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Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
OUR UNCLE SAMUEL IS LOTTERY
LAND DRAWING in OKLAHOMA

Ell Reno. o. T.. July 30-Oklahoma's
great land lottery was begun here in
earnest yesterday and when the conf
missioners appointed by the federal
government adjourned the dra awing for
the day LOCO of the choicest of the 49,
600 160-acre claims in the Kiowa-Co-
manche country had been awarded.
James X. Wood of Oklahoma and
Miss Matte ii. Beals. telephone girl
of Wichita. Kansas. drew the first two
numbers in the Lawton drawing. A
majority of the first twenty lucky ones
We're Oklahoma people.
Over 1000 names have been thrown
out for double registration and many
who have registered twice by the use
of fictitious names will. if they draw
claims, lose them when they appear to
file on them.
The first name drawn from the
wheel was that of Stephen A. ii. Hol.
comb of Paul's Valley, Indian Terri
tory. for a homestead in the FL Reno
district, and the second, Leonard Lamb
of Augusta. Oklahoma These two
may select the two choicest claims in
this district.
The capital prize winners. however,
proved to be James X. Wood of Wea
therford, Oklahoma, whose name was
the first to come out of the Lawton
district wheel, and Miss Matte II.
Beals of Wichita, Kansas. who drew
the second number in the district They
will have the privilege of making the
first filings in the Lawton district and
will undoubtedly choose the two quar-
ter sections adjoining that town. These
a Si1arn1 n 1,tn 1,1 in . ln
territory and are. It is estimated, worth
from O,000 to $4,000 each
The day has been one of keen excite
ment, replete with interesting scenes
1T is estimated that fully 25,OO0 persons
witnessed the drawing. The immense
throng was wrought up TO the highest
pitch. The drawing of the first few
names We're followed by mighty
shout that reverberated between the
hills and must have been heard for
miles over the prairie.
The drawing had been set for 8
o'clock, but the transferring of the
bundles of envelopes holding the appli-
cations from the general receptacle to
the wheels, which was by lot. was 50
slow that it was 1850 o'clock before
the first name was drawn
Twenty-Five names were drawn from
the El Reno district and then an equal
number from the Lawton district.
When all was ready Ben Heyler placed
his hand in an aperture in the Ell Reno
wheel and withdrawing an envelope.
handed it to Colonel Dyer. 1t was
passed to Chief Clerk Mackey. stamped
and handed back to Colonel Dyer. The
commissioner walked to the front of
the platform, raised his hand for order
and in loud tone exclaimed:
stephen A. Holcomb of Pauls Val
ley. l. T., draws the first number"
The crowd yelled for three minutes.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

santiago.
With the exception of the last two
counts, the others practically sum the
criticism of Admiral Schley's conduct
by Secretary Long to the Senate, which
the secretary characterized as
"Schley's reprehensible conduct"
One of the important points in the
precept is the direction to the court to
report in its conclusions "all the peril
nent facts which it may deem to be es-
tablished, together with its opinion and
recommendations in the premises"
Judge Advocate General Lemley,
who was designated as judge advocate
of the court, will now proceed with the
preparation of his case. He will exam
inc all documents and prepare list of
witnesses. The court probably will sit
for several months. more than likely
until after Congress conveneS in De-
cember.
Judge Lemley has not yet decided
who the witnesses before the court
shall be. They may be taken from the
navy, from the army or from civil life,
for undoubtedly some of the newspa-
per correspondents will be called in the
case. 1t is even probable, in view of
the recently published interview of Cap
tain Eulate of the Spanish navy. that
he and Admiral Cervera himself will
be called if Admiral Schley desires it.
OF course the court of inquiry has no
authority to compel their attendance,
and it is more than doubtful whether
they would respond to n summons, but
the opportunity will be afforded.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
END OF THE GREAT DROUTH
NOW SEEMS TO BE AT HAND

Washington, July 27.-The past twen-
ty-four hours probably have been the
most favorable to the states of the corn
belt since the existing hot wave began
nearly forty days ago. Rains. general
ly light in amount. have fallen in west
ern Kansas. western Nebraska. south
western Missouri central Iowa. Arkan-
sas and n little in Oklahoma. and the
prospects seem to be favorable for Il
continuation to-day. or more numerous
showers in the section covered by these
states and territories.
Sunday showers are looked for in
northern Illinois and northern Indiana
Still there has been no general rain, of
which the crops stand in so much need
and there are no immediate prospects
of any.
ON the whole. the weather bureau of
icials here regard the situation as
somewhat improved. Incidental to the
rains, the temperatures officially report
ed were somewhat lower. However
they range from % to 100 in the corn
belt
Conditions will remain practically
the same in the drouth section during
Saturday and Sunday. and the weather
will continue very hot, with the possi-
bility of relief from scattered thunder
storms.
In the DakOtas and in Montana
l. - 4 = a
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
VICTORY FOR TILLMAN
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia, S. c., July 2T.-The state
Democratic executive committee has
adopted resolution ruling Senator
McLaurin out of the Democratic party,
Ihe action was totally unexpected.
Senator Tillman supported the res
olution, which was unexpectedly of
fered as Il substitute for Il resolution
on which there had been much debate
concerning the oath to be taken by
candidates for Congress in the ap
preaching election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Congressman
Stokes of the Seventh district. The
resolution follows:
whereas, John McI.aurin. junior
senator, elected to represent the state
of South Carolina in the national Con
sress, has by his affiliations and votes
in that body ignored the national Dem
ocratic platform and thereby misrep-
resented his state and his Democratic
constituency who elected him: there
fore. be it
Resolved, That it is the sense and
conviction of the Democratic state ex-
ecutive committee. that Senator John
McLaurin, from the standpoint of hon
esty and self-respect, should tender
his unqualified resignation Immediate,
ly."
The resolution was adopted by a
vote of % to ..
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
RAILROAD CHANGES
BY CONSOLIDATION

Chicago. July 27.-The Chronicle Ills
morning says:
If the plans of the Hartman syndi-
cate are executed, agencies of the
Union and Southern Pacific roads in
all parts of the United States and Can
ada will be consolidated, probably Sep
tember 1st officers of the two roads are
now planning to abandon the local of
fees of the Union Pacific in Chicago
and turn the business over to the
Southern Pacific agency under w. c.
Neimeyer, general western freight
agent, as the first move in this direc-
ton.
Both roads now maintain offices in
Chicago and in each large force of
agents and clerks is employed. The
plan of concentrating the traffic forces
of the TWO Hartman systems. If af-
fected will also apply to Denver. New
York, San Francisco, Philadelphia,
Boston. Baltimore. Pittsburg, Chcin-
natl. New Orleans, ST. Louis, Kansas
City, Atlanta. Havana. Cuba: Los An
geles, Seattle and many other points.
1t is said that when IL general traffic
adviser shall have been appointed to
look after the business of the Morgan
Hill roads. the Burlington, Northern
Pacific and Great Northern. all separ-
ate agencies now maintained by these
lines in the different cities will he con-
solidated, and there will be general
pruning of the travelling and soliciting
freight and passenger agents.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

there has not been any rain of import
ance in the past twenty-four hours, but
temperatures have been Il little lower.
There We're good heavy rains last night
II Wisconsin, in lower Michigan and in
northern Ohio and fair rains in New
York
Topeka. Kan, July 26.-General rains
throughout Kansas to-day have caused
an etfectual break in the drouth. The
rains came too late to be of material
benefit to the corn, but will result in
plenty of stock water and giving new
life to pastures. The scarcity of water
in some of the smaller cities had got
ten to be a serious problem, as there
was not enough of it for ordinary
drinking purposes. The rain in Topeka
lasted an hour this afternoon. The
towns reporting rains tonight are as
follows:
Pittsburg, two hours good rain; Law
renee. good rains at intervals; Larned.
general shower covering large terri
tory; Leavenworth, light shower and
promise of more: Eureka. an inch and
Il half of RAINFALL Chetopa. an hours
rain; Raymond, soaking rain; Lecomp-
ton, heavy rain; Usage City, fine rain;
Burlingame, good shower; Ellis. plenty
of rain: Emporia, good rain; Parsons,
an hours heavy rain. general in coun-
ty; lola, extended rains: Lindon, fine
showers; Scio, another good rain.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Kitchener WIN Le.y. rran,v.,,.

London, July 21.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Standard. CON
iirming rumors which have been in cir
culation for II fortnight In London,
says:
Mail adviccs say 1t is rumored in
Pretoria that Lord Kitchener will give
up ms command August 3lst and pro-
cced to England, where he VIII remain
five months. then taking over the SUI
prcme command In India. and that Sir
Bindon Blood is expected to succeed
him in South Africa"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Spanish Captain spcahs.

New York. July 2I.-Captain Eulate,
who commanded the Nizcnya at Santi.
ago. In n cablcd reply to II request
from the Journal and Advertiser
as to his opinion of Rear Admiral
schley's manoeuvres in the battle of
Santiago, says:
"As II gentleman | can't appreciate
any mnnoeuvrc of the Brooklyn In the
battle on the 3rd Of July In front of
Santiago ms an act of cownrdicc, bes
cause the Brooklyn went to port when
the Teresa with Admiral Cervera
aboard tried TO ram him. and after
ward when !, in the Vizcayn. also
steered toward him, he further fell of
twenty-five degrees.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

On the 14th day of November a ter
rife storm wrecked twenty-one vessel.
in Balaclava Bay, bearing for Britain's
men ammunition and warm clothins
and other necessaries for the winter
which settled in with unusual severity
Through unpardonable oversight th'
land transport broke down altogether
although it was but ten miles from.
Balaclava to the front. Cholera, thu
germs of which had been brought from
Varna, ragged in the British lines, ant
those who escaped it fell victims tt
scurvy. dysentery. or fever. With onl!
tents for shelter and rags for clothing
with insufficient food, and no med.sa
comforts, the poor fellows starved ano
died. and rotted. Between the begin
niag of November and the end of Feb
ruary S,6S9 British troops perished il
hospital. On the last of these date.
13,60S men were still in hospital.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
steel Casting Combine.

Chicago. July 29.-Anothcr steel
combination. embracing the principal
plants engaged in making steel east
ings, is to be formed. At the present
time there are about 100 different
styles of ear couplers complying with
the requirements of the Master Car
Builders Association and the Inter
state Commerce Commission. A move
ment will he made to "stardardiZe"
by adopting three or four standard
patterns and thus avoid the necessity
of forcing II railroad to carry n stock
of parts for so many styles of
roupers. The steel casting companies
own some of the principal patents and
will refuse to make couplers for those
outside the combination. What Is true
of couplcrs Is true also of brake shoes.
driving wheel ccntcrs FOR locomotives
and other locomotive parts.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Accredited Russian officials Lave
Just made overtures to Philadelphia
firm to establish a plant on the line
of the Trans-Siberian railway for the
making of steel and the construction
OF cars and locomotives. A free site
has been offered, lumber, coal and iron
privileges are to be granted. while the
government guarantees to purchase Q
certain number of cars and locomo
tives annually. The capital of $4,000.
900 is to be raised in the United States
and the original plant shipped duty
free from American ports This Is but
one of the many indications that tht
Russian government is willing te
make any concession to those who car
and will develop Siberian industries.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Disregard til. German Flag.

New York. July 3O.-The Ilamburgh-
American line steamer Allegheny.
which arrived yesterday. reported that
she was held in the hnrbor of Sava-
nllla Colombia. for twelve hours. PAS
scngers on the Allegheny report that
Abel Murrillo was arrested on the ship
at Cnrtagena and taken ashore by the
Colombian authorities. Murrillo pro-
tested against his arrest. claiming that
he was entitled to the protection of the
German flag.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Vice President Roosevelt recently
said in an interview with the Cherokee
Indians at Buffalo: THE first shot
fired in Cuba was fired by halfbreed
Cherokee Indian in my regiment in
the first battle of Guasimas. He was
wounded eight times before he gave
up, and as soon as he was out of the
hospital he was back in the ranks
ready for more fight. l had about fifty
men who were either whole or part
Indian in my regiment" To this
American Horse, a noted Ogalla chief
responded: Maybe that's the reason
you had the bravest regiment in the
army"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

A swarm of bees held up the busines!
centre of Waterbury, Conn, the othel
day. The bees swarmed a day befor,
the schedule date, and as they mad,
for the business district there wa.
great excitement. Store doors ano
windows were closed and women ant
children screamed and fed to the sd,
streets. There was a general scamper
ing down South Main street as tn,
swarm descended on this thorough
fare, and. although the most Travelled
in the city. II was bare of everything
but lees in a few minutes. Electric
cars and all other vehicles went into
retirement, and the bees, after sting
ing so persons. circled about the sa
looms and the livery stables until they
threatened to destroy all business
When the excitement was at its heigh'
the bees, attracted by timers repair
ing a roof, made a dead set for this
noise. and the way the men slipped
down the ladders would do credit tt
sailors. The bees sought the seclu
sion of the housetops, where thelI
owner, with the usual Establishments
succeeded in coaXing the bees into bis
chimney. After successful Irritation
with the queen, the man loaded the
swarm in big handfuls into the hive
brought along in anticipation of sue
cess.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
ASSOCIATION TO
e HOLD ITS SUMMER MEETING

Denver. July 3O.-rhe special sum-
mer meeting of the American forestry
Association for 1901 will be held mt
Denver Tuesday August 21th-29th. in
atiiliation with the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science.
There will be two sessions daily. mt
10 Il. IN. and $50 p. m. which will be
held in East Denver high school build
ing, and, in addition, an open evening
meeting, in the Central Presbyterian
Church, Sherman and Seventeenth
avenues, "Wednesday, August 2Sth. at
8. p. m. At the latter there will he
short addresses by Senator Thomas NJ.
Patterson, Thomas +. Walsh, Platt
Rogers and others, followed by an IL
lustrated lecture by Clifford Pinchot,
forester of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. entitled, "The
Government and the Forest Reserves" !"
This meeting will be distinctively
western one, and its proceedings of
special interest to all concerned with
the forest problems before the western
states-fires, grazing, relation of for
ests to water supply. etc. The federal
government, more than ten years ago,
recognized the Importance of the pre-
servation of the forests in protecting
the timber resources and conserving
the water supply. and there have now
been established in the states and ter
rtories west of the Mississippi forty
forest reserves, containing nearly A.
100000 acres.
The address of welcome mt the open
ing session Tuesday, August 2Tth, 1890
II. m, will be delivered by Senator 4.
NJ. Patterson.
1t is expected that the president Of
the association. James Wilson. secre-
tary of agriculture. will attend the
meeting and preside at one or more
sessions.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Bermuda's receiving ship, the Ter
ror. has been put out of commission
after perhaps the most uneventful ca
reel of any naval vessel. She was an
Iron floating battery built in 1856 for
the Crimean war, but was sent the
following year to Bermuda without
having seen service, and for forty-four
years remained moored off the Naval
club there.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

George Gould, like his father, is a
silent man. He divides his secrets
with TO one. Taught in a practical
school, he has the ability. the wealth
and the experience to develop his plans
on scale of great magnitude. 1t is
predicted he will make greater repu-
tation as a master fnancier than his
father left, and that he will acoumu-
late, II he has not done so already. a
much larger fortune.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Reindeer for Alnska.

Washington. July ga cablegram
has been received at the Interior De
partment from Lieutenant Bertholf.
who was sent to Siberia to purchase
reindeer for use in Alaska, saying he
has arrived mt Nladivostocli and pur-
chased 900 deer for 13 roubles each,
and has the prospect of securing 100
more now, with 1000 next summer.
The price of the deer is about SG.7O
each in American money.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Koch nlnmcs tn. Mo-ouito.

London. July 2T.-In the course of
nm address delivered before II health
congress held Mt East Bourne ycstcr-
day, Robert Koch of Berlin spoke of
the treatment of malarla.
He reiterated his dictum that ma
laria did not emanatc from swamps
but was caused by the inoculntion Of
mosquitoes and gnats. He further said
that mnlarinl parasites could be
STAMPED out with quinino treatment.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Injunction Suit Lost.

Washington. July 30.-The Depart.
mcnt of Justice has received Il telegram
stating that Judge Erwin of the Unit
ed States Court in Oklahoma. had de
MED the application of Lone Wolf and
other Indians for an injunction re.
straining the government from dis
tributing land in that territory by
drawings.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Emile Zola has just refused an offer
of 100000 for three books. Il once
walked the streets of Paris in danger
of starvation" he said, but l am not
starving now at the age of 61.''
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

No British ship is permitted to carry
a deckload of timber into British
port between the last day of October
and April 16.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

II a load of coal is let out OF doors
exposed to the weather-say. for a
month"; loses one-thlrd of its heat
Ing qualities. If ton of coal Il
placed on the ground and left ther5
and another ton is placed under shed
the latter loses about 20 per cent Of
Its heating force, the former about Al
per cent. Hence 1t is a great saving
of coal to have 1t in n dry place. COW
cred over and on all sides. The softer
the coal the more heating power 1t
loses, because the volatile and valuable
constituents undergo a slow combus-
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

The Arkansas river is 2,170 miles
long, but at various points in it's course
is very narrow for it's length.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Mr.. Tabor Loses Matches. Mine.

Leadville. Colo. July 29.-Thc Match
less matter wns definitely decided to-
day, when Herman Powell of Denver
bought In the property at sheriff sale
to partially satisfy his Judgment
against the Tabor estate.
Mr. Powell was the only bidder and
his bid was S14.S5S and was only made
to cover the price paid by Mrs. Tabor
with the money put up by Mr., STRAIT
ton and which Will be returned to
Stratton. Mr.. Powell's judgment
against the estate is about $4,000.
This makes final disposition of the
Mntchlcss mine as far rs Mrs. Tabor
Is concerned. as she could not redeem
now even If she desired to do so. Mr..
Powell returns to Denver tonight ana
Will decide shortly as to steps relative
to icsuming work ON the Machlcss
mine.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

a partial list of speakers at the
meeting and their subjects follows:
A. l.. Fellows, Denver, "The Hydro.
graphy of Colorado"
George b. Sudworth. Bureau of For
estry. Washington. Forests and Their
Relation to Agriculture and Manufac-
turing Industries
s. ]. Holsinger, Phoenix Arizona.
1.-The Boundary Line Betwee nthe For
est and the Desert
Professor Il. T.. Forbes, Tucson, Ari-
zona. THE Open Range and the Irri-
CATION Farmer
II. l.. Fulton, Reno. Nevada. "Thc
Reclamation of the Arid Region
William l.. Hall, Bureau of Forestry,
Washington, Progress in Tree Plant
ing"
Professor A. ]. McClatchie. Phoenix.
Arizona. THE Eucalyptus as American
Forest Trees
T. p. Lukens. Pasadena. California,
"The Reforestation Of Water Sheds"
Professor l.. ii. Pammel, Ames.
Iowa. Some Phases of the Growth of
the Cultivated Tree in Iowa.
George ii. Maxwell. Chicago "Irri-
CATION and the Forest
Professor William Il. Dudley. Stan
ford University. California. THE San
IN Lucia Silver Fir (Abies vensuta)
The Utility of Its Protection from
Fire
a. ii. Newell. photographer, United
States geological survey, Washington,
Forests and Reservoirs
Clifford Pinchott, forester. Washing.
ton. Grazing in the Forest Reserves"
Ed. NJ. Griffith. Bureau of Forestry,
Washington, 1.-The Black Hills Forest
Reserve"
William ii. Knight. Los Angeles.
e. \. Il, L a. L g. Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-13
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

ct should think YOU would sometimes
get little pessimlstic aboqt poslS Iesb,,,,,
Sometimes it looks as if an unremuner-
ative season We're upon US BTt Il h, y a.
history You will see that there never was
a time when there wasn't some way o.
/ hope on.s-=NV shington Star
Adiriam-Didn't I see Mr. Brassie kiss
you on the links today
Millicent-No; he tried to, but the only
foozled.-Puck-
Mr.. Fondpar-Ask the doctor to come to
my house inmedia tely. My wife doesn
Nora HES out sure. sir. but don't yez
worry-the hOmeliest babies sometimes
grow up quite good ooking--Brookiyn
DO not weep" they said to the
mourning widow, remember that
Henry has gone to a land flowing with
milk and honey" I know" she sobbed-
I know But poor Henry always was
so careless about his rubbers- '-Balti-
more American
ForgAI notice that old Sportwood is
using hair dye of late
Fenton-Yes; but before he received
that legacy he was satisfied with gray
hair.
Forge-Ah: fortunate has turned his
Philadelphia Record.
rs there anything peculiar about
Not at all. He simply doesn't know
and doesn't know he doesn't know. and
that's the usual combination in cases Of
people who don't know.''-Chicago Post.
NOW that he is out Of office again.
what do you suppose he will do?''
well, I don't know for sure, but I
guess he has secured enough 'ex' titles
to secure him a place on the national
commission for some worlds fair. -
Chicago Post.
ssrrhe difference between a street and
a woman says the Manayunk Philoso-
pher. is that cross streets are Quiet =
Philadelphia Record
Fannie-..You mean thing. you You
never asked me to lunch. and I've heard
YOU ask Kate Rice mere than dozen
lines Harry-''But, you see, she never
goes. Boston Transcript
Uncle Bob (tvho has just treated his
nephew in a Partisan restaurant)-'.NO OF
a bad dinner for three francs eh2"
Nephew C4vho Is still growing)- First
rate Let's have another -Tit-Bits