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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29

a family in the United States whose fu-
ture income could he shown to be six
dollars less. and there are a good many
families whose income would be six dol
lars more, and still more families whose
income would be many times six dollars
less il it We're not spent 1t is also rather
a taking thing 10 say that 100000 900
could be better spen fors education or
charity. and yet. on the other hand.
s1OoooO,000 spent in the employment Of
labor is the very best use to which it
can be put.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
MARCONI PREDICTS
CENT-A-WORD RATES

st. Johns, n. F., Dec. Ex-Governor
Boyle gave largely-attended luncheon
Thursday in honor of Mr.. Marconi.
Among the guests present were Pre-
mier Bond, the cabinet ministers, the
heads of departments. marine Lloyd's
underwriters officials and representa-
tives of the press. The affair was prac-
tically n state function. Replying to
4 toast to his health, Mr.. Marconi said:
''If my system of wireless telegraphy
can be commercially established be-
tween different parts of the earth, the
possibility of which, may state, have
not the slightest doubt, it would bring
about an immense cheapening of rates
at present existing. The system of sub
marine cables of to-day fulfills the de-
mands of communication to n great ex-
tent, but the great cost of cables them
selves, and their heavy working ex-
penses, cause the existing method to
be beyond the reach of majority of
people inhabiting the various countries
of the world. But could this new meth
cd be applied, l believe the cost of
what we now call the cabling to Eng.
land might be reduced at least twenty
fold. The present rates are % cents
word. l do not see why, eventually,
with the wireless system this cost
should not be reduced to l cent word
or less"
Observing that he was half British
er by birth, Mr.. Marconi continued:
with regard to the British empire,
the wireless system has n special i'm
portance as facilitating the methods Of
communication between the mother
country and her great colonies beyond
the seas, and it cannot but result in
still more firmly cementing the bond
of unity and common cause in the in
terest of civilization. of which the en-
pire has, during the anxious times Of
the last two or three years, given such
a splendid example to the world"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
SAMPSON FILES OBJECTIONS
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY'S REPORT

second in command. 1t is true that the
commander-in-chief could not have
reached the most distant vessel by sig
mails, except by causing them to be re-
peated by an intermediate vessel-an
entirely usual course-but 1t 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-
peatiDg signals.
In this state of affairs, the regula-
tions of the navy and the customs of
the sea place the absolute command
and the full responsibility in the SEN
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 to the
loop are found by the court. The find
ing and opinion show that to avoid
danger to his own ship he maneuvered
without warning to the rest Of the
squadron, and in disregard Of the feet
formation.
2 The President of the United States
and the Navy Department had decided
that Admiral Sampson was in COM
mand at that battle, and Commodore
Schley second in command.
This fact was before the court: for
the secretary's letter to the Senate
dated February 6, 1890, 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 recog-
milton of his services as next in rank
at the victory OF Santiago.
3. The question as to who command
ed at Santiago was not referred to the
court for consideration. and evidence
bearing on the point was excluded.
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I'VE have had three routes sur
veyed." said Mr.. Smith yesterday,
land will in few days select the one
which seems best"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
DUPLICITY OF FILIPINOS
DENOUNCED BY GEN. CHAFFEE

zone undeniable truth" saws Gen
eral Chaffee, Stands out in this case
as in hundreds of like cases 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 a man, and
no one knows this SO well as the willy
chiefs who use him for their nefarlous
purposes"
Six Of the seven natives were sen
fenced to be hanged, but General
Chaffee committed the sentences of
three of them to imprisonment ut hard
labor for life.
The seventh native. Leonardo de Po-
soy, a regularly ordained priest, asked
for and was granted n 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 be afforded by
his position as priest, by contending
that while the participators in the
wholesale murders in Taytay would
confess the same ut confessional he
was compelled by his sacred Office to
keep silence.
General Chaffee pronounced this de-
Tense of no value, saying that the
confessional does not lay upon any
of suppressing knowledge of crimes be-
ing committed by third parties, the con-
summation of which could have been
prevented without violating the Sc
crecy of the confessional" In this
particular case, 1t is said. the knowl-
edge of the crimes was brought direct
ly to the 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
muted the sentence to twenty years
Imprisonment ut hard labor, 'out of re-
spect for his calling and of tho great
religious organization of which he is
n most unworthy member" Said Cen
eral Chaffee in concluding his review:
mo person living in these islands
can be permitted TO plead his office,
however sacred or exalted. as a protec-
ton for crimes committed"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
ENORMOUS PRICE PAID
FOR LOVELAND SUGAR

Denver, Dec. ga Denver Repub-
lican special from Loveland says:
The first 100 pounds of sugar pro-
duced at the Loveland factory was
sold at auction Saturday and brought
the sum of $4,000.
The first pound was purchased by r.
S. Cox for 1926. l.. ]. Kelim bid $500
for the next pound and got it. The
bids then rapidly dropped to 800 and
finally got down to $40 at which figure
the remainder was sold.
The sack was then put up and sold
for IS, while the string found pur-
chaser at 81, while $40 was offered for
the privilege of weighing out the
sugar.
Neat glass receptacles had been Sc
cured, each holding one pound, in
which the sugar was placed. and these
will be kept as souvenirs. These have
all been placed on exhibition in the
window of the Bank of Loveland. and
each one labeled with the name of the
purchaser and the price paid.
There were 5000 acres of sugar
beets raised the past year for the Loved
land factory. Contracts have been
signed for 1000 acres the next sea
son, with 10000 as the limit that will
be received. The additional machin-
cry to double the present capacity of
the factory is to be in place by July
1Sf
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
SECRETARY OF WAR SEVERELY
CENSURES GENERAL MILES

sure, or any mark of appreciation
toward others in the military service
are prohibited
"In this controversy the army hal
not been involved, and no bar has beer
raised to that good feeling and friend
ly relation between the officers of tn,
navy and the officers of the army
which Is so essential to the successful
and harmonious cooperation of tn,
two services in preparation ana In ac
ton. A court of inquiry had been helt
on the matters in the controversy ant
n report had been made in which ont
member of the court had dissentet
in some particulars from the majority
and the report was pending before thi
reviewing authority.
AT this point, as the lieutenant gen
eral of the army, you saw fit to make
a public expression of your opinion al
between the nnjority and the minority
of the court, accompanied by n critL
cism of a most severe character, which
could not fail to be applied by the gen
erality of readers to the naval officers
against whose view your opinion was
expressed. 1t Is of no consequence on
whose side your opinion was, or what
Fit was. You had no business in the
controversy, and no right, holding the
office which you did, to express any
opinion. Your conduct was in viola
tion of the regulation above cited and
the rules of official propriety: and you
are Justly liable to censure, which /
now express.
Very respectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
Headquarters of the Army"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Washington, d. c., Dec. ga deter
mination on the part OF the admlnistra-
ton absolutely to terminate further
discussion Of the Sampson-Schley con
troyersy took shape in the publication
yesterday of some remarkable cores
Dondence that has passed between Sec
.etary Root and Lieutenant General
Niles relative 10 the latters interview
published in a Cincinnati paper, coin
nenting upon the Schiey case.
1t is seldom that so severe repri-
nand is administered to an officer Of
aigh rank in either service. What the
.esult will be cannot be foretold, al
though 1t is assumed that General
Miles will submit without further
comment.
following letter of Secretary Root to
General Miles:
War Department, Washington, d. c.,
Dec. u, 1901.
"Sir:-By direction of the President
( communicate to you his conclusions
upon your course in the interview to
which your attention was called by my
letter of the 10Th 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.
1.-The first article of the regulations
governing the Army of the United
States provides:
deliberations or discussions among
military men conveying praise or cen
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
LANGUAGE WHICH LED
TO CENSURE OF MILES

Washington, Dec. 22-It was the
language used by General Nelson A.
Miles in the interview telegraphed
from Cincinnati, December 18th, that
led to the censure by the secretary or
war, General Miles said:
81 am willing to take the judgment
of Admiral Dewey in the matter. lie
been n commander of fleet, and as
such has known the anXieties and re-
sponsibilities which rest on men un-
der these circumstances. He was in
strumental in the destruction of one
Spanish fleet and knows and realizes
the feelings that encompass an ofhcer
under such conditions.
81 think Dewey has summed up the
matter in Il clear and concise manner.
and l believe his conclusions will be
indorsed by the patriotic people of the
United States. l have no sympathy
with the efforts which have been made
to destroy the honor of an officer un-
der such circumstances"
When called to account for the above
quoted language, General Miles ad-
dressed the following letter to Secre-
tary Root:
.The Honorable, the Secretary of
War, Washington, ID. G.
"Sir-Replying to your note or the
10th instant, l have the honor to state
that my observations, as substantially
reported. had no reference to the ac-
lion, pending or otherwise, of n CO.
ordinate branch of the service; they
we're merely my personal views based
apon matters set forth in various pub
ications which had been given to the
world, and concerning which l con-
ceive there was no improperly in ex-
pressing an opinion the same as any
other citizen upon n matter of such
public interest. My observations were
In no sense intended as a criticism of
any action taken by n coordinate
branch of the service and the state
ment that had no sympathy with any
efforts tending to disparage distin-
guished and gallant officer likewise
had no such reference"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Washington, Dec. 21.-Thc objection
Of Admiral w. Il. Sampson TO that por-
ton of Admiral Dewey's report of the
Schley court of inquiry. in which he
says Admiral Schley was in command
ut the battle of Santiago and entitled
to the credit for the victory, was filed
with Secretary Long yesterday. 1t Is
as follows:
New York. Dec. 19.-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 disapproye
that portion of Admiral Dewey's cpin-
ion filed in connection with the proceed
lngs 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.
!. Commodore Schley was not in
command at that battle.
(a) The disposition of the forces at
the beginning of the battle. according
to Commodore Schley's own state
ment. places Admiral Sampson in COM
mand
The Brooklyn and the Vixen were the
westernmost ships of the fleet; the In
diana and Gloucester We're the EASTERN
most. The New York was nearer to
both of the latter than was the Brook
lyn, and notably at the time when the
Indiana was heavily engaged at the
beginning of the action, and when the
Gloucester WAS engaged with the
Furor and Pluton. Commodore Schley
says: 1.-The Indiana and the Glouces-
ter . were closer to your flag
ship" than to the Brooklyn. We have,
then, the case of fleet in regular for
nation, with the commander-in-chief
within signal distance and closer to u
larger number of the ships than is the
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
SECRETARY LONG APPROVES
FINDINGS OF THE MAJORITY

ton; the individual memorandum Of
the presiding member, the statement
of exceptions to the said findings and
opinion by the applicant; the reply to
said statement by the judge advocate
of the court and his assistant and the
brief this day submitted by counsel
for Rear Admiral Sampson, traversing
the presiding members view as to who
was in command ut the battle of San
uago.
"And after careful consideration the
findings of fact and the opinion of the
full court are approved.
las to the points on which the pre-
siding member differs from the major
ority is approved.
"As to the further expression of his
views by the same member with re-
gard to the questions of command on
the morning of July 3. 1893, and Of
the title to credit for the ensuing VIC
tory, the conduct of the court in max
ing no findings and rendering no opin-
ion on those questions is approved-in-
deed 1t could with propriety take no
other course, evidence on these dues-l
tions, during the inquiry, having beenN
excluded by the court.
1.-The department approves the rec
ommendation of the court that no fur
ther proceedings be had in the prem
ises.
1.-The department records its appre-
citation of the arduous labors Of the
whole court"
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
ELECTRIC ROAD WILL
INVADE COAL FIELDS

Denver, Dec. 21.-The Denver Repub-
lican prints the following:
The competition for the coal traffic
in the northern Colorado fields will
commence next spring. S. NJ. Perry,
president of the Denver & Northwest
ern road, practically an annex of the
Tramway company, yesterday wired
instructions from New York to w. G.
Smith, vice president, to proceed at
once to secure n right of way from the
roads present terminus at Arvada to
Louisville, about fourteen miles. Mr..
Smith was also instructed to promise
the immediate construction of the road
as soon as the right of way was secur-
ed, and service equal to that on the
Arvada line.
1ne new road will Immediately make
a bid for the coal traffic of the dis
trict, but If it fails in that, and 1t is
learned that it expects to, it still has n
trump card left. A friendly corpora
tion, the makeup of which is being
kept under cover. has acquired options
on large tracts of land in the northern
district, which it will develop, giving
its entire business to the Denver Il
Northwestern company.
iC thIee NHiCh At pIeS-
ent practically control the coal output
of the state are the Colorado Fuel &:
Iron, Victor Fuel and Northern Coal
companies. The Northern Coal Com.
pany is in a combination with the Colo
rado Fuel II Iron Company, it is said,
which leaves the field in reality to two
corporations. The Victor Fuel Com.
pany is otiicered and owned largely by
the heads of the Colorado & Southern
railroad, which has traffic agreement
with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
pany. Under such circumstances 1t is
reasonable to suppose that the hauling
of the Northern Coal Company's
product will be done in the future, as
in the past, by the Colorado & South
ern railroad. With large and inde-
pendent coal supply to draw from the
Denver II Northwestern road will not
lack freight traffic, say its promoters.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
Buena Vista smeIter Burned.

Denver, Dec. pa special dispatch
from Buena Vista says:
The Buena Vista Smelling & Rein
ing Company's plant located about
three-quarters of a mile east of town
on the Arkansas river, caught fire at
Z o'clock Saturday evening, and was
almost totally destroyed, the loss be-
ing about $4,000.
DIR. Franklin r. Carpenter, one of
the large stockholders in the Buena
Vista Smelling e Refining Company,
who is in Denver, said last night that
the smelter would be rebuilt at once,
and that it was very successful
plant.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

| Washington. Dec. 21.-"History af-
fords no parallel of n whole people thus
practically turning war traitors and In
| the genius of no other people was ever
found such masterful powers OF Sc
crecy and dissimulation; but 1t Ia need
less to say that no powerful state was
ever erected or ever can be erected on
such immoral and unenlightened foun-
dations."
This statement is made by General
Chaffee, military governor of the Phil
oppines, in a review of one OF n num-
ber of court martial cases in the is
lands. the records of which have been
received at the War Department.
The case which brought forth this
comment from General Chaffee was
one wherein seven natives were tried
Jointly on a charge of murder. The
accused were soldiers in the insurgent
army, and after defeat by the Ameri-
can army in the field abandoned even
the show OF open opposition such as
the half-uniformed guerrilla bands
make, and took up their residence ut
Taytay. In Luzon. place protected
by an American garrison.
Then, following the proclaimed pol
Icy of the insurgent chiefs. they pro-
ceeded to organize secretly II bolo
band. When authorization had been
given to establish civil government the
band came forward under the leader
ship of resident padre and Were
elected municipal officers of Taytay.
Then ensued n remarkable attempt to
serve two masters. In all lawful mat
ters they served with due appearance
of loyalty to the American govern
ment, while at the same time they Ia
n ~. IT,. tI... L..
terests Of the insurrection.
This dual form OF government, says
General Chaffee. existed everywhere,
in strongly garrisoned cities like Ma
nila as well as the smallest barrio. The
municipal officers of Taytay next en-
tered upon series of murders and con-
tinued their deadly work until the
growing number of mysterious disap-
pearances led to the discovery of the
perpetrators by the American authori-
ties.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Washington. Dec. %. = Secretary
Long has disposed finally of the Schley
case so far as the Navy Department is
concerned, by acting upon the findings
and conclusions of the court of i'll
Quiry.
He approves the findings of fact
and the opinion of the full court: he
approves the majority opinion where
there is difference in the court; he
holds that the court could not have
entered into consideration of the
question of command at the battle of
Santiago, and, finally, he accepts the
recommendation that no further pro-
ceedings shall be had.
Secretary Long yesterday issued the
formal order dissolving the Schley
court of inquiry. The order was COM
municated at once to Admiral Dewey,
president of the court, who acknowl-
edged its receipt and said that in con-
formity with the order of the secre-
tary he had announced the dissolution
Of the court.
The secretary also has declined the
application of Admiral SIMPSONS
counsel to enter upon an inquiry into
the question of command and has noti-
fed Admiral Schley's counsel of that
fact as n reason for declining to hear
them on that point.
Secretary Longs approval of the ma
jority report was as follows:
"The department has read the testi-
mony in this case, the arguments of
counsel Mt the trial, the courts find
ings of fact, opinion and recommended
a a "a
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
President Removes Maclay,

Washington. Dec. 22.-rhe following
order was made public yesterday by
Secretary Root:
Navy Department, d. G., Dec. 20,
1901.
Rear Admiral A. S. Barker, Com
mandant Navy Yard. New York.
"Sir l am directed by the President
to ask Edgar S. Maclay, special Ia
borer, general storekeeper's office, navy
yard. New York. to send in his resig-
nation. Very respectfully,
JOHN d. LONG,
Secretary"
Secretary Root was designated to
make public the request for Mr.. Mac
lays resignation after 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 n poltroon and Il coward,
that induced the latter to ask for the
court of inquiry.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

The noble earl who urged his heredi-
tary right to act as carver at the grand
BANQUET 70 follow King Edwards coro-
nation ceremonies made the egregious
mistake of admitting that he knew
nothing whatever about carving. His
claim was promptly disallowed. The
royal stomach will be safeguarded at
any cost, even If the royal carving
utensils must be entrusted to plebeian
but skilled hands.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
Diss De Bar in Prison,

London, Dec. 23.-Theodore and
Laura Jackson. the latter best known
in the United States by the name of
Anne Odelia Dies de Bar. were found
guilty by a jury Saturday on charges
of immoral practices and fraud. The
judge at once pronounced sentences
of fifteen and seven years penal serv;l
tude upon Jackson and his reputed
wife, respectively.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

1t will be generally acceptable. per
haps, IL arrangements for moving the
anarchists can be completed by May
!, 1902.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Styles OF poetry are subject to the
changes of time. the same as every
thing else. The number of visitors to
the cottage in which Robert Burns
was born shows a tremendous decrease
this year.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Mr.. Tesla's prolonged and unusual
silence may perhaps be accounted for
on the theory that he has discovered
something the announcement of which
he is afraid might challenge our credu-
lily.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

II the Germans take as kindly as the
English to American shoes. then the
three great nations of the world Will
soon be on a common footing.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Relic hunters are invading the expo
sition grounds at Buffalo. and 1t is
feared that somebody will make way
with the white elephant
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Russia must be anticipating a day
OF uncommon dampness. The czar is
said to be have boarded away sur
plus Of four billions in gold.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

The American shoe is now pinching
the German foot.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

The figurehead of the battleship Mis-
souri, ought. perhaps, to be suggestive
OF Missouri. What have Missourians
to suggest?
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Grammarians are wrangling over
which Is correct-"bread and butter is"
or bread and butter are" They are
both correct when a man is out OF
Job.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

the lessons learned by observation at
the football field will stand the strenu-
Gus patron of the bargain counter in
good stead.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

Mrs. Nation has unshcathed her
hatchet again. provoked this time by
an invitation to contribute to the fund
for erecting statue to the memory of
Sir Walter Raleigh, the tobacconist.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

There will be a chance for somebody
to get rich by obtaining the fireworks
concession for that anarchist island.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-25

II the whisky trust. which has beer
advancing the price of its product.
could manage to render the cost OF
jags prohibitive its good work would
be generally applauded.