The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-04-17


many particulars concerning the capi-
tai contest, placing the total expendi-
ture in behalf of Anaconda in that con-
test at from S350.OO0 TO S450,O0O.
The United States Supreme Court has
denied the application of Captain Ober-
lin NJ Carter. recently convicted by
court martial of defrauding the gov
ernment. for n review of his case by
that tribunal, and thus ended one of
the most desperate contests in the his
tory of military law. Although the
punishment imposed upon Captain Car
ter is one of the severest sentences
ever recorded, and the members of the
court have consistently refused to rec
ommend clemency, his attorneys and
many loyal friends still assert his in
nocence and consider him the victim
of conspiracy. No defendant in a
criminal case, however, had better or
more influential counsel, and they have
exhausted every resource that could
be devised. Nothing except the pardon of
the President now remains between
Captain Carter and the peniteniary.
Carter will probably be taken to Leav-
enworth. Kansas at once, under a
guard. to begin serving his five-year
sentence in the military prison there.
Major General John Il. Brooke. who
has been in Washington since his re-
cent detachment from duty as COVER
nor general of Cuba, has been slated
for the command of the military de-
partment of the East, with headquar-
ters at New York City. The change in
that command will not occur until
June next. when Major General Wes-
ley Merritt will retire. General
Brooke was offered his choice of the
commands of the Department of the
Lakes and the Department of the East,
and expressed his preference for the
latter assignment. General Merritts
retirement will result in the promo
ton of Brigadier General Il. S. Otis
tmajor general United States yolun-
teers), commanding the military forces
in the Philippines, to the grade of mA-
jor general in the regular establish
ment II will also make a vacancy In
the list of brigadier generals of regu-
lars. which will be filed by the ap-
pointment of some officer who has rem
dered distinguished services in the
Philippine campaign.
Between Lucero and Guadalapita, on
Coyote creek, in Mora county, active
work is being done by Colorado people
on several very rich copper prospects.
1t is only lately that this section is be-
ing exploited on account of the grant
question, which, until n few months
ago, clouded titles in one of the richest
copper belts in New Mexico, extending
from western Mora county through
Taos, northern Santa Fe county to Rio
Arriba county, where at Laja Rosa
and other camps Cleveland capitalists
have lately invested. On the Mora
county prospects old shafts were found
that had been sunk twenty years ago
for gold. On the dumps were picked
uD many nuggets of solid copper
glance. Numerous veins were discoy-
cred cropping out at the surface and
these We're traceable for miles by dikes
of lime and porphyry, the veins lying
between The ore carried forty-eight
to eighty-five per cent. copper, with a
little gold and silver. A copper matte
smelter is to be located on the prop
erty, and as there is plenty of water
and timber and coal in that section,
mining and smelling operations can be
carried on very cheaply.
Senator Warren proposes that the
people of Hawaii shall have home
rule. a residence for many years in
n territory convinced the senator, he
SAYS. that it is a very undesirable state
of affairs which permits persons who
live many thousands of miles distant,
and who have no personal knowledge
of the local conditions, to make laws
and prescribe duties for territorial resi-
dents. The bill taken up by the Sen
ate recently providing a form of gov
ernment for Hawaii, prescribes that
the franchise sLall only be extended
| to male citizens of the islands, thus
preventing local legislation on the sub
| iect of franchise. To correct this Sena-
| tor Warren has introduced an amend
ment to the bill, reciting that at any
| time after January /. 1908. the Legis-
lature of Hawaii may submit to the
| lawfully qualified voters of the terri
tory such changes and notifications
for electors rs they shall see fit. and
the same being adopted by II majority
vote. taken in the mode prescribed by
the Legislature, shall be valid and
binding as law.
| Miss Lillian Pauncefote, daughter of
Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador
| to the United States, was married at
noon Saturday to Hon. Robert Bromley
of Stokehall. Neward. NOttinghamshire,
England. The wedding was one of the
most notable that has occurred in
| Washington for many years. Quaint
old st. Johns church, where the cere-
mony was performed, is one of the
landmarks of Washington, an outward
| ly dingy little Stucco-coated building of
colonial type. just across from Lafay-
cite Square from the executive man
sion. Its capacity is about 800, stand
ing room included, and this did not
serve to accommodate at tithe of those
who wished to witness the ceremony.
The ceremony was performed by Rt.
Rev. Bishop of Washington, Henry
Yates Satterlee, assisted by Rev.
Charles Mackay- Smith rector of st.
Johns. After the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served at the embassy
to 400 guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Bromley
later left for Palm Beach, Florida, and
will soon return to England where the
young matron will be presented at
court.