Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-03


lief fund $l50.000 to enable the Moros
to build roads through the Lake La
mao region.
Through our ministers abroad the
naval attaches of the United States
have been instructed to report upon
tho number and the danger to neutral
shipping from war mines floating OF
the Mancurian coast. This informa-
tion will be placed In the hands Of the
naval board. which will submit Its
views to the President and II occasion
warrants II. representations Will be
made to the belligerents.
The Postofiice Department has an.
nounced that navigation on the fukni
river In Alaska is reo2ened and that
mail matter may be accepted by post.
Offices for transmission to and iesti-
nation in Alaskan territory. This also
includes Dawson and I'LL other places
in Yukon territory. The first trip up
the Yukon was made by the steamer
Portland. which was equipped with an
ice PROV and which carried approxi-
nately $4,000 pounds OF mail matter.
An order has been issued by the
Postofiice Department for the payment
of salaries OF star route mail carriers
md mail messengers monthly. instead
of every three months. The officials
hope to inaugurate the monthly pay
msnts August LIST for salaries for July.
There are 325 star route carriers In COL
orado and sixty-seven mall messC-
gers; New Mexico has l6l star route and
twenty-three mail messengers and Wy
oming l32 star route and nineteen mail
messengers.
The secretary of the Interior has ap-
proved tho plan adopted by Commis-
sIonor Richards Of the General Land
Once for surveying and making
boundary line for distance OF 200
miles between wyomin. and South Da-
ko,a and Wyoming and Montana. The
contract for the South Dnkota-wyom-
ing boundary survey Will be given TO
T. +. Stable OF Cheyenne md OF tho
Montana -wyomin. line to Deputy Sur
vcyor Peck Of South Dakota The
boundary will be marked with iron and
granite monuments. There is SiV.Voo
available for the work.
The Indian bureau has received the
Official report ON the water for domcs-
tic purposes In the proposed sSo. 900 In
dian school to be located on the san
Juan river near Pennington. New Mex
leo. An analysis Of the waters taken
from the San Juan and from well
Eorcd 1000 feet away from that river
has been made by DIR. II. II. FORBES OF
the Agricultural College ut Tucson. DR..
Forbss fayorM well water for. domestic
usos. The problem Of sc,tin. health
ful and adequate wtcr supply has been
worrying the department. but the
Forbes report asserts there IN plenty OF
pure water In the well. The work al
preparing plans for the new Indian
school will be pushed 10 completion.
Actual work will likely he commenced
befaE. the close Of the present ruincfnr.
Governor Wright has eabled tho
secretary Of war. making the follow.
Ing quotations from u dispatch sent TO
General Wright by General Wood:
.So disturbance In Cottobato valley.
There was a fisht with a band Of out.
laws under All. who II ns much nm
enemy OF peaceful Moros ns OF ours.
All Moros In valley are nj work and
friendly. and. for the firHi time In his.
tory, are iakinE out ccdular. Have tn
ken out ..io0 In last tvo weeks. Not
tho slightest cause OF anxiety.
General Wright does no; anticipate
any serious trouble with tho Moros.
They have no chief Of prominence
around whom they could gather: they
arc divided into very small groups.
commanded by Insignificant dat'os. In
,cnsciy jcaiots and at general war
with each other. The Moro act abo!'
ishins slavery and establishing a form
of government wholly at variance with
what has existed heretofore naturally
has produced some dissatisfaction. but
hc regards serious opposiiion as I'm.
probable. n not impossible.
The following Is apropos to the ap.
polntmclt Of Secretary cortciyou as
chairman Of tho Republican national
committee: This II the day Of the
Young man. George n. Cortclyou II
about TO step into tho shoes worn by
Edwin d. Morgan. Zach Chandler. u.
r. topcs. Matthew Stanley Quay and
Marcus A. Hanna. with the exception
Of Thomas II. Carter. who was thirty
eight when chairman. he is the young
cat man To become chairman OF ma.
tjoual committee and the manager OF
a national campaign. says the New
York Herald. Mr.. Cor,elyou is In his
forty.hrzt year. William +. Harrity
was forty.two when he took charge OF
tho last successful fght the Democrats
made for the presidency In 1929. Ed
win d. Morgan Of New York was forty.
three when he managed the FIRST Of
tho three campaigns which he con-
Quoted for the Republican party In
1866. 1860 and 1864. All Of these mon
had participated In political affairs as
DELEGATES to conventions. and most OF
them would be regarded as practical
politicians. Mr.. Cortclyou has not
been the first private secretary N .
President to become a Cabinet minis
ter. Daniel Lamont and John Hay
have preceded him. but he II the FIRST
private secretary who rose TO his pres
ent position from q subordinate gov.
crnment Job and who is TO be advanced
to the eminencc Of titular head Of his