The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-30
THEY MUSTN'T TALK
SECRETARY LONGS ORDER TO
NAVAL OFFICERS TO KEEP
THEIR MOUTHS CLOSED
ABOUT scHLEY AND SAMPSON
Head of the Navy Department
Leaves Thursday for bingham,
Leaving MIR HacIkett
In Charge.

WASHINGTON, July 29-Secretary
Long this morning issued the following
general order:
'AlI persons in the naval service are
strictly enjoined to refrain from any
public statement concerning the subject
! matter of the court of inquiry requested
by Rear Admiral w. S. Schley.
John d. Long, Secretary"
Secretary Long stated today that if
complaint against the language used in
the fifth specification of the precept to
the Schley court of inquiry was officially
made 10 him by Admiral Schley he
would give the matter consideration and
that the language might be modified.
Secretary Long will leave here Thurs
day for his annual vacation, the major
portion of which will be spent at his
| home in bingham, Mass. He probably
viii return to Washington during the
early part OF September, prior to the
date when the Schley court of inquiry
meets. Assistant Secretary Hackett,
who has been spending several weeks at
| his country home in Newcastle, N. H.,
Will return to the city on. Wednesday
and will act as Secretary. Mr. Hackett
is expected to retire from the depart
ment early III September. His successor
has not yet been selected Secretary
Long would be gratifled to gave Gov.
Allen resume his duties as assistant sec
rotary. which he relinquished when he
went to Porto Rico and it seems prob
| allie that this may follow:
NAMED BY MKINLEY.
The president today made the follow
| ing appointments:
War-Infantry: Charles L. Davis and
Samuel r. Whitall, Lieutenant. colonels;
Robert r. Ames and Robert -. Getty,
majors. Artillery corps. majors: -
Chamberlain, Charles p. Sum,neraH, Will
liam NJ. Cruikshank, Gordon c. Heiner,
Edward J. Undertake Jr, Ohio W. B.
Farr, William p. Pence, James M. Will
Hams. Dwight b. Aultman, Aston Ham
1ltony John c. Gilmore Jr., Rogers f.
Gardner, Joseph L. Knowlton, Conway
II. Arnold DR., Henry B. Farrar and Cliff
ton c. Carter. first lieutenants artillery
corps; Vernon K. Earthman,. surgeon Of
volunteers rank of major; Michael A.
Reasert and w. Turner Wooten, assist
tain.
Nayy-John B. Collins. to be com
Muslin, Duncan M. Wood ana Charles l..
Poor, lieutenant, junior grade; James
Laven. Frank Carrall and Henry Fee
han boatswain.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
anceS in the general fund exclusive Of
the $l5O,OO0,C0O gold reserve in the division
balance SIZE, 2S7, 80; gold, $685. 269 6SS; silver
$26,0l4,415; United States notes, $13,S1S, OSl;
treasury notes of 1900, 1852, 1892; national
bank notes, $500, 584; total receipts this
day 2,l03,637; total receipts this month
SAT 535,964; total receipts this year ST.
635,S64; total expenditures this day, 81, 400
600; total expenditures this month. $49,-
10000; total expenditures this year, $49,
10000; deposits in national banks, $1O3,-
20S.21
The secretary of the treasury TODAY
purchase short-term bonds as follows:
$4,000 threes at S109. 118; $1,000 fives at
$lO9.22SS; $3.50 tours at $113.O933.
TRADE WITH GERMANY.
Ambassador White has made the SUBJ
ject of United States trade with Germany
the basis of special report to the state
department. He deals with the matter
broadly and presents interesting figures
For instance, he shows that in the
course of ten years the United States has
advanced from fourth to first place on
the basis of goods shipped to Germany.
the total value of such goods and natural
products in 1900 being $26S, 75O,4 400 The
United States thus stands far above anv
other country in this trade. On the other
hand in the matter of goods imported
from Germany the United States has
stood in third place without change for
the ten years, the value of the imports
in 1900 being $104, 600
NEW OIL FIELDS.
The oil and gas fields Of the Western
interior of the United States are report-
ed upon in a bulletin issued by the geo.
logical survey. The report says the pro-
ductive territory is being constantly ex-
tended as there is a demand for the gas
as fuel and oil is proving a profitable
r9GOlrRn ma
of the Western interior area is in South
eastern Kansas and the northern part
OF indian Territory, although both gas
ana Oil in limited quantities have been
found as far north as Kansas CITY and
along the western border of Missouri
The report says the coal measure rocks
OF Iowa thus far have not proved pro-
ductlVe. The small areas of gas are
sporadic and the exploitation of That
field has been attended with consider
able uncertainty and risk. According to
the report the Beaumont oil has a gray-
lty of Y degrees, Baume has an asphalt
base and contains a considerable GUAM
tity Of sulphur.
Tests show" says the report, "that
the percentage of light oils which it con-
tains is very low and it is therefore re-
garded as fuel oil. The cluster of wells
at Beaumont, which have received their
oil deposits, Is four miles south of the
center of the town and WITHIN a radius
OF half mile from the first discovery.
Up to June Is those actually recognized
as producers number eleven.
Regarding present prospecting in the
Texas field the report continues:
The active drilling has been nearly
al confined to Spindle Top Height, and
thus far has developed field Of limited
extent. Some of the wells situated near
the producing territory are now proved
to be failures. This has caused a more
conservative spirit among the operators.
and the oil business is beginning to he S,
conducted on more careful basis. The
fact that the reservoir under Spindle Ton
Heights appears to have only a limited
extent, does not preclude the possibility
OF finding oil in the same general hort
zon in other places. Instead Of a con-
tinuous field prospectors should expect
to lind number of small fields occur
ring at wide intervals"