Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

en- board his flagship. Ihe Iowa. As
the dispatch made no urHIi0n OF the
recently reported grounding of th. bat.
tieship. il is believed thr accident was
OF too litti. consequent To warrant a
cable report.
Secretary Shaw announced before
leaving Washington for the West That
during the week hc hnd auIhorlzcd III.
distribution. In round numbers, OF
sIo.OOo.DoJ In public funds among the
hanks throughout the country which
have bonds available for sccurity. The
money will he r-i.as'Si aud deposits
viii be completed within a few days
and just ns rapidly a. tie bonds are
received at the ,rcasufy.
In rvspons. to the tel'Frams from the
governors of Wyomins lui Colorado,
the secretary OF the inI'Eipr has ordered
Forest Superintendent Garhuit OF Wyo'
ming TO assist Superintendent Atheriy
OF the Crow Greek rcs"rr", IN hghtin.
the iirc reported burnlns aJ Pearl. Just
south OF the Medicine lipw forest rc-
serve. They VIII emplDy q large num-
h-'E of men TO assist in illr work. This
il the only action the department. can
make. No request will br made Of the
War Department for assistance.
In his report to the s"rnIary OF the
navy upon the combiuvl operations
between III. army AMI navy, Admiral
niEslnson II most generous In hls dis
tTibutIOn OF praise nmuns the officers
ot the squadron. ana 'NI'rCinlly does
lie commend Rear .Nlmiul Coshinn
for his abi. aud ciiiC!cul assistance.
His leading the squadron lElo Newport
mt night through biindlu= srarclillshts,
smoke. and against n strong current, is
pronounced To have buvu a brilliant
piece OF navigation. requiring steady
and uniaunicd nerve.
The United States supreme Court
viii r-asscmbic October 18th. No bus
Incss will b- transacted un the opening
day. The court VIII make its custom.
nry call on President Roosevelt. The
following day the court will resume the
bearing OF eases. Among the first OF
the cases to Il. heard nr' those Of Bird
against the United State. brought To
determine the legality of a murder
trial In Alaska. the Lone Wolf ease.
Involving the validity NJ an act OF
Congress relating Ia KIowa Indian
lhnds. and the prize money cases OF
the United States against Admirals
Dewey and Sampson.
Secretary Root has issued instruc-
lions To reduce the transport service
between san Francisco aud Manila to
one ship each month. such salllngs to
be on the LIST OF each month. Hereto
fore two transports have sailed each
month. The iiv. steamers which VIII
remain on the route between here and
the Philippines nrc the sherman. Shcr-
idap. Logan. Thomas and Fitzpatrick.
This means the laying up OF such YES.
sells as the Hancock. Buford, Meade.
Lawton. Grant. Crook and Relief,
ships which cost the government enor-
nous sums OF money to buy and put
Into repair. The Hancock was Mt one
time called the crack ship OF the iicct.
She cost. with her repairs. sl.OOO,Ooo.
In view OF the disposition shown In
some quarters in Europe to question
the propric,y OF the Interference OF the
United Stntcs In behalf OF the lsou-
manian Jews and In having In
mind n statement from l.ouma:
ninn authorities to the effect that
these Jews had declined agricultural
work. It may be of interest to note
the fact that the State Department
was particularly careful TO verify nll
the complaints that had resulted here
from various sources respecting the
harshncss OF Roumnnlan laws. One
law provided that no Jew should live
In the agricultural sections of the coun-
try. Another prohibited Jews from en-
gaging In agricultural labor. Another
forbade the Jews to own farm lands.
Finally law declared that any one
who employed n jew should ulso en-
ploy no less than two Roumanians and
this restriction was prohibitive of Jew
ish labor in the small establishments.
These facts will doubtless be enlarged
upon IL the Roumanian government
undertakes TO impcaclI the statements
contained in the Jewish note.
Manila papers received at the War
Department contain reports from Min
danao regarding the Moro problem,
showing what the various sultans and
dattos are doing. together with CORE
spondence that has passed and conver-
sations that have occurred between
army officers commanding in that Is
land and different chiefs. 1t appears
that the Moro chiefs were Informed by
Filipinos from Luzon that Russia and
Spain were Mt war with the United
States. One of the sultans, when
asked why he would not be on friendly
terms with the United States nuthorl-
ties, said that the NIoros We're all un-
der the direction of the sultan of Stam-
boul, and they had been Informed that
there was enmity between the sultan
OF Stamboul and the United States gov
ernment. Captain Pcrshing, In COM
mand of the cavalry. told him that this
was entirely n mistake, Another datto
made the claim that the Moros always
had been In undisturbed possession of
the Lake Lanao country. and that even
the Spaninrtis never had attempted to
with them. and they did not
want the Americans to do so.
Secretary Hitchcock on the 10th Inst.
received dispatches from the COVER
nors of both Colorado and Wyoming
for government assistance in
fighting terrific forest fire that Is
raging on government timber lands
along the Colorado Wyoming boundary
line near the southeast corner of Car
bon county. Wyoming. The residents
Of that section. according TO Governor
Richards Of Wyoming, have exhausted
both strength and means In fighting the
and are appealing for
help. The Interior Department officials
are looking into the situation and call
ing for more specific information from
the field. Every effort will be made TO
do something to reinforce the fighters,
but it is not yet known what steps will
be taken. 1t is possible the War De-
I,n