Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11


maritime powers for the extension OF
the exemption principle to private
property at sea not contraband OF war.
Justice Pritchard overruled the mo-
tion OF Samuel A. Groff. one OF the
recently convicted defendants In the
postal trial. and sentenced him to two
years In the Moundsville penitentiary
and to pay q fine Of $4,000. sentence
TO begin on arrival at the penitentiary.
Gron Immediately furnished bond for
$4,000. pending q motion for q new
trial.
The Senate committee ON military
affairs has agreed to incorporate In
the army appropriation bill an item OF
3250.000 to continue and complete q
military wagon road In Alaska from
Valdez to Fort Egbert or Eagle City.
Also IN item OF S32l.5 to complete
the construction and extension OF the
submarine telegraph line from Sitka
to Fort Liscum.
A bill has been introduced In Con
gress setting aside tract OF land In
the Akron. Colo. land district n a
public park. Tho movement was start,
ed by tho Beecher's Island Memorial
Association. which is desirous OF
Ing . monument thereon In commemo-
ration OF memorable battles between
scouts and frontiersmen and Indians.
Secretary Shaw has notiued all spe-
cial national bank repositories. includ.
will bo required to pay. on account OF
the Panama canal purchase. twenty
per cent. OF their holdings OF govern.
mcnt funds on or before March 25th.
Tho twenty per cent. aggregates about
$50. .000. 900. leaving about &:0.0oo.00o
to be supplied from tho treasury. The
two payments to tho canal company
and to tho republic Of Panama will be
made concurrently a.out April lst-
Representative BonynHe appeared
before tho House committee on public
buildings and grounds and presented
tho Invitation Of tho Denver Chamber
OF Commerce to go to Denver and as.
certain tho need OF \ new federal build.
ing. Former Member Shnfroth pre-
sentcd the bill and made the susscs.
tion to tho chamber that the Invitation
bc extended. Mr.. Bonyn.c backed up
Mr.. Shnfroth's assertions In regard To
the needs Of Denver and told the com.
mittce that an hours visit In Denver
would convince Il OF the necessity OF
new buildings. II Is Mr.. Bonynsc's
personal belief that tho committee VIII
visit Denver after the adjournment Of
Congress.
Having acquired tho right Of way for
the Panama canal. tho United States
now purposes vigorously to takc steps
looking TO tho protection from maia-
ria and yellow fever OF the largo mum.
bcr OF Americans who undoubtedly
will bc attracted to that section when
the work OF construction begins. u
has been decided TO send Col. william
Gorgas. tho yellow fever expert Of the
army, for n conference with Admiral
Walker. DIR. Gorgns Ia m immune.
and will 70 to tho isthmus prepared
TO put Into execution the methods
adopted by him in Havana. which
brought such effective results. yellow
fever In that city now being . thing
almost unknown.
The administration Is puzzled to
know how to deal with San Domingo.
Every report that comes from the In.
land indicates the existence thcro OF
n state approaching anarchy. II there
were . capable govcrnmcnt-cithcr
regular or rcvoiutionary-thc State
Department would call upon II to pre-
serve the peace. protect American In
tcrcsts and cause n cessation OF tho
frequent and annoying interference
with American commerce. But II ID
said there is no such government. and
the department IL loath to embark on
n policy Of policing tho island ana
chasing small guerrilla bands through
the Jungle. The whole subject IL un-
der serious consideration by the nd.
ministrntion. which realizes that for
eign interests are looking to tho Unit
cd States to relieve their own govern.
ments Of the necessity Of taking hold
in San Domingo.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. jus
tice Brewer OF the United States Su.
preme Court, Senator Dolliver Of Iowa.
the British ambassador and Lady Du-
rand, and many other persons promi.
nept in official. diplomatic and social
circles, attended the service Sunday.
March 9Th, in commemoration OF tho
Tooth anniversary of the British and
Foreign Bible Society. at st. Johns
Episcopal church. Justice Brewer and
Senator Dolliver was the principal
speakers. DR.. Daniel C. Gilman. pres.
ident of tho American Bible Society.
presided, and made few remarks In
which he said that during tho lifetime
of tho British and American societies
they had circulated 250.o00,000 copies
of the Bible and parts Of the Bible to
the nations Of the world. Justice
Brewer declared that the greatest glo-
ry Of this nation lies in the fact that
ever and always she has striyen to
translate into the vernacular OF inter-
national law tho parable Of the good
Samaritan and the Golden Rule.
During tho discussion Of the Phil
ippine shipping bill in the Senate 1t
was stated that Secretary Taft. recent
ly governor Of tho Philippines, had ex-
pressed n willingness that the pro-
nosed law should be enacted In case