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Now lit =. the Federation.

Washington, Aug 6--President Shat
fer and other members of the executive
board of the Ama1gamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, have
been sounding the American Federation
of Labor as to the extent the latter
body can be depended upon in support
ing the great steel strike now under
way. If any decisive action is to be
taken by the federation in aiding steel
strikers, it is probable a meeting of the
council viii be called for that purpose
President Gompers is expected here.
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strlke WIN Not pe1ax Rock island.

Topeka, Aug 6--ssEnough steel rails
are stacked up at Chickasha to com
plete all of our lines now under the
course of construction said Rock
Island official. eve got our order in
in time to haze it filed before the steel
strike Our greatest difficulty is in
getting maen to lay track Under Or
binary circumstances Lawton
branch would have been completed and
thrown open for traffic now. We in
tended to have it in operation for the
opening But the big wheat harvest
came on and the farmers took our
1abOrerS away from us %
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Joplin Gets Carnegie Library.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. "a $40, 900 pub
lie library is to be built at Joplin by
Andrew Carnegie. a letter to that
effect has just been received from Mr..
Carnegie's private secretary. About
three months ago Professor Elf, super
intendent of the public schools here,
wrote to Mr. Carnegie in behalf of
JOplin's library committee requesting
a donation The letter just received is
answer to his.
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roProtect Eore1<h.r..

Washington, Aug. 6--The state de-
partment has received through Mr..
Squires, secretary OF legation at Pekin,
a note from Lii Hung Chang, describing
the regulation for the control of the
mounted patrol, which it is proposed to
establish along the road between
Ching-Ting and Pao Ting Flu Mr.
Squires srys this is the first step on the
part OF the Chinese authorities toward
the protection of foreigners travelling
through the disturbed districts OF the
provinces of Shan 81 and Chilli.
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LIKE JONAH'S GOURD.
Lawton Was q City of 10000 Week
Before Lot Was Sold.

Fort Sill, OF, Aug-6.-Enid was a
great town in its day, and so was Perry,
but Lawton is a town before its day
Perry and Enid became cities of 10000
inha bitants after the Cherokee strip
was opened to settlement Lawton had
a population of TO- 900 Inhabitants six
days before 1T can become town Be
fore a 1oG could be purchased the
townsite it had three streets, 400 bust
ness houses and 800 tents Along the
main road running south of the town
site and separating it from the home
steads which Mr.. Woods and Miss Beal
will beyond doubt select, runs Mccoy
avenue, a distance of one mile Goo
Goo avenue is Immediately east of the
TOWNSHIP and is half mile long Grand
view avenue bounds the tovnsite on
the north An area of $50 acres be
tween these thoroughfares is barren,
save for land Office in the very center,
35 by "a feet, and frame building that
will be used for national bank just as
soon as a lot can be purchased at the
auction sale. Before it a town
Lavton had wholesale grocery and a
daily newspaper.
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steel Gang Increasing.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug 5--The Union
Pacific is using large number of men
on its steel gangs and day has hardly
passed in two three months but from
twelve to twenty-five men have been
shipped out for work along the Union
Pacific The steel gang near Wa
Keeney has been absorbing a vast
number of 1aborers for some time, but
now all new recruits viii be sent along
the So1omon-Be1oit branch. where a
new steel gang starts the coming
week
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Choctaw to go to wichita.

Ell Reno, Ok, Aug 6--The Choctaw
railroad has changed its plans and will
build its Kansas branch into Wichita.
At first it intended to run a branch
from Geary, Okla, to Kiowa, Kansas, a
delegation of Kiowa people informed
the company that Kiowa didn't care to
have the road, the company took
Kiowa at it's word and changed the
route so that the line will go through
ANTHONY and terminate at Wichita
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Smuggling Girls.

Rome, Aug. 2.-The frequent walks
across the Swiss-Ita1ian frontier of
girls of seminary near Mas1iance
aroused the suspicious of the customs
officers, who finally stopped a pro-
cession of forty walking two by two
and ascertained that each girl was
smuggling cigars or cigarettes of the
aggregate value of $40, 900.
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Roth Ready tonE.lxe Concessions.

San Francisco, Aug 3--The only new
phase to the local labor trouble is a
M&xOng undercurrent that is making for
peace The municipal league, which
laid secret meetings with labor leaders
and employers report that the outlook
Ger q settlement is encouraging and that
N basis of adjustment may be reached
within tzventy-four hours An officer
81 the league said:
I'VE find both sides ready to make
concessions on general lines
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. Our
ing the athletic contests attendant upon
the quarto-centennia1 celebration here
Cadiras De Foya, Ute Indian, broke the
worlds running record for 100 yards,
making the distance in seconds fiat.
The professional record was 3-5, and
the amateur record Is second slower.
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Largest stock of Gold.

Washington, Aug 1.-The stock of
gold in the treasury is the largest in
the history of the government and is
accommodating at the rate of 81. 500, 900
to SIS, 600, 900 a month. The figures are
$5o4, 354, 297, of which S24s, 65s, Cos is
free gold, but including the $50, ooo,-
600 gold reserve.
Since July L, 1900, the stock of gold
on hand has increased about SS1, OOO,
600
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one Strike Settled.

Sharon, Pa, Aug. 5.-The machinists'
strike at the National steel work and
the Sharon steel plant is settled. The
agreement provides for advance of
wages OF SO cents per day, pay and one
half for overtime, and a week of $50
hours The company had agreed to
discharge all non-union men now at
work within fifteen DAVIS
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To Punish Reporters.

Ell Reno, Aug 5--Judge Dale is quo
ted thus;
Judge, you have already unearthed
several repeaters- Can they be pun
ished for violating the rules of the
drawing-3' Certainly was the re-
ply ssThe law gives the president au-
thority to make all rules and regula-
tions and gave them the force of law.
A violation Of those rules is just the
same a violation of statute law.
Those reporters viii be arrested and
prosecuted ;,
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Leavenworth, Aug--The tempera ture
reached 100 between and 4 o'clock
Rudolph Mag, a veteran from the Sol
diers' home, started to walk to the city
when he was overcome by the heat and
died Mag was a soldier in Company
3, Eighth Kansas infantry during the
war. He had been at the Soldiers
home three years.
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The new battleship Maine has been
successfully launched at Philadelphia.
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5hree years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

ing the batteries at the entrance to San
tiago harbor and the Spanish vessels at
anchor within the entrance to said har-
Dor at the ranges used, and the proprie-
ty of Commodore Schley's conduct in
the premises.
$. The necessity, if any, for and adj
visibility of withdrawing at night the
flying squadron from the entrance to
Santiago harhur to Il distance ut sea.
if such shall be found to have been the
case; the extent and character of such
withdrawal and whether or not close
or adequate blockade of said harbor to
prevent the escape of the enemy's yes
sells therefrom was established. and the
propriety of Commodore Schley's CON
duct in the premises
., The position of the Brooklyn on
the morning of July 3, 1898, at the time
of the exit of the Spanish vessels from
the harbor of Santiago. the circum-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

Santiago and the proprety thereof.
D. The circumstances attending and
the reasons for the dlsobediencc by
Commodore Schley of the orders of the
department contained in its dispatch
dated May - 1898. and the propriety
of his conduct in the premises.
6, The condition of the coal supply
of the flying squadron on and about
May ~. 1898; its coalng facilities; the
necessity. il any, for, or adviSability
of, the return of the squadron to Key
West to coal, ana the accuracy and
propricty of the official reports made
bS Commodore ScAley with respect TO
this matter.
&. Whether or not every effort in
cumbcnt upon the commanding officer
of a fleet under such circumstances
was made TO capture or destroy the
Spanish cruiser Colon as She lay at
anchor in the entrance TO Santiago har-
Dor May - to 81 inclusive, and the
necessity for or advsability Of engag-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06


blockade was established, and a Gordon
was drawn about the harbor entrance
with cruisers and battlcships in a semi
circle in front of it ana double line of
smaller vessels and boats inside these
mus the harbOr of Santiago, in which
Cervera had been definitely located. was
watched constantly, powerful search
lights being turned upon it at night.
No effort was relaxed during the weary
month that followed to prevent the es-
cape of the enemy. and Sampson Dro-
mulgatcd in standing orders a plan Of
attack by which our vessels were to
close in upon any of the Spaniards
coming out.
On June ) occurred the sinking of
the Merrimac at the harbor entrance
or Santiago in order to prevent if Dos
slble the escape of Cervera'S fleet. On
June the Marblehead and the Yankee
took possession of the lower bay of
Guantanamo as harbor of refuge for
the ileet in coaling, etc, and the ma
rlneS were the first to land as invaders
on the soil of Cuba. on the 10Th Samp-
son was advised that 80 transports
with troops would be sent from Tampa.
Fla, and a convoy was provided for
them through the Bahama channel.
Ihe Decentralization of troops was com
nenced on the morning of the 22d of
June at Baiquiri, to the eastward of
Morro Castle. Sampson had sent his
cLtcf of staff to communicate with
General Shafter, but as the latter was
irsstent that the navy should more
actively cooperate by shelling the
forts, Moro Castle. and, if possible. the
city of Santiago, an interview was ar
ranged between the two commanders
to take place on the Sd of July.
1t was while Sampson, in the New
York, was Fastening toward Siboncy
that Cervera made his attempt to es-
cape. The New York had reached point
about four miles east of her block
aiding station and about seven miles
from Moro Castle when the Spanish
| squadron was espied steamlng out OF
the narrow channel leading from San
flagship Immediately reversed her
course and steamed in the direction of
the escaping fleet, flying the signal to
close in and attack tie enemy. This,
however, the ships on blockade had al
ready done.
When the Spanish ships were first
sighted, all the blockading vessels We're
in a semcircle in the following order,
reckoning from the eastward: The
Indiana. the Oregon. the Iowa, the
Texas and the Brooklyn, the last
named being farther to the westward
than any of the other great ships. The
Massachusetts had gone to Guanta-
namo for coal, the torpedo boat Erics-
son was in company with the flagship
and the Gloucester and Vixen lay close
to land. to the eastward and westward.
respectively, of the channel
One of the most important of the
prccepts in the court of inquiry investi-
CATION deals with the so called loop"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

From excerpts quoted IN some reviews, IN wncn
the page and paragraph are given, there is such
perversion Of facts, misconstruction Of intention,
such intemperate abuse and defamation Of myself,
which subjects Mr.. Maclay to action in civil law.
While / admit the right Of fair criticism Of every
public officer, | must protest against the low
filings and abusive language of this violent, parti-
Ean opponent, who has infused into the pages Of
his book SO much of the malice Of unfairness as
to make it unworthy the name Of history or Of
use in any reputable institution Of the country.
! have refrained heretofore from all comment
upon the innuendoes Of enemies muttered or mur-
INJURED in secret and therefore with safety to them
selves. | think the time has now come to take
such action as may bring this entire matter under
discussion under the clearer and calmer review Of
my brothers in arms, and to this end | ask such
action at the hands Of the department as 1t may
deem best to accomplish this purpose.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
TnE SCHLEY
CONTROVERSY
Facts Which Led to the Appointment of the
Court OF Inquiry The Hunt For Ger
vera's Fleet and the Famous LOOP
In the Sea Fight Off Santiago.

1t Clenfuegos. A dispatch boat was
sent on the 9th with urgent orders for
schley to proceed at once to Santiago
Dut meanwhile cable dispatches We're
received from him stating that he had
ascertained the Spanish fleet was NOT
III that port, and that on account of
snort coal supply he could not blockade
the Spanish ships in Santiago. but
would proceed to Nicolas mole. Haiti
from which point he would communi.
cate.
Sampson then cabled Schlev from
hey West that the New Orleans would
meet him off Santiago and to make
every effort to ascertain the location
OF Cerveras squadron. Leaving Glen
fuegoS May n, Schley steamed to a
punt dpout ~ miles southwark ana
eastward of Santiago, where he signaled
his squadron that tile destination was
hey West for coal. On the morning
SL the 9TH the Harvard brought him
this diSpatch
WASHINGTON, via Mole st. Nicolas, May % lsys.
All departments information indicates spanish
e''lhlo" Is sun al santiago. The department
looks TO you to ascertain facts and that the enc
my, II therein, docs not leave without a decisive
action. Cubans familiar with Santiago say that
there are landing places five or SIX nautical miles
west from the mouth Of harbor and that there in.
surgents will be found and not the Spanish. From
the surrounding heights can see every vessel in
port. As soon as ascertained notify the depart
ment whether enemy is there. Could not squadron
and also the Harvard coal from Merrimac leeward
OF Cape Cruz, Couaiyes channel, or Mole Haiti
The department will send coal Immediately to
mole. Report without delay situation at SANTA
60 de Cuba. Loye
Schley's answer was as follows:
KINGSTON, May 2s. 1895.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
sir-Merrimac an-ln-. di.aLInd. Is hnar,.. an,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
'~------s--@ -
Inc reader mas ruuUtieSs already
formed his own opinion regarding Rear

Member board OF inquiry
Admiral Schley's conduct in the war
and, what is made the most Of by
Schley's critics. the famous loop" of
the Brooklyn in entering the race
against the Spanish warshps-whchi is
explained by his friends as technical
maneuver warranted by the eXigences
Of the moment. The whole matter for
iainlhauon is summed up Ill oecre-
tary Longs 'precept" issued to the
court of inquiry, which contains ten
counts that will clearly explain the
case in controversy, particularly if read
in connection with the resume of
operations leading up to and before
Santiago given in the opening portion
of this article.
These are the lines Of investigation
which Secretary Long has designated
for the official inquiry to follow:
1. His conduct in connection with the
events of the Santiago campaign.
2. The circumstances attending, the
reasons controlling and the proprety
of the movements Of the flying squad
ron off Cienfuegos in May, 1898.
3. The circumstances attending, the
reasons controlling and the propriety
Of the movements of the said squadron
in proceeding from Cienfuegos to San
tiago
4. The circumstances attending the
arrival of the flying squadron off San
tiago, the reasons for its retrograde
turn westward and departure from off
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

- HE greatest naval dispute
" in the history of this
country is just now oc-
= cupying the boards of
Eg7rIZ1SNA public attention. After
IgEGh@G3 two years of somewhat
S1zas2-- undignitied pickering orr
naval officers are about to settle sew
eral vexed questions, among them the
truth or falsity of a charge imputing
covardice to a rear admiral.
All good Americans regret, of course
that any such controversy should have
arisen Most of us will be glad to sec
It wiped off the slate for good and all
Meantime, however, we would like to
know exactly what the row is all about.
Here are the facts in the case so far
as they have been disclosed, set down
as impartially as may be.
Now let Us begin in the early DAYS
of the Spanish-American war. In ac-
corlance with the plans of the navy
department a flying squadron was or
gauiZed, with base of operations at
Fort Monroe, for the protection of any
point on the Atlantic coast that might
be menaced by the hostile Spanish fleet.
This squadron was placed under COM
mand of Commodore w. S. Schley.
Meanwhile the Spanish fleet. which
had been fitted and sent out under
command of Admiral Cervera, was ap-
preaching the United States.
This fleet, which was reported as
leaving Cape de Verde on April %. was
composed of the armored cruisers Girls
tobal Colon, Vizcaya, Almirante Oquen-
do and lnfanta Maria Teresa. besides
the etoruodo @unhoats Furor. Terror and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

stances attending, the reasons for and
the incidents resulting from the turn
Ing of the brooklyn in the direction
which she turned at or about the be-
ginning of the action with said Span
ish vessels, and the possibility of there
by colliding with or endangering any
other of the vessels of the United
States fleet, and the propriety of Com
modore Schley's conduct in the prem
ises.
10. The circumstances leading to and
the incidents ana results of Il contrc-
versy with Lieutenant Albon C. Hodg-
son, Z, S. ~, who. on July 3, 1898. dur
ing the battle of Santiago, was naviga-
tor of the Brooklyn, in relation to the
turning of the Brooklyn: also the col
loqny at that time between Commodore
Schley and Lieutenant Hodgson and
the ensuing correspondence between
them on the subject thereof, and the
propriety of the conduct of Admiral
Schley in the premises.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

Puton. 1t was supposed, OF course,
That it would sail for Cuba as its ulti-
mate destination. On news of Cervera
Raying Cape de Verde, Sampson sailed
aStWardly with a portion of his fleet
I0f the purpose of observation. 1t was
On this cruise that he bombarded San
Juan Porto Rico, having had informa-
non that the SpaniardS were to call st
mat port, but meanwhile Cervera had
Wuched at Martinique, then at Cura-
cao near the coast Of Venezuela, and
W making clever flank movement
4ad come up to the south coast of Cuba
and entered the harbor of Santiago
Wholly unobserved by the Americans.
through its secret agents in IIa-
dna ana elsewhere the navy depart
nent lad been informed that Cervera
was under instructions to reach Ha-
'ana or some port connected by rail
WIN the capital, as he carried muni-
uOhS OF war for its defense. lnstruc-
UOlS were accordingly forwarded to
.oSerNe and, if necessary, blockade
OelIuesos, on the south coast of Cuba,
ue only port affording the condi-
lohs favorable for reaching Havana.
aVeOrdlng!y the flying squadron. under
ylley, sailed from Key West 70"
venluegoS with instructions to estab-
MI blockade at that port with all
spatch. 1t arrived off Cienfuegos
~dF -, where the original fleet. com
I'seu OF the Brooklyn. Texas, MaSsa-
,4usetts and Scorpion, was later aug
~,u'eu by the Iowa. Castine and the
.'Aef Merrimac. The same day the
'! department received information
al Ceryera was reported at Santiago
cuba and So Informed Sampson,
uO al once clspstthed the Marble
'u with advices to Schley ordering
~ Cervera was not at Cienfuegos,
proceed with all haste to Santiago.
ue I'D Sampson. then off Havana,
t"ed a dispatch from Key West
sHus that Cervera's squadron un-
e1o'edly had been in the harbor Of
suuago on the morning of the pre-
w uay' but that it was expected 1t
~ ~. san for San Juan, Porto Rico,
Schley had found that it had left
,ueaso he should promptly order him
VnoW in pursuit. Sampson was
~ ~ olockading Havana and the north
~ out he mt once sailed eastward
sSSpgssesnt the possible approach of the.
sn squadron through the channel
n. ~at direction. On the Goth he re-
" letter from Schley, dated May
s,ss aa'lhg that he was by no means
''Aed the Spanish squadron was not
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
A Tense ImbrorIio,

The train had just recommended its
journey toward Bedale.
what did the porter say was the next
station| asked one passenger of another.
Excuse me-" said passenger No. 2.
you mean what is the next station. It's
still n station, you know"
YOU'RE wrong. What it was, wasn't
it? Is is was, but was is not necessarily
is"
"Now you're getting ridiculous" said
the second speaker irritably. "What was
is, and what is is. Is was is, or is is
was?"
Don't be foolish! What may be is,
but is is not was. Is was was, but if was
was is. then it isn't is, or was wasn't was.
If was is, was is was, isn't it? But if is
is was, then
"Listen Is is, was was, and is was,
and was is; therefore is was Is, and was
was. and is is was'
"Shut up. will you! I've gone by my
station areadyw
And there was a silence for awhile
London Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
Nansen's Important Article.

In an early issue of The Satur.
day Eoen'ng Post, Doctor Nansen,
the eminent Arctic Explorer, will
describ the various pole seeking
expeditions of the year. The i'm.
portance of this paper lies in the
authors comments, and his pre-
dlctlons as to the success of the
different parties.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

Marblehead went alongside the col
Merrimac and coaled, the squadron
that time being about 40 miles to
southwark and westward of Santa
That afternoon the squadron sailed
the direction of Santiago, stopping
the night about ten miles distant ~
that port. with the Marblehead seq
ing about two miles inside the \
Early next morning. May -. a span
man-os- war, the Cristobal Colon, :
seen lying at anchor just inside
harbor entrance, and later other sh
which were identified as belonging
Cervera's squadron, so at ~ a.
Schley cabled to Washington that
Spaniards were undoubtedly th|
The Colon continuing to occupy its|
sition within view of the Amer
ships, on the morning of the .
Schley, on board the Massachuse
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

Wanda Kemp, aged IA years,
daughter of +. S. Kemp. of
Brunswick, this county, died on
the Goth ultimo, at her parents
home, after lingering illness,
of typhoid fever.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
the Iowa and tEEav o-,ss nc

exchanged shots with her and the forts
at range OF about 1000 yards.
The next day. June l, Sampson ar
rived and took command. finding
Schley's squadron to the westward of
the harbor mouth. Immediately upon
the union of these two forces a close