there is little doubt in the minds of the
American exponents of this modern
system that its worldwide adoption is
almost nt hand. Forty-three countries
of the world. including France. Russia
and Germany and n host of lesser ma
tions. now use the metric system. The,
British empire Is half committed and
the United States is on the threshold.
In Congress there Is n bill favorably re-
ported and on the House calendar for
early consideration. Representative
md advanced thinkers In every busi-
ness and profession in this country