Gilpin observer., 1902-07-31


dian Territory as to the difficulty Of en-
forcing the law recently enacted by
Congress for the protection of miners
in the territories The law limits
shots to be fired in the mines to one
per day, and the mine inspector for In
dian Territory says that il the law is
literally interpreted the product of
some of the mines, now 500 or 1000
tons per day, will be reduced to two or
three tons per day. He suggests that
the law be construed as If the word
''one' was "once" This change, while
permitting the usual number of shots,
would confine them to certain periods
Of the day, and thus afford the desired
protection to the mine workers.
The President has returned to the
War Department the cases of Major
Edwin s. Glenn, Fifth infantry; First
Lieut.. Julian L. Gaujot, Tenth cav
airy. and Lieut.. Norman G. Cook, Pril-
ippine scouts. Glenn was found guilty
by the courts and sentenced to be sus-
pended for one month and to forfeit
$50 Of his pay; Gaujot was found
guilty and sentenced to suspension for
three months and to forfeit $50 per
month during that period; Cook was
acquitted. The President approves
the findings in the cases of Major
Glenn and Lieutenant Gaujot and dis
approves the action of the court in the
case of Lieutenant Cook. He makes
no comment on the case whatever be-
yond the approval in the two cases and
disapproval in the one. Glenn was
tried by court martial for administer
ing the water cure to the presidente of
Igbares. and Gaujot for administering
the cure to three natives. Lieutenant
Cook was tried on the charge of order
ing three natives to be shot by the
Macabebe scouts.
The action of General Chaffee in
reprimanding Captain Frederick s.
Wild. Thirteenth infantry, upon the
sentence Of a court martial has been
received at the War Department. Cap
tain Wild was in command at Lingay-
an. where n cockpit was burned, TWO
soldiers of the commission having been
previously stabbed in the cockpit. 1t
was generally understood that the
cockpit was burned by the soldiers in
revenge. 1t was brought out in the tes-
tilnony that Captain Wild had been re-
quested by the civil authorities to place
guard over the property after the
first attack. and failed to do so and q
second attempt at burning resulted III
its destruction. General Chaffee. in
carrying out the sentence of the court,
said: THE necessity for this trial Is
based on the intention to accentuate to
the accused that the existing order to
give complete and unqualified support
to all branches of the civil government
in these islands must be complied
with. and to show by example that
nothing short of such support will be
accepted from officers on duty in this
division. Captain Wild's conduct is
but mildly punished by reprimand- 1t
is destructive TO the very foundations
| of discipline and when considered in
connection with the duty which de-
vOlved upon him, Is in the highest de-
| gree reprehensible."
Through the United States charge of
| embassy at st. Petersburg. Mr.. Riddle,
| the State Department has just received
n copy of the Russian note touching
upon trusts, which has excited so
much comment in Europe. This note,
which takes the form of circular.
was identical and was handed in St
Petersburg to the representatives of all
the powers that participated in the
Brussels sugar conference. and. in ad-
dition to Mr. Riddle for transmission
why this was done. In view of the fact
that the United States government was
not represented at the Brussels con-
ference can only be conjectured. and it
is supposed that 1t was supplied as a
matter of information and as a cour-
tesy. Certain it is that in the present
view the United States executive can
not participate in such conference
| as il described, even IL there were no
other objections. From a perusal of
the note. which is in official print, it
appears that its reference to trusts,
which are rather incidental and alter
native in character, have attracted the
principal snare of public attention al
though the whole note appears to be
| framol as an argument in support Of
the Russian system of regulating su-
gar production and export. The ref
erence to an international trust confer
ence is actually therefore presented in
the shape of an alternative proposal,
or rather suggestion only in case the
soundness of the Russian contention in
support of Its present system is sue
cessfully challenged.
| According to present indications very
few. II any, of the national guard or
ganizations Of the various states will
participate in the proposed extensive
maneuvers of the regular army ut Fort
Riley. Kansas, the latter part of Sep
tember. Early in July Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin addressed letter to the governors
OF the various states and territories
calling attention to the proposed ma
neuveis and suggesting the desirabili-
ty of the participation therein of the
national guard. A large number of re-
plies have been received already but in
no single instance has there been u
positive acceptance to participation.
Montana and Nebraska said that the
governors We're absent and that no
formal action had been tnken on the
invitation. The governor of Iowa said
that the matter was stlll under consid-