Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-09-12
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Upon recommendation of General
Chaffec an order. has been issued rear
ranging the Philippine Islands into
three departments. The department OF
Luzon IN to be commanded by Gen.
James Il. Wade: the department OF VI
'sayas by Gen. 4. j. Whit, and the de-
partment OF MIndanao by Brig. Gen.
Samuel 3. Sumner.
The receipts OF the Treasury Depart
mcnt for the month of August cN-
'ceeded the expenditures by $685. ST.,
an unexpectedly large surplus. The to-
tai receipts We're $iS.6O5.Si2 and the
expenditures 81. $50. 600. For the same
month OF last year the total receipts
were 81. 39i .l25, and the expenditures
x39,35l .49I. surplus OF little over
S0.O00.OOO
Brig. Gen. William ii. F0rwoOd.
surgeon general OF the army, retired
August 9th under the age limit. lie will
tbe succeeded by Gen. Robert NJ.
O'Reiily. General O'lteIlly was recent
ly in charge OF the medical department
corps OF the department OF California
and was the official White House ply
stefan during the two terms of Presi'
dent Cleveland.
United Stat y Minister Bowen ut Car
acas. has forwarded tn the State de-
partment under date OF August 2nd n
plaintIvc plea for the poor people In
that capital, who are suffering great
misery as the result OF the protracted
war now In progress. The special plea
IL made by Rcv. 4. y. Pond, the senior
American missionary In Caracas. In
his appeal Mr.. Pond says that In his
experience he has never "known any.
thing to compare with the widespread
and hopeless poverty OF the present"
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that Mt the close OF busi-
ness August both the debt. less cash In
the treasury. amounted To S9tss,09l .t.i.
decrease for the month OF S5.Sls,JiG,
This decrease Is principally accounted
FOR by corresponding Increase In the
cash ON hand. The monthly statement
of the government receipts and cSpcn-.
diturcs shows that for the month OF
August the total receipts were $751;
COO SIC. Ms follows: Customs, S.G.5sl.'
III: Increase ns compared with Au.
gust. 1901. about S5.l0o.0o0: Internal
revenue. SiI,52j.I 'ss. decrease $1,000
600: miscellaneous, Si.tos.2i5. Increase
So,GJT 900. The expenditures for the
month were SIT. ii3.GiO. leaving sur
plus for the month OF S5.i.2..2U..
The opportunities for the appoint:
mcnt OF women IN the classified civil
service ns whole are not naticrin:.
The chief examiner says: al present
hut few women arc ordinarily appoint.
ed 10 the general departmental nnd
government printing services. except
In the Indian service. the bureau OF en-
craving AMI printing and the position
of skilled iaborcr In the government
printing Office. However. n small mum.
her of women clerks AMI sicnorrnph-
ers and typcwrifcrs are appointed each
year. The opportunities for women ell
gIbics from the examinations for the
different kinds OF teachers In the In.
dian service nrc very good. Quite n
number OF appointments arc also made
In the Indian service from the trained
nurse and ma,ron examinations"
The Navy Department had received
from Commander McCr-a OF the Mach.
las mail rcpor; under date Of Cape
uaytlcn, August 10Th. setting out IN
detail the step. taken 10y that officer To
prevent Interference with the worlds
commerce rs result OF the bitter H.
surrcctionary struggle now In progress
In Hnyiicn waters. II appears from the
commanders report lie took under his
charge the commerce of nearly all OF
the European countries. In addition 10
Admiral KillIck. the insurgcnt com.
mandcr. us r, vcai,d IN the report, il sig
niiicani ms Indicating the adoption OF u
stronger policy than has been pursued
heretofore In the treatment Of South
and Central American revolutions,
which inJuriousiy affect the commerce
OF the world.
In accordance with the suggestion Of
Secretary shaw. national banks In the
large cities are preparing to increase
their circulation by the deposit Of
bonds. Since n few weeks ago. when
Secretary Shaw asked the banks TO
prepare TO meet any emergency by In.
crcasing their circulation. the banks
have notified the comptrolicr's office
that they want to stand ready for nm
increase OF Si2.2lO.OOO. A large por.
ton OF this currency IL now being
printed mt the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing and will lie ready for the
banks MS soon Ms the deposit IL made.
The increased circulation win not be
taken out at ali unless the banks nrc
satisfied the money will he needed In
trade channels to relieve the situation
In New York or elsewhere. The Si2.-
10000 does not include the circulation
being taken out by new banks and by
regular banks In different parts Of the
country, which have not been commuii-
icntcd with.
1t is the opinion nj the War Depart.
mcnt that Governor Tuft's remarks mt
the Board of Trade banquet in Manila
respecting the employment of labor on
plantations. will form the basis OF a
suggestion TO Congress nj the next scs-
sion that the act extending the Chi.
ncsc exclusion laws to the Philippines
be amended. II Is contemplated to re-
move the ironclad restrictions which
now exists. and clothe the Philippine
Commission with power to regulate
the entrance of Chinese labor. The
committee itself already has given
some attention so this subject and 1t
is believed that Professor jerks inves-
LEGATIONS into the labor problem in the
straits Settlements and elsewhere In
the Orient meet with it's approval.
The proposed, regulations. 1t is snid.
will look TO wisely regulated system
of admission of Chinese as plantation
.laborers. under sufficient bonds incnch
case. under proper systems of identifi.
cations. and n condition that they shall
leave the Philippines after certain
specified period OF time. Such regua-
tons ms exist In Hawaii FOR the prop