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The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23
BIG LAND GRABBING
SCHEME IN WYOMING

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Aug. 19.-Denver
News Special Through n meeting of
prominent Casper men and state fed
eral officials in this city last Friday,
was brought to light scheme Of enor-
nous proportions for the ceding to a
combination Of corporations by the gov
ernment of an immense area of oil
lands located in central Wyoming.
Six or seven months ago there was
presented to a number Of prominent
citizens of the central part of the state
petition to the secretary of the in
terror praying him to bring about in
Congress legislation for segregating as
oil-bearing lands. under the oil placer
location act. certain oil lands located in
what is known as the Salt Greek oil
belt. located for the greater part in
Natrona county. Wyoming. The rea-
son why the land should be segregated,
given in the petition, was that the
Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Company
and others have expended a large
amount of capital for the development
of the fields, and that the land in ques-
ton. while oil bearing. would not be
developed if allowed to remain in the
government domain, but If segregated
the company and persons in question
would Immediately develop 1t with the
capital which they have back of them,
and 1t will become Il source of great in
come and IL great industry. The pc
titon is said to have been signed by
many of the most influential men in
the state. including Governor DeFOrest
Richards and A. ]. Cunningham, the
prominent banker of Casper.
The petition was taken by NJ. p.
Shannon of Carlisle. Pennsylvania.
secretary of the Pennsylvania Oil and
Gas Company. to a number of con-
gressmen from eastern states and made
the basis of request for the secretary
of the interior TO influence in Congress
the segregation of Al. 900 acres of oil
lands in the Salt Creek belt, and 5jO,-
600 acres of lands located in the ad
joining county. The working of the
matter was kept very quiet and did not
until n month ago come to the knOwl-
edge of the Wyomingites who signed
the original petition. They were dumb
founded at the magnitude of the
scheme that is being worked and at
the manner in which their intentions
had been misin.erpreted. Their idea in
signing the petition was that only 1.46O
acres Of land was to R segregated to
i..e Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Com
pany. They Immediately investigated
the matter and came to Cheyenne TO
form a plan to thwart the fraudulent
scheme started in their names.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23
UNCLE SANS PENSION ROLLS
REACH HIGH WATER MARK

The fees paid to attorneys amounted
to SOD ,241, an increase of almost x74,-
600 due to the Spanish War. At least
100000 of the examinations held dur
ing the year resulted unfavorably to
the claimants The amount paid to
pensioners under the general law dur
ing the year was $6I .S6I 23} IL de-
crease of $1,79O.253 from the amount
paid last year. 1t is believed that dur
ing the fiscal year of 1902 the pay
ments under the general law will be
exceeded by those of pensioners under
the act of 1880. The Spanish War pen
soners received 1.175.225, an increase
over last year of SS42.32O, and the pen
siOners under the act of 1890 as
amended May 6, 1890, received $66,-
973.4S1. an increase over last year of
S1.2O7. .4O2
During the last thirty years the sur
vivors of 1912 and their widows have
received $44.S41 G4S: Mexican War,
x3O2 .1S7. and Indian wars, 81, ,4U2,
OJ4
There were 1880 claimants for pen
sions during the year. The pension
rons still contain the names of one
survivor and 1.627 widows on account
of the war Of 1912; 1.OS6 survivors and
3.479 widows on account of Indian
wars. and 1868 survivors and S.1O9
widows on account of the Mexican
War. The bureau issued 1O9.GtiS GER
titcates of all classes during the year,
A. 225 being for original pension.
The number of claims pending July
LIST last was 403 $50.
The statement gives the following
amounts of money paid pensioners un-
der different administrations:
President Grants first term, S116.-
136215. Average per year $20,O34.O69.
President Grants second term, S114.-
395.3H. Average per year, $2S,59S.S39.
President Hayes administration,
S145322, ,4S9. Average per year, $3S,
33OG22.
President Gartield's administration.
S237 S25,07O. Average per year, $59,-
456,26S.
President Clevelands first term.
$3O5. .G56.662. Average per year, $76,
4O9,1G5
President Harrison's administration,
$519,707, ,726. Average per year, $129,
926931.
President Cleveland's second term.
$5579O, ,4O7. Average per year, $139,-
4S7.GO2
President Mckinley's administration,
(tiirst), $500. .0OO,547. Average per year,
$14OOOO.137.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

Washington. Aug. 2O.-COmmission-
er Evans has prepared a statement
showing the operations in principal
features of the pensions bureau during
the last fiscal year as compared with
former years. Most of the data will
be embodied in his annual report. and
The statement is prepared for the use
of the national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. which
will be held before the report Is ready
1t shows that the number of pension
ers on the rolls June Both last was
D1, ,735, n net gain of 4.2Oi over last
year. The total loss to the roll during
the year was 1856. which includes
3S.153 by death, S53 by remarriage, L.
$50 by minors reaching the age of six
teen; 1,53S by failure to claim pensions
and 1.4GO from other causes. A CAM
parative table shows that the roll for
the year just closed is the high wa
ter mark" in the history of the pension
bureau, the next highest having been
reached in 1893. OF the gains to the
rolls during the year 1884 were from
the war with Spain. The losses includ-
ed two from the Revolution; 25 from
the war of 1872; 500 from the war
with Mexico, and 544 from the Indian
wars. The gains to the roll since 1898
were 1884 widows of the Civil War.
and 1904 from the Spanish war. total
1888. The net gain to the rolls in the
four years was 4,O12
Pensions granted to widows under
the act of June 27. 1890, during the
year numbered 1860, or nearly 1850
in excess of those granted the previous
year.
The pensioners on the rolls are classi-
fled rs follows:
Survivors. $3.50: invalids. 1884:
widows. 249,O66. These comprise 49,
124 widows and the $3.50 survivors on
account of old wars prior to 1861; 297.-
6l5 invnlids and SS,SO2 on account of
general laws. disability of service ori-
gin. mostly Civil War; 43S, ia invalids
and 145.111 widows on account of the
June. 1880. law. and Civil War disa-
bility not due to service; $50 army
nurses and 1866 invalids and 2.O49
widows on account of the war with
Spain.
The total amount paid to pensioners
as first payments on the allowance of
their claims during 1901. was $9934,-
IG4. or $1O623S more than the first
payments during 1900. This amount
represents the arrears of pensions. ag-
gregating 675 claims allowed, to an av
erage of nearly $3.50 each.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

At the beginning of the new fiscal
year the pneumatic tubes which have
been employed in the postal service of
New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Boston went out Of operation, and the
mail wagon has taken their place. This
looks like step backward. 1t Is prob
ably only temporary. Congress seems
to have refused to continue the ap-
preparation solely on account OF its
unwillingness to foster private
monopoly. Doubtless pneumatic tube
service built and owned by the gov
ernment will yet be established and
maintained in all large cities, although
several ingenious rival contrivances
for doing the same work deserve con-
sideration before a final decision is
made.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

The Crandal1 toy works Of Pennsyl-
vania have bought large tract of
lumber and mineral land In North
Georgia. a short distance from Chat
tanooga. The company is having a
railroad line built through the center
OF this tract. In the centre Of the
tract the company will erect a town
OF its own. A large factory will be
built at this point. and houses for the
workmen. The town will be built and
operated after the manner OF Pull
man, III. Surveyors are at work sur
veying branch lines Of railroad
through the tract. Coal mines will be
opened and fuel and raw material will
be supplied in abundance to operate
one of the greatest toy concerns in
America.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

Mr.. Justice Brown Of the Supreme
court, once said, in addressing class
Of young lawyers. that verdict OF
jury in a criminal case is decision
not upon the question whether the
man on trial is guilty or not, but upon
the question whether he shall be p,fn-
ished or not. An important distinc-
ton. 1t shows the element of human
interest, Independent OF legal subtle
ties, which the jury system secures.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23
JUDGES EN- BANG WILL
NOT CALL GRAND JURY

Denver. Aug. 20.-Judgc Carpenter,
presiding at the meeting of the four
district judges en- banc yesterday fore
noon. replied to the request Of men,
bers of the Colorado Bar Association
for the calling of a grand jury to i'll
vestigate the business of the West
Side Court. AS was expected, the pc
tition of the Bar Association was de-
MED. Judge Carpenter holding, in the
opinion which he read, that the author
ity to issue call for grand jury
rests with the presiding judge of the
criminal division of the District Court.
He adds to his opinion, however. that
he and his colleagues believe that if
the necessity for further inquiry is
proved by the investigation now in
We're offered n jury to convict w. w.
Anderson in the West Side Court,
Judge Mullins will issue Il call for a
grand jury.
Judge Mullins sent letter to Judge
Carpenter which was also read to the
members of the Bar Association, who
had crowded into the court room, in
which he assured the presiding judge
that If the developments of the inquiry
show the charges of attempted bribery
to have any foundation in fact, he will
call for n grand jury.
The meeting was well attended by
representative attorneys who listened
in respectful silence to the reading of
the opinion and the letter and then de-
parted without making any comment.
Platt Rogers, president of the associa-
ton, who presented the petition to the
court. declined to make any statement
on the courts answer. He said how
ever, that the Colorado Bar Associa-
tiOn would take no further action in
the matter.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

An order has been given for the
erection OF monument to Jennie
Wade on the battle field Of Gettysburg.
Jennie Wade was a young Iowa wom-
an who was visiting at the home OF
her sister in Gettysburg when the bat
tie began. Her fance was in the
Union army. and was killed. She
and her sister were in large brick
house almost within the Union lines
On the morning of the third day word
came to the house that many OF the
soldiers were suffering for want Of
food, and the women set about max
ing biscuits and bred for the soldiers
Jennie was engaged In this task when
musket ball went through the kitch-
en-. killing the young woman.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

There are six surviving governors Of
Cleveland, elected in 1882; Hill, first
elected in 1885; Morton, elected In
1894; Black, elected in 1896, and Roose-
velt, elected in 1898. Three Of the six,
after having been governor. attained
honors in the field Of national politics
Cleveland as president, Hill as SEN
ator, and Roosevelt as vice president.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

Al atrocious murder was committed
recently at Puy-Saint Gulmier, near
Clermont-Ferrand. France. A young
man Of twenty-seven, named Jean
Baptiste Gometon, after shooting at
his father with rife, followed him
into the street, and in the presence
Of the neighbors chopped off his head
with a hatchet. Jealousy was the
cause of the crime as both father
and son were in love with the same
woman.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23
COLORADO.

A runaway horse in Denver the
other day finished flight by landing
In the interior OF rapidly moving
trolley car. where he rode for nearly
block before the vehicle could be
stopped.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23
ADMIRAL SCHLEY MAY OBJECT
TO ADMIRAL HOWISON

Washington, Aug. O.-It is possible
that Rear Admiral Schley may ask the
Navy Department to relieve Rear Ad
miral Howison from duty as II mem-
Der of the court of inquiry. During II
conference with Acting Secretary
Hackett to-day Messrs. Raynor and
Wilson. counsel for Admiral Schley,
advised him that communication
would be sent him this afternoon rela-
tive to certain statements reported to
have been made by Rear Admiral
HowisOn. a member of the court of
inquiry, in regard to the Schley Samp-
son controversy.
The letter to Secretary Hackett will
incose copies of interviews purpOrting
to have come from Admiral HowiSon.
stating among other things that the
battle of Santiago was won by Samp-
son; that the latter's presence was un-
necessary ut that fight: that Schlcy de-
served no credit for the victory. and
that between the two officers Samp-
son Is the better one.
Mr.. Hackett is requested to forward
tA.s communication to Admiral Howl
son for his consideration and II copy
of that officers reply to the depart
ment is asked for.
The Navy Department has decided
that the Schley court of inquiry shall
le held in the gunners workshop at
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Times have changed. The steamship
Great Eastern was broken up Il few
years ago because she was considered
too large to be run at profit. Now
the Celtic, n larger steamship, is run
ming profitably between New York and
Liverpool. and an order for a still
larger steamship has been placed
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

DIR. Talmage is wise in his day and
generation. He has been tossing bou-
Quets to the secret societies,
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

the navy yard, which is well adapted
to the requirements of the court.
Counsel for Rear Admiral Schley to-
day made inquiries regarding the, de
partment's list of witnesses They
were informed that the department
had no prepared list: that the prepara-
tion of this list is in the hands of Cap
tain Lemly. judge advocate of the
court. who is now in Canada. and who
is expected to return to Washington
next Monday.
While the request of the counsel of
Admiral Schley for Il list of witnesses
will be submitted to Judge Advocate
Lemly as n matter of form. it has al
ready been determined at the depart
ment that the request will be complied
with and the list will be furnished to
Admiral Schley's attorneys. Possibly
this will not be done until after the re-
turn of Captain Lemly to Washington.
Lieutenant T. w. Wells. flag sccre-
tary to Admiral Schley during the
West Indian campaign. has been de-
tacllcd from the Kearsarge and or
dered to Washington to assist Admiral
Schcy in the preparation of his case
This was done on the request of the
admiral, who said he desired the as
sistnnce of Lieutenant Wells because
of his familiarity with the correspond
ence during the time he ,Schley) was
in command of the flying squadron.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-23

Indictments against twenty-five elec-
tion officers of Chicago for making
false returns have been found by the
grand jury. If proven guilty. these
men should he punished to the full ex
tent of the law There is entirely too
much crookedness about our city cleo
tiOnS.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
STUDY OF MAGNETIC FORCES.
United States Cooperating with Ger
 many and Great Britain.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The coast and geodetic survey has established a mag netic observatory at Sitka, Alaska. and is constructing another at Honolulu. Hawaii. to cooperate with the British and German governments in inyesti- gating problems of the magnetic forces and needle variations throughout the world. This is in connection with one German and two British expeditions for the south pole. The cooperation of this and other governments was asked by Germany. and the movement liminary work is concerned. contem- plates magnetic observations at fixed observatories throughout the world. simultaneously with the actual scien- tific researches in the south polar re gions.
 Both the American observatories will be ready to assume their part of the cooperation at the time designated m February next. The work of the eX- petitions is likely to occupy two or three years. and it's value is largely dependent on the observations similar ly and simultaneously made in differ ent parts of the world.
 It is expected to determine the ques- tions whether all magnetic disturb ances and phenomena are subject to q common and worldwide cause. instead of being of a local character
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
FOR MISS STONE.

St. Petersburg. Oct. 19.-Charlmagne Tower. United States ambassador to Russia, has returned from Berlin and is continuing his eXertions in behalf of Miss Stone. The Russian foreign of- flee is showing sympathy and will as sist MT. Tower. He has seen Mir. Stancioff, the Bulgarian representative here. and through him informed the Bulgarian government of the interest taken in the case in the United States.
 MT. Tower learned through Stancioff that the Bulgarians have cleared the frontier region where the brigands are supposed to be hiding of the entire population. in order to surround the brigands more effectively. Accord ing to the latest reports received at the embassy, the brigands are inclined to surrender to Bulgaria, and it is still hoped that in view of Consul General Dickens negotiations that the life of Miss Stone will be saved.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
THE FINANCIAL SKY
Bankers Say That the Horizon
 is Clear
They are not Looking for any Scarci- ty-The Crop Demand Will be Amply Provided For-The Bond Sales.

New York. Oct. 19.-Bankers Will close southern connections said today that the little apprehension which was felt in some quarters over the probably heavy demands for the movement of the cotton crop was quite groundless. The belated cotton movement has helped rather than disturbed matters. Money from the west Is beginning to come in, and much of this will be available for the south and the double drain from New York will be in part avoided. Money on call today was plentiful at 3i2. and time money was lent at Az for all periods. None of the bank officers seen thought there woulI be tight money in the near future. The most conservative of them say that the financial horizon is clear and they re- gard it as remarkably healthy for this time of the year.
 It was learned at the sub-treasury that the total amount of bonds pur- chased up to today under Secretary Cages call is S41. .234. 15661. but this does not include $90O, ,000 due on delayed de- liveries to the government. The fact | that the secretary has ceased purchas- ing bonds does not disturb any one. The gain in the banks cash as shown in last Saturdays statement is grati- ! flying and many bankers believe that it will be long time before the treas ury will be again asked to come to the relief of the market here. There are no heavy disbursements by the gov ernment this month beyond the usual I pension payments. and the banks, it is | expected, will continue to make cred itable exhibits of cash for a period at least. A reserve of ST, ,OOO. 900 at this ! time with probable additions will nat urally keep down the money rates for ! some time.
 An officer of one of the large banks which has many hundred western and southern correspondents said this af- ! ternoon that a number of the out-of- ! town bankers reported that business
 was improving in their sections ans! | that the prospects for winter trade 1 were very encouraging. In sections ] which had been somewhat inactive. partly owing 10 the usual summer dull ness and later to the shock of McKin-
 ley's death. there were renewed evi- dences of good business. International
 bankers reported that the financial sit
 uation in Germany was much inn proved. A cable dispatch announced
 that the Danish landsthing had auth
 orized a new loan. but whether or not the borrowers were to look to the l United States for the financing of :;
 none here is able to say as yet.
 Another cable announced that the
 London stock exchange will close on | Saturday next.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
HE WILL NOT QUIT
Senator Hanna Makes a Declaration
 in Convention.

Delaware. O., Oct. 19.-The opening Of the Ohio republican campaign here was the most largely attended in years. The feature of the occasion, from the opening prayer to the clos ing speech by Senator Hanna, was a remembrance Of Mckinley and an ap- peal for the support of President Roosevelt. Governor Nash and Sena- tors Foraker and Hanna made ad- dresses. When Senator Foraker re- ferred to Roosevelt as entertaining Prof. Booker T. Washington ''as rep resentative of the colored race" there were demonstrations of approval by many colored people present.
 The greatest demonstration of the day was when Senator Hanna declared he did not intend to quit politics or re- sign as senator or chairman of the re- publican national committee.
 Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland mingled freely with his political op- ponents. He was accorded q seat on the platform during the speaking
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
DROPPED DOLPHIN
Too Much of a Failure for Railway
 Photographers.

St. Louis. Oct. 19.-The Order "f Railroad Photographers today declined to re-elect NJ. NJ. Dolphin it's president. as has been predicted by members. who blame him for losing the Santa Fe tel egraphers' strike and for other exec utive actions not approved by the ma jority.
 The officers elected are: President, II. B. Perham, St. Louis; secretarytreas urer, l.. w. Quick, St. Louis; first vice president, John A. Newman, Wichita. Kansas; second vice president, T. w. Pierson. St Louis; third vice president. D. Campbell. Drayton. Ontario. ~. Clayman and A. O. Sinke were elected to the board of directors.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
A TOWN WIPED OUT
Sidney, New Brunswick. Thoroughly
 Scourged.

Halifax N. g., Oct. 19.-The prosper ous. thriving town of Sydney, Cape Breton, was almost swept out of eN- istence today by q conflagration which started at ? o'clock. The flames. which were famed by d strong gale, swept through the principal business portion or the town, causing ruin and devasta- ton. Four blocks of the finest business buildings are in ashes. The only thing that saved the city from total destruc- ton was a heavy rainstorm. which set in after dark. The wind increased in fury. Bremen and hundreds of min CTS succeeded in getting the fire un- der control. over sixty buildings are in ashes and many more are badly scorched. The buildings are nearly all wooden structures and they burned So fiercely that it was impossible to save any the contents. The fire started in a three story frame building on Char lotte street, and when the firemen ar rived at the scene the building was burning furiously and the wind was blowing the flames over the tops of the adjoining buildings. The whole town was then threatened. Assistance was sent for and fire departments of North Sydney and Glace Bay responded.
 But every effort to stay the fiamAs was of no avail. Thu towns water supply gave out and engines had to he sent to the harbor to pump water. At [ o'clock the fire reached the east en1 of Charlotte street, and here it's prog ress was stayed.
 The fire is supposed to have been started by the bursting of an oil stove. It is impossible to estimate the loss at present, but it is roughly placed at between S40.0O0 and s50.00O. of which not more than half is covered by insur- ance.
 The flames were under control at 10 o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
A Son of Banker E. C. Benedict
 Killed.

West Point. N. Y, Oct. 19.-An acci- dent near here this afternoon resulted in the almost instant death of Freder- ick Benedict. a son of F.. c. Benedict. the banker, and the slightly injurying of Granville Kane, a guest of Benedict
 Benedict and his friend Kane with a chaffeur started from Dixedo in an automobile for West Point, to attend a football game. A thunderstorm came up and the fall of rain made the road slippery. Descending a hill the chaf- feur lost control of the machine. and it ran into a breakwater with sufficient violence to upset the machine. Kane was thrown under the machine. The automobile toppled over and Benedict was crushed beneath its weight.