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Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
SAMPSON IS REFUSED COUNSEL
In SCHLEY INQUIRY COURT

changes in the official copy of his tes-
timony. He altered his previous state
ment concerning the order of the Navy
Department of May 90 1885, in which
he was directed to Inform every YES
sci off Santiago that the flying squad
ron is off Cienfuegos," saying that he
desired to correct his response to the
courts inquiry as to why this order
was not carried out, by saying that ii
had been carried out. The flying
squadron was ordered to proceed with
all possible Dispatch" he said, and
added:
Il did not desire to inform the COM
modore of the flying squadron of his
own movements. The order was to in
form commanders of the movements
of the flying squadron"
The court then asked: did you di.
rect Captain Sigsbee to give Commo-
dore Schley the information contained
in the dispatch from the Navy Depart
ment regarding the whereabouts of
the Spanish squadron"
Il did not
Lieutenant Spencer S. Wood, who
commanded the dispatch boat Dupont
during the Spanish War, was then
called and continued his testimony
begun yesterday. Mr.. Rayner re
sumed his cross-eNamination. The
witness said that, while off Cienfuegos
he had been on picket duty two miles
from shore the night of May 22Dd and
had been instructed to signal the
squadron with two red lights in case
the enemy's torpedo boats came out OF
the harbor.
Mr.. Rayner then read from tie testi
mony of Captain Harber of the Texas
saying that there had been no pickle
vessels within the line of the fleet of
Cienfeugos. The witness said thai
| the statement was wrong.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

fore the wind. they ran almost beam
to. beam. as if they had been harnessed
together.
The memory of the races between
the Genesta and Puritan in 1855 and
Lord Dunraven's first Valkyrie and the
Vigilant in 1893, which have been
treasured by. yachtsmen up to this
time, will be forgotten after the mag
nificent duel of to-day. 1t will live for
ever in the memory of those who wit
messed it. In the years to come yachts
men of the two nations Will recount
the thrilling story of the celebrated
first race between the Columbia and
the Shamrock II. sailed off New York
harbor in the first year of the new CEN
tury.
AS result of this race. though faith
in the Columbia still remains in the
hearts of patriots, all the experts ad-
nit that the British boat is the ablest
sloop ever sent to these waters to lift
the 1OO-guinea cup which the old
schooner America brought across the
Atlantic fifty years ago, and the su
periority of American seamanship and
American naval architecture as repre-
sented by the defender, remains to
be established. The quality of sail
ing ship is measured by her ability to
carve her way into an adverse wind
and in the fifteen mile thresh to wind
ward to-day the golden challenger
gained 80 seconds, while on the run
home her lead was eaten up and the
Columbia crossed the finish line exact
ly 81 seconds before the Shamrock.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
FILIPINO INSURGENTS DEFEAT
COMPANY G, NINTH INFANTRY

Manila, Sept. CA disastrous fight
surgents occurred yesterday in the is
land of Samar. near Balangiga. a
large body of insurgents attacked
company c, Ninth infantry, only twen-
ty-four members of the company eS-
Gaping. All the others are reported to
have been killed. The company We're
at breakfast when attacked and made
a determined resistance, but the over
whelming number of the insurgents
compelled them to retreat. OF the sur
Vivors who have arrived at Basey,
eleven are wounded.
According to the latest returns the
strength of the company was seventy
two. The survivors include Captain
Thomas w. Connell, First Lieutenant
Edward a. Mumpus and DIR. X. s.
Griswold, surgeon. Captain Edwin V.
Bookmiller of the Ninth infantry re-
ports that General Hughes is assem-
bling force to attack the insurgents
The insurgents captured all the stores
and ammunition of the company and
all the rifles except twenty-siX.
Captain Lawrence ]. Hear2 of the
Twenty-first infantry reports severe
engagement with insurgents near Can
delaria, the Americans losing one
killed and two wounded. The insur-
gent loss has not been ascertained.
The Americans captured 10000 pounds
of rice and several hundred rounds of
ammunition.
Manila, Sept. 29.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Hughes reports
following from Bassey, southern Sa-
mar:
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
BIG FOREST FIRES ARE
NEARLY BURNED OUT

Ward, Colo, Sept. 27.-Denver Re
publican Special.)-The wind went
down last night and today has been
calm. as a result of which the forest
fire has made comparatively little
progress. The fire is spreading little
to the west and has nearly reached
Abe Nel's saw mill, one and one-half
miles west of Sunnyside Around the
mill the timber has been cut out and
the fire will not have much to work
on. but If 1t once gets past the mill 1t
will strike heavy timber again and
come down Pennsylvania gulch to Sun
nyside. This is not expected unless Il
strong west wind blows up, which
would drive the fire down the gulch.
1t is not known yet how many cattle
perished in the fire. A few have been
recovered, but the greater number
have not yet been found. The district
burned over will measure about five
miles square. Dodd's saw mill was
saved.
Eldora, Colo, Sept. 27.-The fire is
now out on Eldorado mountain, but is
burning on the other six mountains.
1t Is gradually burning out, however,
and has not spread any in the past
twenty-four hours.
Colonel " Brlen, Speclnl agent Tor
the land office at Washington. left Ell
dora for Denver to-day. lie stated be-
fore leaving that the hard work done
by his men and himself In the Middle
sex country, preventing the fire from
crossing Jenny creek, had resulted in
saving an immense tract Of timber on
the south side. Colonel o'Brlcn person.
ally paid the men emphyed by him
and will look to the government to re
imburse him.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

Washington, Sept. 2S.-In the Schley
court of inquiry yesterday, letter
was presented from Rear Admiral
Sampson asking to be allowed to be
represented in the court by counsel,
but the court refused to grant the re-
quest on the ground that the court
does not at this time regard you as Il
party to the case"
The principal witnesses of the day
We're Lieutenant John Hood, who
commanded the dispatch boat The
Hawk during the Spanish War, and
Captain Bowman ii. McCalla, who
was in command of the Marblehead.
The testimony of both these officers
dealt with the delivery of dispatches
from Admiral Sampson to Commodore
Schley, and both related to conversa-
tions with the latter.
Captain McCalla gave in detail his
part in arranging code of signals
with the Cuban insurgents and his
communications with them near Glen
fuegos May "a, 1898, when it was
learned definitely that Ceryera's fleet
was not in the harbor there. He said
that Captain Chadwick. who was Ad-
miral SIMPSONS chief of staff, was the
only person at Key West to whom he
had communicated the signal code.
Captain McCalla expressed the opin-
ion that coaling was feasible off San
tiago at the time Schley began his re
trograde movement. He said no effort
was made to prevent the erection of
earthworks at Cienfuegos by Span
iards, as had been ordered and Schley
did not obey the order to use all haste
in getting to Santiago, which accom-
panied the official notification that
Cervera was there.
Yesterdays session began with the
recall Of Captain Wise to make verbal
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
Kitchener become. Savage.

London, Sept. 30.-1'hc Express pub.
fishes report that Lord Kitchener
has asked for 25,OO0 more seasoned
mounted men and for power to hang
rebels. traitors and murderers without
reference to the home government.
Immediately on his return from the
Continent. says the News. the King
summoned n meeting of the Council to
consider Lord Kitchener's position. II
Is understood that His Majesty as-
suined very strong attitude and
closely questioned the ministers upon
their proposals.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

Mr.. Berkout, formerly forester in
the Dutch East Indies, recently gave
some facts not generally known con-
cerning India rubber and gutta-percha,
which are often confused. The quality
of elasticity distinguishes India rub
eer from gutta-percha. The latter is
derived from one plant only, while
India rubber is produced from more
than sixty plants. Three-fourths OF
the gntta-percha of commerce comes
from Sumatra and Borneo. OF the to-
tai annual production of India rubber
nearly twc-thirds comes from, the
Amazon valley, about one-third from
Central Africa and one-twentieth from
Asia. The total production of gutta-
percha is about one-twentieth as great
as that of India rubber.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

Science reverses the legal maxim de
minimus" and has an eye for the
smallest things. Among such may be
reckoned the paper submitted to the
Royal Society on "the small vertical
movements OF a stone laid on the
surface of the ground" by Horace
Darwin. The investigations showed
that a stone weighing about twenty
pounds and about foot and half In
diameter, which was placed on the sur
face of the ground a quarter of CEN
tury ago, gradually sank and is sink
ing. The stone sinks about the one
five hundredth of a yard in a year.
The movement IVES not altogether
regular, varying somewhat with the
varying dampness of the soil. The ef-
feet of frost was to raise the stone;
It fell rapidly during thaw-a whole
years distance on one occasion in less
than five hours.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

An iron chest, containing $4,000 in
Spanish coins, was found recently
while excavating in the Henepin canal,
twenty miles south of Sterling, Ill. The
box was found ten feet from the sur
face OF the earth. There was large
number OF coins bearing the date OF
1868 and others of probably an earlier
date, but the figures could not be de-
ciphered. Some of the coins were
stamped with a crown and others
head There was nothing to indicate
whom the honor was bestowed upon.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
Hail storm In omni,n

Omaha, Sept. 2s.-1'hc heaviest
storm of rain and hail which hns Wis
tied the city for years struck Omaha
yesterday. Twenty-Five telephone and
electric light poles We're blown down
and street ears were blocked In sew
ernl places. Scrgeants Dempsey and
Wesenburg and mn electric light man
were badly shocked by coming in con-
tact with live wires, but none were se-
riously injured. Two horses were
klled from tho saipe cause.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

The educational campaign against
splitting begins to show encouraging
results. A man who recently offended
in New York ferry boat suddenly
realized that twenty pairs of eyes were
regarding him as if he were pick
pocket Greatly embarrassed, he
flushed and skunk away to the mems
cabin. Concentrated public disappro-
val seldom fails of it's just effect.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
Dog Show In NoNrmhrr.

Denver. Sept. 3O-.The Colorado
Kennel Club. mt meeting held last
week, decided TO give Its first annual
bench show November 10Th. 10th md
list. Bnllcntinc. Roberts and Kerr
were appointed committee to arrange
the premium list and all other matters
preliminary to the show. The judging
VIII be IN the hands of John Davidson.
me rules OF the National Kennel Club
Will govern.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
Dole. Resignation pcpor,.a

San Francisco. Sept. 2S.-Since the
arrival here of the steamer Sierra last
Wednesday the story has been circu-
lated that just before the vessel left
Honolulu Governor Dole wrote his res
ignation, which was given to Secretary
Cooper, passenger on the Sierra. to
be delievcrd to the President Cooper
left for Washington Wednesday.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
rre.ldcnt WIN Come West.

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Prcsldcnt
Roosevelt probably Will make an ex-
tended visit to the Pacific coast next
year. The President has spoken OF his
Intention TO several of his friends. 1t
Is proposed that the President shall WIS.,
II Washington and oregon first. going
thence to California, and returning
through the central western and south
ern states The President has never
visited the Pacific coast.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
Eaton Sugar Factory A..urca

Eaton. Colo, Sept. 30.-Dcnvcr
News Special.)-News has been re-
ccived that work Is 90 commence Mt
once on the Eaton beet sugar factory.
The contract has been let to the Kilby
Manufacturing Company of Cleveland,
Ohio. Mr.. Kllby will be In Denver the
arst OF next week. and will come to
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

"very few people really understand
the care of an aquarium" says Phil
..Ielphian who deals in fish. The
trouble with most people who go in
for aquatic pets is that they kill them
with kindness. A constant changing
of the water is fatal. The supposition
chat fish need fresh water is all wrong;
So is constant feeding win bread
crumbs and things like that. The fish
gain their sustenance from the water
in which they live. Every aquarium
requires plants, as they exude carl
bonic acid, which the fish require. IL
YOU have the proper amount of plants,
regulated according to the size of the
aquarium and the number of fish 1t
contains, you will have self-sustain-
ing aquarium, and there will be no
necessity for you to change the water.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

The whole of an Italian regiment,
which had been maneuvering between
Naples and Mondragone, having been
attacked by malaria, the minister of
war has issued orders that all troops
in that district are in future to wear
wells and gloves to protect them from
mosquitoes.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

An international exhibition will be
opened in August at Copenhagen for
apparatus for the killing of rats, and
several prizes will be offered for the
best devices.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

'Twenty-four men Ninth regiment,
United States infantry-wounded-
have just arrived from Balangiga, re-
mainder company killed. Insurgents
secured all company supplies and all
rifles except twelve. Company was at
tackled during breakfast morning Sep
tember 2Sth; company seventy-two
strong; officers, Thomas w. Connell
(captain), Edward A.. Bumpus first
lieutenanD, DR.. Il. S. Griswold (major
surgeon) escaped. CHAFFEE."
Washington, Sept. CA well-known
official of the government in speaking
of this outbreak against the American
forces in Samar, said he regarded 1t
as a consequence of the assassination
of President Mckinley. In all prob
ability the insurgents had received, he
said. only meager reports of the
tragedy and possibly believed the
shooting to be the result of some pop
ular outbreak against the President.
The natives had ceased the opportuni-
ty in the flickering hope of retrieving
some of their losses.
Company g was portion of the
Ninth regiment of United States in
fantry which went to China at the
time of the Boxer outbreak and while
there performed valiant service Later
the troops went to Manila and were en-
gagged in provost duty in that city.
During the past summer battalion of
the Ninth was sent to Samar. All the
officers connected with Company @,
which was almost wiped out by the
insurgents, are named in General
Chaffee's dispatch. there beiA -. no Sec
ond lieutenant now with the company.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03

Eaton with an engineer and plans Of
the factory. The plant will cost about
100000 and will be the finest yet built
in Colorado. 1t will have capacity
of GOO tons of beets per day. The farm
ers of the Eaton country have con-
tracted to raise 1900 acres of beets
for this factory. OF this amount, ex-
Governor Il. III. Eaton and his sons
have guaranteed 1000 acres. Mr..
Eaton also donated the site and water
for the plant. C. n. Cox and w. ID.
Hoover will have charge of the plant
and will make their home in Eaton.
They will endeavor to secure 1000
acres of additional contracts.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
THE OBSERVER.
CENTRAL orTH. COLORADO,

The annual Importation Of mating
into the United States from China is
estimated at 100000 900 cubic yards.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
TRADE IN WHEAT WAS NOT
HEAVY, BUT THE UNDER
TONE WAS FIRM
PRICES HIGHER ALL AROUND
Corn Held Steady Till Near the Close,
When There Was a Bulge-Oats
Followed COrn-Provisions
Dull, but Firm.

CHICAGO, Feb 23-Wheat and corn
were moderately active today and closed
Ss@Ac improved. Oats closed 1sq14c up,
and provisions unchanged to 10c higher.
Business in wheat was not of a 2onSpic
uous character, but the tone of the mar
ket was firm. A prominent elevator con-
Germ formed the chief support, taking
in about half a million bushels of May
during the halliday session. May opened
A@3sc higher at 76c to 761sc, Influenced
by the steadiness of the Liverpool mar
ket. sympathy with corn helped the
market later and May touched 1850 and
closed ssQ12c higher at 761sQ76l4c. With
the rank and ,tle sentiment averaged
bearish, but there was little done in the
way of backing up their ideas, partly
because they had 'evened up" Thursday
to carry themselves safely over Washing
tons birthday and did not care to as
sumo decided attitude, which, of course,
could not be defended tomorrow. There
was little satisfaction in calculating the
value of the receipts, as in most cases
they were for two days. The export sit
uatIQn was apparently as beariSh
ever, for with ocean freightS almost
nothing compared with few months aGo
exporters had hut one load to report TO
be taken for foreign shipment. Sea-
board clearanceS in wheat and -four were
equal to $4,000 bu. Primary receipts were
Sd, coo bu, compared with $4,000 bu last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
Cot cas- against AL last week, and e25
q year ago. Local receipts were AZ cars
< Oh contract grade. Argentine shipments,
according to board of trade figures, We're
1,032, 600 bu last week 1t was announced
that some of the Minneapolis mills which
were shut down a few weeks ago would
resume work Monday
Corn ruled strong on covering. Re
ceipts were 40 cars, II cars of contract
grade Quite an Improvement on the
showing that has been made for some
months. What influence this had, how
ever, was expected at the opening, which
was shade lower to 1s014c higher for
May at 40%c to Ale. On a fair commits
sion house demand and light offerings
the market held steady for some time
Towards the end of the session buying
by shorts caused a sharp bulge to 4l5sc
and the close was strong, 5s034c higher,
at 413c. Big operators merely dallied
with the market
Oats ruled dull early and firm later in
sympathy with corn. Long oats came out
on the advance, but the market had good
support. May sold between 255s@25s4c and
25tsQ26c, and closed 5A014c higher at
255sc. Receipts were 81 cars
provisions We're extremely dull. May
pork opened at $14.G7ia and went to $14. liz
on just two trades. Sentiment, however,
was bullish because Of light hog receipts
end in sympathy with corn. May pork
closed 10c higher at $14.15; May lard un-
changed at M.5212, and May rigs sc up
at S7.1212.
Estimated receipts for Monday are:
Wheat, 70 cars; corn, 615 cars; oats, 416
cars; hogs 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
EniScOnRI.

Ices, 1880, 1896 a. m. and 80 D. m. !;
Rev. Chas. Holmes, pastor; morning
topic, Creed" Sunday school, u m;
Wednesday, p. M; Friday, $3.50 and
q 80 p. m.
CHRlST-Fourth and Franklin; services,
Il a. m. and 7:3O p. m; Rev c. D. An
crews, pastor; morning topic, 1.-The
Bread of Life" Sunday school, GAS a.
Wednesday and Friday, 10 a. m; holy
communion, Wednesday, p. m.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH Fuller
street, near Kent; services, II a. m.
and 1880 p. H.; Rev. Henry Dixon
eipie ana past Re m of r t9Rie rn
Cod evening topic, Closing Days
of Our Lords Ministry" Sunday school,
9:45 a. M; holy communion, a. n. /;
services, Wednesday, Tuesday and
Thursday; Wednesday, Rev SedgWick
will preach
CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVAN
GELIST-Portland and Kents streets;
services, II q. m. and 7:30 p. M: Rev
Theodore Sedgwick, pastor; morning,
molly communion, a. m; evening, pray
er and sermon; Sunday school, 1880
p. m.
EPIPHANY MISSION-Masonic hall;
mon by Rev Henry Dixon Jones; Sun
day school, o'clock.
ST; PAUL'S- Ninth and Olive; services,
II a. m. and 7:9O p. M; Rev. ]. B. Hus-
lam, pastor; morning, "Self-Denial;' -
evening, choral evening song and ser
mon; Sunday school, $3.50 a. M; holy
communion, a. m; morning prayer,
1890 a. m.
ST. PETERS -Fourth and Maple; serv-
ices, II a. m. and 7:30 D. m. Rev. DR..
Whorden pastor; Wednesday evening,
s o'clock, services and sermon; Friday
evening, o'clock, prayer and address
day school, $50 o. M
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

been noted for a month or so previous
although the exhibit Is important in it's
revelation Of a possible contamination
OF the important financial operations
that nave distinguished the opening
months of the current year. The state
ment IN TACT, covers only four days of
the stock exchange week, as Friday and
saturday We're observed as holidays. The
rather closely with the totals of aver
ages announced Saturday, specie having
expanded LAS, AGO. while legals decreas-
ed $26O,lO0 This, accompanied by a de-
crease OF over two millions in deposits
resulted in gain of 81, 1894, 225 in surplus
reserve, bringing that item up to S14.54G
90. The falling off in deposits and in
loans mark the first decreases that have
ably to liquidation that has been char
acteriStic of stock market operations of
iate. 1t cannot be assumed, however,
that the statement will continue to show
only unImportdnt fluctuations for pehd-
ing deals of magnitude may exert de-
cided influence in the near future The
position of the banks, in view of what
has occurred lately, can only be descfrib-
ed as strong. The season of heavy remit
tanceS from the interior, if past expert
ence is safe guide, is over for the
present. The early spring months are
usually marked by decided decrease in
the cash resources of the banks. But
for all that the immediate future based
on normal conditions does not indicate
higher money rates. OF course the
banks are put to the strain of financing
heavy trust plans, predictions as to
money rates must be regarded as theo-
retc, but the success of pending schemes
will be assisted by a not over-firm mar
ket, and to that extent at least, it Is
safe to say no stringency is possible
The Ioar and deposit items of the clear
ing rouse association have been enor-
mously inflated since early in January.
put despite the expansion of liabilities
the surplus reserve is within several
InlI1ops as high as a year ago, this
too, in the face OF an increase of $40
00e,C0C of deposits and $166. 600 900 of loans
IN the same period
- NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Feb
70 -Prime mercantile paper, 33l041I nor
cent: sterling exchange steady, with ac-
IuaI business in bankers bills at s.. S7Is
1or demand and 81 1875 for sixty days
POSTED rates. $4.S41h04. SIS and Sass; com
mercial bills, $4.S31l@ a. S3A; bar silver.
NEW YORK BANKs-New York Feb
23-The weekly statement of averages of
me "a ASSOCIATED banks, shows: Loans
$91l 500, goo; decrease S2,SS2, 100: deposits
q ,GVS 1S6, geo, decrease $2,142.G0O; circula-
ton, S3l .2l5, coo, increase $685. 400; legal ten
ders, $73,S9O,10O, increase s141S,S00: re-
serve, increase, $1,694,27 Surplus bank
reserve in excess of the legal reoIiire-
ments of Feb. IL, 1876, G75
BANK CLEARiNGS.
St. Paul, $7O6.557.
Minneapolis, s., 81, $50.
New York, $279, 1894, 1884.
Chicago, SIS. 10, OH
Boston, $15.Q55,952