Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-09

fOrmal OrderS nave 6een lSSueu Oy
the Navy Department detailing Rear
Admiral Glass az conmander-in-chief
of the Pacific station. He will succeed
Read Admiral Casey. who has been
placed on waiting orders.
Estimates OF the sugar crop In San
tiago. Cuba. transmitted to the State
Department by Consul Holiday at that
city, place the crop for 1903 at 453.-
600 bags. an ancrease OF 72.215 bags
over the yenr now closing.
The quarterly report Of the value OF
foreign coins issued by the director of
the mint shows that for the three
months ending January !. 1908. there
had been decrease OF OO3i26 In the
value of silver per fine ounce.
United States Minister Squires at Ha-
vana has formally begun negotiations
station on the Isle OF Pines. II is un-
derstood that the United States asks
for one naval and three coaling sta
tions.
The commissioner OF patents has
rendered n decision announcing that IL
is against public policy for the office
To lend It's sanction to the use Of the
Presidents name by registering any
trade mark therefor without his ex-
press consent.
Rear Admiral Watson. who succeed
ed Dewey ut Manila. admits that Ger
mnny's attitude ut Manila was plainly
ground for apprehension and believes
our navy should Mt least keep up with
'Germnnys program. He thinks Con-
gress should give US six lighting ships
Mt this session.
The award OF a contract for rapid
fire six-inch type gun was made Deccm-
brc 29th to the trustees OF the Brown
Segmental Wire Tube Gun by the chief
OF ordnance of the army under nm nj
lotmcnt of 81. 900 provided by the
board OF ordnance md fortihcation.
Selection OF the type Of gun above men
toned is intended to determine the ell
gibIiity OF the Brown wire system OF
gun making for use In the coast de-
fenscs OF the United States.
Justice Shiras OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States will retire some
time durin. the present winter. The
date has not yet been hScd. and can
not be until certain eases have been
argued and other cases which have
been set for rc-argumcnt have been
disposed of. Justice ShiraH. however.
will retire during the present scssion
OF Congress. In order that his tue.
ccHsor may BE- confirmed before the
adjournment. Among the names pro-
posed as his successor In that OF WI.
liam IL. Taft. civil governor OF the
Philippines.
MlrAn,rr SiulcrH has cabicd the
State Department that no special h-s-
sion of the Cuban Scnai. will be called
prior To tire rcaaHcmblinK OF the Is
land Congress after tn. holidays. Tho
suggestion has been made that such n
session OF III. Senai. might be held
during the holidays for the purpose Of
passing on tn. reciprocity treaty be-
t~ccr the United States and Cuba. but
according to tho information received
from Havana this in,snilon has been
before the Cuban Senate in regular
form in January.
Director Merriam Of the permanent
CENSUS Ia making arrangements TO
have accurate statistics collected dur
ins the coming year and TO epntinuc
there after. of the mineral production
Of the United States. Heretofore these
statistics hAV. been collected by the
Geological Survey. bu, at so late date
as to reader them q. little practical
use. The permanent, census ~ill Gu
d-ayor to have tho statistics current
and published promptly after collcc-
ton. Especial care will b- taken to
have accurate statistics Of the pre-
ciouH mineral production. Irrigation
statistics arc to hr collected also by
the permanent, census and given early
publicity.
Th. Navy Department, has decided
80 a lei Eta q les
three divisions instead of tvo. as at
present. and to send out another niE
Officer. The heavy ba,ticships will be
under command of Rear Admiral Ev-
ans. who also will be In command
Of the entire squadron. the cruisers
under the command of Admiral Coop
or. who Ia to succeed Admiral Wilde.
and a new division. composing the
light sunboats. will be created under
the command Of Rear Admiral Yates
Stirling. now commandant of the pu.
&c, Sound navy yard. The latter will
raise his nag on the sunboa, Rainbow
and will have his general headquarters
at Cayitc.
Hereafter thc chemically-fed board
ers on whom Dr. Wiley Of the AEricui-
tural Department Is trying the boracic
acid tests. will rot he allowed to talk
about the progress of the experiments.
Secretary Wilson recently gave orders
to admit no newspaper men TO the
place where the men are being fed. and
for the boarders 10 refrain carefully
from giving out any information. The
reason for this is a fear that the pub
lie will not take the experiments Sc
riously. owing to the fact that some
writers arc treating them lightly and
In humorous way. One OF the officials
said that " the hoarviers violate the or
dcrs they will be dismissed from the
public service.
4 valuable collection Of relics of the
tour of President and Mrs. Grant
around the world has Just been placed
for the first time on public exhibition
in the National museum. Their trans
fer to the government was provided
for in tile will OF Mrs. Grant. TO whom
they wcrc originally presented. They
consist OF an ancient Japanese cabinet
OF exquisite lacquer work. iniaid with
gold. presented by the Empress Of ia
pan: a pair of large modern hronze
vases. embossed. blazoned and decorat-
cd. presented by the Emperor OF ia
pan; a lady's gold dressing case In the
shape Of an urn. with several smaller
cups. tho eift Of the King and Queen
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