Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-15
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Washington for the establishment OF
an entente eogdiale between the gov
ernmenrs OF Colombia and Nicaragua.
Ministers concha Of Colombia and CO.
rea Of Nicaragua are carrying on the
negotiations
Gen Jacob II. Smith. who arrived at
Gan Francisco few days ago. Is not
under orders 10 report To the adjniant
general. The order heretofore pub
lished directed General Smith to pro-
eeed to his ho,as. the usual order In
case of retired officers.
The Navy Department will soon call
for bids for a huge floating dock To
accommodate. a lGODlton baitiesliip. TO
be built In the United States and fioat.
ed over 10 III. Philippines. This will
be one OF III. largest floating dry
docks ever constructed.
President Roosevelt has made formal
announcement that lie has granted ia"
application OF the Commercial Pacific
Gable Company To land n cable on the
shores OF the unit.i States. OH the
Islands OF Hawaii and Guam. aud IN
the Philippine islands.
The Treasury Department has de-
cidei to locate the headquarters OF the
new Washington and Alaska Internal
revenue collection district at Tacoma.
Washington. II. u. Croker. the tax
collector. will open his Office for busI-
ness ON September LIST.
The monthly coinage statements Is
sued by the director OF the min, shows
that during July. 1902. the total colin
az. executed at the mints OF the
United States was St.IJI.snp. ns fol-
lows: Gold double ca:i.si. <:.l3ptp:
silver. .oco: minor coins. sasE.,ss -.
President Roosevelt has returned ia.
papers In the ease Of Alexander u.
Pcndieton. Jr.. To the War Department.
with an endorsement confirming III"
sentence OF dismissal. lcnii-lnn was
IA ilrst class cadet at West Point. nni
was found guilty Of hazlns. lie was
appointed from Arizona.
Commissioner Sargent Of the fmml.
grafton Bureau. with the approval OF
Secretary Shaw. has issued circular
prohibiting the coming TO the United
States OF residents and natives OF
Porto Rico and the Philippines. except
after the same examination rs IL Gu
forced against other allen immigrants.
An index OF III. military policy OF
the administration II afforded 10y mn
order recently issued by General Char
fee. commanding the division Of the
HlNIHtufs. ny tH' N''s'N
tary OF war. directing the shipment to
the medical supply depot Mt san Fran.
cisco OF all hospital and inciicni Sup
plies In the Philippines In excess Of the
requirements OF 10000 men FOR twenty
years.
Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded To the Bureau of Engrav-
Ing and Printing the contract for print
Ing the adhesive postage stamps ana
stamp books for III. United States for
the four yeats beginning November LIST.
next. The bureau was the lowest OF
two bidders and the price nj which u
now gets the contract Il S.Jf. 900 less
than the amoun, OF Its original propo-
sItIon.
The War Department IL Informed
that Brig. Gen. Samuel =. Sumner has
been relieved from command OF the de-
partner, OF the North Philippines and
placed In command OF the seventh sep
araic brigade us the relief OF Brl-. Gen.
George W. Davis. who has been or
dcrcd to Manila. Brig. Gen. ]. Frank
lin He'll has been placed In temporary
command OF the department OF the
North Philippines.
Stories to the effect that the winter
naval mancuvcrs In the West indies
will involve an immense expenditure.
figures rs high rs S1.OOOO0O being CIV
Gu. are denied Mt lie Navy Department.
On the contrary. II Is pointed out Mt
the department that these cvolutions
Will entail very little additional cS-
pcnsc over the ordinary cost OF main.
tcnnnce OF vessels In commission and
on cruising duty.
The State Department has made pub
lie reports from Ambassador White ut
Berlin. dated July 18th and 1ith. that
according to nm official proclamation,
the meat Inspection law will 20 into
force in It's entirety on April /. 1903.
with the exception OF the section which
relates to doing away with the second
examination of meat only officially in
spectcd. This paragraph will go into
effect October !, 1901.
A recent mail from the Philippines
contains nm interesting summary of
the results of court-martinl eases In
the Philippine islands. 1t shows that
the accused In 22I cases were dishon-
orably discharged. In 231 cases forfeit
ed pay and allowances. In 115 eases
suffered other punishment. in 40 eases
were fined and In 800 cases were sen
fenced to confinement. The charges
included murder. mnnslaughter. as
snults ana attempted rape. MOST OF
the charges. however. We're for trivial
offenses and were based upon COM
plants made by native Filipnos.
The National Retail Butchers and
Meat Dealers Protective Association in
session Mt Washington adopted resolu-
lions recommending that the eastern,
middle and southern states offer in
ducements by bounty. or any other
means, for the upbuilding Of the live
stock industry in those sections. Res
olutions also We're adopted favoring the
repeal of the present national bank
ruptcy law, as n hardship on small
business men. and extending thanks to
Attorney General Knox and to Attor.
ney General Davies of New York for
their injunction proceedings against the
so-called beef trust.
G. +. w. Nicely, who was convicted
of Cuban postal frauds. and afterward
igrantcd amnesty by the Cuban Legis
lature. has applied to the attorney gen
,eral to be reimbursed for the money
found In his possession at the time of
his arrest, amounting to SG,234. This
r0oney was sent to Cuba as an exhibit
at the trial of Nicely. aud was returned
by the military government to the War