Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-12

VI tHu war department IlbtiIys ius
books Will be shipped Ia posts Ia vari-
Qua paris OF tho country.
Tho House committee ON Indian nf.
| fairs authorized "a favorable report
upon tho bill which has passed tho
Senate authorizing tho secretary OF the
interior to grant rights of way for pipe
'llnos FOR conyoyAncca of oil asA gas
through Indian reservations.
President Roosevelt has instructed
tho State and Navy Departments to
take effective measures Ia secure
roparation for IN, murder of an Amer
lean In San Domingo and To hiring
about an Immediate adjustment OF
long -stnndins grievances of Americans
In tho wcHt Indian republic.
Assistant Secretary OF State isoomis
transmitted to tho iious. memorial
from III. Wales Island Packing Com
pany of New York praying for RELIEF.
on tho ground chat the decision OF
tho Alaskan boundary tribunal placed
TN cannin. plant on tn. Canadian nido.
whiNsh. Il ID cont.ntei. will prevent the
continuance OF the business OF the con-
cern.
General Sanchez. the newly appoint.
cd Dominican minister. called at tho
State Department, and left note cs-
pressing regret for tho killing OF John
Htun. tho mAchiniHt. on tho United
States runbOat Yankee. The minister
had not heard from his government.
but presented tho note on hia own re-
Hponalbiiity, lie promised that steps
would bo taken To punish tho guilty
persons.
By unanimously agreeing TO rcso-
luton amending the rulca OF the House.
February End. the resident commission
or to Congress from Porto Rico was
given additional authority equal In all
essential respects TO that OF a dele
snte from territory. the action nos
requiring tho concurrence OF tho Sem
ate. Tho speaker announced amid ap-
piAufc the appointment of Mr. pcsctau.
tho Porto Rican commissioner. as n
member OF the House committee on In
uulAr afiaIm.
Senator Teller recently received let.
tcrH from Colorado and wyomin. citi-
gems residing near the Coloradowy-
ominE boundary limo requesting him
to ascertain the accuracy ot tho state
line. The commissioner OF the gen
cral land ofiiec. In response TO Senator
Teller inquiry. replied tha; thcrc was
no doubt uf tho correct position OF the
line: that IL had been determined as
Economically in 1873 by expert survey
ora and had been verified many times
since by land Office surveyors. The
lire IL at present marked by stone and
woodcn boundary posts.
The secretary OF the Interior has ap-
proved the setting aside Of ss.@So,Vco
OF the reclamation fund for tho irrt-
cation project ON the north aide OF the
snu8houe river, in tho Big Horn basin
cf Wyoming. provided that sauSfae-
tory rights 90 land and water can bc
secured. This project provides for the
consfuction ug the storage reservoir
IN Shcshonc river and canal head
inE In tho canon above Cody. u VIII
provide water for approximately 20
900 aercd ga the north side - the river
In HiE Horn county. The entire dis
taucc from Garland 90 Cody station
will bc under the canal system adJaecnt
TO the Bls Horn bssln extension cf the
Burllngton * Missouri River railroad.
The Senate committee on agriculture
ON tho 9th inst Eavo hearing TO
Senator Tcllur's hill appropEiatins
ss5opqo to conduct experiments to uen-
eoru-ErpwlnE states and territories IN
the breeding and feeding OF the various
classes OF live HtOck for market and IN
growing cTors and forage plants adapt
cd to these purposes. W. l. Carlyle.
prnlrsscr pf agriculture tn the college
AZ Fort Collins. Colorado: l. IL. Grubb,
n member uf the board Of rcEcats OF the
sasre vollcgv. and Sccrvtary OF AErtcrl-
turN Wilson all SPOKE In favor OF such
u bill. The committee fayors the rarRs-
ure. but it Is agreed that the amount
asked Tor "a far srcater than Will be
appropriated As u preliminary move
meut
II Ia declared that western ,nemhers
OF Congress who arc working Tor state
hood fCr the territories are % opinion
that the situation Is AGATE and the ter
rttcrles are ''up against H." Arizona
Is the great stumbling block. u Is con-
slterel 70 have tcc snRll u population
to he made state by itself. So IS
New Mexico. whi'e New Mexico Is
half Inclined 30 aSrec to ioirturo with
Arizona. the latter j. yiolcntly oppcsed
TO il. Oprcreuss cf statehood would
much rather not see New Mexico and
Arizona Admitted. even Jointly. for =
few years 70 come. II these two terri
tories do not set together aud agree 20
coue in as states, u Is believed theSr
chances 70 eoIae IN hereafter, either
separately or Jointly, for AZ least u
gereratlcn VIII be lost,
Cpurictc Investigation OF the rro-
tests agairst senator Reed Srrcct re-
talrlus bis seat IN the urftcd StSteS
Senate will begin Narch lst before the
co-riLtec On Privileges ard elections
The committee agreed - this Gate at
. meeting held February Sth and
Chairman Burrows was given u1liul-
tied rCwpr to summon witnesses X
such a course shall be found to be
necessary. \ list ct twenty witnesses
was subsritteJ by the pvvtesssntS and
rlCst q these win DO present soon AZ
ter Msrch fys. It was determined tha-
the hea-lug q the case shall Be pubic.
. The rrvtestanrs who are row orts'IrlE-
ing 10 make TIE hsht against Senator
SrCot have declared that II Il not
[ their intention to eUteT into what are