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, 1901-12-26
TAXES IN EUROPE.
They Are Much Higher Than They Are in
America.

People in the United States who are
grumblins about high taxes should find
much consolation in the knowledge
that their property is not situated in
any of the European capitals. In Ber-
lin, for example, the great American
life insurance companies are required
to invest a certain portion of their as
sets in city property, and their taxes,
which are no higher than those of 9th.
err real estate owners. amount annual
ly to more than one-third of their re-
ceipts from rentals. In Vienna taxes
are even higher. The man who owns
h building in which the American le-
CATION is located divides the rent with
the government in equal shares. The
same rates prevail in other large Eu.
ropean cities.
In addition to this the building regu-
lations are rigid, and every structure
must be fire-proOf,. with stone stalr-
cases to the top floor, double walls
floors and roofs of steel and terra cot
Ia. The front must correspond with
the adjoining buildings in height aud
architectural treatment. a poor
man cannot build n home in any of the
European cities. He must go into the
suburbs. Hence most of the ground
owned by individuals is leased TO
building companies and capitalists
William Il. Curtis in Chicago Record
Herald.
, 1901-12-26

zone %undeniable truth" says Gen
eral Chaffee. Stands out in this case
as in hundreds of like eases Of muir
der, that the average native of these
islands has not more than the merest
rudimentary conception of his indi-
vidual rights and duties as n man, and
no one knows this so well rs the willy
chiefs who use him for their nefariOus
purposes"
Six of the seven natives were SEN
fenced to be hanged, but General
Chaffee committed the sentences of
three of them to imprisonment at hard
labor for life.
The seventh native. Leonardo de Po-
soy, n regularly ordained priest, asked
for and was granted II separate trial.
At his trial, de Posoy. who was held
to be the chief agent of the Taytay
murders, took advantage of the loop
hole which appeared TO he afforded by
his position as priest. by contending
that while the pnrticipatOrs in the
wholesale murders In Taytay would
confess the same at confessional he
was compelled by his sacred office to
keep silence.
General Chaffee pronounced this de,
Tense of no value, saying that the
''lAl'FTA'AAhi 'N''' AAfA 81 hl''A any
man, priest or layman, the obligation
of suppressing knowledge of crimes be
ing committed by third parties, the con
summation of which could have been
prevented without yiolnting the Sc
crecy of the confessional" In this
particular case, it is said, the knowl.
edge of the crimes was brought direct
ly to he priests notice and was not
gained through the confessional.
General Chaffee confirmed the sen
tence of death Imposed by the court
martial which tried de Posoy. but com
mutcd the sentence TO twenty years
Imprisonment mt hard labor, ''out of re-
spect for his calling and of the great
religious organization of which lie is
n most unworthy member Said Gen
eral Chaffee in concluding his review:
mo person living in these Islands
can be permitted to plead his office,
however sacred or exalted. rs n protec-
ton for crimes committed"
, 1901-12-26
SAMPSON FILES OBJECTIONS
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY'S REPORT

Washington, Dec. 21,-The objection
of Admiral w. 7. Sampson TO that por-
ton of Admiral Dewey's report of the
SchIey court of inquiry, in which lie
says Admiral Schlcy was in command
a. tur battle of Santiago and entitled
to the credit for the victory, was filed
with Secretary Long yesterday. 1t is
as follows:
New York. Dec. 1a-Sir: As counsel
for Rear Admiral Sampson, we have
the honor TO request that the depart
ment, for the reasons below stated,
strike out or specifically |disapprove
that portion of Admiral Dewey's opin-
ion filed in connection with the proceed
ings of the Schley court of inquiry. in
which he states his view TO be that
Commodore Schley was in absolute
command at the naval battle of San
tiago.
l. Commodore Schlcy was not in
command at hat battle.
Ia The disposition of the forces at
the beginning of the battle, according
to Commodore Schley's own state
mcnt, places Admiral Sampson in com
mand.
The Brooklyn and the Vixen were the
westernmust ships of the fleet; the In
diana and Gloucester were the eastern
most. The New York was nearer to
both of the latter than was the Brook
Ign, and notably at the time when the
Indiana was heavily engaged mt the
beginning of the action, and when the
Gloucester WAS engaged with the
Furor and Plut0n. Commodore Schlcy
says: The Indiana and the GlOuces-
ter We're closer to your flag
ship than to the Brooklyn. We have,
then, the cas- of n fleet in regular for
nation, with the commandments
within signal distance and Closer to u
larger numher of the shlps than is the
, 1901-12-26

Washington, d. C.. Dec. 22.-A deter
mination on the part of the adminiStra-
ton absolutely TO terminate further
discussion of the Sampson-Schley con
troyersy took shape in the publication
Yesterday of some remarkable cores
nondence that has passed between See,
retary Root and Lieutenant General
Miles relative to the latter's interview
published in a Cincinnati paper, colh-
menting upon the Schley case.
1t is seldom that so severe n reprl-
mand is administered to an officer OF
high rank I'm either service. what the
result will be cannOt be foretold, al
though it is assumed that General
Miles will submit without further
comment.
The reprimand is contained in the
following letter of Secretary Root 10
General Miles:
war Department, Washington, ID. c.,
Dec. 81, 1901.
"Sir. BY direction of the President
| communicate to you his conclusions
upon your course in the interview to
which your attention vas called by my
letter of the 18th inst.
Your explanation of the public state
ment made by you is not satisfactory,
You are in error if you say that you
have the same right as any other citl'
zen to publicly express an opinion re
garding the questions pending in the
course of military discipline.
''The first article of the regulations
governing the Army Of the United
States provides:
Qualifications or discussions among
military men conveying praise or cen
, 1901-12-26

There have been greater crowds at
football games this season han that
which witnessed the coutest between
the eleyens of the army and of the
navy at Philadelphia. but there have
been none more distinguished, includ-
ing. as it did. the president of the
United States, the veteran heroes of
the army and of the navy, not to men
tion n vast array of statesmen, diplo-
mats and other eminent representa-
tives of military. naval and civil life.
The occasion marked the climax of a
notable football season, in which the
general public has taken an extraordi-
nary interest, not without ample com
pensatiou.
, 1901-12-26

Washington, Dec. 2i.,Iudgc AdvO-
cate Lemly and Solicitor General Han
nn yesterday submitted To Secretary
Long their report on the objections To
the findings Of the naval cuurt Of III
quiry filed by counsel FOR Admiral
Schlry. The verdict Of the court of In
Quiry Is upheld and Schlcy and his
counsel are criticised FOR suggesting
that his testimony was mot consider.
ed" II is emphasized that the court
was under oath to consider the testi-
mony, but that 1t had the p]rorogatiye
Of ignoring any that It might see III
after considering Il MY
, 1901-12-26
AT LUNCH.
Chicago People Can sip Their Tea and Talk
With Denver,

Telephone service while you eat is
the latest innovation in Chicago res
taurants. You don't have to leave the
table to enjoy this luxury. waiter
bring me Il telephone" is the only OF,
der necessary TO have n fully equipped
long-distance phone at your elbow,
rms service has been recently Installed
IN a number of Chicago restaurants
ana h proprietors are enthusiastic
over the results.
by simply ordering n telephone u
guest may he placed in communication
with New York or Denver or any other
city served by the Chicago Telephone
Company, without moving from the Ia
pie mt which dinner or luncheon is Do
Ing served.
, 1901-12-26

When. as Prince of Wales. King Ed
ward visited the United States n great
many years ago. he heard our great
national air on several occasions. a
few days ago when Sousa's band play
ed it in his presence he recognized it
at once and removed his nat. Many
things have transpired in forty years
to impress him with the belief that
1.-THE Star Spangled banner is a much
greater tune than he once believed it
to be.
, 1901-12-26

London, Dec. 23.-Theodore and
Laura jackson, the latter best known
IN the United States by the name oi
Anne Odelia Dies de Bar, were found
guilty by a jury Saturday on charges
OF immoral practices and fraud. The
Juase at once pronounced sentences
OF hiteen and<seven years penal servi.
tu9e upon jackson and his reputed
wife, respectively.
, 1901-12-26

( second in command. II is true that the
commander-in-chicf could not have
reached the most distant vessel by sig
nails, except by causing them to be re
peated by an intermediate vesscl-an
entirely usual COursc-but it is equally
true that the second in command could
not have reached the remote vessels
of the fleet namely, the Indiana and
the Gloucester. without likewise re
peating signals.
In this state of affairs. the regula-
tons of the navy and the customs of
the sea place the absolute command
and the full responsibility in the sell
iOr officer.
(b) The BrOoklyn's maneuver during
the action destroys any claim that
Commodore Schley might have had to
the command. The facts as t. the
loop are found by the court. The find
ing and opinion show that to avoid
danger to his own ship he Unanswered
without warning to the rest Of the
squadron, and in disregard of the fleet
formation.
.. The President OF the United States
II the Navy Department had decided
hat Admiral Sampson was in COM
mand mt that battle. and Commodore
Schley second in command.
This fact was before the court: for
the secrctary's letter to the Senate
dated February q, 1880. states that the
Spanish squadron was destroyed by
our fleet under his (Sampson's) com
mand," and the advancement of Com
modore Schley was proposed in recoH
milton of his services MS mex in rank
at the victory of Santiago.
- M, ,tt4Ett,tN .- g.. ,,~Ia-. ~, 80
ed at Santiago was not referred TO the
court for consideration, and evidence
bearing ON the point WAS excluded.
=
1--WE have had three routes sur
ynVpI - guiI Mr. smith VnsturJay
, 1901-12-26

The traditional enemies of France
may expect to be handled without
gloves now that an order has gone
forth from the war minister to deprive
the army of that adornment.
, 1901-12-26

A Harvard student after n full
meal" crawled up 400 feet of a preci-
pice, every moment in imminent dan
ger of death. Clearly he must have
paItaken generously of more than solid
food.
, 1901-12-26

In German West Africa they get
three years in the penitentiary for
roasting a negro; in this country they
get a three days roast in the news
papers. Neither punishment seems to
discourage the habit.
, 1901-12-26

Washington, Dee. 21.-At n confer
cncc yesterday between the President
and Secretary Gage 1t was decided TO
summary remove Appraiser Wake
man Of New York. Mr.. Wakoman. ii
Is said. wrote thg President, attacking
Secretary Gage. Tie President re-
fused TO entertain the charges or over
look the offensive character Of the let.
ter.
Later Il was officially announced at
the White House that Appraiser Wake.
man had been removed and George w.
Whitehead, late collector of customs Of
Porto Rico, appointed to succeed him.
, 1901-12-26

Michigan University's football eleven
scored sol points during the season,
banking every opponent. This almost
marks the point where the game be-
comes uninteresting.
, 1901-12-26

The United States our of appeals
has decided in a st. Louis case that an
applicant for life insurance must tell
the truth. Is this decision not revolu-
~tionary?
, 1901-12-26

1t might expedite matters consider
ably ii the various powers made it a
practice to keep their cruisers in the
Dardanelles all the time, the sultan be
ing simply invited to observe their
presence every time a bill falls due.
, 1901-12-26

Perhaps the American girl is too
fond of %queening it over the house.
But, bless her. We have crowned her
and have neither heart nor courage to
rebel.
, 1901-12-26

A Kansas paper advises that turkeys
be cooked with their breasts turned to
the bottom of the pan. How prone, as
it were, some men are to NEEDLE in
kitchen affairs!
, 1901-12-26
REFORMING CRIMINALS
PRISON WORK OF MRS. MA,,n,
DARLINGTON BOOTH, "

Lives of Prisoners-Cut on Fro.
Life In Prison Coming Forth rs Via
a Brand-"once Thief Always a Thl.r.
Not n True Saying-Many Reform "a.
Lead Upright ives-wor OF M,
Booths Two Hope Halls-No Repor,,,
Ever Cross the Threshold - Re.cp,,
and Screened From the lnquisiti,e
, 1901-12-26

Bulgaria can maltreat defenseless
women, but it can not afford to be i'm
pudent to Uncle Sam. Reference
Spain.
, 1901-12-26

Secretary Hay says lying is not
diplomacy. This being the case, we
must conclude that the sultan isn't
much of a diplomat.
, 1901-12-26

Everybody is sorry for Inventor
Gathmann, but his gun is not the ir-
resistible force that is to encounter the
immovsble body some day.
, 1901-12-26

Queen Wilhelmina insisted on pick
ing out her own husband. Next time
perhaps she will let her state COUNSEL
ors Dol over him.
, 1901-12-26

Hall Game has Joined the church,
and his publishers announce a large
Increase in the sales of his books.
Other authors should take notice.
, 1901-12-26

The King of zap is believed to have
been lost at sea. Yaps everywhere will
observe the conventional time of
mourning.
, 1901-12-26

Russia is settling Siberia on the in
stallment plaza thousand peasants
in a bunch.
, 1901-12-26

They know what weather is in the
Klondike. The Yukon river is frozen
to he bottom and half way back.
, 1901-12-26

Washington, Dec. 22.-The following
order was made public yesterday by
Secretary Root:
Navy Department, d. c., Dec. 20,
1901.
Rear Admiral a. S. Barker. Com.
mandant Navy Yard, New York.
Sir l am directed by the President
to ask Edgar $. Maclay, special la.
borer, general storekeeper's office. avy
yard. New York, 10 send in his resig.
nation. Very respectfully,
JOHN ID. LONG,
Secretary"
Secretary Root was designated To
make public the request for Mr.. Mac.
lays resignation after a conference
with the President. 1t was the state.
ments made in Maclay's history of the
part taken by the navy in the Cuban
war, in which he stigmatized Admiral
Schley as II p%Oltroon and n coward
that induced the latter to ask for the
court of inquiry.
, 1901-12-26

Contraband liquor is travelling as
tame moose in North Dakota. The
tame o goes to n blind tiger or a
pig similarly afflicted and makes wild
cats OF men who partake OF it. 1t is
a geological proposition all the way
through.
, 1901-12-26

French scientists are now asserting
that it is possible to manufacture gold
out Of cheap metals. The Frenchmen
are a little behind the times. Ameri-
can experimenters have not only as
serted that the thing could be done.
but have wasted considerable good
money in proving hat they were
wrong, After centuries Of fruitless
experiments at imitation it is moro
than probable that the worlds gold
supply will continue to be yielded
grudgingly but certainly by Mother
Earth,
, 1901-12-26

we have had three routes sur
veycd," said Mr.. Smith yesterday,
"and will in II few days select the one
which seems best
, 1901-12-26

a letter has been received in
ltawlins from Senator Warren at
Washington. in which the senator
states that during II recent visit TO
President Roosevelt, the chief cxcCu-
tive talked of the trip through Wy
oming when he was campaigning in
1900, and of the visit to the ranch of
William Daley, near Rawlins. Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt said to senator War.
rcn: 'Whcn you see Daley, or write
10 him. tell him when he comes to
Washington, he shall have dinner mt
the White House, aud while / cannot
promise him us good a dinner as the
one he gave me. ! want him to dine
with me, just the same
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
A Queer Wreck.

The Reno Gazette is making frantic
efforts to get some one to jump into
the fray as a Republican candidate
for the United States Senate 1t so
far has been unable to find fool with
money. 1t argues that the Silver party
is wreck" and that it will be a walk
over for any aspiring gentleman who
gets into the field on the Republican
ticket. 1t is quite evident the general
run OF politicians with enough sense
to size up intellectually with Thomp-
sons colt do not take the same rosy
view OF the opening as Mr.. Bragg.
A party that has controlled politics
in a majority OF the counties OF the
State for more than ten years. and is
now holding a majority OF the State
and National offices is far from being
a wreck.
The Gazette also must take into
consideration that the party will be in
friendly alliance with the Democrats
Of Nevada next fall and that the COM
bine will practically be invincible.
All that the Gazette and the other
Republican papers now fear is this al
lance, and their only hope is to pre-
vent it. In the humble opinion OF the
Appeal it cannot be prevented.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
Vino the Winner.

The race between Wing of the Car
son Wheelmen and Stanley, OF the
Reno club, took place Sunday. The
Reno force did not materialize in large
numbers, but those who thought
enough of their favorite to come over
had the pleasure OF seeing a good race
and a fast one.
Several preliminaries between 10
cal men took place before the big event
The first was a two out OF three quar-
ter mile between Mulcahy and Muller.
Mulcahy took the first and third and
won the honors. The second was be-
tween Mulcahy and Carter, one mile.
Carter won in the stretch by out sprint
ing his opponent and captured the race
by narrow margin. Carter and
Meder then tried conclusions at one
half mile. This was also a close
one but Carter again won in the sprint.
The big race, through some hitch.
did not come off until nearly five o.
clock. but it improved with the wait,
Wing was at the scratch and Stanley
at the half mile pole. At the pistol
shot both men started. There was no
loafing and by the end OF the first
mile it was evident that Wing had his
man beaten. He continued to close
the distance and at he finish had Stan
ley beaten by nearly One-eighth OF a
mile. Wing made the FIVE miles in
II:45, while Stanley covered the dis
lance in 1904 The time for both mc1
is fast, but the fact remains that Wing
is the fastest wheclman that ever raced
on this track.
\ big crowd witnessed the contest
! and were enthusiastic The Reno boy.
gave their rider plenty OF encourage
ment, but they could not lend any
| speed. which is the thing that he want
| ed Now that this race is over ar
engagements should be made for a re
turn race between Wing and keddie
II the latter thinks he can beat Wins
there is plenty OF Carson money tC
| win. Before the season prohibits thi
race should be run and it will settle
matter OF dispute.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
An Editors Retirement.

The Salt Lake Tribune has been sold.
Messrs. Lannon and Goodwin retiring
from the managefent.
This change will take from the edi-
torial tripod C. c. Goodwin, who has
been for years past the best known edi-
torial writer west Of the Mississippi.
He made his first reputation on the
Comstock as editor OF the Virginia
Enterprise, and for twenty years past
has made a broad and enduring mark in
journalism as the editor of the Salt
Lake Tribune.
He went there when Gentle editor
almost took his life in his hand daily,
and it was predicted that he would be
assassinated within thirty days. He
flayed the hide of the Mormon Church
as no other writer ever dared and the
very boldness OF his attacks won the
admiration OF his enemies They
might have taxed him with lack of dis
cretion. but never with lack of sand.
the land and leader of thought wher-
ever read.
The amount of work he did even
when age had come upon him and sill
vered his hair was something astonish-
ing. He was simply a reservoir OF
ideas. and the flow never ceased. He
must have written about twice as much
editorial matter in the last forty years
as any other editor in the United
States. and still his wit was as lambient
and his pen as thenchant as ever. He
will now devote his attention to liter
ature and merely transfer his brain
work to larger field OF delighted
readers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
The Smelter.

Yesterday a number of the business
men of the city met with Mr.. Ulhorn,
who is in this city in the interest of a
smelter The proposition on foot is to
raise sufficient sum to guarantee
good faith in the project. At the meet
ing the matter OF subscribing the nee
essary amount came up, and from the
preliminary business transacted it
seems that the cash will be- on hand
when the arrangements for the smelter
are completed. The business men look
on the erection of smelter as great
move in the right direction for this city
and the fact that they stand ready to
put up money on the proposition is
an assurance that they have faith in
the success of the undertaking. 1t
has looked like a strange piece of bus
mess for number OF years to let ore
pass through this town on the way to
California to be reduced when the
same ore could be handled here with
d SIlclllllS pldnl III operation. Al tllc
present time the heaviest producing
mine on the Comstock sends the con-
centrates to Selby's. With a smelter
near this city the freight on the ore
would be an item that would send the
ore to such plant. The TOnopah ores
are nearly all reduced in California
and this source alone would keep a
big plant going here
The business men that attended the
meeting yesterday thoroughly under
stand the condition and the plans that
were submitted to them seem to be
about what is wanted Although the
matter is not settled it looks very much
like a Smelter for Carson in a very
short time. The matter is being
thoroughly considered and action in .
Jew days will settle the matter
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
Cyanide Plant Closes Down.

Fred Somers, John Tweedy and Jim
WEIGH got here Saturday night from
the Eureka cyanide plant which has
closed down. 1t is expected that the
cyaniding will be resumed at the Nor
gan mill at Empire where there is an
extensive body of tailings which mill
and tailings belong to the owners OF
the Eureka. At this new plant will al
so be worked tailings from the Bruins
wick and Mexican mills. The tail
lngs at Eureka worked out quite a
while ago. A fortune was realized
from the proceeds OF the cya ies and
quite force OF men were er Logged at
high wages.-Chronicle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-22
Lyon County Items.

Pipe is now being laid to conduct
water from Willow Canyon to the
Simpson Colony Ranch in Smith Val
ley.
The Dumontel mines and mill at
Mount Grant closed down this week
for the winter. A fairly successful run
was made this summer.
Mr.. Orth has opened up an iron
ledge between this place and Wabuska.
which is fifty feet wide and can be
traced for a distance OF over 5000 feet
Chas. Kinds of Smith Valley. is
building good sized reservoir in Red
Canyon, about six miles from the
ranch in Smith Valley so as to have
plenty OF water for irrigating purposes
next summer.
Pat Gallagher is still sinking on his
gold discovery near the Mason Pass.
He is now down 20 feet and the ledge
has widened out to three and one
half feet On top the ore assayed
from $50 to $500 per ton and in the bot
tom of the shaft assays have been OBJ
tanned that go over $500 per ton. This
prospect is liable to prove bonanza.
The water pipe from the we'll to the
tank at the Ludwig smelter is now
completed. The we'll, which has caus-
ed SO much delay, is at last below
water level, and the water fills in at
the rate Of ten gallons a minute. Man
ager Pugh intends to sink few feet
further, make connections with the
pipe line, then all will be inreadiness to
pump to the tank AS the smelter is
all in readiness it will be but a short
time before the Ludwig smelter will
be turning out copper bullion.-Times