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Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Puerto Cabello. Dec. 14.-The Brit
ish cruiser Charybdis and the German
cruiser vineta bombarded the fortress
here at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and quickly silenced it. The lombard
ment lasted for forty-five minutes. The
fortress is composed of Fort Solano
and the Castle Libertador After the
firing ceased the Charybdis sent ma
rines to occupy the castle.
Tho fortress was almost demolished
1t is probable that only few persons
were injured by the shelling. The COM
mander Of Castle Libertador has been
taken prisoner. The cruisers are still
here.
At z o'clock yesterday morning the
Charybdis and the Vineta arrived here
searching for Venezuelan gunboats.
The two cruisers sent their boats in
to the inner port, but finding no gum
boats, the boats returned. The cap
tain Of the British merchant steamer
Topaz. which was seized by the mob
last Wednesday, then visited the Brit
ish commodore on board the Charybdis
and lodged a protest against the viola
ton of his ship The British captain
returned an hour later with detach-
ment of fifty marines, who took charge
of the Topaz. The populace was great
ly excited at this incident and raised
the cry "to arms" but there was no
disorder.
The British commodore then sent a
message to the authorities at Puerto
Cabello demanding immediate salts
faction for the action of the mob in
having hauled down the British flag
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
DEATH OF MRS. u. S. GRANT
AT HER HOME in WASHINGTON

Washington, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Ulysses
s. Grant died at her residence in this
city at 11:17 o'clock tonight Death
was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant
having suffered for years from valvular
disease Of the heart, which was aggra-
waited by a severe attack of bronchitis.
Her age prevented her from rallying
from the attacks. Her daughter, Nell
lie Grant Sartoris, was the only one Of
her children with her at the time of her
death, her three sons who had been
summoned here. all being out of the
city.
There were also present at the bed
side when the end came Miss Rose
Mary Sartoris. granddaughter, DR..
Bishop, one of the attending physi-
clans, and two trained nurses. Death
was peaceful, the sufferer retaining
consciousness practically to the end
Word has come from Jesse and U. s.
Grant, Jr., two of the sons in Califor-
mia, that they have started on their
way to Washington. The other son,
Gen. Fred Grant, is in Texas, and he
will hasten here as soon as he receives
a message telling him of his mothers
death. The remains of Mrs. Grant will
be deposited in the tomb at Riverside
park, New York, where those of her
husband now repose. Whether the.'
will be taken there Immediately or this
ceremony will be postponed for a time
could not be ascertained tonight.
Four children were born to General
and Mrs. Grant, three sons and one
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
GENERM LEE DECLARES CUBA
SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANNEXED

string me up to the nearest lamp post
and still others to tie me to horses
tail and drag me around the streets OF
Havana. Five Spanish women called
at my ofice one afternoon and handed
me letter from some Spanish officers
in which they threatened to come to
my Office, tie me hand and foot, put me
aboard the Maine and drive me out of
the harbor. l received reports that
even the Cubans wanted to kill me
because they believed that by doing so
war with the United States would
surely result.
When some of these reports were
current, man came into my Office one
day with the purpose, as thought, of
killing me. He moved toward me inch
by inch and as he came within reach
l had him covered with my gun.
asked him what he wanted, and to my
surprise, he said, in English: I have
just come from General Gomez's camp,
suffering from a wound in the thigh.
want to leave Cuba. l want to go
back to the United States asked him
where he came from, and he said, in
the drawliest kind of way: From Kan
sas' That man was Gen. Frederick R..
Funston. So you see had much to do
with the latter capturing Aguinaldo." "
General Lee then recited the Incl
dents of the blowing up of the Maine
and told of General Blanco's action af-
ter the catastrophe.
81 want to say here and for all
time," he continued, that General
Blanco and his officers had no more
to do with. the blowing up of the
Maine than had the people of New
York City 1t is my belief that some
of the young officers left in the arsenal
by General Weyler blew up the Maine.
1t was they, am sure, who planted
the mine that sent the Maine to its de-
structiOn"
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
TRIED TO ESCAPE
FROM CANON CITY

Denver, Dec. 13.-A News special
from Canon City says:
Five convicts made a desperate at
temp to escape from the penitentiary
this morning, but were frustrated by
the vigilance of Night Captain Emile
Stockdorf. The prisoners implicated
are James Armstrong, Harry Russell.
Frank ("Kid'D Wallace, /. F. Din
woody and Thomas Stimson. Arm
strong and Russell had succeeded in
liberating themselves from their cells,
and by using key in. their possession
to the lower tier of cells in cell house
No. 3, let Wallace out.
The trio then bound and gagged
Cell House Keeper J. l.. Palmer. and
locked him in the call vacated by Wal
lace. With the cell house keeper out
of the way they forced ]. F. Dinwoody,
convicted of murder at Antonito, and
committed to the penitentiary yester-
day, to join them. The bar to the rear
window of the cell house was then
sawed away, and Armstrong cssayed
to drop to the ground, but the hole
being smaller than he had calculated.
he was caught and was unable to ell
Their lower himself or crawl back into
the cell house, and 1t was In this posi-
tion, suspended between the caves ana
the ground, that the night captain dis
covered him.
One of the ironclad rules at the PEN
itentiary since Capt. William Rooney
was killed. is that all cell house Keep
ers must ring in to the night captains
office every half-hour. Palmer's fall
ure to observe this rule caused Stock
dorf to take alarm, and he went to in
vestigate. Without taking any chances
IF meeting the fate Of Rooney, Stock
0orf turned In an emergency call to
Deputy Warden Burkhart, who re.
sponded promptly with two dozen
armed guards.
The prisoners who sought to escape
were soon cornered. and with the ex-
ception OF Armstrong returned to
their cells without remonstrnnce.
Armstrong, however. showed night,
and was forced into his cell, where he
was kept until about 8 o'clock. when
severe chastisement was admins
tered.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
BANDITS LOOT A
NEW rlEXICO BANK

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Dec. 13.-The
Sierra County bank at Hillsboro. a
mining town south of here, was held
up by two cowboys at 2:30 p. m. We'd
nesday and robbed Of practically all
the gold and silver currency in the
vaults, said to have amounted to over
$4,000. News Of the robbery was
brought to Albuquerque this after
noon. Hillsboro is several miles from
a railroad, the nearest point being
Lake Valley.
Two men rode up to the bank, tied
their horses and entered, when only
the manager, w. Fl. Bucher. and bank
clerks were in the building. Each
was armed with Winchester and re-
volyers. They covered the bank en-
ployes and demanded this money in the
vaults. While one bandit stood guard
the other emptied all the gold and
currency in sight into a sack. Back
ing out, they mounted and rode rapid
ly toward the mountains. heading
north toward Kingston. They fired a
few shots behind them, but were out
of range before the bank employees
got their weapons and returned the
fire.
The bank, of which John w. collars
is president and Pennsylvania bank
ers the other stockholders, is the larg-
est banking institution in Sierra coun-
ty and does q big business with the
mining and cattle companies. Cattle
men, 1t Ia said. had just deposited
$40 900, and OF this fact the bandits
evidently were cognizant. The bank
building is substantial adobe struct-
ure, we'll protected. No robberies have
ever occurred in that immediate Sec
tion, and the onslaught Of the robbers
In broad daylight came as an entire
surprise.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
silver Question In Mexico.

Mexico City. Dec. 15.-The silver
question continue to be one of tho
great topics OF public discussion. Il
is now certain that the silver miners
and farming classes will make COM
mon cause against the adoption of the
gold standard. The miners argue that
silver mines In gold STANDARD coun-
tries will have to shut down at the
present price Of silver, while Mexican
mines can continue to be operated.
also that silver mining and agriculture
are interests with more claim on the
protection Of the government than
railroads or merchants. Meantime all
prices are being raised and there is
much anxietey among the middle
classes. especially wage earnC-s ana
salaried men. The cost Of living IL
considered Tn be out Of proportion 70
incomes.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

New York, Dec. 1S.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee addressed the members of the Pa
tria Club last night on "The United
States and Cuba" He said in part:
Cuba never was so well governed
by Spain as she is to-day. Congress
wearied of the wars in Cuba and
passed resolutions recognizing the
right of belligerency Of the revolution
lists. Then came the war.
II want to say that l reported to
President Cleveland the exact condi-
ton Of affairs that existed there.
reported the rebellion, with all its bru-
talities and horrors, and told him that
it would continue for several genera
tions If not brought to a speedy end.
Mr.. Cleveland gave no attention to my
reports, and 1t was not until that great
man now sleeping his last sleep in
Canton, Ohio, took charge of affairs in
Washington that these atrocious con-
ditions were brought to an end.
"Cuba is well worthy the attention
of the American people. 1t is the rich
est spot on Gods green earth. No
country can ever rival Cuba in its
products. If we had not sacrificed wis
dom for sentiment we would own Cuba
to-day, When we did have Cuba we
should have held onto it, but some OF
the people wanted to show the world
that they were acting for humanity s
sake and not for the possession of ter
ritory.
"Prior to the war with Spain, when
I was consul general in Cuba, there
were repeated attempts to assassinate
me. Wherever went l had to sit
with my back to the wall and my
hand on my six-shooter. l received
twenty and thirty letters a day in
which was threatened with all man.
ner Of deaths. Some threatened to
waylay and strangle me; others tc
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

T. PAY" O'Connor has undertaken
to give a list Of the great men who
have been unmade by their wives.
This is much easier task than to
name those who have been made by
their helpmates.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Our compliments to that German
prince who has made an offer for
Miss Goelet, and we beg to say that
our girls never marry unless they
think they love. although. in the
case Of titled foreigners. they some
times act on insuncient evidence.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

An Iowa editor has been robbed OF
his revolver and his money. That is
what comes of carrying revolver.
A man without one may be robbed.
but the result will not be quite so
humiliating.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The Count Of Flanders. who has
given UP his claim to the Belgian
throne. may be one Of those people
who can look far enough ahead to
see that the Belgian throne isn't going
to be worth much to the claimant
after awhile.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
eoodIor ce.o Four Ycors.

St. Louis. Dec. i3.-John II. Schnc..
tier, former member of the House of
Delegates. was yesterday convicted OF
bribery In connection with the Sub
urban franchise deal and given four
years In the penitei Nary. This IL the
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

A piece of pie has formed the basis
for a divorce suit down in Indiana.
Pie has been guilty of many misde-
meanors, but We do not recall that
It ever before tried to disrupt fam
fly.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

A Russian princess claims that she
has discovered the secret of perpetual
youth. Hope it will be catching like
the Russian influenza.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

A New York man who is seventy
two years of age has inherited $751;
100000. He ought to be old enough
not to let a little thing like that
start him a-going.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Gen. Corbin recommends that
American soldiers be taught to sing.
He doesn't go SO far, however, as to
adviseeth use OF the piccolo or the
yellow flute.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Paris is taking to educated cats
1t will be fine thing If the cat car
be taught that back roofing is bad
form.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Sometimes the impossible happens.
A cat SO frightened a New York wo-
man the other day that she dislocated
her jaw screaming.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Some of the people who think they
were born to command do not dis
cover their mistake until they get
married.-Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

London dispatches say it will cost
$100 a day to see the Indian durbar at
Delhi. That will bar most of US.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

When a woman So years OF age puts
. valuation of 100000 on her heart in
a damage case 1t is no wonder that
the hearts of 17-year-old maidens are
regarded by many as priceless.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The people down around the 18TH
mus could have blasted a ditch across
with the powder they have burned in
popping away at each other in the last
thirty or forty years.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Prof Garner says that monkeys do
not use grammar in their language,
30 that bad grammar cannot, after all,
be called monkeying with ones Eng
lish.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The Romanoffs have lodged too
many bombs to permit a member to
Introduce Pistolkoff into the family.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

: Out in Kansas, whenever the young
men appear to be rather shy the girls
make traps and call them literary
societies.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Bridgton, N. j., has vigilance COM
mittee, formed to introduce union
hours for sparkling" Lovers are ex-
pected to knock off work at IL p. m
sharp.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The Count and Countess de Castel,
lane may have to pinch little, but
they will somehow manage to live on
100000 a year.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The people who believe that wis
dom will die with them might have
different opinion if more Of it lived
with them.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

These men who are offering prizes
for love letters ought to have gump-
tion enough to go out and earn them.
They are better when they are secured
that way.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

This is the season when a pretty
miss, ready for kiss, is always neal
him who has the red ear.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The names of the new submarine
torpedo boats are not particularly ap-
propriate. Neither the adder nor the
moccasin is a water snake.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18
THE OBSERVER.
CENTRAL CITY. COLORADO.

The insurance companies think par
lor matches are not to be made light
of.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Senior Sagasta is far behind in fill
ing King Alfonso's orders for new
Spanish cabinets.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

Let us hope that no recently elected
legislators are getting new pockets
sewed into their clothes.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

The Molineux murder trial cost the
public half million dollars. Justice
is an expensive luxury.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-18

In Denver some OF the lovely wo-
men are now referred to as beautiful
repeaters."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

ficient head for fire protection, and on
a scale for all future requirements.
The young city government keeps pace
with the federal requirements and in
terests, in short there is that harmony
and cooperation so desirable under the
circumstances. Among other steps in
this direction, the town is at present
organizing Sailors and Marine Club,
after the manner of those clubs at
Mare Island and Brooklyn, in the in
terest of Improvement, and advantages
for the sea-faring employees when at
the Station. Schools, churches, and
society of the rising order are features
OF the young city of Port Orchard Bay,
which also has that modern necessity
the newspaper, the Weekly News, con-
Quoted by the Gale Brothers. This was
/ established one year ago.
Kitsap is the inexpensive name of
| the interior, sound-encircled county
that has received this great improve
ment and development. A region
densely timbered, sparsely settled, and
with it's chief business shore and bay
traffic hitherto, finds it's solitudes
transformed into noise and hustle,
with hints of the mighty world out
side, by comparisons of the hulls and
machinery of the worlds hitherto to
them unknown fighting monsters, with
the pigmy bottoms so long their pride
and admiration. The wilderness is be-
ginning to blossom as the rose, and
numerous small towns are springing
up, testifying to the immense expend-
itures by the government, and that all
sections are getting some share. The
county seat is across the bay from the
xr,s% a hi ~
ton on the part of the Bremerton peo-
pie, that some time in the near future
Rremerton will be the capital of the
county, as it has already become the
commercial center. Farms are rapidly
developing, and the fruit raising in
dustry is expected to be large in all
that region in the very near future.
Moreover the people settling the re-
gion are hardy, Industrious and conse-
quently thrifty people, that will soon
set the mark of wealth and high char
acter upon the region where Uncle
Sam has placed so important national
interests.
AS to management, it is universal
testimony that the government has
made no mistake in the assignments
of Commandant, and other admins
trative officers, who in the order of
Commandants since opening of the
Station have been, Lieutenant Wykoff,
Commander Morong, Capt. Whiting,
Commander Green, Capt. Coghlan, and
Capt. w. T. Burwell.
AS to accessibility for the traveller
and the visitor, as well as for CONNER
cial communication with Bremerton,
il is easy, involving mere rail and de-
ightful water trips from all coast and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

As to the three ships first mentioned,
these Is yet considerable to be done to
them In painting and overhauling for
two of them, the Iowa having long de-
parted, while the Philadelphia is ex-
pected to be made into receiving
ship, by the removal of one of her
decks.
Bremerton, the city of the Station.
to-be, has its foundation of course in
the labor employed, and the traffic of
the Station and of its officers and
managers. Suddenly rising to several
thousand of population, the little city
is struggling to keep pace with its own
unexpected importance and growth.
and fortunately is in the hands OF en-
terprising men of high character, who
are seized with the spirit and charac-
ter of the enterprise that has come to
them, and who evince disposition to
cooperate with the government pur-
pose and to make their city credit.
This is shown in the character OF I'M
provements, in street construction and
all the municipal Improvements as fast
as undertaken. There is water sys-
tenn already installed, by utilization OF
fine streams of pure water, with suf-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

hustle and animation in extensions
constantly on foot, the largest of the
present works under construction be-
ing an immense equipment building of
brick, that will be completed this sea-
SON. Brick and steel structure is main
tanned throughout, and every species
of construction, brick, steel, stone and
timber is of the superior quality for
which Uncle Samuel is noted. A point
OF great significance as bearing on the
local adaptability and economy of the
site, is that nearly totality of all ma
terials comes from the Puget Sound
and Pacific region, excepting barely
structural steel and iron. Stone.
brick, timber and coal, are all at Uncle
Sans finger tips.
Details of these great works, are to
be found in the reports, but few
items will suffice. emphasizing in the
main, as they do, the local Importance
of the Station, and comparison with
the sister stations of Mare Island and
Brooklyn. Puget Sound is already
larger than either of the other two, and
with contemplated improvements al
ready under the protecting aegis of
government appropriation, will shortly
be among the largest in the world. It's
present dry dock has such rank, hav-
ing capacity of containing the larg-
est battle ship in the world. and yet the
extensions now contemplated, to be
covered in the next appropriation call
ing for 81, 900, 900, already approved by
the department, call for another dry
dock double the size of the present one,
deemed necessary by our naval exten-
sion on the Pacific side of our domain,
and our interests in the far east.
Other extensions covered in the re-
cent appropriations of $1,200,000 are
coal bunkers of $4,000 tons capacity.
Bremerton being one of five such coal
ing stations ordered, the other four be-
ing San Diego, San Francisco, Sitka,
and Dutch Harbor for the Pacific and
Behring Sea. This coaling provision
is now a necessity, but the future sys-
tenn for the Station is said by govern
ment officials to be to utilize the Lake
Washington fresh water canal now un-
der construction, ships running
through that body of water directly up
to the coal bunkerS near the mines,
and in going and coming clean their
bottoms of barnacles, saving the scrap
ing process in dry dock. The rolls of
employees at present exceed 500 men,
with the certainty of constant large in
creases as the works are extended.
The present works comprise the fol-
Lowing:
Drydock, the largest government
dock in the Uited States.
Wharf and docks, largest and most
commodious on the Pacific Coast.
Brick and steel fire-proof construc-
tion and repair buildings.
Steam engineering building, with
equipment.
Brick warehouse and store house.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

whom the government purchased the
station tract of Sc acres, which was up
on recommendation of two commits
sions, one of naval officers and one of
civilians, Congress acting upon the re-
port of those commissions. Bremerton
City takes it's name from its original
land owner. No foot of the land where
the station is was cleared until the
government commenced it in the year
stated. Mr.. Bremen had built small
dock, for the bay boats, which still
stands a pioneer finger mark COM
pared with the extensive docks of
modern equipment and construction
where now float the mightiest fighting
machines of modern times.
While the government authorities
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

tiles for repair and overhauling, with
the most complete satisfaction to all
concerned. In maneuvering, docking,
or what not, each and every feature
has been a success. AS to the Oregon,
her broken plates wrenched asunder
when the ship was on the rocks in
Asia, have been replaced with the ease
that skiff would be handled by the
ships carpenter. The dry dock thus
first tested by these greatest of battle
ships, proved adequate for even much
larger vessels. All machinery and ap-
paratus worked to a charm, so that this
evidence, if needed, closes the chapter
of approval for the Puget Sound Sta
ton. Besides the mechanical test, re-
suits have been equally satisfactory
with respect to health of men, and at
tractive surroundings, in fact as to all
other elements entering into the case.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23

Administrative building and naval Of
fees.
Marine barracks with modern appli-
ances and convenienceS.
Oficers' quarters, five fine resi-
dences for naval officials
Buildings in process: Equipment,
ordnance and other shops.
Considering the magnitude of the
Station as it exists today, it seems al
most impossible that it has all been
accomplished In ten short years. The
location was made in 1891, the first
work commenced the year following.
The very land enclosed in the station
yards, was part of an original home
stead entry made in October 1875, al
though the land, which had been '1um-
bered," had been entered upon for that
purpose as early as 1858. This home
stead was patented to one Williams