Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-27

Gsnesal Gre-iy has catered into .
contract with tb- Msf-oni WIf-ls-ss
Telegraph COMPANY for the -r-elion OF
two wireless tei.sraphie s'siiors con-
Meeting Fort Gibtson. AiaskI. with
hates Rapids. on the Tanana. dis
Iaher of i.Ls miles Ia an sIEIin-. The
o1npaHy undertakes Ia have the sta
lions in working order by oeIoiscr !
next. Gsn-tal Gr--iy ALREADY has an
overland Nir. froIn Nom. city 10 Fort
Gibt.oB, and with other existing lines
in Alaska. this wireless system viii
complete circuit from iishrins s-a
down Io Il- south coast Tie COM
Iany's Undertaking Is 4" supply sys-
I-;n that shall work every day Without
| interruption. els. tb- soy.FnincnI VIII
not b" under any expense.
The blii providing for the establish
nIrnI Hhi maintenance Of schools and
departments Of mining In several
STATES. Z. hr supported by the funds
arising from III. sai- of public lands.
IL To 50 over until next session with.
cut action. sinc- the irrigation bill
came to the front and t--cani- law.
the fFi-tii. of thl. hill have pffnin-si
from pr-.sins u. for fear .f lnluFinS
the iaTsrr D-asunr. They tnot the i'o-
siiion that irrigation was OF more I'm
i-or;anc- than the small allowance, for
mining schools. There u some doubt
Ia the mind. of some friends Of tli.
mining school measure whether they
will now i- able ,o secure part OF ia.
land funds for this purpose. In View
OF 'h. donation OF this fund for IFT!sa-
tIop.
ON motion OF Mr. suiiowny OF New
Hampshire. III. House passed under
~ las.
4. lncrras. the I-rnsions of those who
have lost % limb or limbs or have b-.-n
totally disabled In the military or
/ nnyni service of the United States.
The IIous. amendments To the hill re-
,lticrd the incr.usc allowed for the io.s
| of u hand or foot from xt5 To $40: for
and arm ai or below th- elbow or q
leg nj or below the knee frpm $50 to
$40: H.. nt the hip Joint or mn arm
! at the shoulder from 500 To S.. No
amendment was maize To pensions for
total disability. which remains at S0D.
/ The committee also added mn amend
m.nt To incrcasc the pensions Of sol
,iI.rs under the dependent act of 1870.
when they require frequent and per-
iodicni aid" from 81? TO $50.
Senator Teller offered the following
resolution: "Whcrcas. II seems imprnc-
Of Congress nm iicmixcd statement
showing the collection and dIsbur~o-
mcnt OF all funds for the whole period
OF the military occupation OF Cuba:
and whereas, II In important that q
statement In now made OF the account
hereafter named: therefore he II re-
solved. that the secretary OF war bc.
and lie is hereby directed so send To
the Senate the following: A full item
lied statement OF NIL payments made
out OF Cuban funds TO any person or
corporations. II any. for the purpose Of
promoting reciprocity between the
United States and Cuba. Mt any time
during the military occupation Of Cuba
by the United States and whether such
payments were authorized or approved
by the secretary OF war"
Major Lytticton W. +. Waller. u. 8.
NJ. c., accompanied by Brig. Gen. Hey
wood. commanding the marine corps.
called Mt the nav! department and had
pleasant talk with Secretary Moody.
whom Major Waller had not met. II
was stated that the conversation did
not touch upon business matters, but
was confined 10 nm exchange OF pleas
antrics, the secretary prnising In gcncr-
Gus terms the work OF the marines In
the Philippines. and General Haywood
adding u few words In the same vein.
Major Waller looks very well and
sturdy for man who has been through
a terrible campaign. but Is suffering
from an attack OF laryngitis, which
makes speaking for any length of time
an arduons task. He Is on leave Of alb
sence. and was on route TO his native
town. Norfolk. Va. where the citizens
will present to him a sword and give
Il banquet in his honor
The report of Secretary Root to the
senate calls attention to the fact that
the minimum at which the regular
army is required to be maintained. by
the act of February 2. 1901. is 52.967
men and the maximum is 100000. We
now have less than 10000 In excess
of the minimum number. The cost OF
that excess only Is properly to be stat
ed as occasioncd by operations Il; the
Philippines. In the middle of the fis-
cal year ending June 30 1901. there
were about 10000 American soldiers
i'm the islands. That number is now re-
duccd to about 23OOO. Orders have
now been issued for the return of the
Eighth. Fifteenth. Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-Hfth infantry and a squadron
of the Tenth cavalry. and when these
orders have been executed the number
of American troops in the Philippines
will have been reduced to $1,000. For
the past six months we have been
bringing troops home as rapidly as we
could do so economically by the use
of our own transports.
Secretary Root, on the 10th inst.
made answer to the senate resolution
Of April II, calling for information
as to the cost of the war in the Phil
ippines. 1t is shown that $4,000 was
advanced for the expenses Of the
Philippine commission originally from
the United States this year, but this
amount afterward was reimbursed out
of the Philippine treasury. For the
transportation of troops and supplies
to and from the Philippines, since the
peace treaty was referred, the cost has
been S4,S03,4 AS. Reports from the va
riotis bureau officers are submitted to
show the cost of the Philippine war
including outstanding obligations.
showing that the total cost to date is
S17O, ,326, $50. The expense by years Is
given as follows: In 1898, expended
S2.GS6, $50: in 1890. expended S26,23O.-
6T3: in 1000, expended S5OS6S5i3; in
1901, expended 500, ,i22; in 1902
Cen months), expended S3I,i00,O22.