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The state herald., 1902-01-10
SECRETARY LONG
DEFENDS THE NAVY

Washington, Jan. I.-Secretary Long
has addressed 10 Senator knute Nelson
of Minnesota long letter defending
the Navy Department against what Is
declared to be unfriendly criticism in
connection with the distribution of
prize money and bounty. The letter Is
called forth by one from the senator
asking for information on this point
for the use of western newspaper.
The secretary declares that the crit
icism that the department has dlscrim.
mated In favor of Admiral Sampson
and against Admiral Schley in the dis
tribution of prize money and bounty is
unjust. because the department has no
control over this natter: the money be-
ing distributed from the treasury and
all questions of law and fact relative
to prize and bounty having been de-
terulned by the courts. The secretary
calls attention to the laws touching
prizes and bounty as they existed at
the beginning of the Spanish war and
says that, though advised by the attor-
ney general that ii might make n distri-
button, the Navy Department preferred
to place the matter In the court OF
claims. and so far from displaying
favorltlsm. adopted the most effective
means in its power 10 secure n just
determination by courts of law OF the
rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim of Admiral
Sampson for bounty at Santiago. the
secretary says that the distribution
was made under n decree OF the court
OF claims, which he cites. and from
which no appeal was taken. lie fur
thcr points out that, under the prize
laws, the commandcr-ln-chlef of The
fleet Is entitled to his "one-twentieth"
OF bounty by virtue OF his position MS
commandments whether he Is per-
sonally present during the engagement
or not. Says III, secretary:
AS commander-in-chief Admiral
law. have entitled TO his share
OF the bounty. for the destruction OF
the Spanish ships nj Santiago II he had
been ON the north shore OF Cuba at the
time. This was the law. for which the
Navy Department Is in no way re-
sponsIble."
On this point the secretary says that
the department Itself was the first 10
realize the inequalities of this law and
10 make the recommendation which
led TO lis repeal, so that "A rather
amusing feature OF the attacks made
upon the Navy Department" ns the
secretary puts II, SIS that the admins
tratlon Is blamed more than two years
after II had cured the evil" The see
rotary concludes his letter with an ex-
tract from the report OF the auditor OF
the treasury for the Navy Department.
showing the status OF the prlZe money
and bounty cases yet unsettled. owing
TO delays In the courts. and predicting
a settlement within the year.
The state herald., 1902-01-10
CHANDLER WOULD RELIEVE
PRESIDENT OF MANY DUTIES

Washington, Jan. G-The Washing
ton Post prints an interesting article
by ex-senator William II. Chandler,
president of the Spanish Claims Com
mission. entitled. Wanted, by the
United States, n President" The article
is n strong argument for reform in
the present methods Of conducting ex-
ccutive business.
Mr.. Chandler asserts that n president
has now only three objects in his life
first, to see 10000 people year; Sec
ond, to accomplish 1000 little things,
and third, to try to do 200 great things.
In the seeing of so many thousand peo-
pie about trivial matters, and in giving
his attention 10 the thousands of lit
tie things, the President, Mr.. Chandler
insists. Is worn out and becomes
physically unable to grapple with the
great problems to which he ought to
give his undivided attention.
Mr.. Chandler cites from personal
knowledge the cases OF presidents who
have almost succNmbed under the
strain, instancing particularly Presi-
dent Arthur, in whose Cabinet he was
secretary of the navy, and President
The state herald., 1902-01-10
OFFICERS FOLLOWING
THE MURDERER'S TRAII.

Denver. Jan. G.-The owner Of the ax
used in the murder Of Harold Fridborn
has been found, and with this Import
ant fact established the police believe
that the discovery of the pcrpetrator
OF the deed will only be the matter of
few days.
!. ]. Bane, motorman In the employ
of the Denver 1'ramway Company. Is
the owner of the ax, and he lives mt
.l32i Clny street, within six blocks OF
the tragedy. While officer Lindsey was
riding ON Banes ear on his way 10 the
station I'm North Denver yesterday, he
engaged him In conversation regarding
the mystery OF the ownership OF the
ax. and Bane said that he had lost one.
Lindsey persuaded him to come to the
station and inspect the one In the
chiefs possession. Bane. without any
hesitation. assumed It's ownership. and
said II was stolen from his barn be-
tween Monday, December 20, and
Thursday. January 2nd.
According to the story told by Bane.
the last time he had used or seen the
AK was on Monday afternoon. when
his wife asked him to cut some kind
ling wood. He compiled. left the ax In
Thursday morning, when his wife
asked him where II was. He replied
that II was In the barn and when she
denied this statement he went out and
looked for It and found II gone. After
ward he sent his son to search for II
and the latter returned with hatchet
which he said he found lying In the
place where the ax was usually kept.
Bane said he thought nothing further
about the matter and gave this as the
reason for not coming forward before
and claiming the ownership.
Haylland q. wilmot. superintendent
OF the Summit Fuel Company. who
lives Mt 1860 Hayward place. positively
identified William Reynolds. a suspect
arrested Thursday afternoon, ns n man
who came Into his yard early Tuesday
morning. carrying nm ax. and asked for
n job at wood chopping. Wilmot told
him he had nothing for him, but the
next morning, the day after the trag.
cdy, Reynolds appeared In the yard
again. but this timc without the aS.
lie stlll wanted work, but there was
nothing for him 10 do. Later In the
day wiimot saw Reynolds drinking In
n saloon IN the ncighborhood.
Reynolds does not deny having nm ax
on the day OF the tragedy. aud says
that he stole II ont OF shed. when
nskcd whnt he did with II. he said that
n lady had given him work chopping
wood. and that when he had finished
he threw the ax away.
The state herald., 1902-01-10
ILLUMINATING OIL IS
STRUCK NEAR BOULDER

Denver, Jan. IA Boulder special
TO the Denver News says: During Sun
day night oil was struck by the Head
light OIL Company on the ranch of
William Arnold, a half mile northeast
of the Mckenzie ranch, and three
miles from Boulder. Large bottles Of
the oil We're filled from the baler as 1t
came up about 9 o'clock last evening.
Later there was considerable excite
ment In that locality and n large num-
Der of bottles We're filed with the fluid.
Manager Garfield telegraphcd the good
news to President II. White and Secre-
tary Page OF Colorado Springs and
they arrived here this morning. They
at once went out TO the property where
the news was confirmed by more oil
being brought up. OH was found at q
depth OF 2.I20 feet in n hard shale
upon which but eighteen inches of sink
ing was done yesterday although the
drill was worked at full capacity. The
rope and drill as they came up were
reeking with oil.
1t Is of the same high grade illumin-
ating quality which was found in the
Mckenzie well at depth Of 2.510 feet
In that well. II will be recalled. the drill
had not cut through the shale or cap
well, but the oil began to ooze into the
hole from the sides. and evidently from
seams or slips from below. The COM
pany was intending to go deeper when
they lost the baler and In subsequent
efforts to remove II from the hole the
well caved. The Boulder OIL Company
n majority OF whose stock Is controlled
by Thomas l.. Poole, Lee Reynolds, DR..
j. n. Chipley, the state treasurer, and
others Of Denver then began the sink
Ing of the new well with n larger drlll
and are now down about 2.1O0 feet.
To the northeast Of them for half n
mile the Consolidated oil Company,
whose members own large amount of
stock In the Boulder OH. began sinking
! ON the Arnold ranch. Having passed
the depth at which Mr. Canfield struck
oil In the Mckenzie. the stockholders
were becoming respondent. but insist
al on going farther through the cap,
and last night their efforts We're re-
wnrdcd.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

to have tho force and effect of law only
after they have been approved by the
President and Congress.
Next come provisions In regard to the
timber lands, which are not to be sold
or leased by the commission, who have
power only to issue licenses to cut tim
ber under the forestry regulations now
In force In the islands. The provisions
in regard to the timber lands are fol
lowed by Il number of sections as to
mineral lands. The mineral land sec
tions covers also coal lands and saline
lands.
One of the most important provisions
In the bill is that empowering the Phil
ppine Commission to purchase the
lands of the religious orders and dis
pose of them on proper terms to the
actual occupants.
Municipalities and the city of Manila
are authorized to borrow money and to
issue bonds for municipal improve
ments. There are two sections which
provide for the granting Of franchises.
so that individuals or corporations can
go into the Islands and construct elec-
tric and steam railroads and engage in
industries and manufactures.
Provisions are embodied for cstab-
fishing coinage system on the lines
of Special Agent Conant's report. The
final sections of the bill make provis-
Ion for a banking system and author
izc banks of the United States to be
pSta bllShpl In tie philippnnps
The state herald., 1902-01-10
MINT FIGURES ON GOLD
AND SILVER OUTPUT

Washington. Jan. G-The preliminary
estimate OF George II. Roberts, director
OF the mint, on the production Of gold
and silver in the United States during
the calendar year 1901. indicates only
a slight gain over the previous year.
The yield of Alaska fell Off by about
Sl,Ooo,ooo. Colorado made slight
gain In gold, and the other producers
We're nearly stationary. The yield OF
silver exceeded TINT OF the previous
year by about 100000 line ounces.
The total number OF ounces OF fine
gold produced is shown TO have been
3,Sso,5IS. OF the value OF SsO.2ls. 500.
The number OF fine ounces OF silver
produced was 5o.G53,7SS. having n com.
merclal value OF S35, I02, 200. The coin.
age value OF the silver Is approximate.
ly sII.0u,oOo
Following is the production by
states:
The state herald., 1902-01-10
WIN Ask Help for uocrs.

Brussels, Jan. THE Rev. Mr..
Brockhuysen returns as Boer propa-
gandist TO the United States about the
middle OF January. lie will probably
be accompanied by Abraham Fischer,
the leader OF the Boer delegates who
visited the United States in May.
1900.
The clergyman's accounts OF the sue
cess OF his mission and his representa-.
tions In regard TO Important sugges-
tlons from responsible American quar-
iers have created the belief among Mr..
kruger's encourage that encouraging
results could be obtained by the dis.
patch OF another delegation.
The Rev. Mr.. Broekhuyscn says he
and other propagandlsts have collected
In America $4,000. This is more than
the Beers have received from any othei
source. The clergyman also asserts
that number OF senator's aud govern.
inent officials In the United States have
encouraged him TO pursue his work and
charged him TO congratulate Mr.. Kru-
ger In their behalf on the successes the
Beers have obtained against the Brit.
ish.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

should be made without waiting for
the arrival of Mr.. Lampre. According
ly the cable instructions were forward
ed to NJ. Bouefve. He went at once to
the office Of the Isthmlan Canal Com
mission and advised Admiral Walker
of the determination of the company.
In substance the notification delivered
to Admiral Walker was as follows:
"The Panama Canal Company de-
clares itself ready to transfer to the
government of the United States, on
payment of S4OO0O,OOO, its properties
and concessions, estimated Mt that
amount by the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, in conformity with the terms
and conditions of the estimates Of said
commission"
The offer as made to Admiral Walk
er and later communicated to the
President and secretary of state refers
to the estimates of the Isthmian Com
missions report. This feature Of the
commissions report appears under the
caption. "Total Value of the Panama
Canal" and 1t is as follows:
Summing up the foregoing items,
the total value of the property Is
found to be: Excavation already done,
$2I,414, ,033; Panama railroad stock at
par, $G,S5O.OO0; maps, drawings and
records, S2,OO0,O00 To which add ten
per cent. to cover omissions, making
the total valuation of the Panama ca
nal S40,OOO,OOO"
The state herald., 1902-01-10
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL
TO BE A WAGON ROAD

Denver, Jan. IA Casper Wyoming.
special says the county commissioners
OF johnson county will appropriate
money with which TO blow out u por-
ton OF the famous and notorious Hole
in-the-Wall wall. At present the en-
trance 10 the Hole-in.tbe-Wall valley
Is so small that wagons cannot pass
and a portion OF the red wall will he
blown away and the roadway wild.
ened. The wall IL n huge pile OF rock.
rising to a height OF several hundred
feet and extending for distance Of
several miles north and south. Its
sides are perpendicular In places ana
there IN only one way to enter the
Hole-ln.ibc-Wall valley. which Is now
settled by Il prosperous ranchlng pop
ulatlon. This entrance. or cut through
the wall. was formed by the action OF
the water OF n small stream.
In the early days when bands OF cnt.
Tie rusilcrs and outlaws Infested cen.
trnl Wyoming they used the Ilolc-in.
thc.Wnll valley n rendezvous. the
stolen cattle being driven through the
narrow creyicc IN the wall. Once In.
side the thieves were safe and while
one OF two outlaws guarded the narrow
entrance the brands were changed mud
the stock made ready 10 ship. As late
ms 1897 the Hole -in.thc-Wall country
was used ~ n hidlng place by crlmi.
mails. FOR here they were furnished
with food and horses by several ranch.
men who We're IN league with the out
lnws. During the pnst few years. how.
ever, the criminal element hn~ disnp
pcnrcd and the iiole.ln.ihe. Wall would
now b. n very poor place In which u
seek hiding plncc from officers OF III,
tlk
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Mckinley, to whose impaired health
Mr.. Chandler attributes inability to re-
cover from the shock from the assas-
sins bullet.
Mr.. Chandler expressed his regret
that President Roosevelt, even with
his quickness, his acuteness and his
present untiring industry and energy,
has given countenance to the idea that
he Will do all the appointing himself
and hear all that any one has to say
concerning any appointment"
Mr.. Chandler thinks that the great
weight OF the pressure for office ought
30 fall upon the Cabinet ministers, and
that the President ought to have more
time for important things. He adds:
This needed change OF custom will
at first. no doubt, be unpopular 1t will
be condemned as unrepubllcan exclu-
siveness. 1t will require to begin the
new rule, n President who has been n
man of the people. who is known to be
at heart thoroughly democratic in all
his IDEAS and ways, and who is also
strong In his convictions and is fear
less In his actions. Is not Mr.. Roose-
welt such n PRESIDENT VIII he inaug-
urate the rcform?'
The state herald., 1902-01-10
horticultural soe,.,, Meeting.

Denver. Jan. 0.-rhc nrst annual
meeting OF the Colorado horticultural
soclc'y WIN bc held In Columbia mil.
Charles block. January 22nd, bird nnd
.iib' The society was organized n
tenr nRo lnst December ana thls. The
nrft convention. Ia expected TO drnw
together u lnrgr crowd NJ fruit aud rnr
uon men from nll over the state. A pro
Rtnin Inns bcen nrtnngrd which In.
cllldrs Hncnkrfs frum the Ensl.
lnnnnfy %id VIII hc .ndlrs' Dny An
nd1tosH oii practical domestic rcono,nY
WIN ID" given by Professor Theo.iosia
Ahlmohs uf the agricultural policr,
NJ Fort Collins. IN the afternoon the
visiting women win bc entertained Inv
the Denver flhinl Club, ~
The state herald., 1902-01-10
Suit Asain., Water Company.

Denver. Jan. THE trial Of the suit
OF Clarence II. Vcnner ana others
against the Denver Union Water Com.
pnny, In which Ia involved the owner
ship OF more than half the stock OF the
Denver company. began yesterday In
the District Court before Judge Dixon.
who IL sitting In Judge Mnlone's place.
Nenner and the others associated with
him In the suit own nbout S5.O0O,OoO OF
stock In the American Water Works
Company OF New Jersey. Their claim
ID that this company owns large part
OF the Denver water plant: that the de.
crccs entered several years ago under
which the property was sold and pur.
chnsed by the Denver Union Water
Company are void aud were obtained
by fraud. The nciiou IL 10 set aside
these decrces. Reading of the plead.
'ngs took up most OF the time ycstcr.
day.
The state herald., 1902-01-10
vor, co,,,n.,. s,x., r.,.,p,,...

Denver. Jan. GA Fort Collins spc-
clnl TO the Denver News says; Another
large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
farmers and business men was held IN
the opern house here Saturday after
noon to carry forward the project Of
n beet sugar factory for this place. The
amount OF acreage to secure the fnc.
tory was lnckIn. nbout 200 acres and
twenty farmers volunteering 10 take
the entire amount. This makes the T..
600 ncrcs TINT nrc required before Tho
contract can be lot for the fnctory,
Steps win now he taken TO secure n
site FOR the plnnt nnd 10 let the con.
trnct Tor the erection Of the factory.
The state herald., 1902-01-10
straw b-rfi-. Ia Jnnusry,

Denver, Jan. THE Denver Rcpub.
licnn correspondent nj Florence under
date Of Jnn,inry 9th. says: The weather
hns been M mild here this winter TINT
some of the strawberry plants have
grown aud borne fruit. II. q. Arthur
yesterday picked several clusters of
berries nnj exhibited them here to-day.
The, were grown near Soda point. The
berries were quite large aud were given
no attention, This Is M unusual oc.
currcncc, even Ia thls valley.
The state herald., 1902-01-10
,,l.her slalalnr.. ca.dln,er.

Denver. Ian. 1.-somcbojy. prcHuin.
nbly Denver man. VIII give the Colo.
indo Episcopnic fnnd $1,000. to bc np.
piled To the payment of Bishop spnld,
lnR's salary upon HE retirement, Thls
WIS announced nj n meeting NJ the "a.
ihcdrnl chapter yesterday afternoon
held NJ the residence nf the bishop.
The identify ~ The donor II was an.
noilnc"d WIS 10 br carefully concealed
The mnilur ~ the salary io be- pnid
the condjuior WIS definitely settled
yesterday Bishop Spnldlng formally
nnnntinccd what he had told mrmbnrs
~ the chapter n month ngo-ihnt hr
would agree Ia bc retired 0n n sninry
~ $4,000 n year provided hc were nj.
lowed to Keep iiiH house The treas.
urrr showed that hy this action s:l.5p1
cnn bc paid n cundJuior The flft vi
$1,000 toward the bishops slinry
helped TO settle The inntlcr
The state herald., 1902-01-10
pIf, ii.ioy at D......

vancouver. H. O.. Jan. T.-1'hc steam.
or Anur nrrlrlnR Sunday from Skng.
way. brought fourteen passengers from
Dawson. They report TINT the weather
W llr Nnfil NJ the present time Is very
severe. having been ilfly degrees below
zero last Thesdnt morning In Dawson.
Two persons ntc snld to have died from
exposure nenr Dawson two weeks ago.
Around shnRwny The weather has been
vrfy stormy.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Vermont is not one OF the great and
growing states OF the union. Its pop
ulntion Increased only 3 per cent from
1890 to 1900. and the total is only 3i3.-
Cal. But the Green mountain folks
are thrifty. as their savings banks
show. Deposits In these institutions
increased 30 per cent during the past
decade. They average nearly 800 for
every man. woman and child In tho
state. the whole amount on deposit be-
Ing $40. .20a. .059.23. or this total f33.-
<ib.77i are the savings OF i07.G95 resi-
dents OF Vermont. the balance OF abou,
100000 being deposited by i5.i5d
non-reAldents.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

A broken four-foot water main In
New York city was allowed to pour
forth n huge volume of water into
Madison avenue for two hours and a
half. flooding Easements for blocks
around and filling the New York Cen
tral tunnel. Finally an assistant en-
gineer was found and shut OF the wat
er. Damages will cost an immense
sum. This is another instance OF how
the most expensiveiy governed city In
III. world gets nothing but ineompe-
tence and neglect for It's money.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

A steamer has reached the port OF
London. England. after no less than
two years and nine months continu-
Gus yoyasing on transport service. in
the course of which she has covered
more than 100000 miles. The Wan
dering Jew himself was not a more ac-
tive tramp than this steamer. How
Slad the skipper and his crew must be
TO hnd themselves on home shore at
last!
The state herald., 1902-01-10

The Prince and Princess of Monaco
have decided to be friendly-though
married. The Princess has vacated
and is building villa In Algiers. while
the Prince remains with his roulette
tables and his pettlcoat peccadilloes.
She gets the monthly remittance and
he has peace. while the newspapers are
cheated. What an object lesson to
Holland,
The state herald., 1902-01-10
waiia WALL. ni.a.,..

checking and comparison Of lists, the
dcnd and missing from the wreck II
the slcnmshlp Wnlln wnlln on January
2nj. now number fifiy.tbrec people.
The known dead number eight; pas.
rengors missing, twenty. crew mlaslng.
TWENTY-FIVE
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Once upon time Connecticut was
famous chiefly for its blue laws and
its homemade nutmegs. Now II
leads the United States in the making
of brass goods and the world in the
making OF ivory goods. 1t is not up
to-dste. therefore. to call Connecticut
the Nutmeg state. 1t should be called
the Ivory state.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Illinois may be an octogcnarian, but
abe still has oil her teeth. doesn't need
cane. can get along without glasses
and enjoys three square meals a day.
Il might be added that In certain
places Bhe Ia a heavy smoker.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Who can longer doubt the courage
of woman when she not only goes over
Niagara in a barrel, but permits her
self to be inoculated with the germs
of consumption that mankind may be
benefited?
The state herald., 1902-01-10
onld sn,.nlhrr far i,r,nn.

Iloston. Ian. ., Al n meeting yeslrr
day the Democratic Nlnir Committee
refused to cooperate with the Com.
Hon. William Jennings bryan. The ne,
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Ship loads of potatoes are arriving at
New York from Ireland, Scotland and
Belgium. Evidently all the world
doesn't propose to get all its food from
Uncle Sam all the time.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

London newspaper men are afraid
that American women journalists are
going to crowd them out of business
Why don't they execute a coup by
marrying the lady journalists?
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Tho loss from connagrationa In this
country. for eleven months OF 1901.
IL ti5o. .0oO.o 900. and the most OF this
tremendous drain could be saved by
better construction and greater care.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

1t may interest promoters of the
that Emperor William has purchased
n few rolls of coon songs for his
Christmas graphophone.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

of the present winter. Eventually
some one is likely to get hurt by fool
ing with these compressed yeast af-
fairs.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Little Terry McGovern's determine
tion to fight his way back to a return
match with Young" Corbett indicates
that his pluck is still in the pink Of
condition.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

A Kansas woman committed suicide
after brooding over poem on life and
death. Come. poets, cheer up. Poetry
is still sometimes taken seriously.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Costa Rica seems to have blundered
into the toboggan of bankruptcy and
started on the slide.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Mr.. Putnam, librarian of the con-
gressional library, recommends again
in his annual report that the institu-
tion be kept open on Sundays.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

The man who can bring about per-
manent peace between labor and cap
ital might be pardoned If he aspired to
the presidency.
The state herald., 1902-01-10

Marconi viii soon be ready to mar
ry an American heiress to an impe-
cunious British peer by his wireless
system.