Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-12
poiNGS At WASHINGTON.

Work OF construction on the new 90
0O0ton battleship. to be built at the
New York navy yard. will begin
shortly.
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved the indemnity school land Sc
lection made by the state OF Wyoming
in the Lander district, aggregating
2,i3S acres.
Land Commissioner bennett Is ar
ranging to employ a large additional
force Of special agents to examine and
close up some 1000 suspended land
entries. an appropriation OF $25o.O00
having been made for this purpose by
the recent Congress.
Postmaster General Meyer m.
nounces that m agreement has been
reached with the British government
providing for n letter postage OF two
cents an ounce between the United
States and Great Britain and Ireland
to become operative October LIST.
Practically complete returns from
the primary election held Tuesday in
Iowa show that United States Senator
William b. Allison has been nomi
mated to succeed himself. defeating
Governor A. b. Cummings by a ma
jority in the neighborhood OF 10000.
That the Roman Catholic Church Is
entitled to exercise complete owner.
chiI Of the church buildings occupied
by that denomination In the city OF
Ponce. Porto Rico. as against the mu.
Iicipality. has been decided by the
United States Supreme Court.
Beginning June 10th payments for
bullion deposited at the mints and as
say Offices OF the United States vii!
be made in coin or bars or by check
OF the local sub-treasury or United
States depository bank in the city in
which the mint or assay Office is To-
Gated. as may be desired by the de
positor.
A construction of the words nation
al holidays" used in connection with
the issue of dressed chicken or turkey
in army garrison rations. has been
made by the War Department. They
are New Years. Washington's Birth
day. Memorial Day. Independence Day.
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas.
Land Commissioner bennett has an.
nounced the adoption of a plan of re-
organization OF the general land office
work by which II will be divided into
three divisions or bureaus. One OF
these, which pertains to the general
routine of land office work. will be
placed in charge of Frank Bond. for
mer editor of the Cheyenne. Wyoming.
Tribune. Work incident to the field
service will be placed in charge OF II.
II. Schwartz. now chief OF the special
service division OF the office. The le-
gal or administration branch will be
placed in charge Of c. S. Ukes.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the resignation of Jackson Smith,
member of the Isthmian Canal com.
mission and manager of the Depart
ment of Labor. Water and Subsist.
ence, with headquarters at CuIebra,
Canal Zone. MIR. Smith has been In
the service three years, and the Pres.
ident in accepting the resignation
complimented him on his work.
Thomas P. Gore. the blind senator
from Oklahoma. who is undergoing
treatment at the Episcopal hospital In
Washington, firmly believes, 1t is said.
that his sight will be restored. The
treatment supplies nourishment to the |
retina of the left eye. which is scpar |
ated from the optic nerve.
While President Roosevelt was out
horseback riding on the I'd inst. hi, |
horse reared and fell over backward
with him. precipitating both man and |
horse Into a Tmall stream. q distance |
OF ten feet. by good horsemanshIp tho |
president kept from falling under the |
horse and was unhurt.