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afro manufacturer OF envelopes. His con-
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vsstmsDts In real estate and buildings. He
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besides other property on Second avenue
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Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
VIII Make Trips to Manila.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The Navy De-
partment to-day took the initial steps
for the prosecution of its plans for the
formation of a naval transport service.
1t promulgated a schedule for the
sailing of the two vessels now avail
able for this service, by which the
Solace is to sail from New York for
Manila in January and July and the
Buffalo is to run from San Francisco
to the same port in April and Oc-
tober.
The schedule will give three
months service to begin with. allowing
the vessels ample time to refit between
trips. They will carry stores for the
naval forces in the Philippines and Ad-
miral Dewey will not only erect n
storehouse for the goods, but will have
the Celtic and the Culgoa to use as
refrigerator ships to use for storage of
fresh provisions.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
bold Plot Is Detected.

Lacrosse. Wis. Jan. IA bold at
tempt to steal twenty-one carloads of
wheat was defeated by clever detec-
tive work and prompt and decisive ac-
ton on the part of railroad officials.
The grain was mostly the property
of S. Y. Hyde Elevator Company and
the w. w. Cargill Company of this
city, and the cars were diverted from
their original consignees by the sub
stiturion of bogus way bills. 1t ap-
pears just about time the deal was
nearing consummation the swindlers
weakened. Had the perpetrators been
successful in carrying out their clever
scheme, it would have-made them $15,-
900 richer The men at work on the
ease expect soon to have the entire
gang of fraudulent way-bill workers
under arrest.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
APHlLIPPlNE COMMISSION.
President VIII Send Experts to Report OF
the Situation.

Denver, Jan. 1G.-A special dispatch
to the Denver Republican from Wash
ington says:
President Mckinley has decided to
send a commission to the Philippines
to make a thorough study of the stu
alton and advise him as to what the
policy of the United States should be
regarding these islands.
He has asked the following gentle
men to serve ON the commission:
Rear Admiral George Dewey, COM
mander of the Asiatic squadron.
Major General e. S. Otis, military
governor of the Philippines.
Prof. J. G. Schurman, president of
Cornell University.
Colonel Charles DENLY, former min
lister to China, and now member of
the war investigation commission.
Brigadier General Charles B. Whit
tier of New York, recently on duty at
Manila.
Admiral Dewey will be president of
the commission. 1t is now only ques-
tion as to whether or not the gentle
men mentioned will consent to serve
and as to the date when the commits
sion will start for the Philippines.
The fact that President Schurman
has been summoned to Washington to
confer with the President indicates
that President Mckinley contemplates
appointing the commission immediate
ly, though there is a probability that he
may wait for the ratification of the
peace treaty.
Tht President desires not only Prof.
Schurman's views regarding the future
attitude of this country toward the
Ihilirninns H,,t pI 20, - tln al, ,GS
of the question that ought to be con-
sidered by Il commission.
Should he consent to serve there will
be little difficulty in making up the rest
of the personnel of the commission, as
all of the other men mentioned are
thoroughly familiar and interested in
the subject and will doubtless be glad
to accept.
President Mckinley is not averse to
the Filipinos having independence If it
can be proved that they are capable of
maintaining it. He is not averse to ac-
cepting all responsibility of maintain
ing sovereignty and control of the Phil
ippines permanently. But he wants to
be sure of his ground before taking
any definite stand.
1t is believed that the determination
to appoint commission will have Il
good effect on the situation in the Sen
ate.
Those Senators who have been dis
posed to oppose the treaty on the
ground the President had been given
no advice as to the future control and
disposition of the islands will see that
he has determined to obtain all the
facts through the medium of a nom
partisan commission, composed of COM
petent men, before making any recon-
mendations.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
United States Finances Europe.

London, Jan. 14.-At the semi-annual
meeting of the Union Bank of Lon
don to-day Mr.. Schuester, the govern
or, in the course of his report, said the
United States had become II most i'm
portant factor, which must not be
overlooked in forecasting the future
He added that the remarkable activity
of trade in the United States after n
successful war and prospective new
markets, together with abundant har-
vests, had created an unprecedented
trade balance on favor of that coun-
try, which had already made itself
felt on this side, and for the first time
he believed it might be said that it
was not Europe that had financed the
United States, but New York that had
financed Europe. During the last few
months the United States had lent n
considerable amount of cash, and it's
discounts in London and Berlin and
its power to obtain gold hence for very
large amounts whenever it chose
must not be lost sight of.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Cubans Stone the Spanish Flag.

Havana, Jan. 16.-This morning n
Spanish flag having been raised over
hotel on the Cabada Del Monte, n
crowd of Cubans gathered and began
to throw stones at it,
Company b, Tenth regular infantry,
was called and proceeded to the scene
Of disturbance at double-quick and
with fixed bayonets speedily dispersed
the crowd, which was fast becoming
ugly.
The officer in command explained to
the proprietor that the flag ought to
be lowered. because it was likely to
produce further disorder. The proprie-
tor, in reply, assured the officer that
no offense had been intended. and
that, having seen the English and Ger
man flags flying, he thought he would
be at liberty to raise the flag of Spain.
Two members of the company lowered
the flag.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
A Great Copper Combine.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-The Record this
morning says n gigantic combination
in copper was recently effected in New
York, and with the reputed backing of
the Standard Oil Company. the Ameri-
can Copper Company, in its combina-
tion of six great plants, expects to
revolutionize the copper mining indus
try of the world.
The Boston and Montana and Butte
and Boston Mining Companies, the
Old Dominion Copper Company of
Arizona and the Arcadan Tamarack
and Osceola Mining Companies of
Michigan, are named as the compo-
nent parts of the new organization.
1t is understood that the Calumet and
Hecla Company. the largest producer
in the Lake Superior region, declined
to enter the combine.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
SAINT. re Conductor. Discharged

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 17.-Nine Santa
Fe conductors. running on the West
ern, New Mexico and Rio Grande di-
visions. have been discharged for using
the short fare system. An investiga-
4tion is in progress to-day, and more
discharges will probably follow. The
officials in this city are unable to state
how many conductors will be relieved
from. duty on the three divisions, as
the investigation is wholly in the
hands of Division Superintendents
DYER and Hurley. 1t is almost certain
that more than the nine men dis
charged will be relieved from service.
The belief here is that the short fare
system has been carried on for some
time and that the loss to the company
is considerable.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
THE NEW COMMISSION
TO SECURE FACTS CONCERNING
PHILIPPINES.
Professor schurman T. las of It's Work
Although an Anti-Expansionist He In
dorses the Treaty.

Washington, Jan. 17.-President Nc
kinley's commission to the Philippines
will not go TO treat with the Flip
pinos.
Professor Jacob Gould Schurman
talked en- the subject of his connection
with the commission. He said: II have
seen the President to-day, and, after
discussing the subject, agreed to be-
come member Of the committee.
MY individual views in opposition
to national expansion are on record,
and l desire TO say that those views
have not been changed by any recent
Developments. But what l have
learned from the very highest possible
authority concerning the dilemma
which faced the peace commission at
Paris has convinced me that the COM
mission acted wisely in demanding the
cession of the Philippines. 1 am as
sured by that authority that any other
action on the part of the United States
woslld have precipitated an interna-
tional war more serious by far than
our trouble with Spain.
Il deplore the necessity, but l am
convinced by these disclosures that,
conserving the interests of internation-
al peace, the administration acted
wisely, in fact, assumed the only ten
able position, in accepting the respon-
Sibility of the future of the Philip
pines.
THE return of the islands to the au-
thority of Spain was impossible; to
turn them over to the natives was
delivery to anarchy and misrule. The
only choice left was to accept the trust
for ourselves, however difficult and
contrary to the spirit and form of our
government it might be, or to with
draw from such part as we did not
wish to retain and invite an interna-
tional scramble, which the commission
was absolutely assured by facts plain
ly stated to them, would involve us in
an international war of gigantic pro-
portions.
1.-The object of the commission of
which 1 will be a member is solely for
the purpose of acquiring information
concerning the social conditions pre-
vailing in the islands. 1t will make no
recommendations as to governmental
reforms or methods. Its purpose is ed
ucational solely.
THE President is anxious that the
commission reach the scene of its la
bors as soon as possible. We will prob
ably leave for San Francisco about
the first of February and proceed at
once to Manila"
The commission which the President
is about to appoint to proceed to the
Philippines will not he subject to the
confirmation of the United States SEN
ate, but will be named under reserved
authority of the President, and its eX-
penses will be paid out of the appro-
priations. The commissioners will un-
officially confer with the natives and
advise with the military authorities,
it being felt here that men of their ex-
perience and qualifications will be
valuable counsellors in the conditions
now existing. 1t is believed that the
natives can be kept from hostilities
! until the arrival of the commission at
! Manila. and then it is hoped that the
best results will follow the visit.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19

country.
The curative quality of the atmos-
phere in the Pecos Valley is partly
due to its dryness. The valley lies in
what is known as an arid region. Yet
it should be borne in mind that it first
attracted the attention of the whites
by it's richness as natural feeding
ground for cattle. Consequently the
soil must be productive, and it is a
fact that the Pecos River is one of
the chief tributaries of the Rio
Grande. Therefore it will readily be
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Cienruegos Full Of s,,,,.-,.

Cienfuegos, Jan. 16-The Spanish
soldiers, who are thlckly quartered in
the warehouses and along the wharves.
swarm through this city day and
night. Their officers crowd the hotels.
The soldiers are poorly fed and have
had no pay for months. They are
quiet enough. but their presence
makes impossible n proper cleaning of
the town and prevents activity on the
part of the American administration
Twcnty-seven thousand Spaniards
still remain In the vicinity of Cienfue-
gos. but one transport is now loading
and twelve others are expected to ar
rive at an early date. Ii Is improba-
BILE, however, that the evacuation will
be completed much before the middle
Of February.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
sPILLWAY IRRIGATING CANAL.

an improved quality of cattle and
sheep. Under the old system the cat
tie and sheep growers business was
uncertain. He never knew how soon
a drouth might make him poor man.
Now when he lies down at night (at
home in a comfortable bed instead of
seeking shelter as he did formerly in
the lee of a mesquite bush he feels
that he will be worth more in the
morning by the gain in weight of his
stock during the night. Now he can
make his cattle or sheep fit for mar
ket on any day that he chooses to des-
ignate. Already as a consequence the
alfalfa and beet-fed beef and mutton
OF the Pecos valley command an extra
figure in eastern stockyards.
But the irrigation system of Eddy
was not created solely, or originally,
for the cattle grower. Quite the con-
trary. Though the cattle man was
first in the Pecos valley of New Mex
leo, it was the farmer who first used
the water that the canal and bitches
carried. The consequence was that
farming was the first industry to es-
tablish itself about Eddy, and now
there are farms, gardens, orchards and
vineyards producing grains, vegetables
and fruits and miles upon miles of
cottonwood fringe the streams Great
ing constantly growing lines of beauty
bringing in singing birds where they
had no safe perch to rest upon in the
early cowboy days and affording
grateful summer shade for man and
beast. AS result of farming and
gardening under this beneficent sys-
tenn of turning the Pecos river upon
the land beet sugar factory has been
built in Eddy at cost of a quarter of
a million and 1t is one of the best
properties of the kind in the country.
At this writing the sugar factory is
in the middle of its most successful
campaign, all as consequence of irri-
cation.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Bibles Given to Cadets.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 16.-The an
nual presentation of Bibles to the grad
uating class at the Naval Academy by
the American Seamen's Friend Society
was made to-day in the chapel ut the
Academy.
Rev. DR.. Stitt of New York delivered
the presentation sermon. Forty cadets
were given copies of the revised edi-
ton OF the Bible, four Catholic men,
bers chose the Douay edition, and nine
cadets selected other books. explain
Ing that they already had copies of the
Bible. The presentation occurred sev-
eral months earlier this year because
the first class will be graduated after
the February scmi-annual examina-
tlons, and probably will be ordered into
active service Immediately thereafter
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
OFF FOR MANILA.
Two Regiments Of Regulars to Sail From
New York.

new xOrks
Chicago, Jan. 15.-The Fourth regu-
lar infantry, recruited up to its full
strength of over 1900 men, in COM
mand of Colonel Robert H. Hall, left
Fort Sheridan to-day on its long jour-
ney to the Philippines, where the regi-
ment has been ordered for service.
Hundreds of people gathered at the
station at the fort, where the regiment
has been stationed so long, and many
affecting scenes were witnessed be-
tween the blue-clad soldiers and the
wives and sweethearts they We're
bidding farewell.
The most disconsolate ones We're the
members of the regiment whom the
fevers and hardships of the Cuban
campaign had rendered unfit for trop-
ical service, every one of whom who
could stand, waded through the mud
TO see the regiment depart.
The regiment left Fort Sheridan for
the East in three special trains, forty
five Pullmans and tourist sleeping cars.
The trains were switched from the Chi
cago & Northwestern to the Fort
Wayne tracks at the Union Depot in
Chicago, and Immediately left for New
York, where Tuesday the regiment
will embark on the transport General
Grant for the trip to Manila via the
Suez canal.
A number of the command officers,
including Colonel Hall and Lieutenant
Colonel j. NJ. Sannow, We're accom-
panied by their families. The voyage
will occupy about five or six weeks.
Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 15.-The first
detachment of the Seventeenth Unit
ed States infantry left Columbus at :
p. m. to-day for New York, en- route
to the Philippines.
The departure of the troops was the
occasion for n great public demon
stration in which not fewer than 5O,-
600 people participated.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
New Man in Beeoher's Pulpit.

New York. Jan. 16.-There was an
actual crush before the opening of the
doors of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
this morning of people determined to
hear Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight Hills,
formerly of Chicago, deliver his first
Sunday sermon in the edlfice.
The gathering in its different phases
brought forclbly TO mind the days of
Henry Ward Beecher and DR.. Hills
most ardent friends are delighted be-
yond expression.
DIR. Hills was listened to intently
He seemed perfectly at ease and spoke
so distinctly that every person in the
church heard him. His theme was
Jesus Christ, the Supreme Example
of Genius In the Realm of Intellect"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Strike on Cuban Estates.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 14.-The Ia
borers on some of the sugar estates in
the Guantanamo district have gone on
strike and the trouble is likely to
spread.
The cause assigned by the strikers is
that the storekeepers charge n dis
count on Spanish gold. The men say
they receive the same amount now as
under the old regime, but are COM
PEELED to pay 0 per cent. on their pur-
chases.
Governor General Brooke, replying
to number of questions addressed
to him as to currency ratios and val
ues, says government collections and
disbursements in the department must
be made upon the basis Of American
gold.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Eddy. N. NJ. letter.

What led to the invasion of the Pc
cos Valley, New Mexico, by whites
was its natural richness as a graz
ing country. Cattle growers were the
first to dispute with the Apaches for
its possession. The valley was the
best and most highly priced of all the
hunting grounds and homes claimed
by the Apaches. So fiercely did they
battle for it that the Mexicans were
unable to obtain a foothold there.
There were Mexican towns in the Ter
ritory of New Mexico but not in the
Pecos Valley as the term is now ap-
piled to that region lying between
Pecos City and Roswell with Eddy
about half way between. The cow
boy was the first to dispute the own
ership of this region successfully with
the Apaches. 1t was the Apache's
home because it was his favorite hunt
ing ground and had the best climate
of which his roaming habits and dar-
ing excursions gave him any knowl-
edge. The Apache was as willing to
fight for soil and climate as the cow
boy but the latter was the quicker
with his gun and the former went
down.
After the cattlemen got to know the
Pecos Valley climate they began CIV
ing private tips to their friends who
lived elsewhere especially those in
need of curative climate. So few
favored ones came hither in those
days and being benefited they told
others and the superiority of the cli-
mate became pretty well known among
friends of cattle-growers. The air
is dry and pure, sunshine is almost
constant, and the altitude, say, of
Eddy is what medical scientists pro-
nounce Just the thing" for lung and
throat diseases, when the heart ac-
tion is natural. In very weak heart
cases the sea level may be preferred.
But it has been proved that persons
with either consumption or bronchitis
may live here and improve year by
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19

year, gain in health, strength, weight,
appetite and digestion-in short, take
In new store of vitality, and that is
happiness. There is no question about
the climate-it is the best. There are
too many living witnesses, too many
living certificates of cure in and about
Eddy to admit of the curative prop
critics being doubted. 1t is not a trop-
cal climate, like that of Florida. 1t
is not an enervating climate. 1t Is
an invigorating climate, and, though
the winters are so mild that men work
out of doors in their shirt sleeves al
most every day, people coming here
for the winter should bring as warm
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19

understood that If the water of that
river be applied to a soil which was
productive with little or no rain, there
should be important results.
The Pecos river has been harnessed
and compelled to work for the benefit
of mankind. 1t has been formed into
an irrigating system of the first mag
nitude. A man who has made the
irrigation question study for years
said recently in a public discourse in
Eddy that there was not in the arid
region today another system that had
such water supply as that now fur
nished to the people of Eddy and vi
cinity. Now this is what that means:
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
Slot Machines Are Gambling Devices.

Kansas City, Jan. 1.-THE first de-
cision by an appellate court in this
state that deals with the element OF
gambling in the operation of slot ma
chimes was made to-day by the Kansas
City Court of Appeals which held that
n slot machine, where chance OF
winning or losing is taken by the op-
orator, is gambling device pure ana
simple.
The decision was made In the case or
Charles o. Brown of Lamar who was
convicted in the court of that county
for having Il slot machine In his place
of business. He appealed on the
ground that slot machine was not
gambling device.