Gilpin observer., 1899-10-05


findings have been approved: And
the court does therefore sentence the
accused, Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter,
corps of engineers, U. S. A.. to be dis
missed from the service of the United
States, to suffer fine of $1,000, to be
confined at hard labor at such place
as the proper authorities may direct
for five years, and the crime. punish
ment and place of abode of accused to
be published in the newspapers and
about the station and state from which
the accused came, or where he usually
resides. The findings of the court
martial in the matter of the foregoing
proceedings against Captain Oberlin
Nj. Carter, corps of engineers. U. s. a.,
are hereby approved, as to all except
the following: Charge H., specifica-
tions {. g. o and 10: charge I'LL, speci-
cations 3. 4, 5, g. Z. 8, II and %, which
are disapproved and the sentence i'm
posed upon the defendant. Oberlin Nj.
Carter. is hereby approved. Approved
and confirmed: William Mckinley. BY
direction of the secretary of war Cap
tain Oberlin NJ. Carter. corps of engin-
GERS, ceases to be an army officer from
this date, and the United States peni-
tentiary at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas,
is designated as the place of his con-
finement. where he will be sent by the
commanding general of the department
of the east. under proper guard. BY
command of Major General Miles. II.
C. Corbn. adjutant general" Cap
tain Carter's case having been disposed
of by the President. he has passed
through the court of last resort. I'm
less the President decides at some frl-
ture date to pardon him. Carter will
serve out the sentence imposed by the
court martial.
Secretary Gage has asked the attor-
ney general for n, legal opinion regard
ing the authority of the secretary of
the treasury to purchase silver bullion
for the purpose of increasing the vol
ume of subsidiary coin. The act re-
suming specie payments prescribed
that only. $50.0OO.000 in these coins
should be issued. but the law has once
been disregarded. Secretary Folger
authorized the purchase of 100000
ounces of silver at one time during his
term of office. for the purpose of in
creasing the stock of small silver coins.
Secretary Gage believes this n precc-
dent which he may safely follow to
meet the present emergency. At tho
close of business Saturday the amount
of fractional silver in the treasury was
only ,4S1, and the demand for
'hiS ioi III VI hlohtN W INJECT ile SIoN-
ing requirements of trade throughout
the country is daily increasing. At the
beginning of the fiscal year. three
months ago. the amount of fractional
silver in the treasury vaults was about
S12,OOO,OOO. The amount of silver dol
lars also is depleted to such an extent
that the demand for these coins. here
tofore regarded as inconvenient. can
not be supplied. The San Francisco
mint has exhausted the supply avail
able for subsidiary coins under the
present law and as the demand for
half-dollars and quarters has been
greater east of the Rocky Mountains
than in the West it Is presumed that
the other mints are in similar cond;.
ton touching their silver supply.
Therefore the only way out of the pres
ent dearth of small change is for the
government to go into the market and
buy the metal relying on the next Con
gress for approval of its course. In
this connection those conversant with
mint affairs report that within the past
five years, east of Chicago. there has
been marked increase in the demand
for silver coins of lower denomination
than the dollar. In other words the
popularity of silver money has greatly
advanced and this is particularly true
of the region commonly designated as
the eastern states.
The home coming on Monday of Ad-
miral Dewey-for henceforth the ma
tional capitol is to be his home-was
made the occasion for the greatest trib-
ute ever paid by Washington TO any
individual After the preliminary wei
come in New York. itself unsurpassed
III Its kind. II remained for the high
est and greatest in the official world
TO hold out the hand of greeting to the
famous admiral, and to join with the
people who are to be his fellow citizens
in bidding him welcome. The citizens
had made every preparation to make
the occasion worthy of their hero. The
decorations were elaborate. Pennsyl-
vania avenue was one mass of colorea
bunting along the entire line of march
from the station to the White House.
and. not content with this. few private
citizens failed to make some display
of color on their residences. UNIQUE
designs in fairy lamps dotted the hori-
zon, great searchlights threw broad
beams of light across the blue sky on
II clear October evening. and the state
ly capitol stood revealed I'm its queen
ly beauty in the powerful rays of
many concentrated lights. The same
device was used effectively in the case
of other public buildings which stood
within the range of vision of the dis
tinguished party which stood to review
the great throng of people which
passed along beneath the Prov of the
white Olympia much projected In bold
relief from the stand ut the head of
Pennsylvania avenue. whcreon stood
Dewey. the central figure of the dem
onstration. ON the facade of the new
ly completed government postofiice
building flamcs forth two Inscriptions
set IN electric points. the one reciting
the famous message to the president
Dewey. then thousands of
miles away In the far East to 20 forth
to destroy the Spanish fleet. and the
other setting out the famous admiral's